Read the Storque article here:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/thisHandmadeLife/article/art-and-science-converge-the-periodic-table-printmaking-proj/998/
It was printed on acid free Bristol Weight Board. Framed in a black 8x8 inch frame without glass* (please see below). Your print will be signed by the artist and ready for hanging or desk placement (hook and leg included).
You can see more about the project here:
http://azuregrackle.com/periodictable/
http://home.comcast.net/~clarksbarn/periodic/elements.html
The Periodic Table Printmaking project is on display through 2011 as part of Elemental Matters: Artists Imagine Chemistry at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia.
http://www.chemheritage.org/visit/museum/exhibits/elemental-matters/index.aspx
About the Element
Bromine, symbol Br, atomic number 35 is a red, non-metallic liquid discovered in 1826 by Antoine Balard in a salt marsh. *Though perhaps a German student Carl Lowig found it first but didn't get around to claiming it. Bromine is not something you want to stick your nose in, as it is irritating, burning and hazardous, with a noxious vapor.
The name bromine comes from the Greek for "bromos" or stench. The stench might even be that attributed to a stinky goat. Bromine/bromide has also influenced language. That is the use of bromide to mean dull, uninteresting, trite and tiresome. To quote wordsmith.org: "In earlier times, potassium bromide used to be taken as a sedative. So any statement that was intended to be soothing ("Don't worry, everything will be OK.") acquired the name bromide. Eventually any commonplace or tired remark and anyone uttering such remarks came to be known as a bromide."
About the Print
Created by screen print with 3 screens for 3 color process.
I used the image of a goat after reading a reference to "stench of the goat" relating to the Greek word for stench. This goat is standing by a marsh and inhaling the nasty red vapor of bromine (but he doesn't mind, because he already smells).
*Note: this item is framed, but without glass. Instead, a plastic transparency has been added for protection. You have the option to reframe with glass once you receive it. If you want it framed with glass, please contact me and it may be arranged with additional costs including shipping insurance.
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