Derrick Snodgrass

Derrick Snodgrass was born in Kentucky. He is a self taught artist and tattoo-artist. His work has been exhibited in
San Francisco, London and Mexico City. He enjoys drawing and painting surreal kaleidoscopic landscapes, as if
seen from the passenger window on a trip to a fantasy world of somnambulation. Previously situated in the Bay
Area of California, he currently resides in Louisville, KY.

What kind of teeth bleaching is right for me?

Teeth whitening is a very hot topic these days.

It seems as though everybody and their dog is offering to have your

teeth whitened for life, by tomorrow.

So what is real and what is hype?

As a disclaimer let me just say that tooth whitening can be accomplished successfully with ANY of these methods and that the following is based on fact with my opinion thrown in for flavor.

There are basically 3 ways to whiten your teeth.

#1 With the whiteners you buy in the stores.

This includes strips, trays, paint on stuff, etc.

Couple of things to consider here. The strength of the bleach has to be over the counter strength which is going to be less then bleach you can get form your dentist. Its like buying Tylenol from the store vs getting Lortab from the dentist. Next is the way the bleach is delivered. Below is a picture of a bleaching strip. Since this strip is sold to everyone, it then by nature, fits no one. Administering bleach to the masses can be a very inexact science that could lead to burned gums or uneven bleaching of the teeth.

#2 Is custom trays made by your dentist and you do the bleaching at home.

This way of bleaching has a lot of up side.

First the strength of bleach is prescription strength which will allow you to bleach faster. Second while bleaching faster it is still slow enough to stop when you begin feeling too much sensitivity. Lastly the trays are made specifically for you. They will fit no one else and thus deliver the bleach right to where it is needed.

#3 In office light whitening.

This option is nice because it is the fastest. But there are some draw backs. The machines to do the bleaching are expensive so the cost must be passed on the the patient. Next, you can't stop bleaching when you begin to feel sensitive. You will lay back being one shade and be several shades lighter when you sit up. If you happen to have lightened up too much and your teeth are very sensitive to even breath you are kind of out of luck.

So again, there are probably many of you reading this that have gotten your teeth whitened by any of the ways just mentioned and it has worked well for you. And that is great. I personally have chosen to offer only the 2nd option in my office as I feel it is the best bang for the buck and offers the least chance of complications for my patients.

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Implant case

Here is an implant case that we did several months ago.

The patient came in with a broken lower molar.

She decided that instead of trying the heroic measures necessary to save her own tooth that she would get an implant placed.

The extraction and immediate implant placement went very well.

The healing took place over an 8 week period.

The abutment was in for an additional 2 weeks.

The crown was then placed this morning.

Wonderful alternative to root canals, posts, core buildups, etc.

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Evan Patterson

Evan Patterson.
Kentucky born and raised.
30 years of age.
17 years of playing rock music.
12 years of screen printing.
His desert dog, Betsy, loves to drink Maker's Mark.

What is a retainer and what kinds are there?

Lots of people ask me about retainers.

Most retainers are given to folks from their orthodontists.

The type of retainer you have really depends on the personal preference of the Orthodontist.

Some orthodontists like the retainers that you can take in and out every night.

These come in two forms. The ones that use wire to retain the teeth position

and the ones that are made simply of clear plastic.

Other orthodontists like the small metal wires that are actually

glued to the teeth and can not be removed.

So which one is better?

That depends on what irritates you most.

Would it irritate you more to have something glued into your

mouth that you could never take out?

Or would it irritate you more to always have to remember to put your retainer

in every night and take it with you on every trip vacation and overnighter you go on?

Both will do a fine job.

My Mother has a retainer that she puts in every night and has done so for over 30 years.

My wife has a bonded metal wire that she has had in place for over 20 years.

Both seem to like what they have and wouldn't change.

If you have a particular type of retainer and you would like

to try another kind that is no problem.

We can switch you to another kind, let you try it for a while, and then

switch you back if you don't like it.

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Lisa Austin

Lisa Austin has been a mixed media artist since 2003 after leaving a studio career as a potter. It was a difficult change because she had won many national and regional awards with clay but her health precluded her from continuing in that medium. She turned to mixed media assemblage as her new art form with the help of scholarship and grants. She has exhibited in international assemblage shows in Europe and America as well as participating in the International Wearable Arts Show in Los Angeles, California. She has also received numerous awards for her assemblage and has been featured in magazines and books about mixed media. She has work in private collections and has been featured in eighteen single and group shows both locally and nationally.

“I love the idea of encapsulating a moment in time with objects, words, and images: whether it is an emotion, a social commentary, a piece of history, a person, or a place. To capture that moment and to keep returning to it because it evokes a feeling is my purpose in making mixed media. I want the viewer to think about the piece, have feelings about the piece, and to make art part of the collective experience. It is leaving a piece of time and our world behind in its physical form as well as in memory.”

MIFA ends....

and im not attending cause ive got no invitation.......and it sucks balls.....

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Glenna Pfeiffer

Glenna Pfeiffer is a native of Elizabethtown Kentucky, and a graduate of the University of Louisville where I earned a Bachelor's degree in design. Middle school art classes sparked her interest in painting and creativity. She has taken classes from some of the leading teachers of landscape and portrait painting. Glenda loves color and the spirituality found in nature and seen on her travels and her art reflects these interests as she tries to share the beauty of life with others. Her paintings hang in corporate collections and private homes in the U.S. and Europe.

Maker's Creek

"I was taken by the beauty and solitude of the place. The limestone waters form the foundation of Maker's Mark."

Red Hot Rooster

"This was a fun painting to do using the palette knife and using wax as a part of the painting. Just as the rooster has its red comb, Maker's Mark has its red wax."

Mama Says Make Your Mark!

"The tour of the distillery made me realize how much Margie Samuels contributed to the brand and what it represents today. I thought of how the WWII poster "Rosie the Riveter" gave women courage and that a similar courage helped her make her mark on the company. This painting is for all women to have courage enough to make their mark on the world."

Aishwarya Returing To home From Hospital

Aishwarya Returing To home From Hospital. Aishwarya left the Seven Hills Hospital with her baby accompanied by her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, her parents, and an excited Abhishek. Amitabh held the baby who was wrapped in pink.







Shortly after the baby arrived home, her proud father tweeted:

"Brought the girls home today.I hope beti B realizes the joy she has brought with her. The house is bursting with pink and proud grandparents.

Aishwarya Rai Baby Pictures. Aishwarya Rai Baby Photos.

Andrej Pejic shot by Paolo Roversi for W Magazine

W Magazine
'Divine Decadence'
November
2011

Andrej Pejic, Willy Cartier and Lara Stone

Tammy Burke

In the age of immaterial communication, Tammy Burke believes in the power and place of the static object. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Herron School of Art in Painting and a Master of Arts in Media Communications from Webster University. She works in varied two and three-dimensional media, including painting, textiles, sculpture, and photography and has exhibited regionally. She works and lives in the Louisville area.

"The Maker's Mark distillery experience begins long before reaching the property with the winding, somewhat dangerous, pastoral roads and I wanted to reflect that in "They wait." This perspective is a created one, informed by my own photographs, Google satellite images, and photographs and videos found on the web. This image references all of the elements important in the creation of Maker's Mark bourbon whisky and was inspired by multiple distillery visits."

Designer of the year, Amir Luqman

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BDA; Fitri Zainal

Farhan performing ROUTE 66 with Fitri Zainal black dress.

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YODA PHILIPINES

Yoda Philipines was so much A SHOW I'm telling you, so fun, so beautiful, so victoria's secret in the end....

Presenting, 

Wanderlust

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