{"id":44529,"date":"2026-08-14T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44529"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:43:00","slug":"artist-transformed-her-late-fathers-passport-into-a-beautiful-memory-capsule-with-16-beautiful-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44529","title":{"rendered":"Artist Transformed Her Late Father\u2019s Passport Into A Beautiful Memory Capsule With 16 Beautiful Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/late-father-memory-passport-paintings-radhika-chitalia-fb.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Illustrator and graphic designer originally from India,\u00a0Radhika Chitalia\u00a0has lived and worked in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the past 13 years. 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