by d_admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Art News, Janice Willson
The old proverb that says the eyes are the windows of the soul may never have been more apparent than in two current photography exhibitions in Ottawa this spring. William Notman (1826-1891) and Dave Heath (1931-2016) were both leading portrait photographers in their...
by d_admin | Jan 10, 2019 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Janice Willson
We at DecoScience love it when a news story combines art and science and if it causes you to rethink your ideas of perception, all the better. Prepare yourself; in this week’s blog I will be talking about Leonardo da Vinci again in this blog (at least as a jumping off...
by d_admin | Sep 20, 2018 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Interesting People, Janice Willson, The Night Sky
Originally the term space debris referred to the natural debris found in the Solar System such as asteroids, comets and meteors but now that term also includes manmade articles like satellites and spent rocket stages. NASA estimates that this debris field has more...
by d_admin | Jun 14, 2018 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Janice Willson, Science Quirkiness
A recent art installation at the Hayward Gallery in London, England has exploded. Wait, what? You read that right, exploded…well, I guess, combusted is a better term. Majestic Splendor by South Korean artist Lee Bul was all set for its preview event when only a few...
by d_admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Art News, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News
The recent release of a report titled, Vital Signs: Containment of Novel Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Resistance Mechanisms from the CDC on drug-resistant organisms illustrates the pressing need for new antibiotics. “The emergence and spread of antibiotic...
by d_admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Art News, Janice Willson
Being a creative person is not always an easy thing. I know, I know, your heart bleeds for me. Sometimes getting your ideas gathered up and packaged into a neat little box that can be translated into something usable can be like wrangling cats. Hissing, squirming...
