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Today in India: the end of the road
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mysterious crochet doily found under bridge in bristol … england …
“To some it’s a giant nylon spider’s web, to others it’s a 12ft doily....
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Museum Mondays: Save the date for Guggenheim’s private opening of James Turrell this Friday, June 21st. In the meantime read up Vulture’s...
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Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues create 3,500 pounds of Cascading Chains Hanging 120 feet.
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The Penguin Protesters
Penguins, the flightless birds who take a natural standing posture in everyday life could not have found a better climate...
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Hugo Barros is an artist from Lisbon, Portugal who creates handmade collages without any use of any digital manipulation.
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“Minimum Monument” by brazilian artist Néle Azevedo, presented as part of the Festival of Queen’s in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Twenty years ago, when McCartney turned 50, he remembers his then-manager pushing the idea of retirement. “It’s only right,” he was told. “You...
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11 posts tagged Moss
Cool artwork done in algae in the fountain - Really amazing stuff!
mosstika - green street art
urban greenery by edina tokodi & józsef vályi-tóth
The living portrait is just amazing!
An installation of Richard Woods’ Door.
A sneak preview of my tube sign garden…created for Nature Valley x
I was invited to create a Pharmaceutical moss cross for The Urban Physic Garden in London - artists, architects and designers have come together to create a truly stunning garden shaped by the hospital and the pharmacy, with a focus on medicinal plants and herbs that heal. Go and check it out! and visit their site www.physicgarden.org.uk to see what is on, as there will be many events and workshops taking place over the next couple of months.
Moss was often used to treat wounds during world war II, it has an anti-bacterial quality in that it is very acidic and may have been responsible for saving thousands of lives during the war. Because of its ability to retain water, dry sphagnum moss makes an excellent sponge. Sphagnum wound dressings can be 3–4 times as aborbent as cotton equivalents. The plant can be used as an antiseptic, and medicines made with this are used to treat skin conditions.
