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Embroidery Artist Michelle Kingdom Writes Stories With Thread

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When Los Angeles-based embroidery artist  Michelle Kingdom began her traditional fine art studies at UCLA during the early ’90s, her path took an unexpected turn. She reveals, “While studying I found the art world dominated by work that was oversized, highly conceptual, ironic and impossibly clever. It mostly left me cold and I never thought art was a viable[...]

Model Turned Harvard Grad Psychologist Describes How Owning “Fear” Saved Her Life

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Dr. Lara Fielding, a former model turned clinical psychologist, shares how an amazing opportunity to go to Paris at age 15, modeling for one of the biggest agencies in the industry resulted in a traumatic experience—but one that inevitably taught her invaluable life lessons that she now shares to empower others. As the author of Mastering Adulthood: Go Be[...]

This Mother Daughter Duo Creates Stunning Floral Art With Feminist Icons

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Welcome to Curious Creative Spotlight, a recurring feature in which Rogue Habits interviews artists, showcasing their work as well as delving into their inspirations, creative processes, and daily life. Think your art should be featured next? Here’s how to submit.   Inspired by the famous 70’s song Sister Golden Hair, co-owners and mother-daug[...]

Liz Hernandez Tells Her Story on Identity and Immigration Through Paint and Sculpture

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Welcome to Curious Creative Spotlight, a recurring feature in which Rogue Habits interviews artists, showcasing their work as well as delving into their inspirations, creative processes, and daily life. Think your art should be featured next? Here's how to submit. Based in Oakland, California, Liz Hernandez's work primarily focuses on topics related t[...]

8 Transformational Travel Experiences to Nourish Your Soul

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In a climate saturated with division, political unrest, and technological burnt out, the need to escape our fast-paced life is real. It's no surprise that travelers are seeking out experiences beyond a typical getaway—we want trips that will inspire us, teach, us, transform us. Whether it's a powerful spiritual journey or physical change to feed your soul, t[...]

8 Gorgeous Glamping Retreats to Nourish Your Spirit

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There's undeniably something magical about sleeping in the great outdoors, cooking your own food, counting the stars, and getting up with the sun. All the wonders of camping don't have to come with a cold, hard floor and squatting in the bushes though. We've gathered some glamping gems where travelers can enjoy the great outdoors without compromising on comf[...]

Mesmerizing Watches Turn Time Into Works of Art

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Drawing inspiration from the Kinetic Art movement of the 1950’s combined with a deep frustration of the “generic minimalism” saturating the current watch market, Singapore-based design studio Humism launched their first line of watches transforming time into spellbinding art. Powered by the wearer’s own movement and crafted from materials like stainless stee[...]

8 Badass Lady Travelers to Follow on Instagram This Summer

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Epic travel stories, life-changing lessons, and history-making movements are being shared through the lens of some stellar photographers, adrenaline junkies, environmentalists, activists, and writers on Instagram. We've put together a list of must-follow accounts of women living in the outdoors and making a statement whether it's about environmental impact o[...]

“Melting Memories” Exhibit Takes Viewers on a Hypnotic Journey Through Real Thoughts

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Many of us have wondered what it would be like to traverse through your past, revisiting tender moments, finding closure in others, and tiptoeing past those that are more unpleasant. By tapping into the unchartered waters of combining art, technology, and neurological data, Turkish director, designer, and media artist Refik Anadol may have discovered how to [...]

Nervous System’s New Galaxy Puzzle 2 Has Infinite Possibilities

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Introducing a jigsaw puzzle with no beginning or end. The new Infinite Galaxy Puzzle 2 takes players on a journey through the milky way with no starting point, no edges, and infinite possibilities. Only Nervous System, a design company known for using 3D printing, scientific research, and other computer generative systems to produce otherworldly art, jewelry[...]