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A new educational platform for individuals to learn how to bring their creative visions to life using a mixture of hand skills and technology. Learn how to scale your creative ideas, not just prototype them. More Coming Soon!! Hand-ufacturing is a platform that combines hand skills with manufacturing, akin to Shapeshifters TV. It offers how-to videos on mold making and casting, with experts from other fields like jewelry making and prosthetics. The platform also includes business talk, focusing on how to integrate mold making and casting skills with business thinking. Safety and proper material handling are prioritized, and the focus is on working mindfully, creatively, and profitably. The platform aims to bridge the gap between working smart and working hard, promoting a balance between industry and art.

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Shape Shifters TV contains episodes highlighting artisans and craftspeople who create with their hands, not solely relying on technology. The program emphasizes the creative development of the mind and the importance of people in our community and work cultures. It highlights cultural differentiation and the need for more creative people. Shapeshifters aims to create an uplifting and enjoyable show that highlights the significance of hand skills, creativity, and the choices people make. The program encourages adaptability and sharing of experiences, aiming to create a community that values and celebrates the unique talents of artisans and craftspeople.

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Absolute Joy will bring you into a unique world one visual podcast at a time. Our Youtube platform contains a wide range of stories intended to connect with a unique audience of artists and entrepreneurs. Absolute Joy contains several different storylines including, Business Talks, Long-Short Stories, Mansion Hunting, and Meta-Moments. Absolute Joy will bring you into a unique world one visual podcast at a time.

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After Working With More Than 800 Chefs Around The World, I Discovered What Makes Them Tick. Join Me To Hear Their Stories and Glimpse Into The Mind Of A Chef. Culinary Stories is a storyline that focuses on the creative development and product designs of remarkable chefs from around the world. The program aims to showcase the process of creating new and magical menu items, rather than just the functions of a kitchen. The focus is on the artist-to-artist interaction and understanding of why a chef is a chef. The show is not about the kitchen or fabricated dramas, but rather on the unique challenges and efficiency of chefs. The show aims to pierce the veil of the chef's culture and tools, highlighting their creativity and the need for competition in the industry. Culinary Stories offers a glimpse into the chef's mind, creative development, and the unique tools they use including silicone molds.

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Absolute Joy will bring you into a unique world one visual podcast at a time. Our Youtube platform contains a wide range of stories intended to connect with a unique audience of artists and entrepreneurs. Absolute Joy contains several different storylines including, Business Talks, Long-Short Stories, Mansion Hunting, and Meta-Moments. Absolute Joy will bring you into a unique world one visual podcast at a time.

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Our Youtube platform contains a wide range of stories intended to connect with a unique audience of artists and entrepreneurs. Absolute Joy contains several different story lines including, Business Talks, Long-Short Stories, Mansion Hunting and Meta-Moments. Absolute Joy will bring you into a unique world one visual podcast at a time.

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After Working With More Than 800 Chefs Around The World, I Discovered What Makes Them Tick. Join Me To Hear Their Stories and Glimpse Into The Mind Of A Chef. Culinary Stories is a storyline that focuses on the creative development and product designs of remarkable chefs from around the world. The program aims to showcase the process of creating new and magical menu items, rather than just the functions of a kitchen. The focus is on the artist-to-artist interaction and understanding of why a chef is a chef. The show is not about the kitchen or fabricated dramas, but rather on the unique challenges and efficiency of chefs. The show aims to pierce the veil of the chef's culture and tools, highlighting their creativity and the need for competition in the industry. Culinary Stories offers a glimpse into the chef's mind, creative development, and the unique tools they use including silicone molds.

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Join Michael Joy on his rough-and-tumble philosophy talks about art. This is where you will hear Michael talk about his personal work, take gallery walks, and dive into the works of contemporary artists. His comments are not fancy or formal, but rather are quite direct, sometimes rude, and always centered around the appreciation of those who make art.

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Michael Joy is a digital collage artist and sculptor. His work is centered around his quirky sense of humor and appreciation of wordplay. His digital collage collection exceeds two thousand images. Michael is a master craftsman with more than thirty years of fabrication experience ranging from architectural restoration to remaking the master model of the Oscar trophy.

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A New Educational Platform For Individuals To Learn How To Bring Their Creative Visions To Life Using A Mixture of Hand Skills And Technology. Learn How To Scale Your Creative Ideas, Not Just Prototype Them. More Coming Soon!! Hand-ufacturing is a platform that combines hand skills with manufacturing, akin to Shapeshifters TV. It offers how-to videos on mold making and casting, with experts from other fields like jewelry making and prosthetics. The platform also includes business talk, focusing on how to integrate mold making and casting skills with business thinking. Safety and proper material handling are prioritized, and the focus is on working mindfully, creatively, and profitably. The platform aims to bridge the gap between working smart and working hard, promoting a balance between industry and art.

