Even forgotten myths act as fertilizer for new stories to grow. LA artist Adrian

Jules Verne, Ursula Le Guin, and Ray Bradbury obsessively constructed imaginary realms.

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“The ocean is a single, interconnected body of water,” says environmental artist

“I pretend to be a flawless machine, but my work is actually laborious,” says

“By design, life is a play of opposites,” says Uzor Ugoala, whose dreamy photographs

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“I have a neighbor who successfully grew bananas—in Kentucky,” says painter

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, as the nursery rhyme goes. Unlike the original Humpty,

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A sweet tooth doesn’t have to stop at the taste buds. Piled high with soft, runny

“Even the strongest superhero needs allies,” writes poet, painter, and graffiti

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Inspiration can strike where you least expect it. For Japanese artist Mayuka Yamamoto,

Pop songs and Poké Balls, dapper dogs and angel wings—these are a few of Yannis

Look past the painted cowboy, baseball, and party hats scattered across Jonni Cheatwood’s

For artists, writers, philosophers, and prophets, the environment has long been a

“The process of painting is a solitary journey,” says Wendy Duong, who lures

Justice is something you fight for. That’s what Erin Yoshi’s parents told her

In the winter, an enormous, drafty building sits unoccupied in an old Norwegian shipyard.

Brian McDonald is addicted to alliteration: “Distraction, devices, Diet Coke, dates,