I posted earlier this week about some Chlamydomonas art, just in time for the holidays. Also still available, though, are prints on canvas of Volvox aureus, in the most niche Etsy store ever:
Volvox aureus by me
These look great if I do say, and they are ready to hang. 12″ x 12″, $40 on Etsy…would make a great gift for microbe enthusiasts. I still have four of the original eight.
I have an Etsy store. I opened it around the time of the Volvox wall art giveaway, and I’ll be the first to admit that it has a limited selection. Exclusive, you might say.
But I can promise you this: it is the world’s foremost source for micrographs of Volvox aureus printed on canvas. It is truly one-stop shopping if the only thing you need is micrographs of Volvox aureus printed on canvas (what else could you need?). If you are in the market for micrographs of Volvox aureus printed on canvas, you need look no further. Unless you can convince Piotr or Katrin to give up theirs, it is probably the only source for micrographs of Volvox aureus printed on canvas.
Volvox aureus by me
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi (Westslope cutthroat trout) Rattlesnake Creek near Missoula, MT, June 11, 2015.
Today is the last day to enter the drawing for a ready-to-hang print of Volvox aureus on canvas. There’s no catch; all you have to do is go to freethoughtblogs.com/fierceroller/?p=5256 and leave a comment with your favorite species (of anything). That’s it!
Right now there are only a dozen entries, so your odds of winning are pretty good. The winner will be announced on Monday.
Volvox aureus by me
I had eight prints made (on canvas) of a micrograph I took in grad school of Volvox aureus. They turned out much better than I expected…it’s really hard to know how the color balance of something you’re looking at on a computer screen will look when it’s printed out. I’m going to give one away by random drawing. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment identifying your favorite species (of anything; rules below).
Volvox aureus by me
Another off-label use of the name “Volvox” has started showing up in my Twitter alerts: Revolog Volvox Film.
Image from https://shop.revolog.net/product/volvox.
Mountain bluebird (I think), Yellowstone National Park, August 24, 2014.
Lilac-breasted roller, Coracias caudatus, Etosha National Park, Namibia, December 17, 2002.
Einstein in snow at Georgia Tech. Sculpture by Robert Berks.
Looking closely you can see the individual chloroplasts inside these Pandorina Morum colonies! Credit: Linden Gledhill pic.twitter.com/fk7LMdtneO
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