Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/arts/bespoke-fairings-designed-to-give-prosthetic-limbs-a-bit-more-personality-10298.html Arts Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0500 The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have left many veterans with artificial limbs. But, typically, they're simple, utilitarian devices, more function than form. But a company is setting out to do more than that and turn them into art. Arts Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:49:26 -0500 This article was particularly delightful to read today. I spent some time in a waiting room yesterday with a man who had a prosthesis with a shiny metallic finish and all I could think of was that it would be a perfect surface for some artwork. Now I know I'm not too far off base in that thinking--always a good feeling. PRI: Public Radio International