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Miniature Food That Looks Good Enough to Eat

by Janine Boylan on December 19, 2013

Gingerbread house: miniature food with attention to detail. (© Shay Aaron)

Miniature gingerbread house necklace
© Shay Aaron

Shay Aaron’s Attention to Detail

Miniature food craftsman, Shay Aaron. (© Shay Aaron)

Miniatures craftsman, Shay Aaron
© Shay Aaron

Israeli craftsman Shay Aaron creates tiny clay food replicas with amazing attention to detail. Below he answers questions about his creative process.

How did you start making miniature food?

It’s been over 10 years since I started to “play” with polymer clay, the main material of my miniature pieces. Read more...

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The World's Art & Design

Dec

Jonathan Tessero’s Hunt to Know the (Musical) Score

by Janine Boylan on December 16, 2013

A butterfly on a musical score, symbolizing Jonathan Tessero's life passion for music and his search for Offenbach's original music to the ballet, Le papillon. (Image © Anna Maria Thor / iStock)

Where was the original musical score for the ballet Le papillon?
© Anna Maria Thor / iStock

A Life Passion for Music, A Love of Ballet

When conductor Jonathan Tessero heard a recording of Jacques Offenbach’s single ballet Le papillon (The Butterfly), he fell in love with it. He wanted to know how Offenbach could direct stringed instruments to perfectly mimic butterflies. So Tessero went looking for the original score.

He found plenty of information about the composer, the history of the performances, the story line. He found audio recordings and videos of parts of the choreography. He found the modern adaptation John Lanchbery did for the Houston Ballet. Read more...

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Discoveries/On the World Stage/The World's Music

Dec

Meaningful Greetings for the Holiday Season

by Janine Boylan on December 9, 2013

Rwandan orphans overcoming obstacles through their fair-paying jobs at Cards from Africa. (Image © Cards from Africa)

Youth in Rwanda display their hand-crafted cards.
Image courtesy of Cards from Africa, a division of Good Paper

Crafting Cards and Overcoming Obstacles

When we choose our family’s annual holiday greeting cards, we try to find something that shows a bit of our personality and what is important to us as a family. After all, this is often the only letter some friends receive from me all year long!

But what if our cards could help others at the same time?

I discovered three card lines that do that. These handmade greetings are transforming the lives of people in Haiti, the Philippines, and Rwanda. Read more...

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Haiti/Philippines/Rwanda/The World's Entrepreneurs

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