1 Year: Birthday Birds

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Experiment Station

Braque’s Bird (1956) inspired The Experiment Station‘s avian avatar, which in turn inspired these winged 1st anniversary gifts. Manager of Public Programs and In-Gallery Interpretation Brooke Rosenblatt‘s cloud-shaped card shows Braque’s bird swooping in to blow out a candle. Museum Assistant (and artist) Joshua Navarro folded a paper crane with best wishes. And Conservation Fellow Patti Favero layered strips of paper and gold glitter to craft our blog a cozy nest.

By Brooke Rosenblatt

Photo of oragami crane card by anonymouse contributor with experimental nest by Patti Favero

Origami crane card by Joshua Navarro with experimental nest by Patti Favero

1 Year: Creative Cakes

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Experiment Station

What’s a birthday party without a cake (and balloons, party hats, and noise makers)? Museum Assistant (and artist) Sue Ahn and IT Support Specialist (and artist) Sandy Lee sculpt cakes and favors out of paper. In-Gallery Interpretation and Public Programs Coordinator Amanda Jirón-Murphy cuts away at her sheet to reveal a fête complete with treats.

Photos of two hand-made paper cakes by Sue Ahn and Sandy Lee

Cakes by Sue Ahn (left) and Sandy Lee (right)

By Amanda Jirón-Murphy

1 Year: The Paper Anniversary

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Experiment Station

One year ago today, The Experiment Station was born. Today we celebrate our paper anniversary with gifts created lovingly for the blog by its loyal contributors. We’ll post them here throughout the day as a tribute to the blog and to you, our dear readers, for inspiring us to experiment on a daily basis.

Photo of a note that blog editors Sarah and Cecilia left with a surprise mission on contributor desks Tuesday morning. Contributors are asked to transform an 8.5x11 sheet of office paper into a gift for the blog's 1 year "paper" anniveresary. Today we'll reveal the results. Photo: Amy Wike

Blog editors Sarah and Cecilia left a surprise mission on contributor desks Tuesday morning. Today we'll reveal the results. Photo: Amy Wike