Exotic interests and hobbies. Human hobbies: the newest and most unusual hobbies! Scotch tape paintings

Good day, dear students and parents!

Having wandered through the pages of the Internet, I found interesting articles about the hobbies of different people, to which they devote their free time from work, and sometimes their whole lives. Sometimes a found favorite activity absorbs a person so much that it becomes the main activity in which the craftsman achieves the highest mastery.

I have selected the top ten, which includes unusual hobbies of people in different countries, which seemed to me the most interesting and cause delight and surprise.

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Wood sculptures

Many people are passionate about the ancient Chinese craft, but the Chinese master Zheng Chonghui was able to build the longest sculpture in the world from solid wood - more than 12 meters. The work, about 3 meters high, was made in the form of a wooden copy of the Chinese painting “Along the River During the Qingming Time,” created more than a thousand years ago.

The author worked for four years, carving rivers, people, animals, forests, boats and even entire villages on wood canvas. As a result, more than 550 human figures settled on the sculpture. For his work, Zheng Chonghui received a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records.

Sculptures on pencil

American artist and sculptor Dalton Getty has an unusual hobby. For 25 years he has been interested in carving... It's hard to believe - pencil lead!

He has achieved such skill that he makes masterpieces of miniature size from fragile material. Moreover, while working, he does not use magnifying glasses. His working arsenal includes only a blade, sewing needles and a knife.

The most painstaking work to which he devoted two and a half years was a miniature of a pencil with a chain.

Few people believe that it is made from one lead without gluing. How he does it? As Dalton himself says, he never sells his wonderful creations, but gives them to his friends.

Paintings with nails

Each of us imagines how to hammer an ordinary nail, but the British Marcus Levin can not only hammer it into a wall, but also knows how to approach this process creatively, creating artistic masterpieces from building material. At least fifteen thousand nails and one hammer are all that the master needs so that in three days – at most a month – the next work of art will be born.

Marcus “paints” his iron paintings by hand, like any other artist, without preliminary sketches. The pioneer of such an artistic movement called “Nail sculpture” began to enthusiastically pursue his hobby in 2005. Today, his favorite activity brings the artist a good income - his paintings are successfully sold, and at a price of about $40,000.

Sand drawings

American surfer Jim Denevan has a unique hobby, which, alas, is short-lived - he paints his amazing paintings on the beach sand.

During his 18 years of creativity, he used rakes and wooden sticks to decorate more than a hundred beaches around the world. The creative process begins immediately after low tide, so that by the time the sea water returns back, the drawing is ready.

When creating sand paintings, Jim does not resort to measuring instruments or mathematical calculations of distances, doing everything “by eye”, as his heart dictates. Would you feel sorry for a job that is swallowed by a sea wave at high tide? But the artist has a philosophical attitude towards the process of nature’s destruction of his works, calling it an integral part of creativity.

You can see works of sand art only during their creation or already in photographs.

Microminiatures

There are craftsmen in Russia too. Thus, the modern Tula “Lefty” Nikolai Aldunin is interested in creating tiny metal miniatures.

Being a mechanic by training, he achieved such skill that he was able to make a rifle the size of a grain of rice, shod a flea with gold shoes under a microscope, placed a golden saddle on it, placed camels in the eye of a needle and placed a T-34 tank on the longitudinal sections of an apple seed. and the Ostankino tower with a height of 6.3 mm.

Metal embroidery

Many girls know how to cross-stitch, stitch by stitch, laying out the details of a fabric picture. But the Lithuanian craftswoman Severija Insirauskaitė is interested in metal embroidery.

To do this, she takes a man's tool - a drill, makes holes, and then cross-stitches the patterns. Her creative collection includes beautifully decorated buckets and shovels, car hoods and doors.

Card pieces

Playing cards is not a very useful activity, but the playing pictures themselves can be very useful if you engage in construction.

