Even better, I can tie two threads together!
Chinese artist Zhu Cheng has sculpted a replica of the Venus de Milo.
…a retired Swiss diplomat who is one of the leading collectors of modern Chinese art paid $50,000 for the 2-foot-tall statue…
Zhu Cheng is from Chengdu, which is also the home of China’s leading panda breeding reserve. Why is that significant? Guess what material Cheng used for his sculpture.
Once convinced that Zhu was legitimate, the reserve allowed his team of students to collect buckets of fresh droppings. Each one was about the size of a goose egg, with sticks of partially digested bamboo poking out. To make it the proper consistency for sculpting, it was mixed with plaster and glue.
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