If you’re like me, you’re not a grown-up, despite all indicators to the contrary, and as such, you like playing with toys. I like the challenge of a good puzzle, and I like the sense of completion that finishing it brings. In preparing for Block Party, I wanted to create a pixelated image and the […]
Raw diamonds, Sleeping Beauty turquoise, South Sea pearls, leather and hand cast metals. The luxe boho style of Houston jewelry designer Rebecca Lankford is immediately recognizable to her fans and collectors. Her delicate styles are perfect for layering and stacking. Rebecca started designing jewelry while working as a paralegal in the early 1990s. As her […]
Here is the final installment of our 4-part video tutorial about mounting a butterfly. HMNS entomologist Erin Mills walks you through process step-by-step. Part IV: Setting Your Butterfly
HMNS entomologist Erin Mills walks you through how to mount and display a butterfly in this 4-part video tutorial. Part III: Setting the Butterfly Part III continues below: Check back next week for our final installment of this video series.
HMNS entomologist Erin Mills walks you through how to mount and display a butterfly in this 4-part video tutorial. Part II: Prepping the Butterfly Check back next week for Part III!
HMNS entomologist Erin Mills walks you through how to mount and display a butterfly in this 4-part video tutorial. Part I: Supplies Check back next week for Part II!
When HMNS’ Wildlife on Wheels hit Johnston Middle School on Feb. 14, it wasn’t for your run-of-the-mill presentation. Our live animal presentations are anything but average, but this one was particularly fascinating: The students in Christina Gutierrez’s art class got to draw the wildlife they met, and their completed work is something special: Taryn Tsujimoto, […]
Editor’s note: Today’s blog comes to us from Jim Matej from the Okinawa Cultural Association of Texas. All cultures are marked by their festivals and celebrations. In Okinawa — Japan’s southernmost prefecture — the Buddhist custom of Obon is celebrated every summer and has given rise to Japan’s most internationally recognized performing art: the Eisa […]