American Bert McLane became a famous architect thanks to playing cards, from which he built a five-story house at the age of 5. If you have enough patience, you can try your hand at building at least a three-story building. But the talented Bert honed his skills by building pyramids and copies of American skyscrapers from maps. His hobby led him to world fame.

The Saudi Arabian government commissioned Burt to build a card replica of the royal high-rise complex. In a month and a half and a fee of 1.5 million dollars, the card builder built an object 15.3 meters long and 3.5 meters high, using 4,351 decks of cards.

Pooktre

This is the art of growing plants and trees of a certain shape in order to create natural sculptures from them.

This hobby can be boasted by the spouses Peter Cook and Becky Northey, who began their work by growing a wooden chair, directing the growth of trees in a given trajectory. For their work, sculptors use garden plum and bird cherry.

They do not tell their secret of painstaking intervention in nature, creating intricate images year after year.

Star fever

Who has any hobby, but the British Paul Yarrow will spend his day in vain if he doesn’t flash in the background during television filming.

His bald head and corpulent body, invariably dressed in a beige sweater, have become so familiar to viewers of the famous TV channels Sky News, BBC, Channel 4, ITV and others that reporting without the usual “behind the scenes” worker is already losing its appeal. Paul's unusual passion for always being on camera made him a TV star.

Riding on attractions

American old man Vic Clement, aged about 80, prolongs his youth with his hobby. Do you think so?

He gets an emotional ride on a roller coaster, flying at breakneck speed at least 20 times during each visit to the amusement park. The extreme sports enthusiast counted about 4,000 flights high into the air, confirming his records with saved receipts. Vic set an absolute record on the wooden Jack Rabbit attraction, riding as many as 90 times in one sitting.

These are the most unusual hobbies of people from different countries. By the way, this interesting information can be used to develop an unusual school project. Do you agree?

What do you do in your free time from studying? Tell us in the comments and maybe someone will tell you about you in their research project.

Good luck in your studies!

Evgenia Klimkovich.

Everyone puts their own meaning into the concept of “unusual hobby”. For some it is collecting vintage stamps or expensive wine, for others it is rock climbing. And some even understand this as watching UFOs or hunting for tornadoes and tornadoes.
Over the past few years, the list of common hobbies has been replenished with a dozen amazing and slightly frightening hobbies, which not everyone dares to get involved with. I have prepared for you a selection of unusual hobbies that you probably haven’t heard of.
TV bombing The world learned about this non-trivial way to while away free time thanks to London resident Paul Yarrow. For the past five years, a man has been entertaining himself by “hunting” for television reporters. To be more precise, Paul looks for film crews around the city and during a live broadcast or recording of a “stand-up” (when a journalist speaks to the camera) stands like a statue in the background. In fact, the joker took the popular Internet art of “photobombing”—invading other people’s photos—to a new level.

Over the years of hunting, the Briton appeared in hundreds of stories. Thanks to his unusual hobby, Paul became a London celebrity. The man himself calls himself “the fat guy from the background.” Paul’s plans are to get into the popular UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother.
Dead man game
IT engineer from Ohio (USA) Chuck Lamb became interested in an unusual hobby in 2005 after watching a detective series with his wife Tonya. The man, unexpectedly for himself, decided that he wanted, like the actors in the film, to “pretend to be dead.” No sooner said than done. Together with his wife, Chuck came up with several images and conducted a test photo shoot. The couple published the best photographs, in which he appeared killed in various ways, on a website specially created for this case.


Further more. Chuck became so addicted to playing dead that he began to devote almost all his free time to his new hobby. The wasted days were not in vain - soon the lover of pretending to be killed was noticed. The number of site views increased to 50 million. Success pushed the couple to develop new subjects for photo shoots and new photographs.


