Last weekend, I was assaulted on the street in broad daylight. I was walking on the sidewalk and a woman crossed the street to come and yell at me for no reason. In more colorful language than I am willing to write here, she told me to get out of there, spit at me and... Continue Reading →
For the past few weeks I have been really slacking off on the art side. I have been keeping up with posting on social media and my blog, but in reality I have not been doing as much beadwork as I should be. I finally forced myself to finish the 3rd brain slice and... Continue Reading →
Some people have asked me why I only share my artistic side on my website. Where is the science? After all, I should start practicing what I preach and explaining science to people who don't deal with it every day. Well, exciting news! Starting this week, I will be alternating posts where I show updates... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago, my husband and I got a rare opportunity to spend the whole day together - just the two of us. With full time jobs (despite COVID-19) and the "second shift" of raising two kids, it really feels like a luxury. Ever since we met in graduate school 15 years ago, we have... Continue Reading →
Well, this was silly of me. I did not realize that the blog post I just published on my interview at "Your Creative Push" podcast had broken links. I wrote the blog post about a week ago and did not realize that since then the website has had some problems. But no worries, you can... Continue Reading →
Today I am super excited to share with you that I was recently interviewed on the Your Creative Push podcast! I had such a great time talking with Youngman about how I came to love both art and science and how they eventually got a chance to join forces in my life.⠀ Please come check... Continue Reading →
While it can often take me quite a bit of time to come up with a new idea for my next big project, I cannot sit still in the meantime. My hands have to keep creating something. Otherwise, I get restless. Here is one of my "interim" projects that I created while getting ready to... Continue Reading →
About a month ago, I received some interesting feedback on Instagram that was meant to question the "rights" to beadwork in different cultures. The authors assumed that beadwork is a very particular type of art that is primarily attributed to Native Americans, as it plays a very important role in their culture. But are the... Continue Reading →
The stem cell revolution When I was in graduate school, I had to perform weekly dissections of neonatal rat brains to isolate primary neurons for my experiments. It was not a particularly enjoyable process and an ungrateful one too. After spending 2 – 3 hours meticulously dissecting a dozen brains under a microscope, I would... Continue Reading →
Several years ago, I received a comment on my website stating that: Work and chores get done, because the world needs them to be done. #Art gets done because there is an internal need for it to happen.Tweet I grew up doing a lot of arts and crafts, which did not necessarily stem from the... Continue Reading →
SciArt that’ll make you feel Smart 