20 Things We Found On The Internet This June
The Welcome team's monthly discoveries
Written by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail) / Curated by the Welcome team
This is our fifth iteration of Monthly Discoveries, a series in which the Welcome team compiles and curates creativity that caught our eye over the past month. (Paid subscribers can revisit previous editions here, here, here, and here.)
As always, this month’s discoveries wandered in every direction: crucifixion heels inspired by Baroque door handles, glitched Alex G concert photos, accordion sculptures that evoke empathy, cow udders with facial piercings, bobcat paw knives, human skull guitar picks, vending machines dispensing private rituals, hidden-animal quilts, Call of Duty inspect animations, and much more.
We spent another month falling down obscure corners of the internet so you don’t have to. Whether you linger on one piece or end up opening twenty new tabs, we hope something here sticks with you. Happy discovering.
Crucifixion heels by Rueben James
As part of his graduate collection from Central Saint Martins, Reuben James delved into Baroque, Christian, and Ottoman influences, drawing specifically from a recent trip to Seville, Spain. Inspired by the intricate detail of antique door handles and Baroque interiors, these “Crucifixion” heels were 3D-printed. He stated that they are among his favorite pieces to date, having taken him nearly three months to develop. They come in two colorways—one an aged bronze, the other a black and white—both emulating the patina of a traditional statue.
enough lines, mango excavator, scene of cones, tape guys by @xpcache
A simple yet compelling Photoshop creation, digital artist @xpcache’s latest work features various mundane street objects, first edited into silhouettes, then layered with neon gradients. The work’s appeal stems from its transformation of the everyday, the kind of scene we tend to instantly gloss over. The human eye is drawn to gradients as they mimic natural light, shadows, and the smooth transitions that exist in the real world, yet when juxtaposed onto the silhouettes (with neon colors), they create a piece that’s both satisfying and subversive.
🫧⋆｡˚⋆｡˚ by @vvarnava
🫧⋆｡˚⋆｡˚ is a powerful performance art piece in which a couple tumbles down a flight of stairs in the rain to a sweeping, operatic score. With each rotation of their intertwined bodies, they instinctively soften one another’s fall, transforming a violent descent into a striking meditation on trust, tenderness, and mutual support.
T-shirt by Albert Riera Galceran
Spanish artist Albert Riera Galceran is another creative hailing from Central Saint Martins, whose work traditionally lands in the painting and contemporary sculpture fields of art. Today we are highlighting his recent contributions for Barcelona-based brand Gimaguas (meaning “twins”), which we find very interesting—in particular, this red t-shirt with its left half covered in silver circular badges. Other pieces from the collection are particularly strong, including a large pale yellow tote bag, various low-profile ballet flats, as well as a purple t-shirt made for Blood Orange’s 2026 Barcelona show, which reads “I’m excited to hear some music” in both English and Spanish.
Damascus Bobcat Paw Knives by Freyja’s Forest Afterlife
These one-of-a-kind Damascus Bobcat knives feature an authentic, dry-preserved bobcat paw as the handle, paired with a brass bolster and a Damascus steel blade. According to Freyja’s Forest Afterlife, the studio’s materials come from animals that died of illness or injury, or were sourced from farms, zoos, preserves, other taxidermists, and regulated hunts, none conducted for taxidermy purposes, but often as part of conservation efforts to manage overpopulation or contain disease within local ecosystems. Rather than letting these remains go to waste, the studio preserves them so no part of the animal is lost. Their site showcases a range of eclectic animal pieces, from wet specimens to dry-preserved hearts to diaphonized skeletons.
Ultrasonic by Tommy Fleece
Self-produced by Fleece alongside brightviolet, Ultrasonic builds on the optimistic hyperpop and colorful indie electronica of last year’s audio stars 2, refining the sound into his strongest project yet. The album is a blast from start to finish with no skips, but our favorite track is “Who’s To Say.” As a bonus, check out Nolan Wall’s play-dough recreation of the album artwork.
Crane Paine Mastercraft skin from Call of Duty Black Ops 7
Initially introduced in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, weapon inspection animations are in-game character actions that allow you to admire your weapon’s model, camos, and attachments. As time has gone on, inspect animations have become increasingly intricate and flashy, with this new animation, “Crane Paine Mastercraft” in Black Ops 7 featuring an insane, action-movie-esque inspect animation: a full montage of a soldier in a 1v1 battle against a helicopter. As a bonus, check out this other inspect animation from earlier this year, “Ballistic Scythe.”
Capsule Machines by Lucas Carter
New York-based multimedia artist Lucas Carter’s work explores a recurring theme of interiority, both in the sense of domestic space, as in Capsule Machines, and in the interiority, vulnerability, and guardrails that exist between people. Made over the past three years, Capsule Machines is a video piece combined with a found-object installation. Three vintage quarter vending machines, originally designed for capsule toys, have been fitted with eighteen 2.5-inch LCD screens that continuously play footage of real New York City apartment windows. For 50 cents, visitors receive a small video token depicting a mystery domestic ritual, such as eating dinner, brushing teeth, or taking a bath.
Untitled accordion piece by Tobias Bradford
Örebro-based experimental sculpture artist Tobias Bradford creates uncanny bodily sculptures that transform the mechanical into unnervingly human-like pieces, evoking strong senses of emotion. His latest piece, featuring a struggling accordion trudging around the floor, toys with concepts such as compulsive behavior, repetition, struggle, and, most specifically, anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is the survival instinct by which humans are biologically hardwired to project intent and emotion onto moving objects; so even when we rationally know a machine is just metal and circuits, our emotional brain often overrides this, prompting us to feel for them. Many of the comments reflect this, with popular ones stating that the piece feels like “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Alex G photos by Nico Beauchamp
Chicago-based artist Nico Beauchamp shot Alex G’s recent set at Kilby Block Party Festival when he encountered a strange glitch that ended up producing some uniquely distorted photos. In his caption, he jokes that the intensity of Alex G’s sound waves shattered his SD card, resulting in the glitched images. The photos have a rapid, boomerang-like quality that looks so cool it feels almost intentional.
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