After some time, the man’s original hobby was appreciated by local television companies, and Chuck was invited to participate in the filming of crime series. Of course, as an actor who will play murdered people. This is how the American’s hobby grew into an interesting and, most importantly, profitable part-time job. A day of filming for Chuck Lamb costs $1,500.
Hunting for tornadoes
Chuck Lamb, although he has to wallow in pools of blood (fake blood, of course), nevertheless, he does not risk his life. The man’s hobby is quite harmless. The same cannot be said about professional photographer from the USA Mike Hollingshead. In his spare time, he hunts for tornadoes. True, unlike the most famous tornado catcher, researcher Tim Samars, who died while chasing another wind monster in 2013, Mike does not seek to look inside a tornado. His goal is spectacular photographs.





Mike searches for tornadoes on his own. He chases them all over the country in his car, often recording videos.
Over the years of such hunting, Mike has collected an impressive collection of stunning photographs. And, most importantly, he managed to turn his dangerous hobby into the main source of income. Today, the photographer collaborates with leading publications about travel and wildlife, in particular, the authoritative National Geographic magazine.
Coloring animals
The hobby, which will be discussed below, appeared in early 2010 in China. The creators of a new type of pastime were local dog breeders and groomers. Dog lovers began to paint their pets with colored paints and cut their hair in such a way that as a result they looked like exotic animals.
To be fair, it is worth noting that the Chinese borrowed the idea of ​​painting dogs from the Americans. However, the hobby of dog breeders from the USA has a slightly different slant - unlike their colleagues from the Middle Kingdom, they simply paint their pets’ fur coats in bright colors, without turning them into wild animals, for example, tigers and pandas.
Before becoming a tiger, this adorable dog was known locally as a golden retriever.


And these teddy bears were just ordinary chow-chows before their transformation.


This unusual hobby of dog breeders has become so popular that in some provinces they began to organize thematic festivals and exhibitions of purebred dogs with “makeup” to look like wild animals.

Conducting insect fights
If in China pets are painted for fun, then in Thailand they are pitted against each other. In the literal sense of the word. True, it is not dogs that are used here, but large beetles. Something like this.


We are talking about holding public insect fights. An unusual hobby has existed in Thailand for a long time. The beetles for the fight are carefully selected (as a rule, they are caught in the surrounding forests) and, interestingly, undergo preliminary preparation - they train. Large individuals are most valued. The battle ground is a wide log, with the public gawking at it from both sides.


To prevent the beetles from relaxing and being distracted from the fight, trainers (that is, owners) egg them on with wooden sticks.


Every year, Thais, passionate about this unusual hobby, take part in a local festival, where, during short fights, the strongest fighting beetles are determined, and their owners make money from the public’s bets.
Swimming in giant pumpkins
But farmers, and simply lovers of the gardening theme in the USA and Germany, practice a hobby associated with swimming races in real pumpkins. An unusual way to spend your free time has appeared thanks to the autumn harvest festival, which takes place here in September-October. To participate in the race you need to provide your own vehicle, namely a pumpkin weighing at least 90 kilograms. Something like this.


After the expert commission weighs and measures the pumpkin, the pulp is removed from it. As a result, the “pot-bellied” one turns into a single-seater boat. Race participants have the right to decorate the fruit at their own discretion.


Once the pumpkins are prepared and registered, the swim begins. The distance, by the way, is small - from 800 to 1000 meters. But it only seems that overcoming such a path is a piece of cake. Balancing in a giant pumpkin that keeps trying to tip over is not so easy.
Perhaps the biggest drawback of the pumpkin hobby is the inability to do it constantly. An unusual regatta is held once a year, but in order to take part in it you need to work for several months - to grow a potential boat, without having any guarantee that it will reach the required size. However, the other side of the coin does not deter fans of pumpkin racing.
An unusual hobby is certainly a pleasant way to while away your free time. However, such entertainment is not suitable for everyone - they are too extraordinary. Obviously, this is why most people prefer quieter and simpler entertainment. For example, fishing. In Russia, by the way, this way of spending time, according to a recent VTsIOM survey, is the most popular.
Well, the most rare and at the same time expensive hobby around the world from year to year remains buying and collecting rare objects of art. We talked about what rich people from different countries, fixated on this hobby, spend their money on in our last review - “Would you buy this? The most expensive art objects sold under the hammer.”

