Tirtzah Bassel is an Israeli artist currently living and working in New York City. She works in oil, intaglio, digital sketch apps and duct tape! Tirtzah Bassel studied drawing and painting at the Jerusalem Studio School in Israel, and earned her Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from Boston University. Her work has been exhibited throughout…
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Benjamin Lowy is an award-winning photographer based in New York City. He received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 and began his career covering the Iraq War in 2003. Since then he has covered major stories worldwide. In 2004 Lowy attended the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass, he was named in…
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Sophia Brittan graduated from Georgetown University in 2005, after which she moved to New York City in pursuit of a culinary education. She graduated from the French Culinary Institute in 2006, followed by the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. In 2007, Sophia Brittan founded KitchenCaravan.com, a healthy online cooking show, where she developed recipes and hosted…
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Celebrated jeweler Daria de Koning formally trained as an artist and graphic designer at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America, and cut her teeth with a world-renown Italian jeweler before launching her eponymous collection in 2006. Ms. de Koning’s refined designs are known for…
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Francisco Moya was elected to represent New York State’s 39th Assembly District in 2010, earning him the honor of being the first Ecuadorian-American ever elected to public office in the United States. A lifelong resident of Corona, Queens, Francisco began organizing in his community at age 15, when he and a group of concerned neighbors…
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The sap from evergreen bushes found on the Greek island of Chios is known as “mastiha” and has been used since ancient times for numerous purposes, from medicine to cooking. In the US, Artemis Kohas, Owner of Mastihashop NY has become Chios Mastiha’s Ambassador. With both parents hailing from Chios, Artemis has spent every summer…
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