Inno 2007

... and I forgot to mention that I was accepted again for Innovative Threads! This was the second time I entered and the second time I was accepted. If this goes on, I could actually start to believe that perhaps I am not all that bad as an artist! It was SO exciting: a friend (who also had work accepted) and I flew up to Durban for the opening. A real extravagance, but we're worth it! I stayed with my mom who really enjoyed going as well and we floated home on such a high. Very memorable.


This is my entry: the roundish object at the top of the design wall.

Detail:

... and here is the text I sent with it:

"I marvel at the advances medical science has made and the quality of life that our constant scientific research has given to many people. This work is about cell biology. Gene therapy is depicted in the middle and the Mandelbrot set represents mathematics and imaging technology. The nerve cells have to do with mental health advances and computer chips enable powerful medical technology, which can correct faulty biology. For all the havoc we humans have wreaked, I see these technological advances as a shining example of the highest good mankind CAN achieve. I wish to speak for the good that can be done with medical technology and it is my fervent hope that future stem cell technology will be able to cure my Type 1 diabetic daughter."