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Woven wishbones, Impressionist bricks, and a distant home. [View in browser]( [Colossal]( In His Largest LEGO Work Yet, Ai Weiwei Recreates One of Claude Monet’s Most Famous Paintings [Top: A detail of a large LEGO artwork by Ai Weiwei recreating Claude Monet's ]( Known for incorporating recognizable, everyday objects into monumental sculptures, [Ai Weiwei]( has completed his largest LEGO piece to date in a recreation of “Water Lilies,” one of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet’s most iconic artworks. [See more]( Rev Up Your Entrepreneurial Energy with 'The Creative Business Handbook' [The cover of 'The Creative Business Handbook']( Navigating a creative business can be difficult, so Ekaterina Popova and Alicia Puig behind Create! Magazine have written a book to help every maker out there. Filled with advice, [The Creative Business Handbook]( features an interview with Colossal's founder Christopher Jobson, among conversations with many of our friends like Hashimoto Contemporary, Paradigm Arts, and the Jealous Curator. The Creative Business Handbook: Follow Your Passions and Be Your Own Boss is available for pre-order now. [Shop on Bookshop]( A Colossal Interview Christoph Niemann On Wit, Distilling an Idea, and How the Internet Has Made Us Better Readers [An illustration by Christoph Niemann of a fried egg flipping a frying pan like an egg, using a person like a pan,]( A wildly successful artist, author, and animator with a keen wit, [Christoph Niemann]( reiterates that “there is no trick” to making the creative process easier. Managing editor Grace Ebert spoke with Niemann about his practice and process, how he consumes news and culture, and how the pandemic changed his openness and experiences in a new city. [Read the interview]( A Traditional Ukrainian House Outlines a Home Away from Home in Antarctica [Two images of an installation in Antarctica built to resemble the outline of a rural Ukrainian house.]( The Ukrainian National Antarctic Research Center wanted to tidy up a disused fuel tank, so Kyiv-based architecture studio [balbek bureau]( envisioned a way to repurpose the site into an inviting “home away from home.” [See more]( Colossal Workshops Join Us to Learn Hand-Built Decorative Clay Techniques with Sophie Woodrow [A porcelain figure on a worktable surrounded by tools and pieces of porcelain.]( Artist [Sophie Woodrow]( joins Colossal for [a technique workshop]( on decorative patterns for clay. In this two-hour session, Woodrow will teach students how to create the textured motifs she utilizes in her figurative porcelain works on small pinch pots. Attendees are invited to work on their preferred material to learn coiling, chequering, dotting, and more, which can be translated to a variety of projects. [Register here](, and if you’re a [Colossal Member](, be sure to use the code in your account for $10 off. 10 percent of the proceeds for this workshop will benefit the Chicago Abortion Fund. [Learn with us!]( Clever Illustrations by Nash Weerasekera Highlight Ironies and Anxieties of Everyday Life [An illustration of a man in a suit with sticky notes stuck to his face.]( Influenced by what he describes as a “healthy level of cynicism,” Melbourne-based artist [Nash Weerasekera]( taps into the subtle ironies of everyday life in his digital illustrations. [See more]( Viruses and Microorganisms Emerge from Agnes Hansella’s Macramé Installations and Sculptures [Top: A large-scale macrame sculpture. Bottom: A freestanding sculpture with macrame.]( A new body of work by Jakarta-based artist [Agnes Hansella]( features a macramé installation and sculptures that magnify the tiny world of microorganisms through fiber. [See more]( Kaci Smith Weaves Colorful Patterns into Miniature Looms Fashioned from Wishbones and Branches [Two images of wishbones that have been woven with colorful threads.]( Weaving colorful weft threads through plain warp threads, [Kaci Smith](’s interventions suspend web-like miniature tapestries in natural frames. [See more]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [facebook]( [pinterest]( [youtube]( [website]( [rss]( Today's Best of the Week was edited by Kate Mothes. 🗺️ Colossal 6177 N. Lincoln Ave. #314 Chicago, IL 60659 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ Colossal participates in affiliate marketing programs and may earn a commission on sales through links to Bookshop. You received this email because you signed up on our website and are an amazing person. [Unsubscribe](