artologica
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Original art and stylish accessories inspired by SCIENCE!
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @artologica
Announcement
Still shipping! Got everything at home and USPS comes daily : )
Original art and stylish accessories inspired by SCIENCE!
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @artologica
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Reviews
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ndiestelkamp on Apr 25, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful quality scarf. A little more sheer than I was expecting but nonetheless beautiful. Shipping was quick
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Ashany on Jan 22, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSuch a cute and nerdy gift for my PA who was going into ID specialty. The scarf is light weight, can be worn year round. Muted soft colors. Comes neatly folded and packaged in a clear wrap within tissue paper. Would highly recommend this item as a gift or for yourself.
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Jodi on Dec 10, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI am indescribable excited to have this in time to give someone their birthday present. It is beautiful.
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Annie on Nov 21, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSuch a cool concept! I love the idea of making art out science and it looks great on this tie for my brother who’s a doctor!
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Katie on Apr 20, 2021
5 out of 5 starsMy colleague loved this! Great thank you present for a grad school recommendation letter.
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Jeffrey on Apr 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAwesome painting, will make a great goodbye gift for a colleague who is heading to grad school. Shipping was fast and arrived in perfect condition. :)
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Käte-Marie on Apr 5, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAmazing art! My boyfriend is going to love it for his graduation gift.
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Amber on Apr 4, 2021
4 out of 5 starsThis painting is stunning, even more so in person. The only thing I was disappointed in was the size. I don't know if I misread the description, or just had it in my head that it was bigger, but it is so much smaller than I expected. My husband and I both had it in our heads that this piece was going to be the "showstopper" in our living room; the first thing people would see. It is a gorgeous piece, but it's definitely not big enough to be THE main piece like we had planned. So the biggest thing I can suggest is to read the description very carefully. For the seller, I would almost suggest showing a comparison photo of smaller pieces like this and a sheet of paper so people like myself, who aren't very proficient in buying art, can get a more realistic idea of what a piece will look like in person.
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Jane on Mar 26, 2021
5 out of 5 starsgorgeous, deep color. artwork itself reminded me so much of my perception of my brain that i just had to get it. arrived quickly, packed with a lot of care.
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About artologica
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I paint by a window to get natural light. Here I'm working on a painting of budding yeast.
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My workspace, tucked in a corner of the dining room.
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Original watercolors and collages that became scarves.
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I cut paintings into circles, mount them in petri dishes and cover them with resin.
Inspired by science, expressed in paint
I've been a professional artist for over a decade, selling my work at festivals and in galleries. I was intrigued by biological images, and I painted lots of them, but I wanted to connect with a geekier audience than I was finding at festivals. In 2010, I decided to try expanding online. Things started a little slowly, but once I was featured in some science blogs, word started getting around about the woman who paints cells and viruses.
Once I got connected with some scientists and bloggers on twitter, a great dialogue began, with ideas and images pouring in and artwork pouring out.
Friends had been suggesting to me for years that I put my artwork on fabric, so in 2012, I decided to try making some scarves based on my paintings. Luckily, my friend Alison was already producing gorgeous scarves for museums and high end shops. She helped guide me through the process, and now scarves are a big part of my business.
The scarves are the only things in my shop not fully handmade by me. I paint the picture, get it photographed professionally, photoshop it to the right dimensions, and have the image digitally printed on silk. It's a fairly long and expensive process, which is why I can't take orders for one-of-a-kind scarves.
In addition to the scarves, I've been making little paintings in petri dishes for two years now. They're great as Christmas ornaments or just to hang on a wall.
In addition to painting sciencey stuff, I blog weekly about science and art at TheFinchandPea.com, a group blog focusing on the intersection of science and culture, and I tweet @artologica.
Shop members
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Michele Banks
Owner, Maker
I'm a painter and collage artist based in Washington, DC. Most of my work is inspired by the beauty and wonder of science. I'm a full-time artist - in addition to selling on etsy, I show and sell my work at festivals and in galleries.
Production partners
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Middle Kingdom Inc
D.C., United States
Middle Kingdom was founded by husband and wife team Bo Jia and Alison Alten Jia in 1998. They design and make fine porcelains and bespoke silk scarves for clients including the MFA Boston, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Field Museum.
Shop policies
This is cool because you own the only one in existence : )
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
Returns and exchange details
Payment
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If I do not receive payment within 24 hours of placing your order,
I reserve the right to cancel your order through Etsy.
Shipping
Please make sure your PayPal and Etsy addresses match.
Unless otherwise noted in a specific listing, most orders ship USPS
First Class mail within 2-5 business days of receiving cleared payment.
If you have any special shipping requests [priority, delivery confirmation,
insurance, etc], please contact me for an updated invoice.
Privacy
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Information Sharing and Disclosure
Information about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:
Etsy. I share information with Etsy as necessary to provide you my services and comply with my obligations under both the Etsy Seller Policy and Etsy Terms of Use.
Service providers. I engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to my shop, such as delivery companies. I will share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
Compliance with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property, and safety of my customers, or others.
Data Retention
I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with my legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce my agreements. I generally keep your data for the following time period: 4 years.
Transfers of Personal Information Outside the EU
I may store and process your information through third-party hosting services in the US and other jurisdictions. As a result, I may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction with different data protection and government surveillance laws than your jurisdiction. If I am deemed to transfer information about you outside of the EU, I rely on Privacy Shield as the legal basis for the transfer, as Google Cloud is Privacy Shield certified.
Your Rights
If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. I describe these rights below:
Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you by contacting me using the contact information below.
Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where I am required to store data for legal reasons) I will generally delete your personal information upon request.
Object. You can object to (i) my processing of some of your information based on my legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from me after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, I will delete your personal information unless I have compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.
Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.
How to Contact Me
For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Michele Banks, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at artologica [!at] gmail.com. Alternately, you may mail me at:
Michele Banks, 1077 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 USA