by Jerry Rafael | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
We may be able to produce a perfectly functional vase or bowl with some lines of code and a 3D printer, but those plastic pieces won’t have the natural touch found in nature. Take the passionate set of craftspeople known as woodturners. Woodturning is a type of... by Jerry Quijano | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
Compost is more than just a green initiative to Francisco “Paco” De Lozanne, it’s a way of life. “I didn’t even realize that not everyone did it until a few years ago when my cousin asked me, ‘What is compost?’ ” De Lozanne said. “I was like, ‘Woah! People... by Maria Mendez | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
Standing in front of his first-grade classroom, then-6-year-old Ian Varella attempted to make his peers laugh without moving his lips. “I came out there, had a little puppet I made out of a sock, scared out of my mind,” Varella said. “That was it. That was one of my... by Dani Matias | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
[metaslider id=345] On a blistering August afternoon in south Austin, Mike Dillon grabs a bucket and tongs and carefully extracts a coachwhip snake from the backyard of a resident who eagerly called for his help. For Dillon, the phone rings a lot. On this day,... by Sierra Juarez | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
Jason Darling takes a photograph of a tail that’s about to be sent to Germany. Maria Russo holds up the first tail she and Jason Darling made around six years ago. Sirenalia also makes mermaid accessories like starfish tops. The starfish below will eventually look... by Morgan O'Hanlon | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
As he makes his morning round of chores, a chorus of snorts and squeals resounds from Bubba Ortiz’s front yard. Ortiz, the owner of Ortiz Game Management and Wildlife Development, is up before the sun is out. He tends to a hog cage he designed and built less than a...