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Forbes
3 hours ago
- General
- Forbes
This New Zealand Artist Sculpts Animals From Layers Of Paint
Hannah Jensen Fox, Unbroken - Camargue Horses, 2018, 51 layers (24 liters) of carved acrylic paint, 2600 x 1800 mm Hannah Jensen Fox has carved a niche for herself – literally – by transforming layers of acrylic paint into breathtaking works of art. Drawing from her background in printmaking, she applies up to 80 layers of paint onto custom-made boards and canvases, then meticulously carves through them to reveal intricate images inspired by flora and fauna. This unique technique, developed during her time at Auckland University of Technology, results in textured, topographical pieces that celebrate the beauty of the natural world. From life-size animal portraits to delicate botanical studies, her work captures the essence of wildlife with remarkable depth and detail, as she pushes the boundaries of her medium. She shares the intricacies of her work process. What are the greatest challenges you face when creating your artworks? Self-doubt. I may be a positive person who is often viewed with endless energy, but I too have times when it all feels too much and I'm overloaded with work, trying to be the one-woman band running a business and keeping up with life. Allowing myself to be honest with my clients about what is going on and asking for more time, if needed, is the best way I can manage my workload. I am human after all. Hannah Jensen Fox, Kowhai, 2020, 43 layers of carved acrylic paint, 200-mm diameter board How many projects you work on at any one time and how many artworks do you make per year? Over three years, I can do a total of 200 commissioned works for clients all around the world. I also take a break from commissioned work to concentrate on my own works. It is an ebb and flow of concentrating on my own ideas and then opening up for commissioned works. When I am open for commissions, there is often an influx so I ride that wave. But while I finish the last few commissions, I am layering up the next boards for my ideas to follow. When did you move to Christchurch, why do you choose to live and work there, and what have you been able to achieve there that you wouldn't have been able to anywhere else? I moved to Christchurch in November 2018. I moved to be with the love of my life. My divine soulmate was born and bred in Christchurch, and I joined him there to adventure the beautiful South Island of New Zealand, after spending the previous 32 years in the North Island. It's a bit cooler down here, but mainly it's a quieter life that I surely prefer from the busy city of Auckland. Hannah Jensen Fox, Adaptation - Polar Bear, 2018, 43 layers (12 liters) of carved acrylic paint, 1900 x 1400 mm board What was a memorable project you worked on? One of my passion projects were two huge carvings: one of a rhino carved with blue-and-white china patterns, bringing into conversation the heartbreaking trade of rhino horn to China, and a whale work carved of flowers, a memorial to our dying oceans. 62 liters of paint were layered for these two works. The rhino is 3.3 meters long with 28 liters of paint layered and the whale is 3.6 meters long with 34 liters of paint layered. They are both made up of smaller panels so I could easily handle each piece, and then they are hung altogether. What do you feel is the role of the artist in society? To bring joy, to share stories, to challenge, stretch and push boundaries. A visual voice of history unfolding. What do you hope to achieve or what message do you hope to convey through your art at the end of the day? Mostly I want to bring a sense of joy through my work and how I share it. Sometimes my works have a sad story to go with them. I can only hope they spark some inspiration for the viewer to make changes in their day-to-day lives for more sustainable and healthier choices.
