The Year Ahead

Some time in mid-July it all clicked: for fun, do art that will augment the

biology courses I'm teaching (university general biology for non-majors).

I pretty much do biology seven days a week, so why not link it to a hobby?

The plan (and I love plans): make art that augments our curriculum:

interactive exhibits where students learn biology without constant

teacher intervention, so they learn to access and enjoy science on

their own, and hopefully carry it well beyond the classroom.

So the three theme areas I'm developing during the

2013-2014 school year are:

The Nature of Science (Science Is...),

The Art of Nature, and

Biology for the Seasons.

Each theme has multiple smaller art exhibits:

Nature of Science

Science Illuminations (Illuminated calligraphy science characteristics)

Envisioning Science (Different ways of representing science information)

Evidence of Science (Ephemera of science process)

The Art of Nature

Art About Nature (Various representations of nature and processes)

Art From Nature (Constructed from and inspired by natural structures)

Biology for the Seasons

Winter Biology (Twig identification, animal tracks, mushrooms, +)

Spring Biology (Animal life cycles, weather patterns, +)

Summer Biology (Photosynthesis, flowers, insects, +)

Autumn Biology (Climate and life, fall foliage, fruits, +)

This month is just prep (organizing materials, practicing techniques),

and then every month, an exhibit gets worked on and displayed.

This blog will chronicle the entire process, warts and all :).