1. Cut a piece of cardboard to your desired canvas size. Then measure out pieces of rope that are about 2-3 inches longer than the length of the cardboard. 2. Glue down all pieces of rope side-by-side ...

Thankfully, there are examples to the contrary, where both the aesthetic and sensual properties of the practice seamlessly merge. Houston-based photographer Traci Matlock captures this overlap in her ...

A Turner Prize-nominated artist has launched an exhibition where the only artwork is a 10-tonne pile of discarded rope priced at £1 million. David Shrigley spent months scouring the country for ...

How’d you get started? Every year for Christmas I make family presents. I’d seen the woven rope rugs and decided to try a few as gifts. I was like, “Oh, this is really fun.” At the time, I was using ...

Chuck anything into the rarefied light of a white-walled gallery and that “thing” becomes art. This is not a new idea. More than a century on from Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain (1917), it’s a necessary ...

An artist from Maine is creating colorful wall hangings and sculptures, using recycled rope once used as lobster gear. Eric Darling says his mission is to keep as much rope out of landfills as he can ...

Life is full of surprises. Laura Vallo might know that more than most. There are good surprises, like having sold her rope art pieces to people across the country. It’s even a nice surprise that she’s ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Rockland Public Library is hosting artist Eric Darling for a talk on his ...

An artist from Maine is creating colorful wall hangings and sculptures, using recycled rope once used as lobster gear. Eric Darling says his mission is to keep as much rope out of landfills as he can ...