Equipped with vibrant cotton thread and wooden panels, Nosheen Iqbal stitches sculptural embroideries that draw on her Pakistani and Islamic heritage. Architectural arabesques and Punjabi craft traditions influence her mixed-media motifs, including phulkari, or floral folk embroideries, and woodblock printed reliefs known as bagh. Iqbal utilizes half-circles and semi-precious beads to add depth and visual…
Watching butterflies and birds or spotting a rabbit contribute as much to enjoyment of the… The post Welcoming Winter Wildlife appeared first on Earth911.
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In Nat Hab’s 10 Tips to Improve Your Wildlife & Nature Photography webinar, pro photographer and Expedition Leader Charlie Reinertsen shares his tips for capturing stellar shots of even the most fleeting animal encounters. Here are some of Charlie’s tips for camera settings and composition techniques, photo gear and ways to improve your wildlife photography…
In Nat Hab’s 10 Tips to Improve Your Wildlife & Nature Photography webinar, pro photographer and Expedition Leader Charlie Reinertsen shares his tips for capturing stellar shots of even the most fleeting animal encounters. Here are some of Charlie’s tips for camera settings and composition techniques, photo gear and ways to improve your wildlife photography…
From hidden trails and migratory birds to its deep Indigenous heritage, discover why Gatineau Park deserves to be enshrined in federal legislation—and how you can help ensure its legacy for generations to come. Ottawa-Gatineau is a city of greenspaces — with Gatineau Park as the jewel in the crown so to speak. What’s your favourite…
The ambitious global effort to create a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution collapsed in… The post Global Plastic Treaty Talks Collapse in Busan appeared first on Earth911.
This article is the first in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity… The post What You Need To Know About Electricity appeared first on Earth911.
Whether sprouting flowers for spectacles or summoning bluebirds, Abi Castillo’s playful characters mirror our inner selves, one another, and the world around us. “When I was little, they called me ‘Big Eyes,’ a name I received with pride, since it is an inheritance from my paternal grandmother, whom I barely knew but who stood out…