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A New Miniature Book Showing Life’s Lil Pleasures By Evan Lorenzen

When we last saw Colorado-based artist Evan Lorenzen, he had just released his miniature book “THE MINI BOOK OF MAJOR EVENTS“. His latest book continues the trend of not being your average book – it’s no larger than one inch tall and features drawings smaller than your thumbnail – and is called “Life’s Lil Pleasures”. As...
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Putting Our Amazing Planet and the Solar System Into Perspective

This amazing graphic was created by Roberto Ziche and shows our earth and solar system to scale. Roberto explains: “At the Chabot Space and Science Center there were some old, poor quality images, probably downloaded from internet and printed on office paper, showing the Sun and the planets to scale. I found the images content to be extremely...
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Birds Made of Flower Petals and Leaves by Red Hong Yi

Known for her numerous art projects where images are created using everyday objects, artist Red Hong Yi has begun a new series of birds made with flower petals and leaves. You can see many more of her creative birds by following her on Instagram… and while you’re there, make sure you give @artFido a follow as well! Peacock...
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Stunning Illustrations Inside Coffee Cups

When we first stumbled across the magical coffee cup illustrations of Witchoria on Instagram, we were immediately hooked. The artist, Victoria Siemer, digitally creates big ocean waves, beautiful currents sweeping against rocks on shores and the calming visuals of mysterious galaxies, Siemer skillfully fits them into the confines of regular mugs and teacups, serving up a...
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Artist Draws an Amazing Blue Octopus Using Discarded Ballpoint Pens

Artist Ray Cincin has created a giant, beautifully illustrated bright blue Octopus from donated ballpoint pens that would have been otherwise discarded. The illustration, per Cincin, is his own “interpretation of an Ernst Von Haeckel octopus lithograph” and took him over a year to complete: “This drawing was in progress for over a year. A week here, a few days there, up...
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Huge Mural Paintings of Pigeons By Artist Reveal Their Unexpected Beauty

A lot of people aren't the greatest fans of pigeons, considering them 'the rats of the sky'. Not so artist Adele Renault, who creates realistic portraits of the animals to give you a different perspective. She has recently published a book entitled Feathers and Faces, which documents documents Adele's pigeon portraits with paintings of other equally overlooked...
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Twitter User Says “Depression Is A Choice”, And Andy Richter’s Response Is Brilliant

As we know, we have lost several beloved figures to suicide this year such as Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, Mac Miller and Avicii to name a few. This has re-opened a worldwide conversation on mental illness. However, despite the far from new dialogue surrounding depression, many people still seem woefully uninformed on how it works...
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The Ceramic French Bulldog in Love With a Cat by Angie Rehe [video]

In October of last year, artFido had the privilege of auctioning off 13 hand painted ceramic French Bulldogs for charity with 100% of proceeds going to Wear for Success, an organisation that provides clothing and training to disadvantaged people seeking employment (read about it HERE). One of our favorite pups was a confused little fella called “The...
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Stunning Skulls Carved Into Pearls by Shinji Nakaba

Japenese artist Shinji Nakaba creates stunning jewelry using unconventional materials to create his pieces. His latest works, featuring intricately carved pearl skulls, are an example of his exceptional work. According to Shinji: “I just want to bring brand new life to something that has no value,” Nakaba tells Magnifico. “I use not only precious metals and stones, but...
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I Combine Thousands Of Photos To Create One Image Of A Mineral

One of my fondest memories, as a child was racing across the beach, dodging the giant waves in search of striking shells and rocks. There is something magnificent about finding a rock hidden in the ground that hasn’t been unearthed for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, the beauty of rocks and minerals found in the...
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The Funniest Reactions To NASA’s First Photos From Mars

As you might be aware, NASA’s InSight robotic lander that was launched on the 5th of May reached the surface of Mars on November 26, marking another tremendous step in human ans space exploration history. Upon entering Mars’ atmosphere, InSight had reached the speed of 12,300 miles per hour (5.5 kilometers per second), a mind-boggling speed...
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Photos Document The Dramatic Changes In Bridesmaid’s Dresses Over The Years

We all know that bridesmaids should never outshine the bride. Some brides, however, seem to be taking this to the extreme when dressing up their maids of honor. Photographer Julia Pommels decided to explore the fashion trend in the wedding arena and has put together a series of vintage bridesmaids dresses that are so funny,...
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Animals Drawn with Moiré Patterns

This beautiful series of animal illustrations by Milan-based designer Andrea Minini began as a design experiment to obtain complex shapes and depth starting with just a few lines. Using Adobe Illustrator, Minini created textured moiré patterns that give each illustration a surprising intensity. You can see more from this series over on Behance.
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The Most Powerful Press Photos Of The Year Just Announced

With 78,801 photos submitted by 4,738 photographers, the 2019 World Press Photo of the Year Contest can only have winners of the very highest caliber. These hard-hitting images, taken by professional photo-journalists from all over the world, tell us the stories that matter, getting to the heart of the issues facing our world and opening our...
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Teacher’s Check-In Chart For Students To Share Their Feelings Goes Viral

More and more people are using whatever platform they have to speak out about mental health awareness, whether they are celebrities or people with a large social media following – this kind of visibility is important to people who have felt alone. English special education teacher Erin Castillo decided to use her classroom as her...
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These Modern Blackout Curtains Will Turn Your Windows into Penthouse Views of a City at Night

If you're a light sleeper, you'll be familiar with the wonders of blackout shades. But they're often more of a utility item than a design feature in your bedroom. Ukrainian designers, HoleRoll are turning everything we thought about standard (and mostly ugly) blackout shades on its head with their fun new offering. Imagine opening your...
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The Things We Realized We Were Missing Out On After Spontaneously Adopting A Dog From A Shelter

Owning a dog is a big responsibility. You're their protector and carer and companion. But most importantly of all, you're their number one form of love and attention. Adopting a dog is an even bigger responsibility as it gives the dog a new lease on life. To help it forget about the problems that found...
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Tattoo Artist Does Free Tattoos Domestic Violence Survivors

Unfortunately, domestic violence continues to be a real and serious problem across the world. However tattoo artist Flavia Carvalho has taken it upon herself to reduce the life-long scars that abuse can bring, by starting a project “A Pele da Flor” (The Skin of the Flower). This project is all about giving hurt women tattoos free of...
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Teenager Builds A Scale Model of New York City Using Recycled Computer Parts

Zimbabwe-based artist Zayd Menk spent three months working on this 165 by 80 centimeter model of Midtown Manhattan. The 17-year-old student, who built the piece of art for a school project, used a plethora of electronic bits and pieces to build the reduced model: 263 hot glue sticks, 11 CPUs, 27 motherboards, 10 CRT motherboards,...
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AZWasHere Re-Ignites the Police Brutality Debate With His Street Art

Around Thanksgiving of 2014, police made the gruesome discovery of a woman’s body stuffed into a Central City trash can in New Orleans, USA. While the neighborhood mourned the woman’s death, observers also noted the presence of a cryptic image on the wall near the Danneel Street alley where her body was stashed, a Cupid-like...