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Finding Joy is our long-running documentary about the making of Shape Shifters TV. As a documentary, you can easily appreciate this is a work in progress gradually revealing itself over years to come. Watch our team move through unique times in their life and share their journey of becoming their best selves.

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Here at Shape Shifters TV, we always seem to have a collection of unicorns floating through our doors. Sit back and laugh while listening to our guests spontaneously answer our weekly Thursday questions. The montages are short and range from heartfelt stories to ridiculous anecdotes.

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A New Educational Platform For Individuals To Learn How To Bring Their Creative Visions To Life Using A Mixture of Hand Skills And Technology. Learn How To Scale Your Creative Ideas, Not Just Prototype Them. More Coming Soon!! Hand-ufacturing is a platform that combines hand skills with manufacturing, akin to Shapeshifters TV. It offers how-to videos on mold making and casting, with experts from other fields like jewelry making and prosthetics. The platform also includes business talk, focusing on how to integrate mold making and casting skills with business thinking. Safety and proper material handling are prioritized, and the focus is on working mindfully, creatively, and profitably. The platform aims to bridge the gap between working smart and working hard, promoting a balance between industry and art.

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Shape Shifters TV is a contemporary reinvention of a television network. Here at Shape Shifters TV, you will find a portal to a remarkable world of storytelling, philosophy, art, education and creativity. Join us for this journey of growth and expansion with some great laughs along the way!

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Michael Joy, a sculptor, digital collage artist, and fabricator, introduces his new YouTube channel, Shape Shifters TV. The channel focuses on mold making, casting, and art fabrication. The channel also features Chicago CulinaryFX, a food shaping company, and Finding Joy, a documentary about the team at Shape Shifters TV. The channel also features several stories, including Mansion Hunt, Long Short Stories, Business Talk, Meta Moments, How I Met Your Ex Wife, The Ignorant Eye, and Thursday's Q.

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Michael Joy, a sculptor, digital collage artist, and fabricator, introduces his new YouTube channel, Shape Shifters TV. The channel focuses on mold making, casting, and art fabrication. The channel also features Chicago CulinaryFX, a food shaping company, and Finding Joy, a documentary about the team at Shape Shifters TV. The channel also features several stories, including Mansion Hunt, Long Short Stories, Business Talk, Meta Moments, How I Met Your Ex Wife, The Ignorant Eye, and Thursday's Q.

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Michael Joy, a sculptor, digital collage artist, and fabricator, introduces his new YouTube channel, Shape Shifters TV. The channel focuses on mold making, casting, and art fabrication. The channel also features Chicago CulinaryFX, a food shaping company, and Finding Joy, a documentary about the team at Shape Shifters TV. The channel also features several stories, including Mansion Hunt, Long Short Stories, Business Talk, Meta Moments, How I Met Your Ex Wife, The Ignorant Eye, and Thursday's Q.

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Michael Joy, a sculptor, digital collage artist, and fabricator, introduces his new YouTube channel, Shape Shifters TV. The channel focuses on mold making, casting, and art fabrication. The channel also features Chicago CulinaryFX, a food shaping company, and Finding Joy, a documentary about the team at Shape Shifters TV. The channel also features several stories, including Mansion Hunt, Long Short Stories, Business Talk, Meta Moments, How I Met Your Ex Wife, The Ignorant Eye, and Thursday's Q.

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Michael Joy, a sculptor, digital collage artist, and fabricator, introduces his new YouTube channel, Shape Shifters TV. The channel focuses on mold making, casting, and art fabrication. The channel also features Chicago CulinaryFX, a food shaping company, and Finding Joy, a documentary about the team at Shape Shifters TV. The channel also features several stories, including Mansion Hunt, Long Short Stories, Business Talk, Meta Moments, How I Met Your Ex Wife, The Ignorant Eye, and Thursday's Q.

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Michael Joy, a sculptor, digital collage artist, and fabricator, introduces his new YouTube channel, Shape Shifters TV. The channel focuses on mold making, casting, and art fabrication. The channel also features Chicago CulinaryFX, a food shaping company, and Finding Joy, a documentary about the team at Shape Shifters TV. The channel also features several stories, including Mansion Hunt, Long Short Stories, Business Talk, Meta Moments, How I Met Your Ex Wife, The Ignorant Eye, and Thursday's Q.

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