Shake Your Tail Feather

Ochre through the ages, avian glamour shots, and puzzles to send you spiraling. [View this email in your browser]( A Multicolored Library of the World’s Ochre Pigments Archived by Heidi Gustafson Washington-based artist and researcher Heidi Gustafson [forages, processes, and catalogs natural mineral samples]( for the Early Futures Ocher Archive. With over 550 samples, Gustafson’s ever-growing archive has become a collaborative project with contributions from archaeologists, scientists, and creatives from around the world. Join Innovative Courses and Programs at Pratt Institute School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Sponsor) [Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies]( provides high-quality credit and non-credit courses and programs to adult learners in a variety of subjects for educational advancement, career change, and enrichment. Students obtain the necessary tools to stay ahead in today’s competitive workplace. Courses include: Making Wearable Art: Beginner Jewelry Fabrication, Finding Your Voice: Branding, Marketing, and Creating Your Unique Presence in the Jewelry Industry, and Computer Aided Design and 3-D Modeling for Jewelers. Courses are offered every term. Courses offered in summer are intensive formats. Contact Pratt Institute School of Continuing and Professional Studies to [learn more and register]( for the upcoming spring semester. Photographer Tim Flach Highlights Unusual and Endangered Birds in Striking Portraits London-based photographer Tim Flach travels the world capturing the nuanced expressions, unique patterning, and unusual profiles of animals. Often focusing his lens on [endangered and vulnerable species]( Flach highlights the traits of creatures that are at risk of disappearing due to habitat loss, climate change, and human activity. Spiral Jigsaw Puzzles of Ammonite Fossils and Nautilus Shells from Nervous System The team over at Nervous System have just released a [new series of spiral puzzles](. Instead of working from the outside in, or in sections, the puzzles are meant to be pieced together in a swooping spiral in the shape of an ammonite fossil or nautilus shell. Moments of Isolation and Belonging Explored in Surreal Composite Photographs by May Parlar Photographer May Parlar [punctuates open landscapes with colorful elements]( like masses of balloons and accessories separated from human wearers. Her work reflects on themes of belonging and alienation, Parlar tells Colossal, and she seeks to “explore the human condition through a feminist perspective.” SISTER: An Intimate Stop-Motion Short About a Family During China’s One-Child Policy Animator Siqi Song explores the deeply personal implications of China’s One Child Policy in her [powerful animated short, SISTER](. The film uses felt stop-motion animation to tell the story of a family that conceived two children during the years—1979 to 2015—that the Chinese government controlled the number of children families could raise. ‘Sea-Thru’ Allows Scientists to Accurately Recalibrate the True Colors of Sea Life Two researchers at the University of Haifa have developed Sea-Thru, an algorithmic method for [color-correcting underwater images](. The tool allows scientists to understand and contextualize the “true” colors of aquatic phenomena like fish, coral, and anemones. Good Clean Fun: Dianna Wood Wields a Power Washer to Blast Birds, Butterflies, and Flowers onto Dirty Driveways Since receiving a power washer for her birthday this fall, Dianna Wood has turned her driveway, and those of her lucky neighbors, into works of art. Similar to the reductive processes of printmaking and scratchboard art, Wood removes areas of her “canvas” to reveal lighter tones in the form of [cardinals, dogwood blossoms, butterflies]( and other delicate flora and fauna. Copyright © 2019 Colossal, all rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](