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The flour formed a flower and the dough became a bow. Artistry elevated my Saturday Green Market visit with a French flair. The precisely formed croissants tasted even better than they presented!
“Ge’nial!”
Did you know that the ideal number of croissant layers is 55? It’s a precise art of folding dough amongst 27 layers of butter. The key is in the “folds” that are bended in thirds, like a letter. Talk about a blend of artisanry embedded with technical prowess!
Maeva Destombes/Hans Lucas: Getty Images
Staying with the French theme, a different sort of “green market” exists for stolen art. The jewels from the Louvre heist have not yet surfaced, though police have made several arrests.
Interestingly, each jewel has a specific “fingerprint”. A team of gemologists in Naples found a way to classify these microscopic features, like a sort of visual DNA to certify each gem’s characteristics. They say their process, if used by museums, would prevent stolen stones from being resold, (even if cut down), undetected.
There’s applied science, “technology”, living within art. The strings are uniquely interconnected. Check this out!
“Tech-infused Artistry”
In Greece, the musicality of strings has moved a step further.
“Harmony of Art, Nature, & Tech”
Apple’s Steve Jobs recognized the value of art’s relationship with technology, early-on. As an undergraduate at Reed College, Jobs dove into a calligraphy class. Jobs claims this solidified his animating obsessions, positioning him at the intersection of art and engineering.
“Letterform”
“Human expression anoints art’s technology.”
Much like a fingerprint can resemble the layers of a croissant, each human artistic expression holds uniquity. Yet, there’s a technicality and practicality to painting our essence into life’s canvas.
Art is good for the heart. Science proves it. Technology integrates it. I’ve heard it expressed that the Bible is God’s “love letter to humanity”. Even some of the most technically advanced among us convey this. Francis Collins mapped the human genome.
“Encoded Word”
“Technology” stems from the Hebrew root, “tekton”, which means to weave together or assemble. That takes concrete specificity. Yet, I’m convinced there’s a divine spiritual significance, or art, that connects the folds of humanity. I think it reveals when we read the scriptures, pray, and love others as we wish to be loved.
Paul exclaims, “I am contending for you that your hearts will be wrapped in the comfort of Heaven and woven together in Love’s fabric. This will give you access to all the riches of God as you experience the revelation of God’s great mystery—Christ.” (Colossians 2:2/TPT)
Engineer with inventive motivation this week 😄 !
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