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Redjeffery
Genetic Art
My efforts are aimed toward the abstraction of nucleic acid sequences in ceramic forms. A string of genetic bases may be thought of as chemical numbers (ACGT become 0123) brought to life through development and aging. The broad topic of genetics hence provides my artistic inspiration.
Sequenced
DNA & RNA
Sculptures
Indigo Hiker
Encodes Dynein mRNA. Interior and exterior glaze combinations symbolize Hawaiian environs with admiration for Ian Read Gibbons.
Two Penguins
Sense/Antisense telomeric penguin pair made for our friends Mary and Stuart.
Semmelweis basin
A wash basin encoding Staph mecA (causes methicillin resistance). Piece made in honor of this legendary Physician.
Crimson Clover
Telomeric repeats stacked upon a Celtic knot. A wedding gift representing everlasting love for Sam and Morgan.
Mother Goose
Vaccine candidate antigen Cytomegalovirus gB in memory of my Stanford mentor Dr. Anne Yeager.
Bohemian Philosopher
Rust owl with orange, blue and periwinkle highlights encoding Reelin that directs your thoughts.
Karkinos
A monster crab encoding BRCA1 with mutated bases forming the mouth of the beast.
Purple Hope
Exon 7 of the HEXA gene with efforts focused upon the last base for treatment of a Tay-Sachs variant. Best luck sent to Rick and his colleagues.
Conception Interior
Histone motif vessel depicting an ancient cauldron of life.
Tony's Mistress
NIAID bought a Chinese mistress. This dark piece encodes her furin cleavage site.
Twister
Another interpretation of IGF2BP1. Twisting fate to provide a therapeutic path for hemoglobinopathies.
Metal Blue Honey
Barrel shaped stack of sense-antisense telomeric repeats with metallic honey dreams melding into a perfect blue reality.
Pineapple of Youth
Antisense telomeric repeat as a symbol of youth. Thanks for a lifetime of friendship Joe.
Blue Helix
Depiction of the helix with minor and major groves in scale.
Picasso Shino
Telomeric repeat design with shino glaze. It reminds me of woman in an armchair...hence, the name.
Aging Telomere
Darker shino glaze with the stacked telomeric repeat design.
Twist of Fate
Interpreting IGF2BP1 with FTX-6058 base. Interesting gene that twists developmental time and changes cellular fate.
Chocolate Tea
Telomeric antisense vase with helical oriented repeat.
Ruby's Cradle
Celebrating the birth of our beautiful Ruby. Congratulations Mackie and Bala.
Polio V
Domain V from Sabin 3 polio virus genome. A key feature for vaccine improvement.
Cubist Princess
Feminine form arising from nucleotides.
Genomic Dope
Polymorphism C>A in FAAH mRNA responsible for altered pain sensation. Cracked in kiln...Kintsugi gold.
ET in mature blue
ET domain of BRD4 for lovers of epigenetics.
Loveseat
A piece of ceramic furniture for my daughter's office.
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