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Toss up: Flower Mound artist’s rice portraits last a split second, but captivate millions

Toss up: Flower Mound artist’s rice portraits last a split second, but captivate millions
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With nearly 4 million followers on TikTok and over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, artist Alissa Teo has elevated this simple idea — throwing carefully arranged colored rice into the air to make shapes and images — into a full-blown business.

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