Category Archives: Arts & Crafts

The beauty of form

Sublime beauty

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Michaela

This is just such a beautiful work of art: Botticelli’s Madonna of the Magnificat from c 1481. The work portrays the Virgin Mary crowned by two angels. The Child Jesus is keeping in a hand the pomegranate, symbol of the Resurrection. The … Continue reading →

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It’s a small world

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Michaela

Ah, the beauty of form… Villi in a mouse small intestine (1100x)

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Away in a manger

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Michaela

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It’s a small world

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Michaela

Can you guess what this is ? Crystallized soy sauce (16X)

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Deviantart

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Glerikud

I usually bump into this site: Deviantart It’s a site where people gather their works (mostly artworks and photos). It is quite pleasant to just browse trough them. A lot of them have great creative energy. A beautiful example:

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Without sin

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Michaela

December 8th is a public holiday where I live. It is The Immaculate Conception of Mary , the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain (“macula” in Latin) of Original Sin. In our words today we would say, Mary was born without ego – … Continue reading →

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