<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/lab-grown-digital-photography-sash-segal/"></div>When a pool of molten bismuth solidifies it tends to form crystals like those shown in these pictures. What gives these crystals their characteristic hoppered shapes is that there is more rapid growth at the edges of each face than at the center. The interior edges of a hoppered crystal appear to be a series […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/lab-grown-digital-photography-sash-segal/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Paintings by Daniel Mochi
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Over 25 years separated, twins Anais and Samantha find each other
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/25-years-separated-twins-anais-samantha-find/"></div>It all began when design student Anaïs Bordier viewed a YouTube video and saw her own face staring back. After some research, Anaïs found that the Los Angeles actress Samantha Futerman was born in a South Korean port city called Busan on 19 November 1987 – the exact same location and day that Anaïs was […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/25-years-separated-twins-anais-samantha-find/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Persona, illustration by Eduard Militaru
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/persona-illustration-eduard-militaru/"></div>Eduard Militaru: website / society6 / facebook<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/persona-illustration-eduard-militaru/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Owlet and Kitten, inseparable nap buddies at a café in Japan
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/owlet-kitten-inseparable-nap-buddies-cafe-japan/"></div>An adorable owlet named Fuku and a lovable Scottish Fold kitten named Marimo have become the best of friends at the Hukulou coffeehouse in Osaka, Japan. Besides enjoying each other’s company in daylight, the adorable duo also have a passion for cuddling during their many naps. Seeing Fuku’s feathers and Marimo’s fur side-by-side is definitely […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/owlet-kitten-inseparable-nap-buddies-cafe-japan/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Exquisite floral hair ornaments handcrafted from resin by Sakae
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/exquisite-floral-hair-ornaments-handcrafted-resin-sakae/"></div>Based in Narita City, Japanese artist Sakae creates exquisite hair ornaments known as kanzashi. The traditional hair pieces have been around for quite some time in Japan, but these pieces—each hand-crafted from resin with a delicate brass wire around the edges—are startlingly realistic and the most beautiful we’ve ever seen. Working with liquid synthetic resin […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/exquisite-floral-hair-ornaments-handcrafted-resin-sakae/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Dirty Car Art by Scott Wade
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/dirty-car-art-scott-wade/"></div>San Antonio, Texas based artist Scott Wade is always experimenting new ways to express his artistic views and known for his popular pieces of Dirty Car Art. He created variety of artistic drawings on the canvas of car windows with his fingers using limestone and clay. The original drawings will not last long but each […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/dirty-car-art-scott-wade/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Stunningly realistic portraits by Russell Powell
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/stunningly-realistic-portraits-russell-powell/"></div>Artist Russell Powell creates stunningly realistic portraits on an unconventional surface – his own hand. The California-based teacher merges art and the body by painting eye-catching depictions of people on his palms. Incredibly, this textured and creased surface doesn’t deter him from adding intricate details and dramatic shading that gives the paintings a three-dimensional feel. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/stunningly-realistic-portraits-russell-powell/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
The Ash, digital art by Ars Thanea
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/ash-digital-art-ars-thanea/"></div>“We all dream sometimes, about something we want to have or do. Luckily, if we have enough patience, a real willingness and at least a pinch of determination we are able to make our dream come true. Our experience has also thought us to have the best and the right people beside you, because they […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/ash-digital-art-ars-thanea/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Laura Jenkinson, makeup art
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/laura-jenkinson-makeup-art/"></div>Laura Jenkinson, London based makeup artist: website / facebook<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/laura-jenkinson-makeup-art/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Irina Kupyrova, paintings
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/irina-kupyrova-paintings/"></div>Irina Kupyrova’s leisurely narratives take place on the borderline between the indoors and the outdoors, in the frame of the suggested window. The paint is lively and textured, but what shows through are the unexpectedly calm arrangements of figures and landscape, confident in their final appearance but hinting of a lengthy decision-making and many rejected […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/irina-kupyrova-paintings/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Beautiful geisha tattoos
<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/beautiful-geisha-tattoos/"></div>Geisha Tattoos are loved by the people who love Japanese culture. A geisha tattoo is often featured by a geisha girl dressed in colorful traditional kimono. If you have a chance to wander in the streets of Kyoto, you will be fascinated with the iconic beauty of Japanese traditions. The prefix of the word Geisha […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/beautiful-geisha-tattoos/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->