Teja Jamilla

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smithsonianmag:

The Unsettling Beauty of Lethal Viruses

To create a body of work he calls “Glass Microbiology,” [Luke] Jerram has enlisted the help of virologist Andrew Davidson from the University of Bristol and the expertise of professional glassblowers Kim George, Brian George and Norman Veitch. Together, the cross-disciplinary team brings hazardous pathogens, such as the H1N1 virus or HIV, to light in translucent glass forms.

The artist  insists that his sculptures be colorless, in contrast to the images scientists sometimes disseminate that are enhanced with bright hues. “Viruses have no color as they are smaller than the wavelength of light,” says Jerram, in an email. “So the artworks are created as alternative representations of viruses to the artificially colored imagery we receive through the media.” Jerram and Davidson create sketches, which they then take to the glassblowers, to see whether the intricate structures of the diseases can be replicated in glass, at approximately one million times their original size. - Continue reading at Smithsonian.com.

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dkmissanya:

My outfit for the 23rd where we celebrated Christmas with my girlfriend’s family <3 
I got so many nice presents they really spoil me!
This dress is just so beautiful so the picture and the lightning just doesn’t do it justice :c

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dkmissanya:

Yesterday we went to visit some of my girlfriends family ^^ This is what I wore.

dkmissanya:

Yesterday we went to visit some of my girlfriends family ^^
This is what I wore.

3 months ago

diamondsinthelibrary:

A BELLE EPOQUE AMETHYST AND DIAMOND RING Set with an hexagonal amethyst to the openwork millegrain diamond-set gallery and half-hoop, circa 1915, ring size 7, with French assay marks for platinum and gold  Christie’s.

diamondsinthelibrary:

A BELLE EPOQUE AMETHYST AND DIAMOND RING
Set with an hexagonal amethyst to the openwork millegrain diamond-set gallery and half-hoop, circa 1915, ring size 7, with French assay marks for platinum and gold  Christie’s.

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5 months ago