RedBubble and CafePress Updates

Well, it's nice to announce that several images have received awards.  It was really nice to see that 'Deep In The Curl' is now a featured image in 'Featured Art & Photography' [though it now appears on Page 28]. Diatom Kaleaidoscopes - 'Delicato', 'Electric Eyes' and 'Jewel Eyes'  have been featured in Kaleidoscope Kraze.  If you click on the image to the right of this post, you can see all of the images, including these award winners.  It is also a good time to do your holiday shopping both at RedBubble and CafePress.

NADS Update

This in an update from Dennis Vander Meer regarding the NADS Symposium:

"The 20th North American Diatom Symposium went very well.  We had a great turn out and no real logistical problems.  Your donated print was extremely well received.  There was lots of bidding, and I remember that it sold for well over what your suggested value."

In a second note to me Dennis wrote:  'Frank Pickett won the bid for your print for $95'. 

Thank you Frank for your generous bid, and for helping support the NADS program.

Imagine These

Imagine these two images as greeting cards or prints.  The Holiday season is fast approaching. Look for these and more at RedBubble.com. for your photo print needs, or go to CafePress.com and order these beautiful designs as ceramic coaster tiles.  They look wonderful on any table or desk.

Red Bubble.com

I have to say that I have posted quite a few images to Red Bubble.  One image, 'Deep In The Curl', is a featured photograph on the front page of 'Art' on Red Bubble.  I am also receiving very genuine and complimentary comments from fellow artists, all of whom are extremely talented people.  Interesting that those outside the scientific community are so fascinated by, and attracted to the colorized shapes.

About 'Red Bubble'

You may notice the 'Red Bubble' square to the right of this post.  If you click on it, you will be forwarded to the Red Bubble site, where you can purchase any image currently offered in "BlueOcean" in sizes from note cards all the way up to posters.  Just click on the word "BlueOcean" and you will be directed to the images currently available for purchase.  We will be adding new images fairly soon. Check on us often to see what's new.

Recent Activities

Well, I have to go back to last month on August 22nd, when I attended "Earth Focus/ a Showcase of Art inspired by Nature." at URI's Bay Campus. I have previously showcased here some diatoms that were part of a collection of 15 images that appeared as a background "interlude" between 'chapters', if you will. The students who prepared and executed the entire evening's presentation did an excellent job under the guidance of Ana Flores, Artist in Residence, Kettle Pond Visitor Center, RI headquarters for US Fish &Wildlife Fed. The diatoms appeared as floating images interspersed with lovely photos of marshes, sunrises, sunsets, and meadows. A great way to bring it full circle.

Moving on to a recent happening, I just shipped off a custom Giclee' diatom print to the The North American Diatom Symposium (NADS). This symposium will be held from September 23-27 in Milford, Iowa. The print was submitted as a donation by Dr. Hargraves and me as an item for their Silent Auction. The proceeds from the Silent Auction supports travel scholarships for students presenting at the symposium.

The most recent happening is the submission of a Diatom Mandala to the Rhode Island PBS36 annual auction to support PBS programming during the year. The Diatom is also a custom Giclee' print that is framed. Hopefully, it will command a good price, and help keep Public Broadcasting going in Rhode Island for another year.

Charmers

These are a couple of new images I have colorized. Extremely detailed and amazing forms. These cells, by the way, are the potentially toxic dinoflagellate Protoceratium reticulatum.