Noël Um

Noël Um

China’s Almost-Paris

The Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, quaint bâtiments on tree-lined streets— it could almost pass for Paris. Yet, there’s an eerie grey fog that lingers over the city, and the whole area is

Craters of Acrylic

What happens when paint gets three-dimensional? When it comes to the work of artist Karin Waskiewicz [http://www.karinwaskiewicz.com/], 3-D paintings prove to be a thrilling textural adventure. Waskiewicz, who applies layers

Culture in a Box

In a few months, my best friend will be heading overseas to do missions work in a Middle Eastern country. After hearing about the work she plans to do there, I realized how