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We love smoothies! All the yummy fruits and even veggies sometimes! But how can anyone take smoothies to the next level? Well, first it was blending in superfoods... now it's creating masterpieces out of those superfood right on top of the smoothie! 

Hazel Zakariya, the New Zealand-based artist told Vogue, "It all started with a happy accident...I was trying to garnish my soup with coconut cream swirls, but it didn't turn out as planned, so I added some pesto and created a tree." And thus... an idea was born! 

Since then, Zakariya has created amazing works of art that not only look incredible, but taste amazing and are super healthy for you! We decided to take a casual scroll through her Instagram feed (which has amassed more than 20,000 followers), we were totally taken away by her amazing skills!

With his Happy City Birds project, the street artist and designer Thomas Dambo has built more than 3,500 birdhouses on the streets of Copenhagen. Started in 2006, this project aims to fight the disappearance of trees by recreating habitats for birds with beautiful decorated urban trees. These Urban Bird Houses are made from recycled wood and then installed by Thomas Dambo in the streets, parks, or facades of Copenhagen. A useful and poetic project! I just love it. vIA: Ufunk

Nuria Blanco is a spanish designer who created a collection of tableware inspired by zoo animals, thus named the Zoo Series, or Zoo Collection. The plates do not just have animals painted on them. The feature that should not be overlooked about this tableware and that makes it even more awesome, is how they are arranged in such a fashion that gives shape to the animals depicted and makes their painting seem more vivid.

Usually when you read hybrid illustrations your mind will most likely just venture to photoshop. Yup, photoshop battles of combining animals with something else to create a hybrid. Luckily, that is not the case this time. This time, amazing illustrator Sam Larson has created the stunning combination of breathtaking landscapes to create wild animals. Sam is freelance designer and illustrator from Portland, and the owner of Steel Bison store. Here is just a glimpse of his amazing work...

More info: samlarsonart.com | instagram | twitter (h/t: Demilked)

"Killien Hyunh" is the pen-name of Huỳnh Kim Lien, a Vietname illustrator from Ho Chi Minh city. A very talented illustrator, graphic designer freelancer, her postcards have a special theme to them. That theme? Well... "Have you ever hated someone so much, that you decided to draw a postcard for them?" Is basically the concept she is going for. And we have to say... we love it! 

More info: behance | deviantart 

Whether with paws, jaws, hooves or hands, the animal kingdom is filled with creatures able to express themselves through art. To prove it, here's our list of 11 animals that paint. Via: Mother Nature Network

National Geographic invites photographers from around the world to enter the 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Here are some of the notable entries from the contest. Enjoy!

After the Animal Cubes series and its strange geometric animals, here is Aniball, a new amusing project created by the Indonesian photographer, Aditya Aryanto.