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To: Cagey; Republicanprofessor; hellinahandcart; aculeus; Senator Bedfellow; AnAmericanMother
Squished Wad of Grape Gum gets unauthorized enhancement.
44 posted on 02/28/2006 1:08:07 PM PST by dighton
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To: dighton; Cagey; Republicanprofessor; hellinahandcart; Senator Bedfellow; AnAmericanMother

B U B B L E G U M A R T

Some times an artists' ideas can venture beyond the possible. Artistic vision is frequently the real "mother of invention."

Michaelangelo, is it said, had a special recipe for the blue pigments. He was not satisfied with the blue that other artists were using and so spent considerable time exploring rare minerals for their color. His recipe obviously worked very well and the ingredients are still a mystery. Leonardo DaVinci "accidentally" instigated the formal study of anatomy in his attempts to draw the perfect human form. And so it is with artist, Sherbadojay, whose quest for brighter colors and a media that had texture has led him around the world seeking his color palette in ordinary chewing gum.

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http://www.viewzone.com/gum.html

147 posted on 02/28/2006 3:50:14 PM PST by aculeus
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