Harold, Nomi, Zander, Marasu, Alfie, and Icso reunite this holiday season to admire the art and wonder of the 15th century. Their curiosity leads them through illuminated manuscripts, collections of Renaissance artifacts, and treasures from the natural world. But perhaps what delights them most is the excuse to be together again, exploring these marvels side by side. While you pull out your materials and explore patterns on your tiles, the elves look to their surroundings to learn more about the objects that sparked such creativity in this revered artist. Today, we are shell-ebrating the continuation of PP28... welcome to Day...

Harold, Nomi, Zander, Marasu, Alfie, and Icso reunite this holiday season to admire the art and wonder of the 15th century. Their curiosity leads them through illuminated manuscripts, collections of Renaissance artifacts, and treasures from the natural world. But perhaps what delights them most is the excuse to be together again, exploring these marvels side by side. Over the next 12 days, the elves will dive into the inspiration behind Leonardo da Vinci's work right alongside you. While you pull out your materials and explore patterns on your tiles, they'll look to their surroundings to learn more about the objects...

Maria writes... Rick and I have recently had the good fortune to explore The Met Cloisters, a rather unique museum in New York City. The seemingly ancient structure was actually finished in 1938 to house a massive collection of medieval art and artifacts. We had visited this museum years ago, but thought we’d look a bit deeper into the paintings and manuscripts at a more leisurely pace. It was almost overwhelming for me to be surrounded by such monumental examples of art from that period. It was spectacular. Everything seemed to be created with such passion and effort. Patterns were...