Flowing Glass Sculptures Inspired by the Ocean and Undersea Creatures

The talented artist K. William LeQuier makes spectacular, free flowing glass sculptures by using an exclusive style he's developed more than a decade and a half. Well, in the mid-1970s he learned about glass blowing and for years he created glass vessels. Then, in the early 1990s, he started to experiment with sandblasted surface designs, where he create he could carve glass into a myriad of textures using a sandblaster and a diamond saw. Nevertheless labor-intensive, this work resulted in unanticipated and thrilling results that gave him a new direction to explore. Though observing stacks of salvaged glass shelving, he recognized he could make multi-layered constructions that looked like free flowing strands of carved glass. These pieces would be inspired by momentary events in nature like a wave crashing or a jellyfish swimming through the ocean.

Thus, every sculpture starts with a rough sketch. From that, he creates a template to scale.  He says; thin strips of adhesive rubber are arranged one at a time on each plate of glass. When the plate is sandblasted, the rubber acts as a resist. The rest of the plate is cut away leaving only what was protected by the rubber. Further, after each plate is sandblasted the plates are then well glued together with a distinct UV curing epoxy." Sanding is done with a belt sander and details are carved with a diamond tip. The artist makes the base and armature on which the sculpture rests all by hand. My work is actually inspired by the drama of everyday events in the natural world where weather and time are catalysts for change.

Source: My Modernmet 

World’s Most Beautiful Stones and Minerals

A mineral is a "naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic representable by a chemical formula, and has an ordered atomic structure." Rocks, unlike minerals, don't have a precise chemical composition, and can be finished of both minerals and non-minerals. 

Though there’re more than 4,900 recognized types of minerals, the ones here are just the most gorgeous ones that we and our readers could find. Well, “Pretty" is not the right word, they are just “super” and “fantastic”. All these nuances, shapes, they look like they have enclosed within them all the most brilliant and incredibly beautiful spaces we have ever well-known - sky, cosmos, ocean. The first one is really impressed the most, the name "Empress" is befitting - it looks regal, and it reminds of a complete galaxy that has descended to earth to remind us that the stars might not be so far away as we think...Mineral” is not the first thing to come to mind when you hear the word “beauty,” and that‘s a pity because they look so, so attractive. Source: Charismatic Planet

This selection of some of the most beautiful minerals and stones in the world will be a feast for your eyes. Here is some of most beautiful picture of a mineral? Add it below!

Naughty Dutch Owl Loves to Land on the Head of Local Residents

An unusual Dutch owl has supported the small town of Noordeinde to accomplish a substantial amount of publicity. When the 6lb. The naughty European Eagle Owl started landing on people's heads, residents were particularly very confused. Various peoples even thought that the owl had escaped from an adjacent aviary. 

Photographer Menno Shaefer was explaining this interesting story; he visited the town to depict the stunning creature on its unique perching spot. Thus i had heard a lot about the owl and decided to visit the place to see it in action for myself. Indeed it was a very hilarious thing to watch, though I’m just as confused as anyone as to why it does this. As far as local residents of towns, they are excited with all of the attention their area is receiving. 

One jolly resident state, I’ve seen photos and birders from around the country, from The Hague to Spijkenisse, they come from everywhere to see the eagle owl. Our village is finally on the map!

Orphaned Elephants are Rescued, Rehabilitated and turn back into the Wild Life

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is today the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world. It is founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in the honor of her late husband, The unique Orphans' Project exists to give hope to Kenya's threatened elephant and rhino populations as they fight for against the threat of poaching for their ivory and horns and the decrease the numbers of habitat due to human population pressures, deforestation and drought. Till date, the trust has effectively hand-raised more than 150 infant elephants by caring for them and then effectively reintegrating them back into the wild herds of Tsavo.

Thus for instance, in one heart touching story, a baby elephant named Sities found a second chance at life through the foundation. "Sities, renowned for her one tusk, was rescued in 2010 at just 5 weeks old after she was heard bellowing for help. Sadly, her mother was nowhere to be found and so Sities became a part of our Nursery herd. Moreover five years on and Sities is now at our Ithumba Reintegration Centre, preparing for a life in the wild!"

In these spectacular before-and-after photographs, you may the chance to see how many of these orphaned elephants looked when they were first found versus how they appeared after being under the loving care of the nursery. This is extremely heart touching nursery, where animals are carefully nourish under intensive care. Source: My Modernmet