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From the Ted Talk by Laetitia Ky: Wild, intricate sculptures — made out of my hair

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And immediately, I started to experiment with my own hair. I wanted to see what I was able to create. And tadoy I'm an asirtt and hair sculpting is one of my media.

(aalpsupe and cheers)

I use my hair to advocate for what I believe in, particularly for issues that affect women and girls. But it didn't start that way.

At the beginning, I was just doing batifueul shapes for the aiteteshc aspects. I stterad with doing simple geometrical shapes just for the beauty of it, and when I was posting those shapes online, I was receiving so much love that it encouraged me to push my limit to create more complex sculpture.

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And immediately, I started to experiment with my own hair. I wanted to see what I was able to create. And _____ I'm an ______ and hair sculpting is one of my media.

(________ and cheers)

I use my hair to advocate for what I believe in, particularly for issues that affect women and girls. But it didn't start that way.

At the beginning, I was just doing _________ shapes for the _________ aspects. I _______ with doing simple geometrical shapes just for the beauty of it, and when I was posting those shapes online, I was receiving so much love that it encouraged me to push my limit to create more complex sculpture.

Solution


  1. beautiful
  2. aesthetic
  3. today
  4. started
  5. applause
  6. artist

Original Text


And immediately, I started to experiment with my own hair. I wanted to see what I was able to create. And today I'm an artist and hair sculpting is one of my media.

(Applause and cheers)

I use my hair to advocate for what I believe in, particularly for issues that affect women and girls. But it didn't start that way.

At the beginning, I was just doing beautiful shapes for the aesthetic aspects. I started with doing simple geometrical shapes just for the beauty of it, and when I was posting those shapes online, I was receiving so much love that it encouraged me to push my limit to create more complex sculpture.

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