Key insights

• 🎨 Former fine artist with an art scholarship
• 💡 Motivation to pursue art as a career
• 🔧 Combination of artistic, technical, and engineering skills required
• 🚑 Got hit by a pickup truck while riding a bike on a 55mph highway
• 😞 Lost ear due to the accident
• 👂 Various types of ear prosthetics are available
• 📏 Prosthetics come in various sizes and shapes, Some attach to a bar clip system without adhesive
• 👃 People can wear nasal prosthesis held on by magnets or adhesives, and there are examples of orbital prosthesis as well
• 👁️ Designing and fitting silicone prosthesis for orbital cavity to replace lost eye
• 👦 Little boy disappointed that nobody noticed his ear prosthesis on his first day of school

Q&A

• Can you share a heartwarming anecdote related to a young boy wearing an ear prosthesis?

  Certainly! There was a heartwarming anecdote about a young boy who wore an ear prosthesis with magnets and felt disappointed that nobody noticed it on his first day of school.

• What is involved in designing and fitting silicone prosthesis for the orbital cavity?

  The process includes designing silicone prosthesis to replace the lost eye and surrounding tissue, with fitting methods such as adhesive, implants, or anatomical fit. The prosthesis is designed to fit into the orbital cavity like a puzzle piece.

• How do nasal prosthetics and orbital prosthetics work?

  Nasal prosthetics can be worn with magnets or adhesives and cater to specific needs. Orbital prosthetics are also available for those who require them.

• What happened to the former fine artist, and what types of ear prosthetics are available?

  The former fine artist got hit by a pickup truck while biking on a highway, resulting in the loss of an ear. There are various types of ear prosthetics available, including those that attach to a bar clip system without adhesive and nasal prosthetics for specific needs.

• What skills are required for pursuing art as a career according to the former fine artist?

  Pursuing art as a career requires a combination of artistic creativity, technical proficiency, and engineering skills to bring ideas to life and address practical aspects of art creation.

• What motivated the former fine artist to pursue art as a career?

  The former fine artist was motivated to pursue art as a career due to a combination of personal passion, talent, and an art scholarship.

• 00:06 A former fine artist discusses the motivation behind pursuing art as a career and the combination of artistic, technical, and engineering skills required.
• 01:21 🚴‍♂️ Got hit by a truck while biking, lost ear. Different types of ear prosthetics available.
• 01:51 Prosthetics come in various sizes and shapes, including those that attach to a bar clip system without adhesive. Nasal prosthetics are also available for specific needs.
• 02:17 People can wear nasal prosthesis held on by magnets or adhesives, and there are examples of orbital prosthesis as well.
• 02:46 👁️ Designing and fitting silicone prosthesis for orbital cavity to replace lost eye.
• 03:20 A little boy wearing an ear prosthesis was disappointed that nobody noticed it on his first day of school.