If you haven't found a hobby you like yet, we'll tell you about new hobbies that might seem interesting to you.

You'll definitely want to try something new this spring!

INTUITIVE DANCES FREE DANCE

These are not memorized and rehearsed movements, but a kind of psychotherapy for the body, allowing you to throw out accumulated feelings and emotions. You just dance the way you want, and it doesn’t matter how coordinated you are or whether you have a sense of rhythm. Classes are held in groups where no one pays attention to each other, so you don’t have to worry about how you look from the outside. But if you don’t want to go anywhere, you can dance at home by turning on music and completely releasing control over your body and allowing it to move the way it wants. Intuitive dance is a way to free the body from clamps and blocks and again feel the surge of strength and joy of life.
KANZASHI: FLOWERS MADE OF FABRIC AND SATIN Ribbons
Kanzashi are traditional Japanese hair ornaments made from ribbons that women wear with their kimonos. From this name came the whole Kanzashi trend - the production of various types of jewelry from satin ribbons and beads. They make not only hairpins, but also bracelets, brooches, necklaces or decorative items.
The main tools for work are soft satin ribbons of different colors, scissors, glue, threads and needles. The ribbons are folded in a certain way, cut to the required length, and the edges are scorched with a lighter or candle. The petals are glued together and secured with a hairpin or elastic band.

DOODLING AND ZENTANGLE
Simple drawing techniques that do not require special skills or preparation. They help you relax or concentrate, get rid of negative emotions and thoughts and enjoy the process of drawing.

Doodling is an unconscious drawing that helps relieve stress. You just need to pick up a pencil and start drawing patterns, dashes, strokes, relaxing and not thinking about the drawing itself. Whole pictures are created from many simple elements.

Zentangle is similar to doodling, but requires more concentration. The square is divided into segments and each segment is filled with different elements. Zentangle is believed to help you concentrate and calm down.
By the way, bookstores sell a lot of anti-stress coloring books in the style of doodling and zentangle.
Information: the largest zenart community for those who like to draw dashes and squiggles.
MARBLING OR MARBLEING
Another art of drawing, on fabric, paper, wood and any surface that can be placed in a container of water. The design is transferred from the surface of the water to paper, fabric or other material and turns out absolutely unique.

There are two main techniques: Turkish Ebru and Japanese Suminagashi. In the first, the artist creates abstract patterns, on top of which sometimes another design is applied, and in the second, circular patterns. Cardboard circles are lowered into a bath of water, onto which water-insoluble paint is added. Suminagashi is one of the oldest types of Japanese painting, which in recent years has become very popular throughout the world. There are a huge number of master classes and video lessons on marbling on the Internet, which is not surprising, because both the process itself and the result are absolutely fascinating.

The suminagashi technique was originally used to create papers with a marbled effect. In Japan, business cards are often made this way.

POSTCROSSING
A project where people exchange postcards from all over the world. It's very simple: the system gives you a random address, you send a postcard to it, and in return you receive another. We are talking about real postcards that are sent by mail, not electronic ones. As a result, you make new friends from all over the world, you no longer feel lonely, and when you pass by your mailbox, you are always waiting for a pleasant surprise. 435,346 postcards have already been sent to Russian-speaking postcrossing fans on the site.


AMIGURUMI

Another hobby from Japan is knitting small funny figures, animals or people that can be carried in a purse or attached to a backpack or mobile phone. It requires practice, attention and perseverance, so it is better to start with the simplest schemes. But if you love crocheting or knitting, you should definitely give it a try.


FOOD CARVING
If you like to decorate the table and serve dishes beautifully, then food carving is for you. An increasing number of people are interested in artistic carving of fruits and vegetables, originally from Southeast Asia. Almost any fruits and vegetables are suitable for food carving. Only special tools are needed. Sets of knives for carving can be found on the Internet, as well as huge photo albums with examples of work.




