irisnectar:

Handmade crystal cluster porcelain mugs by Silver Lining Ceramics on etsy

Gorgeous freaking design inspires me

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wapiti3:

Natural history of insects / by Count de Castelnau, with an introduction containing the anatomy and physiology articulated by Mr. Brullé animals. on Flickr.

Publication info Paris: P. Duménil ,1840-1842.
Contributing Library:
NCSU Libraries
BioDiv. Library

Nothing better than realistic bugs in the morning. .. or 2:30 in the afternoon

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renaissancesociety:

RenBen 2014: Big Bang

Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the artworks that will be available at this year’s Renaissance Society Benefit Gala and Auction on Saturday October 11. All of the works will be available to view on Paddle8 from September 24.

From top:

David Horvitz, Untitled, 2013. Screenprint, 60 x 60 cm. Courtesy the artist and Chert, Berlin.

Lawrence Weiner, As Long As It Lasts, 2013. Oak stamp, ink pad, printed label and string, 20.5 x 15.5 x 7 cm. Courtesy Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich.

Math Bass, Newz!, 2014. Gouache on unstretched framed canvas, 20 x 18 in. Courtesy Michael Jon Gallery, Miami.

Nolan Simon, The Thinker, 2013. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. Courtesy the artist and 

Lucie Stahl, Marriage Equality, 2013. Inkjet print, collage aluminum, UV-lacquer, 63 x 45.5 x .75 in. Courtesy the artist and Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles.

Rainer Spangl, Fragment (after Jordaens), 2013. Oil on canvas, 26 x 23.5 in. Courtesy the artist and devening projects + editions.

Joseph Montgomery, Image One Hundred Eighty Seven, 2007–2013. Paper, pastel, canvas, cedar, lacquer, fiberglass, and oil on panel, 18.5 x 12 x 3 in. Courtesy the artist and Laurel Gitlen, New York.

Shannon Finley, Ray (Ruby), 2013. Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 15 in. Courtesy the artist and Jessica Silverman Gallery.

kateoplis:

The Chameleon

gorgeous

wapiti3:

Entomology or natural history of insects with their generic and specific characters, their description, synonymy, and illuminated Coleoptera( Beetles.); By Oliver, GA (Guillaume Antoine), 1756-1814 Audebert, JB (Jean Baptiste), 1759-1800 , ill. on Flickr.

Publication info
A Paris :De l’Imprimerie de Baudoin,1789-1808.
BHL Collections:
Smithsonian Libraries

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