I took one chemistry class in high school and I can't really say that I enjoyed it. I learned more about my friends, Doug and Kris, chatting at the back of the class than about the elements in the periodic chart.
Yet, here I am 25 years later (AAAAACK!), trying to make the most of a couple of the elements on that chart. Etsy printmaker Jenn of azuregrackle put together a project assembling the work of 96 different printmakers from around the world, with their interpretations of the elements.
You can see the whole incredible table here: http://azuregrackle.com/periodictable/table/
I'm proud to say that I did two elements (eep!), Magnesium (12) and Argon (18).
I was rather terrified to participate initially because I figured my skills in carving were pretty basic compared to the crazy talent of the other printmakers. I was right. Oh well, I did my best and was happy with what I came up with and the project as a whole is all the more interesting with the variety of ideas and prints. I am surrounded by beautiful work in this chart. Go ahead, click on that link above and have another look...
The project has been noticed too, featured on Neatorama a few days ago, and yesterday on BoingBoing!
4 comments:
chemistry, like math, makes my eyes glaze over....too bad there wasn't an interesting chart like this when I was in school.....
congrats on having two of yours on the chart, and double-congrats on the two features!
This project is so cool.
On a similar topic, I found this by an Etsy artist:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittenspawn/2231074849/in/pool-628513@N20/?addedcomment=1#comment72157603829570781
Isn't it great!
Hi Sandra -
I love your two prints! They look great on the periodic table. Thanks again for participating.
Jenn
azuregrackle.com
You're too kind :) thanks for commenting, Jenn. Congrats on such a great project!
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