Eater
3 days ago
- General
- Eater
The Swiss Army Knife of Butter Curlers Is On Sale for $7
There's nothing quite like the joy I feel when I unfurl a block of Camargue salted beurre, creamy Kerrygold, or rich Icelandic smjör. The only thing that is (almost) as important as the butter I eat is the tool I choose to put it in my recipe/tartine/radish/mouth, and that's where a great butter curler can really shine. Why fumble your blade over a hard, cold stick of butter from the fridge when you could use a butter curler to create fluffy, spreadable clouds for your toast? Far from just being a country club Easter brunch staple, a butter curler deserves your consideration as an everyday kitchen tool, and I would like to nominate this little spreader for the job while it costs less than a matcha latte with oat milk: Prices taken at time of publishing. There's a seemingly infinite number of butter curlers out there — I even found a 100-year-old butter curler made out of sycamore wood — but this stainless steel iteration is so handy because it's equipped with two sides: one that is lightly serrated, and another that has small, slotted holes designed to curl extra hard/cold butter even if it's straight out of the fridge (or cheese, if that's your bag). At eight inches in length and with a little weight to it, it's also the ideal size for nonchalantly resting upon your aesthetic butter dish (because you also deserve one of those), unlike a large, clunky dinner knife. Last but not least, a butter curler is a clever workaround in a household that may be divided on the 'should we leave the butter at room temperature?' debate (covered in more depth in this Eater article), because it delivers on the promise of creating spreadable butter from even the most rigid of sticks. What are you waiting for? Start spreading while it's just seven bucks — your pancakes will thank you. Grab this handy stainless steel butter spreader for $6.99 over at Amazon . The freshest news from the food world every day
New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Malditos' Is a Brooding, Operatic French Drama
The French drama 'Malditos' (in French, with subtitles, or dubbed), on Max, is set within a traveler community whose members are about to be displaced from the dilapidated carnival fairgrounds where they live and work. The show hits brutal, operatic highs, with its deadly scheming playing out against the dramatic landscape of Camargue, in southern France. Give us blinding fraternal strife, and give it to us on a sun-bleached salt flat. Sara (Céline Sallette), who instead of a crown and a scepter has a scowl and a cigarette, is determined to keep the clan together. But everyone around her has different ideas about how to scrounge up enough money — and enough mutual will — to do so. Especially her sons. The brash, excitable son, Tony (Darren Muselet), wants to get into the lucrative drug market — or maybe he wants to run away with his girlfriend, who is from a rival clan. The brooding, bitter son, Jo (Pablo Cobo), who was forced to abandon his career ambitions, has his own vision for leadership, one he honed during years of estrangement from his mother and brother. Sara, Tony and Jo all think they are keeping the same secret, but they aren't quite. The show wears its Shakespearean power-jockeying as comfortably as its track jackets. 'You're a real prince,' a vulnerable man stutters at Jo, begging for his life. Every bright idea just illuminates the path toward a more severe catastrophe, and pretty soon, the bodies are piling up. Some are even being exhumed. Violence abounds, both in harebrained shoot-em-ups and in the startling volatility of a bull. One person might be leveled by a mob-led beat-down or by the punishing rains of an unrelenting storm. Another might be swallowed up by oppressive gender roles or spit out by expensive real estate regulations. A few of the twists and turns here can feel a little predictable, and all that glowering starts losing its impact after a while. But the show has plenty of fresh ideas and true surprises in its specifics and realism, in its characters' rites and traditions. 'Malditos' teases out how religion, superstition and harshly enforced cultural customs are both the fabric and the rend. There's a bright beauty to a tough-guy dad tenderly officiating a poetic marriage ritual, and also a cold horror at the bride's numb concessions and deep despair. Four episodes are available now, and the remaining three arrive on Fridays.
The Irish Sun
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Look inside treasure trove of never-before-seen motors from ‘ugly duckling' Rolls-Royce to star of iconic TV show
A COLLECTION of never-before-seen motors have been revealed with a range of "ugly duckling" cars to classic TV stars. With a range of eye-catching motors no one has ever heard of, this car museum with more than 500 vehicles on show is one to check out. 5 The Isle of Man Motor Museum is thirty years of car collecting in the making Credit: Alamy 5 You can check out the Ford Thunderbird along with a plethora of other motors Credit: Autocar 5 Guests can see the 'ugly duckling' Rolls-Royce Camargue Credit: Autocar The Isle of Man Motor Museum has 200 cars, hundreds of motorbikes and even an old bus that's covered more than 6million miles. It opened in May 2015 and is described on the website as a "petrolhead's paradise." Located on a former RAF base in Jurby the privately funded site is a stunning home to a range of motors. The Isle of Man offers a range of scenic routes and challenging roads for motor enthusiasts so it's no wonder the museum has popped up on the island. Read more Founders Darren Cunningham and his father Denis explained they wanted a unique range of vehicles to