### art genre:

Decoupage
* are art.
* can add a creative and artistic touch to picture frames, lamps, furniture and dishes.
* comes from the French word, decouper, meaning to cut.
* is an art of elegance
  - the process of decorating a surface that is completely covered by paper cutouts
* provides a tough coating that dries hard and clear.

Digital art
* is all art enhanced or produced with the use of a computer
  - created through various techniques on a computer
  - graphics
  - the apotheosis of art in the age of mechanical reproduction
* marvelous way to get into art without making a commitment.
* part of everyday life now, in the form of advertisments and many other media.

Enology
* is art
* is the study of winemaking
  - wines and winemaking

Environmental art
* can help to create a good society.
* is about the creation a place.
* raises consciousness of environmental issues.

### art genre:

Folk art
* comes in many guises.
* contains functional forms that are specific to a culture.
* is art made by self-trained artists or trained artisans
  - by no means restricted to characteristic regional groups or rural arts
  - created by untrained artists who reflect their culture, often in a whimsical manner
  - done by original artist paintings in a visionary theme
  - self-taught art made by the folk or people of an area
* showcase the creative power of tradition in contemporary life.
* vital American tradition.

Fortification
* also standardizes the contents of nutrients that show variable concentrations.
* involves the addition of one or more vitamins, protein or minerals.
* is art
  - defence
  - enrichment
  - especially applicable to cereals that are used in a milled form

Gastronomy
* Gastronomies are art
  - cuisine
  - the joy of every condition and every age
* major issue in any culture.
* shows the influence of a narrow contact with the neighboring countries.

### art genre:

Gem
* All gems are natural stones.
* Any gem symbol of essence.
* Many gems have cleavage planes.
* Most gems are minerals but some, notably pearls and amber, are organics
  - so history of gems is tied in closely to history of minerals
  - silicates which can be very stable, hard minerals
* Some gems add fire damage, while others protect against poison.
* Some gems are different colors because their molecules are different colors
  - naturally radioactive
* appear suspended in mid-air when strung on clear nylon cord.
* are a special subgroup of highly prized minerals
  - actually a subset of minerals, which are common building blocks of all of Idaho's rocks
* are an enhancement that one can add to one's own daily meditative practices
  - important part of jewelry
  - forms of mineral crystals that either appear in nature or are faceted or shaped by humans
  - minerals that occur in nature
  - most effective when they more than two carats and are worn in contact with the skin
  - precious stones or items containing precious stones
  - similar to a lightning rod
* are the flowers of the mineral kingdom
  - manifestation of cosmic light
  - usually clearer, rarer, and more beautiful than other minerals
* can also form from solution as vein or secondary minerals
  - become diabolic
  - speak louder than words
* have a unique spiritual quality
  - an intrinsic beauty and value that can inspire both joy and tragedy
  - both powers to give and take
  - cleavage planes that are much like the grain of wood
  - that special sparkle that dazzles the eye and sets the heart pounding
  - their own power of attracting an individual by their brilliance and beauty
* means any item containing precious or semiprecious stones customarily used in jewelry.