{"id":273,"date":"2021-02-04T19:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2021-03-19T00:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T00:18:56","slug":"vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Vorticella convallaria 1676 &amp; 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jocelyn Curry (artist) and Rachel Pepper (scientist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-813x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-813x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"944\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/curryj03sm-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-768x967.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-1220x1536.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm.-1627x2048.jpg 1627w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj03sm..jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Box and Lid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-815x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"281\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/curryj02sm\/\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-768x965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-1222x1536.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm-1630x2048.jpg 1630w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj02sm.jpg 1671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">1676 side<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm.-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"946\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm..jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/curryj04sm-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm.-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm.-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm.-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm.-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm.-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/03\/curryj04sm..jpg 1581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Drawing in historical style<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-735x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"279\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/curryj06sm\/\" class=\"wp-image-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-1103x1536.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm-1471x2048.jpg 1471w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj06sm.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Patterns from microscope images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-1024x937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"937\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-1024x937.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"277\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/curryj01sm\/\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-1024x937.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-768x703.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-1536x1405.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-2048x1873.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curryj01sm-328x300.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Contemporary Side<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">To enlarge the images, move the cursor over the thumbnail image until you see the little hand.  Then click.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"584\" height=\"62\" data=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" id=\"ep64358\">\r<param value=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" name=\"movie\" \/>\r<param value=\"high\" name=\"quality\" \/>\r<param value=\"transparent\" name=\"wmode\" \/>\r<param value=\"always\" name=\"allowscriptaccess\" \/>\r<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\" \/>\r<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"ytid=LGZCjo-_yXQ&#038;height=30&#038;width=584&#038;react=1&#038;sweetspot=1&#038;&amp;rs=w\" \/>\r<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cantembedplus\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"584\" height=\"30\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LGZCjo-_yXQ?fs=1&#038;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r<\/object>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dr. Rachel Pepper teaches physics and biophysics at the University of Puget Sound.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her study of the interactions between ambient water currents and microscopic suspension feeders offers important findings for aquatic ecology, water treatment and remediation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Pepper\u2019s research inspired Jocelyn Curry to make the artist book, <em>Vorticella convallaria: 1676 &amp; 2020.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"584\" height=\"62\" data=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" id=\"ep80463\">\r<param value=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" name=\"movie\" \/>\r<param value=\"high\" name=\"quality\" \/>\r<param value=\"transparent\" name=\"wmode\" \/>\r<param value=\"always\" name=\"allowscriptaccess\" \/>\r<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\" \/>\r<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"ytid=XmpYBO78tuQ&#038;height=30&#038;width=584&#038;react=1&#038;sweetspot=1&#038;&amp;rs=w\" \/>\r<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cantembedplus\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"584\" height=\"30\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XmpYBO78tuQ?fs=1&#038;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r<\/object>\n<\/div><figcaption>Artist Jocelyn Curry explains how she contrasts Dr. Rachel Pepper\u2019s study of the single cell organism, <em>Vorticella convallaria, <\/em>with Van Leeuwenhook\u2019s 1676 observations in her artist book, <em>Vorticella convallaria: 1676 &amp; 2020. <\/em>She creates her own decorative patterns based upon this research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jocelyn Curry&#8217;s Artist Statement:  <\/strong>When visiting Rachel Pepper&#8217;s physics lab at the University of Puget Sound, I learned about a Dutch microscopist named Van Leeuwenhoek who first identified, in 1676, the same protozoa being studied by Dr. Pepper and her students. After reading about Van Leeuwenhoek, and about Dr. Pepper&#8217;s advanced research in a modern lab, my concept formed: create a book with two profiles in contrasting graphic styles. I chose a folding screen structure so the six &#8220;pages&#8221; could be fully displayed from both sides. Illustration, botanical drawing, hand lettering, extracts from Dr. Pepper&#8217;s research, and original pattern panels were assembled digitally. Once printed, the pages were accented by hand with pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Size:  <\/strong>The screen supporting the six pages of the book is 12&#8243; high. Each screen segment is 4&#8243; wide. When assembled, the book is 12&#8243; wide when expanded. This structure folds flat and goes into a 5&#8243; wide x 14&#8243; long x 1.5&#8243; high box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials:  <\/strong>Paper, acrylic rods, polyester film, and adhesives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book Structure:  <\/strong>Hinged two-sided folding screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Printing\/Production Method:  <\/strong>The original artwork was created with India ink, watercolor, dip pens, and smooth rag paper. After scanning the original artwork, all the pages were digitally printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edition:  <\/strong>Unique<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year Created:  <\/strong>2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curry_jocelyn_artistportrait.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1017\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curry_jocelyn_artistportrait.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curry_jocelyn_artistportrait.jpeg 991w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curry_jocelyn_artistportrait-292x300.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/curry_jocelyn_artistportrait-768x788.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Seattle, Jocelyn Curry now lives in Shoreline, WA. After finishing a career as a calligrapher, illustrator and graphic designer she now enjoys being able to select challenging art and design projects that are either self-expressive or are done pro bono for the Shoreline community. Because the Science Stories project guaranteed delving into a topic unfamiliar to her, she chose to participate. While creating artist books is not her usual focus, she has always been awed by the unique design demands of unconventional and conventional book design.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jocelyn Curry: e-mail:   jocelyn.curry@gmail.com;  website:  <a href=\"http:\/\/jocelyncurry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/jocelyncurry.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-1024x820.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-2048x1639.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Pepper.Rachel.photoofScientist-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Dr. Rachel Pepper is an Associate Professor of Physics and the William D. and Flora McCormick Chair in Biophysics at the University of Puget Sound. Rachel teaches physics and biophysics and does research focused on the intersection between fluid mechanics and biology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Rachel Pepper:  e-mail: rpepper@pugetsound.edu; website: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/drpepperlab.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/drpepperlab.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About her research connected to this project, Dr. Pepper writes, &#8220;Research in the Pepper Lab investigates biophysical questions with a focus on fluid mechanics. In particular, we look at how water interacts with living organisms. One of the two main projects in the lab focuses on microscopic sessile suspension feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sessile suspension feeders are an important part of aquatic ecosystems; they consume bacteria and small detritus and are in turn eaten by larger organisms. As bacteria consumers, these organisms also play an important role in biological wastewater treatment and may also be important in degrading contaminants from human-caused environmental disasters such as oil spills and sewage leaks. They live anchored to aquatic surfaces and survive by creating a feeding current that draws fluid towards them, and from which they filter their food of interest. An understanding of the flow generated by suspension feeders helps us determine their feeding rate, and predict what changes this feeding rate. An understanding of their feeding rate can help us not only to better understand the impact of microscopic sessile suspension feeders on marine ecology and carbon cycling but also improve water treatment plant design and improve remediation after environmental disasters.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>   <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jocelyn Curry (artist) and Rachel Pepper (scientist) Jocelyn Curry&#8217;s Artist Statement: When visiting Rachel Pepper&#8217;s physics lab at the University of Puget Sound, I learned about a Dutch microscopist named Van Leeuwenhoek who first identified, in 1676, the same protozoa &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/vorticella-convallaria-1676-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":629,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/629"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1067,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}