Science | Smithsonian Magazine: In September, as wildfire raged in Medicine Bow National Forest, Karen Vaughan watched smoke billow in a choked-off Wyoming sky. The sun was reduced to a matte neon-pink disc behind the haze, and Vaughan worried about her research site in the burning mountains. One of her graduate students still had one more day of fieldwork to complete, and the roads would soon be closed, if they weren’t already.
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I find it truly fascinating the extent of things we can do with elements around us, and discovering every day where that “extent” actually is. I had no idea you could take dirt and make it into a watercolor paint that you could actually paint with. I really liked the emphasis on making art but including science in it, to further develop a conversation on the latter. For me, that was the main takeaway: creating something to enable a conversation on a secondary topic. Theater can do so much for us if we can find the right stories that could do that for us; we have opened discussions on mental health, the outcomes of war, dysfunctional family dynamics, and so many other things because specific shows were given the platform to do so. Overall, I applaud Vaughan for developing this art form and sharing it with the world for all of us to see.
I highly appreciate any merging of artistic and STEM fields. I think its important to bridge the two areas and work within both areas. You can tell that the creator of the paint has a true passion for the science behind dirt and it is really amazing that she found a way to bring her knowledge and passion into an artistic realm. I personally love the color palettes and hues that have come from her collecting. Bright and vibrant colors are fun (but artificial) when it comes to art I am typically drawn to more natural tones and nature inspired work. Its strange to think about doing newsfeeds last year and seeing how the world has changed because of Covid. I think a lot more people have opened up to sharing their ideas and passions online. Sharing information on Instagram and opening a platform to talk about things (Like dirt and soil) that we normally would brush aside gives artist new perspectives. I guess that was a bit of a ramble but I really enjoy seeing art and science come together
I highly appreciate any merging of artistic and STEM fields. I think its important to bridge the two areas and work within both areas. You can tell that the creator of the paint has a true passion for the science behind dirt and it is really amazing that she found a way to bring her knowledge and passion into an artistic realm. I personally love the color palettes and hues that have come from her collecting. Bright and vibrant colors are fun (but artificial) when it comes to art I am typically drawn to more natural tones and nature inspired work. Its strange to think about doing newsfeeds last year and seeing how the world has changed because of Covid. I think a lot more people have opened up to sharing their ideas and passions online. Sharing information on Instagram and opening a platform to talk about things (Like dirt and soil) that we normally would brush aside gives artist new perspectives. I guess that was a bit of a ramble but I really enjoy seeing art and science come together
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