Friday, August 29, 2014

Quartz Inchie

The inchie from EIM this week is quartz crystal. I knew I was going to get all techno over this one. Rocks, chemistry, computers! Today I was mostly focused on the chemistry of quartz crystals. I wanted to get the molecular structure in there and the importance of silicon dioxide in circuit boards (not to mention ordinary glass, but that's a whole other thing). There is also the bright light as clear quartz crystals have to do with the soul chakra and a lot of metaphysical stuff that I don't understand but I don't want to fluff off, either.

While researching, I found some great molecular diagrams that would make some neat tangle patterns, how cool is that?


Did you know there are left- (beta) and right-handed (alpha) quartz crystals? I guess I knew that from chemistry class, but it's buried in the grey matter. It's been awhile since I took chemistry (although not so long that my kids have, and therefore I did all over again!).
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  1. freebird7100August 29, 2014 at 10:49 PM

    I love this, wht a great take on the theme. I had not thought of this direction, great job!

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    1. cstocksAugust 30, 2014 at 4:27 AM

      Thanks so much. There is so much information out there on quartz crystals, it was hard to sift it down into a manageable size for a small work. Luckily, I can try again with some other bits and bytes. Have a brilliant day! c

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  2. KiaAugust 30, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    This is beautiful. It's amazing how beautiful chemistry can be, isn't it. The electric blue is stunning and I like the circuit board bits. It would make a great tangle pattern.

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    1. cstocksSeptember 4, 2014 at 10:16 AM

      Thank you, Kia. This stuff really spoke to my left-brain and electric blue is yet another layer that fell into place, i guess, as I hadn't even gone that far with it, at least not intentionally. I appreciate your thoughts. Have a brilliant day! c

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  3. UnknownAugust 31, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    Wow, this came out so amazing!! I love that you can get all techno! I admire that in people, as I am the complete opposite! But this is just gorgeous!! :0) Share humanity

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    1. cstocksSeptember 4, 2014 at 10:18 AM

      Thanks, Annette! It's what makes this sooo cool as we can all visit these ideas from different directions and still embrace art. Your kind thoughts are much appreciated. May your day be filled with brilliance! c

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