CUSTOMIZING AND RECYCLING
If you've ever patched a hole or turned a pair of jeans into shorts, you've done customization before. This is a hobby for those who do not like to wear things like everyone else, but want to always be special and unique. You can alter, reshape, remake and decorate in your own way not only items of clothing, but also furniture and decorative items.



SURVIVALISM
The art of survival in extreme, harsh conditions fascinates those who intend to prepare for any turn of fate. Survivalists learn to provide first aid, know the basics of self-defense and are able to navigate in unfamiliar terrain, without food or water. Perhaps such training games will one day save someone’s life, and even if not, they will definitely help you make quick decisions and act in difficult situations.

Looking for a fun and inexpensive hobby? It helps you fill your life with meaning and have fun in your free time. Sometimes a hobby can be quite expensive, but there are many cheap options that are just as informative and useful. Here is a list of fifty hobbies.

DIY alterations

You can find something that needs repair right in your home, sew clothes, or learn how to make gifts with your own hands. Learn new skills while upgrading your home! In addition, there are many ideas for alterations on the Internet.

Thematic list

Make a list of things you would like to see in your hometown and go for a walk. Or maybe you have a list of films that you have been wanting to watch for a long time? Making and following through on a list can be a lot of fun.

Documentaries

You can find many interesting and free documentaries online or watch them on TV. Just choose a topic that interests you.

Learning something new

Education is not boring at all! What interests you most? It doesn't matter what it is, from science to horror films, just develop knowledge in the field that attracts you.

Gardening

Working in the garden is not just pleasure, but also benefit - such an activity has a therapeutic effect. You can simply buy a pot of soil and a packet of seeds.

Camping with a tent

Try going on a hike with friends. All you need is a tent, food and drink. If there is no forest nearby, you can pitch a tent right in the yard - it's fun!

Board games

Spend an evening playing board games with friends or family. This is an affordable hobby that allows you to have a great time.

New music

Look for new songs, discover unfamiliar genres, and you might find a band you love.

Preserving Memories

Compiling thematic albums helps you remember all the most pleasant moments of your life and bring your creative ideas to life.

Knitting

A cheap and interesting hobby will help you have a great time - you can knit gifts for everyone you know! You will never be bored on the road again, because you will be knitting.

Cooking

Knowing how to cook is a useful skill that allows you to spend your time productively. You can cook delicious dishes even from the simplest ingredients.

Drawing

Try expressing yourself with pencil or paints.

Go to a free event

There are probably some festivals or concerts with free entry near you, you just need to find out information about them.

Investment

When you invest money, you make a profit, so if you are financially savvy, you can consider investing as a hobby.

Saving

Volunteering

If you have free time, becoming a volunteer would be a great solution for you.

Yoga classes

If you practice at home, it will be a completely free hobby. Yoga is good for the mind and body.

Writing

You can start an electronic diary or even start writing your own book.

Card games

Get yourself a deck of cards and invite your friends over. There are hundreds of games.

Dancing

This is a cheap hobby that will have a positive effect on your figure.

Reading

This is a great way to develop your intelligence. Choose a book in your favorite genre and take your mind off your worries.

Foreign language

There are many ways to learn a foreign language, so start educating yourself.

Exploring your hometown

Walk the streets, cross all the bridges. You probably don't know everything you could about your city.

Latest events

Keep track of what's happening in the world. Try to find out about the situation in neighboring countries from the news.

Tricks

Learn a few tricks and impress your friends and family with a magic show.

Internet games

There are many websites online where you can entertain yourself with a variety of games.

Origami art

This is a beautiful art that is accessible to everyone. In addition, you can transform your interior with its help.

Internet

You probably already use the Internet, but there is always something new to discover online. Viewing articles, videos, spending time on a forum based on interests - choose what you like.

Writing a song

If you are a creative person, try composing a song.

World record

If you have interesting or unusual skills, try setting a world record.

Museums

Maybe somewhere in the area there are museums that have open days.

Sudoku

These puzzles can be played for free and are very interesting and entertaining.

