Newly Listed: Speed of Light in Snow Quartz and Faceted Amethyst

Back when I was working on SUPER SEKRIT PROJECT (it's done now; all that's left is to count down the days until I can share it with you!), I bought a whole bunch of a kind of stone entirely new to me: snow quartz (also called snowy quartz, milky quartz, and white quartz). It was something I could use in so many projects, when moonstone was too expensive and when mother-of-pearl was too warm.

In so many projects, it turned out, that I used it all up before writing a geo-shopping post about it. Oops!

In the meantime, feast your eyes on this latest piece of sciart jewelry: the speed of light in snow quartz, with faceted amethyst acting as spacers.

Speed of light bracelet by Kokoba

This is only the second speed of light piece in my shop and (according to my photo backlog) the third I've ever done. How could I forget one of the most important physical constants there is? I don't know, but I'm determined to rectify that situation.

This would be a great gift for any physics nerds or hard SF fans you know, whether for Valentine's day or for a February birthday (since amethyst is February's birthstone).

Last week, I decided to dig on Etsy for some #sciart finds. This week I originally planned on searching on Pinterest, but you know what? Either Pinterest users are idiots, or there is something fucky with their algorithms (why not both?), because the vast majority of stuff that turns up when you search for "#sciart" is fairies and fantasy things. And, for some reason, fashion color palette advice based on your "season."

Meanwhile, if you search #sciart on Twitter, you get some really nifty new stuff! Like neurons painted in sumi-e style:

#SciArt member Gregory Dunn paints the elegant forms of neurons in the Asian sumi-e style. https://t.co/Mzq7JuTxdt pic.twitter.com/5gBEqHkRG2

— SciArt Center (@thesciartcenter) January 11, 2016

Some immunology jewelry from the fantastic Vexed Muddler:

Antibodies more your style? How about an IgM pentamer? #SciArt #immunology https://t.co/OQVnaa6iMy pic.twitter.com/OAolMK47He

— the vexed muddler (@vexedmuddler) January 10, 2016

And some breathtaking marine biology:

Octopoteuthis deletron a midwater octopus. https://t.co/lsvfZtl75D #sciart. I have been ill… https://t.co/G4NgcFl7aI pic.twitter.com/EmEllKSSpX

— Kelly Lance (@2Bfreelance) January 9, 2016

So, sorry Pinterest: you were a cool idea but for now I'm going to stick to recipes, thanks.