´Fucketyfucketyfuckfuckfuck´ by Annie Taylor from PEG - the Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, known for their stitching and swearing #womensart
Genes do what? Maize kernel colors inform as well as delight! Megan Singleton's multipart installation in #KernelsOfCulture incl. ANTHOCYANIN, a 2-part paper corn cob visualization of the genetic code of the C-gene in maize. All corn fiber grown by @mobotgarden's Kemper Center.
Next year's exhibition @mobotmuseum will focus on plants and scents--this sense 👃is creating more interesting experiences at museums https://t.co/omk7tmKjkP
#NationalCandyCornDay Made using corn syrup and developed to look like corn kernels, today candy corn is synonymous with the celebration of Halloween in the USA. Several student artists in #KernelsOfCulture represented their favorite treat in art.
In May 2023, they planted Tuscarora white corn, crooked neck squash, 800-year-old squash, sunflowers, Kahnawake pole beans, yellow eyed Oneida bean, burnt house black beans, and cornbread beans; some seeds had been given, traded, or brought for the planting. #KernelsOfCulture
Brooke Rice is a citizen of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Snipe Clan, from the community of Kahnawake (Quebec, CA). Her interests incl. traditional food sovereignty, sustainable food systems & Indigenous knowledge. #KernelsOfCulture#MaizeAroundTheWorld Pix: Martin Akwiranoron Loft
A rare wild jade vine (Strongylodon elmeri) I saw deep in the Philippine rainforest in 2022. Unlike the jade vine commonly grown in botanic gardens, this species produces terminal clusters of flowers that hang from long, cable-like vines. Finding it was magical: it lit up the forest and our day 🩵