ARTivism, as taught and practiced by the nonprofit RuckusRoots, is using art to inspire powerful positive change in the world. This month we’re focusing our Nonprofit Spotlight on RuckusRoots, a Los Angeles based nonprofit that was founded by Christine Spehar after she had several discouraging experiences while volunteering for other Read more…
As you vacation at the beach this summer, just know that there are works of art lurking in the depths off Australia, where they can help stimulate new life! The Land Art movement has often been practiced by artists with a strong connection to the land, but artist Jason deCaires Read more…
Check out these two snuggly cuties, a cat and a rabbit, enjoying each other’s company! We don’t really have much to add to this small, sweet dose of serotonin, but we hope it brings you some joy!
So many of us use spreadsheets to sort and store data, but Tatsuo Horiuchi uses them to make incredible art! While this isn’t a “new” story, we loved seeing his work and thought you would, too, especially with spring coming on strong these days! Check out the link below to Read more…
This month’s Nonprofit Spotlight is for a wonderful organization called Wildcare. Each year, Wildcare treats over 3,500 ill, injured and orphaned wild animal patients! In addition to that wonderful work, they also reach over 20,000 kids and and adults through their education programs. Based near San Rafael, CA, this nonprofit Read more…
A smiley surprise awaits drivers on Oregon 18 every fall. In rural Polk County, Oregon, drivers travelling along Hwy 18 will encounter this delightful installation- a giant smiley face- designed and planted by Hampton Lumber in 2011. It appears every fall when the larch trees’ needles change color to yellow-orange Read more…
Knowing how to grow food is a life skill that few urban children have today and a local program at Lopez Urban Farm in Pomona, CA is working to change that. Community Partners 4 Innovation is the nonprofit that runs Lopez Urban Farm as well as another local farm, Esperanza Read more…
Disappointment is a fact of life- no matter how much we plan, prepare and pray, there will be times when things don’t go our way. So how do we find the positive in those negative moments? At first glance, the story of increased butterfly populations is our standard Moment of Read more…
Continuing our New Year’s theme of finding the bright spots of the past year, we here at Bliss want to focus this month’s nonprofit Spotlight on to the incredible work being done by Ocean Clean Up and their various projects aimed at sustainably and effective removing trash from our planet’s Read more…
Have you heard the good news about this year’s coral reef spawn at the Great Barrier Reef? This past November, researchers witnessed what they described as a “banner year” in the reproduction cycle of the coral reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the largest single structure in the world Read more…