{"id":3034,"date":"2015-08-07T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T19:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illuzone.net\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2023-03-25T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T17:56:02","slug":"beauty-beyond-nature-stunning-artistic-glass-paperweights-by-paul-j-stankard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/beauty-beyond-nature-stunning-artistic-glass-paperweights-by-paul-j-stankard\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty Beyond Nature: Stunning Artistic Glass Paperweights by Paul J. Stankard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulstankard.com\/\">Paul J. Stankard<\/a> is an internationally acclaimed artist and pioneer in the studio glass movement. He is considered a living master in the art of the paperweight, and his work is represented in more than 60 museums around the world. He is a Fellow of the American Craft Council and a recipient of the UrbanGlass Award\u2014Innovation in a Glassworking Technique. Stankard recently authored an autobiography titled \u201cNo Green Berries or Leaves: The Creative Journey of an Artist in Glass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After battling undiagnosed dyslexia for his entire youth (at one time graduating the bottom of his class), Stankard struggled greatly to identify his life\u2019s calling. While in college he discovered scientific glass blowing, the manual process of creating scientific instruments out of glass for use in laboratories. He was instantly hooked and for 10 years worked with industrial glass. Eventually the pressure of a growing family at home lead to an experiment with the creation of glass paperweights in his garage to supplement his income.<\/p>\n<p>When Stankard suddenly directed a decade of industrial glassworking techniques into the interpretation of flowers, bees, vines, and leaves encased in glass, it wasn\u2019t long before an art dealer discovered his work and he began to create art full-time. His pieces now appear in over 60 museums around the world including the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Louvre.<\/p>\n<p>You can see much more of his work on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulstankard.com\/\">website<\/a>, at the C<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmog.org\/bio\/paul-j-stankard\">orning Museum of Glass<\/a>, and in his book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810944731\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0810944731&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=colossal0d-20&amp;linkId=6OLWZS6BWWPTWLFI\">Homage to Nature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3059\" style=\"width: 1009px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3059\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-7.jpg\" alt=\"Tea Rose Bouquet with Mask. Photo by Douglas Schaible.\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-7-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-7-250x318.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-7-990x1260.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tea Rose Bouquet with Mask. Photo by Douglas Schaible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3060\" style=\"width: 1032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3060\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-8.jpg\" alt=\"Honeybees Swarming a Floral Hive Cluster. Photo by Ron Farina.\" width=\"1032\" height=\"1082\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honeybees Swarming a Floral Hive Cluster. Photo by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3058\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3058\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-6.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Orbs Floating in a Sphere. Photo by Ron Farina.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-6-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-6-250x235.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-6-990x929.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Orbs Floating in a Sphere. Photo by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3063\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3063\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-12.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 12\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-12-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-12-990x1024.jpg 990w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-12-250x259.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3057\" style=\"width: 1007px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3057\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-5.jpg\" alt=\"Fecundity Bouquet. Photo by Ron Farina.\" width=\"1007\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-5-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-5-250x271.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fecundity Bouquet. Photo by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3062\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3062\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-11.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Orbs Floral Cluster. Photo by Ron Farina.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-11.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-11-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-11-250x229.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-11-990x908.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Orbs Floral Cluster. Photo by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3061\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3061\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-9.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Ron Farina.\" width=\"960\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-9.jpg 960w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-9-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-9-250x237.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights\" width=\"923\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights.jpg 923w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-250x271.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-15.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 15\" width=\"959\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-15.jpg 959w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-15-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-15-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-15-250x417.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3065 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-14.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 14\" width=\"938\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-14.jpg 389w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-14-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-14-250x288.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 13\" width=\"950\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13-250x128.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-13-990x508.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3056 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 4\" width=\"965\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-4-990x557.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3068\" style=\"width: 979px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3068\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-17.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 17\" width=\"979\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-17.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-17-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-17-250x152.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-17-990x601.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3054\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3054\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-2.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 2\" width=\"996\" height=\"1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-2-250x313.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos by Ron Farina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3053 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Stankard Artistic Glass Paperweights 1\" width=\"1006\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1-1024x862.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1-250x210.jpg 250w, https:\/\/illuzone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Paul-Stankard-Artistic-Glass-Paperweights-1-990x833.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Stankard - Beauty Beyond Nature\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yrJK_rQO0Zk?start=324&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Almost all of the photographs in this article were provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronfarina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Farina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/beauty-beyond-nature-stunning-artistic-glass-paperweights-by-paul-j-stankard\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    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