Jogging

Once you have a pair of sneakers, getting out of the house is all you need to do. Jogging is good for both the body and the mind.

Meditations

If you have enough patience, try meditation for inner harmony.

Blog

Start an electronic diary to express yourself and find like-minded people.

Podcasts

These are audio stories that can be devoted to a variety of topics.

Photo

If you enjoy taking pictures, try making photography a hobby.

Biking

A bicycle will help you maintain your figure; you can enjoy nature views or chat with friends while walking.

Wood carving

This is an unusual hobby that requires only wood and a knife. You can create amazing items with your own hands.

Playing on a sports team

If you love sports, you can join an amateur team of players.

Teaching

If you are an expert in any field, you can have a great time sharing your knowledge with others.

Admiring the starry sky

All you need is a simple telescope and a place where the city's electric lighting remains far enough away.

Kite

If the weather permits, you can make a kite and go for a walk.

Programming

You can learn to create computer programs on the Internet. This is not just an interesting, but also a very useful skill, perhaps it will even turn into your professional career.

Pet training

If you have a pet, you can have a great time teaching it some simple tricks. If simple commands have already been learned, try something more unusual and complex.

Interest club

If you and your friends share some hobby, you can open a hobby club together, where other people will come for discussions. It's not as difficult as it seems and is very exciting.

Calligraphy

You will need paper and a special pen. That's it, you're ready to start this amazing hobby! Calligraphy lessons can be found on the Internet.

Gathering

Collecting is a lot of fun and inexpensive if you choose something affordable to collect. Anything will do - coins, clothes, comics.

People watching

If you love watching crowds on the street, make it your hobby. Just sit on a bench and watch strangers pass by.

Geography

If you search for places using their exact coordinates, you can have an interesting time. All you need is a device with GPS capability and some energy for active walking.

Must have a hobby. Simply because it is much better than hanging aimlessly on the Internet or in front of a TV screen.

Some people like to read books, others cross-stitch, and my neighbor changes her dog’s hairstyle almost every month. This is also a kind of addiction. But people have such interests that you’ll be amazed. Well, that’s their worldview.

The most unusual hobbies in the world

If you don’t yet have a favorite hobby, I advise you to take a closer look at the ones listed below, and suddenly something will interest you. And soon you will become a famous master.

Strange haircuts on cats and dogs

It turns out that this is the most amazing hobby in the world, or almost the most.

There are even such competitions. I wonder how the animals themselves feel about everything that is happening?

If you decide to cut your cat's hair for the summer, maybe you should think about it, does he need it?

Amazing masterpieces and sculptural compositions made from pencils

This was first invented by Dalton Getty. And currently, a famous sculptor of pencil figures is Jennifer Maestre. The peculiar vision of starfish and urchins became her inspiration.

There are eccentrics who love to draw abstractions and simply beautiful pictures on the sand.

This is understandable about sand castles, but what a pity it is to say goodbye to such beautiful paintings depicted on yarn.

Their lifespan is until high tide. Beauty is so short-lived. I suggest experimenting on your next vacation.

Quilling

Try making unusual, even futuristic figures from twisted strips of paper.

Even Queen Elizabeth enjoys this in her spare time. Some of her work can be seen in London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

An interesting feature of this hobby is that masterpieces created using this technique can be used in everyday life, as all kinds of stands and decorative elements. The service life is very long. Shapes and colors remain colorful and durable for a long time.

Many people love to embroider with beads, and weaving entire houses with furniture and accessories or vases with flowers from colorful colored beads is already for fans of this hobby.

Sculptor Lisa Lowe makes masterpiece installations from beads. The most famous is the “Kitchen”; all the items are unique in themselves. She spent almost 5 years and 30,000,000 beads on weaving!

Cutting figures from soap

Some people love to make soap, while others love to cut amazing figures out of it.

It’s very beautiful and, most importantly, the good thing is that everyone can choose such a favorite activity. Even if it doesn’t turn out beautifully the first time, all the waste will be used. Interesting to try.

Have you chosen something you like?

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