Last Saturday I went to the Tajimi Mosaic Tile Museum (Official Website).
The building, from Terunobu Fujimori, seems out of a fairy tale and I think represents a pile of mixed sand awaiting to become tiles.
A beautiful tile pattern grabbed my attention. It contained only two colours and two shapes. It reminded me how artisans have been wisely using limited materials, not as an in-habilitating constraint, but as a starting point from were a new piece emerges.
In scientific illustrations, keeping scientific rigour may feel like a constraint for art. However I think scientific rigour is the starting point that makes scientific illustrations so interesting.
We are not just making beautiful images, we are crafting thoughtful illustrations to transfer scientific information.
Disclaimer: I do not endorse at all the current economical constraints in research in the USA and my heart goes with all the struggles many researchers are facing. I am fearful of the bad consequences the cuts will have in healthcare.
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