A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Horsing around, dancing freely, and dreaming of home. [View in browser]( [Colossal]( Commuters Go Wild in Matthew Grabelsky’s Uncanny Subway Paintings [A realistic oil painting of a man with a horse head wearing Western clothing nonchalantly riding the subway]( run-in with one of [Matthew Grabelsky](’s characters would be a particularly wild encounter. The Los Angeles-based artist has spent the last few years rendering human-animal hybrids that nonchalantly ride public transit. [See more]( Sponsor [A landscape photograph of large rocks/ small islands peeking out of water against a gradient sky of pink, purple, and blue]( A Colossal Interview A Prison Art Community On the Power of an Annual Exhibition in Michigan to Support More Than 700 Incarcerated Artists [Two drawings side-by-side. On the left, a bee is drawn in the middle of a detailed flower background. On the right, a turtle swims through a detailed ocean background with flowers and geometric patters.]( As activists fight to end mass incarceration in U.S. prisons, individuals and organizations have taken it upon themselves to help those trapped in the unjust system. The [Prison Creative Arts Project]( has been undertaking such work for decades, bringing its community together through workshops, learning opportunities, and an annual exhibition. In a new [interview]( supported by [Colossal Members](, managing editor Grace Ebert speaks with two formerly incarcerated artists, Johnny Van Patten and Josh Herrera, and faculty director Nora Krinitsky about how creative practices function while incarcerated, why exhibiting and selling work is essential to the process, and what the humanity of art means in a system built on dehumanization. [Read the Interview]( Lithe Figures Cast in Bronze by Coderch & Malavia Mimic Gracefully Choreographed Movements [a bronze, blue sculpture of a dancer frozen mid-movement]( duo [Coderch & Malavia]( sculpt dancers and precariously posed figures frozen mid-movement. [See more]( The Astonishing Biodiversity of Fungi Blooms in Max Mudie’s Macro Photographs [A close-up photograph of a tall purple mushroom rising above the vegetation on the ground]( Sussex-based photographer [Max Mudie]( is fascinated by the sheer breadth of fungi and slime molds he encounters in both rural and urban spaces around the U.K. [See more]( Miniature Ships Sail Atop Asya Kozina’s Extravagant Baroque Wigs of White Paper [A photo of two women wearing elaborate paper wigs referencing ships at sea]( Ukraine-based artist [Asya Kozina](’s collection of elaborate paper wigs transports wearers to the sea with fleets of ships that sail across the cut-and-folded headdresses. [See more]( A Colossal Workshop Join Us for A Colossal Workshop on Playful Character Drawings with Mattias Adolfsson [a photo a sketchbook open showing two pages of drawings. an illustration of four rows of small, quirky characters each with a different personality]( Grab a pen and paper, and join artist [Mattias Adolfsson]( and Colossal for [a virtual workshop]( on small character illustrations. From 11 a.m. CST to noon on March 11, Adolfsson will teach students how to draw a few of his signature quirky characters in ink and color and how to utilize those principles to keep sketching. [Register here](, and if you’re a [Colossal Member](, be sure to use the code in your account for $5 off. Ten percent of the proceeds for this workshop will benefit Chicago Books to Women in Prison. [Learn with us]( Ethereal Light Suffuses Domestic Interiors with Surreal Hues in Alfie Caine’s Paintings [A dreamy acrylic painting sing vivid jewel-tones depicting the inside of a kitcen looking out into the backyard through a glass door.]( Imbued with otherworldly light and a jewel-toned palette, [Alfie Caine]('s dreamscapes tuck domestic architecture into the idealized surroundings of manicured neighborhoods, country gardens, and lush woodland. [See more]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [facebook]( [pinterest]( [youtube]( [website]( [rss]( Today's Best of the Week was edited by Jackie Andres. 🕖 Colossal 6177 N. Lincoln Ave. #314 Chicago, IL 60659 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ You received this email because you signed up on our website and are an amazing person. [Unsubscribe](