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06/17/2026

06/11/2026

current obsession: female characters in the Odyssey & Attic pottery

06/11/2026

The California condor once soared above the redwood forests of the Pacific Northwest.

Then it disappeared.

For more than a century, no condor nested in these ancient forests. Generations came and went without seeing North America's largest land bird raise its young among the towering redwoods it had called home for thousands of years.

Now, that has changed.

The Yurok Tribe, working alongside state wildlife partners, has confirmed a California condor egg in the Pacific Northwest redwood range for the first time in over 100 years.

It is more than an egg.

It is a sign that a species pushed to the edge of extinction is finding its way home.

By the 1980s, California condors had nearly vanished from the wild. Habitat loss, poisoning, and human activity reduced their numbers to just a few dozen birds. Many feared they would disappear forever.

But the Yurok Tribe never gave up on their return.

Through years of restoration work, habitat protection, cultural leadership, and reintroduction efforts, the tribe helped bring condors back to a landscape that had been waiting for them.

Now, for the first time in more than a century, condors are not simply flying through the redwoods.

They are raising the next generation there.

For the Yurok people, this moment represents more than wildlife recovery. It reflects the power of stewardship, patience, and the understanding that when Indigenous communities lead conservation efforts, entire ecosystems can heal.

The condor remembered the way home.

And the redwoods were still waiting.

05/27/2026

05/22/2026

The creative process 🤣😇😅

05/22/2026

Official records are property of those who elected the officials. D.oh.

05/18/2026

05/13/2026

Unique

Dennis Nahabetian American
This isn't wood or wicker. It's woven bronze and copper wire, fused together by a continuous 20-hour electrical chemical bath.

American metalsmith Dennis Nahabetian completely reimagines contemporary sculpture with his "Vessels".

He pieces together flat panels of wire mesh using ultra-fine copper threads. Instead of traditional welding, he uses a technique called electroforming—submerging the piece in a chemical solution while running a low-voltage electrical current through it.

The result? A solid copper skin that molecularly binds the joints into an impossible, fluid structure.The stunning red, violet, and gold hues? Pure chemistry.

Look closely at the intersecting lines. Does this look more like high-tech engineering or organic nature to you?