Category: Inspiring News

Origami Artist Creates Mind-Blowing Medieval Knight With Sword and Shield From Single Piece of Paper

The Japanese artform of origami is a craft of elegant simplicity, and any hopeful origami practitioner knows the challenges in creating artwork from folding a single piece of paper. One professional origami artists from Finland, Juho Könkkölä, who’s enjoyed origami from a very young age, started innovating sophisticated origami fantasy figures “out of boredom” in…


Talented Artist Creates Incredibly Detailed Sand Sculptures Across the World

An Italian artist who spent his summers as a child building sandcastles at the seaside has turned his passion into a profession creating incredible sand sculptures around the world. Leonardo Ugolini, 52, who hails from Forlì, a town in the northeastern part of Italy, and is currently a resident of Lithuania, discovered an entire universe…


‘It’s Really Special’: Rescued Mini Horse and Dog Share an Incredible Bond With Each Other

A mini horse and a dog who both had a really rough start to their lives share an incredible bond with each other. “They were both rescues that started off life in a bad place,” Olivia from Storeybrook Farm Sanctuary told The Epoch Times. “I think that’s pretty special.” Whidbey, an affectionate dog, was found…


California Woman Finds 4.38-Carat Pear-Shaped Yellow Diamond on Ground in State Park

A retired California couple struck paydirt while visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas late last month when the soil yielded the visitors a large, pear-shaped yellow diamond. Noreen Wredberg and her husband Michael from Granite Bay spend much of their time traveling to national parks in the United States; and found themselves at…


‘We’ve Taken Each Other On’: Woman With Spina Bifida Shares Insights From 23 Years of Marriage

A wife, mother, and academic with spina bifida is sharing her insights on life’s trials and triumphs after 23 years in a marriage. Bethany Hoppe, 51, explained to The Epoch Times, “Socially, our western culture doesn’t automatically take into consideration that people with disabilities marry, so celebrating 23 years of marriage might get a double-take,…


Video: After 29 Years Battling Cerebral Palsy, Bride Realizes Dream of Walking Down the Aisle

A 29-year-old UK woman who’s been battling cerebral palsy since the day she was born has fulfilled her life’s dream of walking down the aisle by herself. Recently married, Alaina Banfield-Coffee—a talented artist who paints with the help of a brush attached to headgear—lives in Cardiff, Wales, with her husband, Philip. Born with the neurological motor…


Artist Upcycles Old Silverware, Scrap Metal Into Feathered Friends and Other Incredible Animals

An artist who uses found objects to create masterpieces makes clunky scrap metal look as light as a feather. It takes years for South Carolina artist Matt Wilson, 37, to gather the medium he works in—old silverware and other metal junk, as well as driftwood and natural materials—which he combines to create animals that seem…


Woman From California Captures Breathtaking Photos of Hummingbirds From Her Backyard

A Minnesota-born, California-based woman has grown popular for snapping breathtaking images of hummingbirds. The Instagrammer captures stunning details of these tiny jewels all from her backyard. “Everybody says that they love hummingbirds,” Tracy Johnson told The Epoch Times. “But my love for the hummingbirds goes far beyond the outside beauty and the experiences that I’ve…


Photographer Snaps Bear Cubs Playing and Hugging as if From a Fairytale

Adorable pictures show bears play fighting before seeming to make up by hugging in a scene like something out of a fairytale. Photographer Valtteri Mulkahainen, 60, from Sotkamo, Finland, took these pictures while visiting the Martinselkonen Wilderness Centre. The pictures show two cubs play fighting before adorably embracing in a hug, appearing to make up…


2 Beached Humpback Whales Spotted on Argentinian Coast—But Rescuers Save the Day With Backhoe

Rescuers came to the aid of two stranded humpback whales on the province of Buenos Aires’s coastline in Argentina, saving both whales within 48 hours. The first whale, a juvenile female humpback weighing approximately 8 tons and measuring 32 feet long, ran aground on Sunday, Oct. 3, according to the Mundo Marino Foundation, near the beaches of Nueva Atlantis….