Tag Archives: Science

Ant Man Sends a Selfie

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

From Barro Colorado Island, Panama, with love.

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My Weekend With Google

Posted on August 12, 2014 by

What looks like a bleached octopus, sans tentacles, rests in my hand. White, flaccid and cold, the rubbery blob chills my gloved palm as the researcher describes her work: decellularizing organs to create scaffolds for recolonization by new cells, and possible future implantation. I am holding a human heart. The … Continue reading →

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Exhibit: Drawing From the Tropics, April 17 to May 29, 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by

My tropical paintings and drawings are now on display- available for purchase- in the gallery space of the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, as part of the Myriad Botanical Gardens Fine Art Series. I can’t say enough about this exotic jungle under glass, except … Continue reading →

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Drawing Orchids, Wanting So Much More

Posted on December 6, 2013 by

This week I did something I knew I would regret. I fell for an orchid. Ant Man’s favorite expression,”Ever desiring, ever desirous” sounds a little redundant, but he claims it’s from the Tao Te Ching. ( he uses it on me whenever … Continue reading →

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Friday Figures-Icons of Change

Posted on August 30, 2013 by

Ms. Magazine founder and icon of feminist activism, Gloria Steinem, will be the keynote speaker at the Choices 2013 fundraising dinner and art auction on September 21 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The event … Continue reading →

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I Drew a Butterfly and Learned Something New

Posted on July 30, 2013 by

It surprised me, too. Insects have six legs, and butterflies are insects. So it should follow that butterflies have six legs, too, right? Then I found a freshly emerged gulf fritillary (see previous post) clinging to its chrysalis under the … Continue reading →

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Random Oddities from the Rainforest Planet

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

The word of the day: mucilage. Rolls right off the tongue. It’s a zoo out here. And a botanical garden. And a science camp, a steam bath and a cabinet of wonders all grabbled up in one writhing clump of … Continue reading →

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