Large hadron collider quilts by Kate Findlay

Kate findlay hadron collider quilts

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Amazing quilts inspired by the LHC! via CRAFT.

The Large Hadron Collider, a steely pinnacle of physics and engineering, doesn’t generally bring soft, snuggly thoughts to mind. But that may change for people who see Kate Findlay’s quilts. For four years, she has been making fabric-based artwork inspired by the accelerator and its experiments. “I’ve been living and dreaming and sleeping and eating hadron colliders,” she says.


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  1. There are lots more images at:
    http://art.findlays.net/lhc

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