After a heavy snowfall, a Michigan art teacher made the most of freshly-shoveled snow piles in her front yard to create dramatic sculptures. Her 3-dimensional, almost-lifesized “snow sharks” not only turned heads in the neighborhood, but they also quickly went viral. Jennifer Ramirez, 52, of Madison Heights, Michigan, has been a high school art teacher…
Michigan Art Teacher Creates Incredible Front Yard ‘Snow Sharks’ That Go Viral (Photos)
Arizona Mechanic Builds Own Fleet of Dwarf Cars Out of Old Fridges, Junkyard Scraps—Opens Own Museum
Master tinkerer Ernie Adams had always wanted a race car. But who has money for a race car? Moreover, living in a little trailer park in Harvard, Nebraska, at the time he had no room to park one. So, Adams, who has worked in a garage since age 16, satisfied his longing by building his…
Transparent Pods Hanging From a 1200-Foot Mountain Offer Incredible Views but They Aren’t for the Fainthearted
For those looking for an adventurous mountain experience, the world’s first-ever hanging lodge in Peru might just be the one. These vertical hanging modules, situated at the top of a 1,200-foot (approx. 366 meters) mountain, are surely not for the fainthearted. Located over the majestic Sacred Valley, the Skylodge Adventure Suites are a cluster of…
18th-Century Statue Has a Delicate Net Carved From a Single Slab of Marble—Check Out the Details
A marble statue carved in the 18th century has become world-renowned for an “impossible” feature: a delicately draping fisherman’s net with detailed knots, rendered by hand entirely from marble, that looks so authentic it could be the real thing. Il Disinganno, or “The Release from Deception,” is the magnum opus of the Genoese artist Francesco…
Couple Build Their Own Airbnb in a Tree From Scratch, Business Flourishes, and It’s Uber-Cozy
A couple has made nearly $56,000 after turning their garden tree into an Airbnb. Will Sutherland and his wife, Sabrina, started the project in March 2021. They spent the next eight months using second-hand material to create the property, pulling on their previous DIY experience and turning to online forums for extra help. Having made…
This Russian Oil Painter Made Translucent Sunlit Waves So Realistically It Looks Almost Like Magic
A true trailblazer in the world of oil painting, Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky produced almost magical results in his seascapes, so masterfully did he wielded his brush. Looking at his works, one can almost taste the salty ocean spray. Over his lifetime, Aivazovsky amassed around 6,000 finished works, over half of which were maritime subjects. Blessed with…
Photos: Dad Spends 13 Years Transforming His Backyard Into a Traditional Japanese Garden
A British dad of two spent 13 years transforming his barren backyard at his terraced city home into an incredible Japanese garden. Martin Fitton, 54, from Brislington, Bristol, fell in love with Japanese gardens after first visiting one on holiday in Dorset back in 2009 and immediately set about creating his own at home. Over…
90-Year-Old Creative Woodcutter Built His Own Hobbit House and Has Been Living in It Off-Grid
A woodcutter who built his own hobbit house has revealed he’s never watched Lord of the Rings but nevertheless lives in it almost off-grid despite being nearly 90. Great-grandad Stuart Grant, 89, has split his time between the United Kingdom and Australia since 1959. In 1984, he moved into a 200-year-old cottage that he bought as a…
Fairytale Castle Built by American Hotelier for His Wife Was Abandoned for 73 Years in Heartbreak
January 22, 2023
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The story of a stunning castle, lovingly built in 1900 by an American hotelier for his wife, ended in heartbreak when the wife died suddenly at 31. The project was abandoned, and the castle stood empty for seven decades. Boldt Castle is the jewel in the crown of Heart Island, a five-acre private island among the…
Stunning Red Dress Made by 370 Artisans in 50 Countries Over 13 Years Tells Women’s Stories
Over 13 years, an intricate project conceived by a British artist has come together with help from 370 artisans in 50 different countries around the world. The project, The Red Dress, is a stunning floor-length gown constructed out of 84 pieces of burgundy silk dupion, honoring women’s stories across cultures and celebrating the power of…
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