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Gem ConnectionAuthor: Susan Thornton
Gem Connection is about the interconnectedness of gemstones to the broader world around us: to geology, ancient Greek coins and the annals of history, to the fascinating people who have impacted the gem trade, to lab grown diamonds and their uses in applied science and quantum computing and water purification, to sustainability and the climate. Follow us on Instagram @gemconnectionpodcast Language: en Genres: Arts, Fashion & Beauty Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Structural Color, Biomimicry, & Genevieve Hudson-Price, All Social Butterflies
Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
Structural color and biomimicry are the subjects of this episode, and the blue morpho butterfly is a featured player in both. Structural color is how light interacts with the nano surface of a material - like a blue morpho butterfly wing, or the exoskeleton of an iridescent beetle. Biomimicry refers how science borrows from the natural world to create new technology. My special guest is the immensely stylish and interesting Genevieve Hudson-Price, actor and jewelry designer born and raised in NYC. As an actor, she is best known for her work on HBO’s The Wire, The Deuce, and The Outsider. Her jewelry line, Blue Morpho Jewelry, is comprised of one-of-a-kind pieces handmade by Genevieve using recycled metals and ethically sourced precious materials—often featuring real butterfly wings and spider webs encased in hand-carved crystal and gold, as well as real beetles. All of her butterflies come from sustainable butterfly farmers—never hunters. Her jewelry is available is available at ABC Carpet & Home, her website is bluemorphojewelry.com. Photo thanks to Genevieve Hudson-Price.