surprise their guests. Darren said: "We like to have cars in our collection that visitors will not have seen anywhere else, and to offer that to everyone there has to be a really wide variety." One of the most popular models on display is the Peel P50. You might remember this mini motor from Top Gear where Clarkson drove the entire vehicle into the office. Most read in Motors It's the smallest road car ever to be produced and the museum offers three to look at - nearly enough to make up a regular sized car. World's smallest budget car that was immortalised on Top Gear once sold for just £166… but now it's worth a fortune Another iconic vehicle on show is the Rolls-Royce Camargue, designed by Pininfarina. Some consider the Camargue to be an ugly duckling even though it was the worlds most expensive car available at the time. Only 1531 were created and the model shown in the motor museum has only covered 12,000 miles. For those looking for a little more eye candy, a small stroll in the warehouse will take you to the 1956 Ford Thunderbird. This third-generation Thunderbird is fitted with a 300bhp 6.4-litre V8 and two seats. To add to its suaveness, the steering wheel even slides out of the way so that pregnant women are able to get in and out comfortably. As well as swanky classic motors, the museum offers legendary prototypes. Darren and Denis own a third Monica, which is the sixth ever made - or left unmade, as it was never finished. Other old models that look a little worse for wear include the American La France - a 1928 fire engine that looks covered with rust but remarkably intact, aside from the flat tyres. It was hidden away in storage and then bought to prevent it being turned into a two-seater speedster. Other notable models include a Back to the Future style DeLorean DMC-12, Tom Karen's Bond Bug and a 1954 Greyhound bus from the US thought to have covered 6million miles. You also can't miss the record-setting 500 Manxman and jaw-dropping genuine army tank Denis and Darren have collected all these prize motors over the past 30 years and are thrilled to share their passion. Their summer season runs 1st April to the 5th October and the museum is open 10am until 5pm, seven days a week. Models to keep an eye out for at the Isle of Man Motor Museum Ford Thunderbird Austin Healey Sprite Monica Prototype #6 American La France Bond Bug Ferrari 612 Scaglietti GM Scenicruiser DeLorean DMC-12 Rolls-Royce Camargue Peel P50 5 There are 500 motors in total in warehouse Credit: Alamy 5 The museum is filled with more than just motors with a range of memorabilia to look at Credit: Alamy
The Sun
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Look inside treasure trove of never-before-seen motors from ‘ugly duckling' Rolls-Royce to star of iconic TV show
A COLLECTION of never-before-seen motors have been revealed with a range of "ugly duckling" cars to classic TV stars. With motors no one has ever heard of, this car museum has more than 500 vehicles on show. 5 5 5 The Isle of Man Motor Museum has 200 cars, hundreds of motorbikes and even an old bus that's covered more than 6million miles. It opened in May 2015 and is described on the website as a "petrolhead's paradise." Located on a former RAF base in Jurby the privately funded site is a stunning home to a range of motors. The Isle of Man offers a range of scenic routes and challenging roads for motor enthusiasts so it's no wonder the museum has popped up on the island. Founders Darren Cunningham and his father Denis explained they wanted a unique range of vehicles to surprise their guests. Darren said: "We like to have cars in our collection that visitors will not have seen anywhere else, and to offer that to everyone there has to be a really wide variety." One of the most popular models on display is the Peel P50. You might remember this mini motor from Top Gear where Clarkson drove the entire vehicle into the office. It's the smallest road car ever to be produced and the museum offers three to look at - nearly enough to make up a regular sized car. World's smallest budget car that was immortalised on Top Gear once sold for just £166… but now it's worth a fortune Another iconic vehicle on show is the Rolls-Royce Camargue, designed by Pininfarina. Some consider the Camargue to be an ugly duckling even though it was the worlds most expensive car available at the time. Only 1531 were created and the model shown in the motor museum has only covered 12,000 miles. For those looking for a little more eye candy, a small stroll in the warehouse will take you to the 1956 Ford Thunderbird. This third-generation Thunderbird is fitted with a 300bhp 6.4-litre V8 and two seats. To add to its suaveness, the steering wheel even slides out of the way so that pregnant women are able to get in and out comfortably. As well as swanky classic motors, the museum offers legendary prototypes. Darren and Denis own a third Monica, which is the sixth ever made - or left unmade, as it was never finished. Other old models that look a little worse for wear include the American La France - a 1928 fire engine that looks covered with rust but remarkably intact, aside from the flat tyres. It was hidden away in storage and then bought to prevent it being turned into a two-seater speedster. Other notable models include a Back to the Future style DeLorean DMC-12, Tom Karen's Bond Bug and a 1954 Greyhound bus from the US thought to have covered 6million miles. You also can't miss the record-setting 500 Manxman and jaw-dropping genuine army tank Denis and Darren have collected all these prize motors over the past 30 years and are thrilled to share their passion. Their summer season runs 1st April to the 5th October and the museum is open 10am until 5pm, seven days a week. 5 5
