For a scientist, being published in the weekly journal
Nature is Mega. To see a quilt published in
Nature is ... unheard of?
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That published quilt, by
Joni Seiderstein, is one of the illustrations of how art can enhance scientific communication and understanding, as part of a media-storm by artists called
#sciart, launched as part of SciArt Week via
Symbiartic, the art blog of the monthly magazine
Scientific American.
The aim is to get educators, researchers, journalists, scientists - and the rest of the world - to notice science-related art and "
to help advance the presence of images in science communication and culture."
Nature's report is
here; the science and art link is a thread worth following!
Wow, thanks for this post Margaret. Lunchtime will be very stimulating today I think.
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ReplyDeleteWow, thanks so much for posting about my little quilt in the Nature article. I was floored to get that call and so honored.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. Thanks for the links Margaret - Friday night surfing!
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