Science and sustenanceHusband and wife chefs Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot make their own way in terms of cuisine, blending science, presentation and

taste in a style that’s uniquely theirs. “We didn’t plan to become experts in our field or specialize in food science; we simply did what

we had to do to become better and we shared what we learned,” Kamozawa says.

Bird-watching on a whole new levelCarla Dove, a forensic ornithologist and director of the

National Museum of Natural History’s Feather Identification Lab, works to save wildlife in the Florida Everglades. It was several years ago that the National

Park Service requested her assistance as wildlife biologists noticed an increase in the numbers and size of

the non-native pythons in the Everglades that were eating all sorts of birds, including some endangered

species.

A different point of viewA video artist and photographer for 25 years, Lisa Cuscuna has always

tried to influence the human eye to look at things with a different perspective. Her creations of multidimensional images prompt one to look beyond the obvious and ordinary. Cuscuna has dedicated herself

to painting and making composite photographic images with a new perspective by juxtaposing clouds with land, water and sky.

Frontier mom’s fruitful careerRee Drummond describes herself as “a desperate housewife” who

lives in the country, where she channels Lucille Ball, Vivien Leigh and Ethel Merman. When The Food Network caught wind of Drummond’s

cookbook and her brand of ranch cooking, it invited her to host a daytime series on the network. Her show, “Pioneer Woman,” debuted

in August 2011.

Ordinary objects, extraordinary artMaren Hassinger earned her master’s in fiber arts at the University of California, Los Angeles. The International

Association of Art Critics awards recipient has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art, and been reviewed in Art in

America, The New York Times and ARTnews. It takes a keen eye to find the potential for art in organic materials. “There are

opportunities for sculpture everywhere,” says Hassinger.