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It’s as austere as its land of origin, yet complex and intriguing ­ pressed, meticulously laid out, rolled and neatly cut ­ Sushi is often referred to as a Zen garden, savoured not only by the taste buds but its neatness, presentation and colours are relished by the eyes. “Making sushi, like any other Japanese tradition, is made with utmost care, love and perfection,” said Yasuo Takase, ambassador of Japan in Jamaica. The ambassador’s resident chef Mitsuki Inoue gave a first-hand demonstration of turning nature’s abundant delights into an intricate, delectable platter. Chef Mitsuki Inoue Transforming the kitchen into a sacred meditation space, the process taking one’s senses to a divine level. Chef Inoue laid out the ingredients - the vinegar rice, from which the dish derives its name, sushi ­ dried seaweed, an assortment of fish in various tints, wasabi paste, a mat on which to assemble the dish and a container of vinegar water. “The rice used in the Japan is unique to

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“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth,” Persian poet, Sufi mystic Rumi once said. A tale was being hammered, stretched, and soldered on by a group of youngsters in Roktowa, downtown Kingston. The tales, narrated via a range of media by Digital Projection Artists, Don Miller and Drew Burrows, strived to converge the arts with sciences. “As an artist and an educator in New York, I have always felt there is creative potential in children, which needs to be harnessed,” says Don Miller. Miller, who started his career as an English teacher, gravitated to making designs with nearly obsolete repurposed electronics to create psychedelic low-resolution video art. This, according to Miller, is a fun way to help children understand concepts of science and appreciate the learning process than making it cumbersome. One of the projects, Burrows explained, was to create a musical instrument using a wooden board, nails, and rubber bands.