Simply Creative

Temari Balls

Temari balls are an folk art form that originated in China and were introduced to Japan five or six hundred years ago.

The balls were originally made by mothers and grandmothers for the children to play with. Historically they were constructed from the remnants of old kimonos.

Temari are highly valued and cherished gifts, symbolizing deep friendship and loyalty. Also, the brilliant colors and threads used are symbolic of wishing the recipient a brilliant and happy life.

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Sugar Art

Do you have a sweet tooth? If you do, maybe you will like this art work :)

Artist: Brendan Jamison
Brendan Jamison using sugar cubes to make these great sculptures

“Sugar is a beautiful material to work with, it can be cut and carved into organic shapes, and the sugar crystals can provide a sparkling surface in natural light”, Jamison says.

This three year project was completed with the assistance of Jamison's Chief Fabricator Karin Bamford.

EASTBOURNE TOWER (2008-2011) tower with river of sugar cubes.

BANGOR CASTLE TOWN HALL (2011) commissioned by North Down Borough Council, Northern Ireland.

HELEN'S TOWER (2011)

REICHSTAG WÜRFELZUCKER KUPPEL (2009)

SUGAR WALK (2008)

OPENING HEAD WITH PROTECTIVE RING (2007)
Check out the details here http://www.brendanjamison.com/

all images © Brendan Jamison 2004-2011

Artist: Lionel Scoccimaro

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The Dust Art by Paul Hazelton

This is the proof that dust is not always bad, you can easily transform that dust in good material for something beautiful. Who would say that something like dust can be artistic? This just says that art has no limits.

From Dust To Art - British artist Paul Hazelton makes these amazing sculptures from household dust

"Humans were supposedly made from dust, so it is interesting to create other things with it"

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He said, "It all started when I noticed the dust on a mask and was able to pull it off."

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"I started collecting dust and working with it, finding ways of turning it into three-dimensional structures."

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Paul collects dust from furniture, pictures and window sills – but not vacuum cleaners, which he says contaminate the waste.

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He then wets it, shapes it and carefully dries it.

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Cheating In Exams

A lot of students use a variety of techniques to cheat in the exams to get the top grades that everyone seems to expect. Sometimes the techniques are very creative. But educators are catching on, and students are being forced to come up with new and more creative ways to cheat.

Due to such amazing creativity, the method of cheating in exams has become an art.

Recycled Art by Jane Perkins

British artist Jane Perkins creates beautiful works of art from found materials such as plastic toys, beads, buttons, shells etc. No colour is added - all materials are exactly as found.