Rendering a design on a single cookie can take anywhere between two and four hours, depending on the complexity.
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"We believe in the power of stories to tickle senses and shift perceptions," says experiential artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast.
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Liz’s work instantly dazzled and lit up my design brain… My eyes followed the edges bouncing from color to color. The longer you looked, the more you were rewarded. Will Miller, Senior Director of Design at Firebelly Around the same time as Firebelly’s partnership with Colossal, the Chicago design studio was also developing a brand identityContinue reading "Firebelly x Good Chaos: How an Ongoing Partnership Influenced a Joyful Identity"
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Silveira's forthcoming solo exhibition, 'Agricultura Cósmica' at DCG Contemporary, traverses "the fertile terrain of the subconscious."
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At TEMPLON in Paris, darkly mysterious figures stand in silent, pensive observation.
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The Japanese artist conjures meticulously detailed and joyful compositions from carefully selected leaves.
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The artist investigates the emotional terrain of private spaces through materials like wood, paper, leather, and textiles.
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"How can we bridge the gap between the folks who care about Black art and those who care about Black people and the things that affect us?"
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Ezzell's motifs and characters take cues from tarot, playing cards, early-20th-century style, and retro publications.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:
progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ noun
Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.
// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.
// This landmark study is the progeny of many earlier efforts to explore the phenomenon.
“‘I am (We are) our ancestors’ wildest dreams.’ The phrase originated from New Orleans visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Brandan Odums, and was popularized by influential Black figures like Ava Duvernay, who used the phrase in tribute to the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama. Melvinia Shields, who was born a slave in 1844, would be survived by five generations of progeny, ultimately leading to her great-great-great granddaughter—Michelle Obama ...” — Christopher J. Schell, “Hope for the Wild in Afrofuturism,” 2024
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Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix prō-, meaning “forth,” and gignere, which can mean “to beget” or “to bring forth.” Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign, engine, genius, germ, indigenous, and genuine. Gignere even paired up with prō- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean “an ancestor in the direct line,” “a biologically ancestral form,” or “a precursor or originator.”