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    Immerse Yourself in the Creative Culture of Peru’s Sacred Valley with Murmur Ring’s Unique Program

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    This June, explore the innovative work of Peruvian makers in Murmur Ring’s Immersion in the Sacred Valley.
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      Immerse Yourself in the Creative Culture of Peru’s Sacred Valley with Murmur Ring’s Unique Program

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      All images courtesy of Murmur Ring, shared with permission

      Immerse Yourself in the Creative Culture of Peru’s Sacred Valley with Murmur Ring’s Unique Program

      November 25, 2025

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      Murmur Ring

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      Experience design firm Murmur Ring, in partnership with Empathy and the Institute of Design, invites artists, designers, makers, and creatives of all kinds to join the Reclaiming Value: Sacred Valley Design Immersion from June 15 to 19, 2026, in Peru’s Sacred Valley. The Colossal team previously joined Murmur Ring for a transformative week-long immersion in Oaxaca, Mexico, and looks forward to joining this excursion, as well.

      This is not a tourist program. Mumur Ring’s Immersions are creative exchanges born from years of research and relationship-building. Intimate site visits with Peruvian makers and innovators offer rare, behind-the-scenes access to the perspectives, techniques, and community-centered models shaping the region’s most visionary work. Participants will find new inspiration, forge collaborative relationships, and leave with ideas that will transform their practices.

      In the coming weeks, Colossal will highlight several of the Peruvian makers whom participants will meet during the immersion, including Awamaki and Cerámicas Seminario.

      Awamaki—named for the Quechua word meaning “made by hand”—helps women weavers of the Andes access global markets, develop business skills, and build financial independence to sustain their communities for generations. Murmur Ring’s immersion will venture into the mountains to see this social enterprise model in action and:

      Meet the women weavers in their home communities

      Learn how raw fibers are harvested and naturally dyed using plants, minerals, and methods perfected for centuries

      Receive hands-on instruction in ancient weaving techniques, guided directly by master artists

      Share a home-cooked meal prepared by the artisans

      Purchase textiles directly from the cooperatives, ensuring 100% of payments go to the makers

      Since it began as an individual arts practice over 30 years ago, Cerámicas Seminario has evolved into a thriving studio blending ancient artistic language with a bold, contemporary visual style. The family-run business stands not only as a celebrated center of innovation in Peruvian ceramics but also as a powerful economic engine for its surrounding community. The immersion will allow participants to:

      Meet founders Pablo Seminario and Marilú Behar for a studio tour and Q&A

      Learn about their path to success from early explorations in clay to their commitment to building a community-centric enterprise

      See artisans at work, shaping, carving, and firing ceramic pieces

      Experience a hands-on ceramics workshop, where they’ll learn ancient techniques that inspired the studio’s signature style

      A place where food, land, art, and ancestral knowledge converge, MIL Centro is far more than a restaurant. It is an innovative research lab dedicated to preserving traditional Peruvian crops, restoring endangered agricultural practices, and sustaining the communities who have lived on and worked with this land for centuries. Theirs is a model that honors tradition, empowers community, and pushes the boundaries of what food, and art, can be. During a visit to MIL Centro, participants will:

      Forage for native plants alongside local land stewards, learning how each species functions as food, medicine, and craft

      Discover how Andean communities protect their local ecologies

      Use foraged plants to hand-dye and weave natural fibers

      Enjoy a multi-course meal, inspired by eight distinct Andean microclimates

      Early bird reservations are available through November 30, 2025. Apply now to secure your spot at the exclusive rate, and join us for an unforgettable journey into the creative soul of the Sacred Valley.

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      In ‘Little Italy,’ Dina Brodsky and Lorraine Loots Collaborate on a Tiny Scale

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      Lorraine Loots, “Pasta Amatriciana.” All images courtesy of the artists and Paradigm Gallery + Studio, shared with permission

      In ‘Little Italy,’ Dina Brodsky and Lorraine Loots Collaborate on a Tiny Scale

      August 5, 2025

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      Kate Mothes

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      From Manhattan to San Diego to Cleveland, neighborhoods known for their Italian-American populations have endearingly been called Little Italy, where facets of the Mediterranean nation’s culture and cuisine are preserved and celebrated. For artists Lorraine Loots and Dina Brodsky, who both create work on a very small scale, a trip to Italy and a collaborative body of work proved to be a wonderful way to explore this theme quite literally.

      Little Italy, Brodsky and Loots’ duo exhibition on view now at Paradigm Gallery + Studio, chronicles the artists’ trip to the country through itty bitty paintings. Loots works in watercolor, while Brodsky composes in oil, and each draws upon the landscapes, architecture, food, and cultural icons—think Vespas, pizza, spritzes, and the Colosseum—that we associate with La Dolce Vita. Framed, Loots’ works are only five inches across, while Brodsky’s tiny tondos encapsulate vast landscapes within a three-inch diameter surface.

      Dina Brodsky, “Florence, Ponte Vecchio”

      Brodsky and Loots—based in Massachusetts and South Africa, respectively—first connected during the pandemic, inspired by each other’s interest in working in a tiny format. During the trip, they each experienced the place through their unique lens, tapping into memories and associations. Brodsky, who was born in Belarus and whose family traveled as refugees from the Soviet Union to the U.S. in the 1980s, spent a brief period in Italy during this relocation. The nation’s bucolic countryside and ancient architecture stuck with her over time.

      Loots was long fascinated by Italy’s architectural and cultural heritage, and during the trip, she wandered the cobbled streets and plazas with two heirloom film cameras, snapping photos which she then developed once she returned home and used as reference for tiny watercolor paintings.

