Scientifically Artistic Finds

Polymer borrows from every other art form and many other industries and the scientific industry is no exception. Our tissue blades for instance are for biological and physiological studies (yep, the tissue referred to is not Kleenex!)  I also know many polymer artists who use dental tools, pipettes and chemistry scales not to mention the multitudes of hardware and containers that a scientific supply source can offer. So here is one supply source for such things — American Science & Surplus — a very fun and inexpensive supply site with just a mind-boggling number of items that a polymer artist would want … or maybe, need!

Here’s just one example of what can be done with scientific hardware. Julia Sober is quite fond of incorporating microscope slides into her polymer and metal jewelry.  Here she uses cane worked polymer clay, glass microscope slides, gold-filled wire, aluminum tubing, and glass beads for this beautiful set.