Looking to nature
In researching our new prompt “flexible”, I read about flexibility in nature. The structures in nature seem to be less rigid and more bendable than the manmade structures we build with concrete and stiff materials. Plants have to be flexible to adapt their growth to the situation they find themselves
Deep, deeper, deepest
The challenge of “cells” was a difficult path for me. I saw the limitation in animal, human and plant cells. Which one do I continue with. What am I going to portray. Finally, I chose the general theme of cells. I wanted to put my feeling about cells in the quilt. With
The Boulders
The Moeraki Boulders are a group of large spherical “stones” on Koekohe Beach near Moeraki on New Zealand’s Otago coast. These boulders are actually concretions that have been exposed through shoreline erosion from coastal cliffs. There are still boulders remaining in the mudstone that will, eventually, fall on to the
The Next Prompt: Flexible
That’s it. That’s the prompt. I think it fits perfectly under our over-arching theme of “Structure.” Happy creating!
MOTHER… Deep Down Under
On Earth, cardiovascular stem cells, also known as cardiovascular progenitor (Mother) cells or CPCs, can continually divide to produce more of the same type of cells or develop into other specialized cell types. In my artwork, I searched for the “Mother” cell (lower left corner) and found that one cell
In the Blood
Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are the most common type of blood cells in the human body. About 84% of all our cells are red blood cells. They deliver oxygen to the body’s tissues through the circulatory system and are of course the substance giving our blood its colour. Their lifespan
Ugly Salamander
I wanted to express the idea of cells. All creatures are made of cells so I looked for a creature to study. I thought about choosing a beautiful creature, but there were so many choices. I finally chose the ugliest one in Japan, the “Great Salamander.” I also chose
Strong as an Oak
Medullary rays are cells that strengthen Oak trees.
Honeycomb
Continuing in my series of quilts inspired by Antoni Gaudí the prompt of CELLS inspired me to do some research into how he developed his organic shapes and designs. My interest was sparked by this clipping of detail of windows in Sagrada Familia which mentions how the window is similar
3T3-L1
40″ x 25,6 ” Cotton, painted with oil color, machine-quilted My daughter is a biochemist. Sometimes, when she is at home, data analyses are laying around. I was surprised about the wonderful “quilting patterns”. The first image which I saw showed 3T3-L1 cells. Those are murine fibroblasts, i.e. preliminary cells
The smallest unit of life
Cell is the unit that it becomes a basic structure and activity of all living things. Cell differ in shape and size even within an organism. Human nerve cells that need to transmit a stimulus quickly look like a long electric cords, and are connected to each other. There are
Another Kind of Cell
Digital spreadsheets are used to store, organize and manipulate data and were originally based on paper spreadsheets used for accounting. Data are stored in tables which are a collection of CELLS organized into rows and columns. Software programs such as Excel or Google sheets can store hundreds of tables or