      In Little Italy, some of Loots’ photographs, along with some of Brodsky’s sketchbooks, illustrate the two artists’ approaches to recording their experiences. The exhibition continues through August 24 in Philadelphia, and you can find more on the gallery’s website.

      Lorraine Loots, “Vespa”

      Dina Brodsky, “Bagnoregio”

      Lorraine Loots, “Bialetti”

      Dina Brodsky, “Rome, Golden Hour”

      Lorraine Loots, “Fontana di Trevi”

      Dina Brodsky, “Orvieto, Dawn”

      Lorraine Loots, “Colosseo”

      Dina Brodsky, “Siena, Dawn”

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      At Joy Machine, Five Artists Bring a Gust of Fresh Air for a Joint Exhibition with The Jaunt

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      Stevie Shao, “Thistle Butterfly sheltering from rain,” acrylic gouache and latex paint on paper, 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

      At Joy Machine, Five Artists Bring a Gust of Fresh Air for a Joint Exhibition with The Jaunt

      June 9, 2025

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      Joy Machine

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      Joy Machine is excited to announce a joint exhibition with The Jaunt. Opening this week in Chicago, Ventus features paintings, sculptures, and prints by Cody Hudson, Seonna Hong (previously), Seth Pimentel, Stevie Shao, and Scott Sueme.

      Founded and curated by Jeroen Smeets, The Jaunt (previously) is a travel project that sends artists around the world to experience new locations and cultures. Once they return home, artists create a limited-edition silkscreen print inspired by their journeys.

      Seonna Hong, “Summer Swimmers” (2025), acrylic on linen, 30 x 24 inches, framed

      Being outside our comfort zones heightens our senses and opens us up to new experiences and inspiration. The Jaunt is a gust of new perspective and energy that flows through artists’ creative processes, allowing them to reorient and establish a new current.

      For Ventus, Smeets gathered a group of artists who have each participated in the project, traveling to places like Shanghai, Mexico City, and Jeju Island, along with the towns of Shelton, Washington, and Joseph, Oregon. Each lets their experiences and observations lead as they create new artworks.

      Chicago has always been somewhat of a home away from home for The Jaunt. The very first exhibition was in the city, and over the years, amazing artists living and working in Chicago–including Cody Hudson, David Heo, Liz Flores, and others–have participated. The Jaunt and Joy Machine are excited to partner and present these five artists, many of whom are showing here for the first time.

      Ventus runs from June 13 to August 2. RSVP to the opening reception here.

      Stevie Shao, “Swallows,” acrylic gouache and latex paint on shaped wood

      Seonna Hong, “Bigfoot,” hand-finished print

      Scott Sueme, “Self-Schema, Pillar One” (2025), acrylic, flashe, and pastel on wood, 69 x 5.5 inches

      Cody Hudson, “Self-Sufficiency, Tangerine Variant”

      Cody Hudson, “Alternative Education, Tangerine Variant”

      Seth Pimentel, silkscreen print, 50 x 70 centimeters, edition of 50, signed and numbered by the artist

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      Adrienna Matzeg’s Punch Needle Embroideries Conjure Nostalgic Summer Road Trips

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      “The Afterglow” and “Catch of the Day.” All images courtesy of Adrienna Matzeg and Tacit Collective, shared with permission

      Adrienna Matzeg’s Punch Needle Embroideries Conjure Nostalgic Summer Road Trips

      February 19, 2025

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      Kate Mothes

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      No matter where the map directs you, a road trip usually conjures some key elements that make it unique from any other kind of journey. Think quirky roadside attractions, diners, spontaneous snack stops, scenic views, national parks—the list goes on!

      For Adrienna Matzeg, summertime trips inspire a new series of punch needle embroidery works (previously) in a collection titled The Scenic Route, now available through Tacit Collective.

      “Lick-A-Treat”

      The Toronto-based artist merges her interests in photography, textiles, and design to create vibrant, narrative embroidery compositions. “Through reducing the subject matter in her work to simplified colours, shapes, and fragments, she explores how we recall memories, with a specific interest in travel destinations and souvenirs,” says a gallery statement.

      In works like “Catch of the Day,” Matzeg evokes the timeless experience of a pint of brew and a gingham-lined basket of freshly battered fish. “Lighthouse Route” captures a scenic byway sign, and in “The Afterglow,” a grocery store sign advertises summer vacation staples like ice cream cones and pizza by the slice.

      Pieces in The Scenic Route hint at simple joys, brief pauses, and the fading light of day, evoking “in-between” experiences that may seem ordinary enough at the moment but linger in the memory long after summer ends.

      Explore more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

      “Catch of the Day”

      Detail of “Lick-A-Treat”

      “Open”

      Detail of “The Afterglow”

      “Lighthouse Route”

      “At the Lookoff”

      Detail of “At the Lookoff”

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      Cross A Bridge: A Typewriter Illustration Backdrops a Meditative Trip to Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art

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      #typewriters
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      May 26, 2021
      Grace Ebert

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      Lenka Clayton takes viewers on a short road trip to the Carnegie Museum of Art in a tiny and unusual vehicle. A 1957 Smith Corona Skyriter chugs along sparsely illustrated streets constructed with angled letters and punctuation previously typed on a single sheet of paper in her 2018 work “Cross A Bridge.” Commissioned by the Pittsburgh institution, the video project follows Clayton’s type guide as it steadily inches along the city’s roadways and passes by landmarks like the Fort Pitt Tunnel, Fort Pitt Bridge, and Monongahela River before coming to a stop at the museum’s entrance.
      Find dozens of Clayton’s inky illustrations, along with a similar 2016 project about going home, on her site and Instagram. (via The Kids Should See This)

      #ink
      #travel
      #typewriters
      #video

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