Why Micro Art

Posted on Jan 24, 2011 in Art and Science, Blog, Cellular Intelligence, Featured, Reflections | 1 comment When I began using the microscope for medical research it was to distinguish normal from leukemic cells – to find diagnostic meaning in the features of the cells.  When I began giving slide shows to kids with cancer of the microscopic beauty of what was in their bodies – vitamins, minerals, etc, a new meaning began revealing itself. Some of the kids became enthralled with the...
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Wine Rorschach

Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Reflections, Wine Shaman | 0 comments What is this? After a weekend of showing this image as a large art portrait, it was clear that it brought up different imagery to folks.   It was part of the Winter WineLand  ‘art happening’ at Freestone Vineyards, a beautiful friendly place with beautiful wines. This is the perspective of  the print. Many people saw it as butterflies One person saw it as  Michaelangelo’s...
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Synesthesia: Tasting shapes?

Posted on Jan 4, 2011 in Art and Science, Blog, Come to your senses, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells, Shaping Taste, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 2 comments There is a sensory experience that some folks have where they SMELL numbers or SEE  sounds.  Jimi Hendrix HEARD the color blue and physician Richard Cytowic wrote about one of his patients who tasted an angular chicken. Check out his interesting book “The Man who Tasted Shapes.” Synesthesia is a state in which sensory experiences are cross-wired in the brain.  Some say this is...
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