Learn more about Brooke's work and the other Indigenous farmers growing maize for their communities in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld before it closes Monday, March 31 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social!
(🧵 1/3) Brooke Rice is a citizen of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Snipe Clan, from the community of Kahnawake. Her interests include traditional food sovereignty, sustainable food systems, and Indigenous knowledge.
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Learn more about Brooke's work and the other Indigenous farmers growing maize for their communities in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld before it closes Monday, March 31 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social!
Last day to see this feature and the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social is March 31!
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
(🧵 1/3) Brooke Rice is a citizen of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Snipe Clan, from the community of Kahnawake. Her interests include traditional food sovereignty, sustainable food systems, and Indigenous knowledge.
March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last day to see this feature and the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social is March 31!
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
See all of Megan's art at mobotmuseum.bsky.social's #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld exhibition, open now through March 31st.
Megan Singleton is a citizen scientist, artist, and papermaker presenting a dynamic body of work investigating the connections between an innovative pioneering woman in corn science, Barbara McClintock, and the brilliant beauty of Hopi Zea mays (maize).
Learn more: buff.ly/QT6bVYw
Learn more: buff.ly/QT6bVYw
March 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
See all of Megan's art at mobotmuseum.bsky.social's #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld exhibition, open now through March 31st.
#NationalTamaleDay YUMMY TAMALES by Caylee, who writes: "My artwork is about a food I really like from my Mexican culture. It has chicken, vegetables, and masa (made from corn). I like to eat my tamales with tortilla chips. I love corn!"
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
March 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
#NationalTamaleDay YUMMY TAMALES by Caylee, who writes: "My artwork is about a food I really like from my Mexican culture. It has chicken, vegetables, and masa (made from corn). I like to eat my tamales with tortilla chips. I love corn!"
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
Maize place setting, Noritake Company, Inc., Japan; Ceramic, gilding, polychrome; ca. 20th c.; Courtesy @mobotgarden's The Little Shop Around the Corner
Introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th c., maize has been a staple crop in Japan since the late 19th c.
Maize place setting, Noritake Company, Inc., Japan; Ceramic, gilding, polychrome; ca. 20th c.; Courtesy @mobotgarden's The Little Shop Around the Corner
Introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th c., maize has been a staple crop in Japan since the late 19th c.
March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
Maize place setting, Noritake Company, Inc., Japan; Ceramic, gilding, polychrome; ca. 20th c.; Courtesy @mobotgarden's The Little Shop Around the Corner
Introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th c., maize has been a staple crop in Japan since the late 19th c.
Maize place setting, Noritake Company, Inc., Japan; Ceramic, gilding, polychrome; ca. 20th c.; Courtesy @mobotgarden's The Little Shop Around the Corner
Introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th c., maize has been a staple crop in Japan since the late 19th c.
#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld THE SACRED CROP, a painting/poetry series by Waleska Font on the significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America looks at the Venezuelan creation symbolims of maize in VII, OSSEMA. Get the zine and watch her performance at the link in bio.
March 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld THE SACRED CROP, a painting/poetry series by Waleska Font on the significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America looks at the Venezuelan creation symbolims of maize in VII, OSSEMA. Get the zine and watch her performance at the link in bio.
… ain’t nothing but a corn dog … #NationalCorndogDay
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
A CORNDOG RESTING ON A PLATE by Esther from Emily Hemeyer’s class ArtscopeStL/Cabrini Academy features this favorite American fair food, half-eaten enjoying its last moments as a corndog.
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
A CORNDOG RESTING ON A PLATE by Esther from Emily Hemeyer’s class ArtscopeStL/Cabrini Academy features this favorite American fair food, half-eaten enjoying its last moments as a corndog.
March 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
… ain’t nothing but a corn dog … #NationalCorndogDay
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
A CORNDOG RESTING ON A PLATE by Esther from Emily Hemeyer’s class ArtscopeStL/Cabrini Academy features this favorite American fair food, half-eaten enjoying its last moments as a corndog.
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
A CORNDOG RESTING ON A PLATE by Esther from Emily Hemeyer’s class ArtscopeStL/Cabrini Academy features this favorite American fair food, half-eaten enjoying its last moments as a corndog.
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld In the 19th c. and before mechanization, field corn was harvested by letting it dry on the stalk, breaking the husk open and separating it from the cob with a simple tool called a husking pin or hook. Pix: Virginia Harold
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld In the 19th c. and before mechanization, field corn was harvested by letting it dry on the stalk, breaking the husk open and separating it from the cob with a simple tool called a husking pin or hook. Pix: Virginia Harold
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
🌽🖼️: Andi Kur
Welcome to the Maize Genetics Meeting attendees in St. Louis right now! Thanks to scientists Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia and @kmurphyphd.bsky.social for their generous contributions to the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
🌽🖼️: Andi Kur
Welcome to the Maize Genetics Meeting attendees in St. Louis right now! Thanks to scientists Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia and @kmurphyphd.bsky.social for their generous contributions to the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
🌽🖼️: Andi Kur
Welcome to the Maize Genetics Meeting attendees in St. Louis right now! Thanks to scientists Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia and @kmurphyphd.bsky.social for their generous contributions to the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
🌽🖼️: Andi Kur
Welcome to the Maize Genetics Meeting attendees in St. Louis right now! Thanks to scientists Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia and @kmurphyphd.bsky.social for their generous contributions to the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld How do you make popcorn? In the 19th century, popcorn gained popularity as a go-to snack in the United States--it was affordable and very tasty! Wire basket poppers were developed to make the process of popping popcorn over open flames or stovetops easier.
March 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld How do you make popcorn? In the 19th century, popcorn gained popularity as a go-to snack in the United States--it was affordable and very tasty! Wire basket poppers were developed to make the process of popping popcorn over open flames or stovetops easier.
It's a bug's life ...
The colorful bee (Augochlora pura) in the center of this image is a part of the Sachs Butterfly House insect collection, which the team shared with @mobotmuseum.bsky.social in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld. They are known to collect 🌽 pollen!
#bugs #insects #maize
The colorful bee (Augochlora pura) in the center of this image is a part of the Sachs Butterfly House insect collection, which the team shared with @mobotmuseum.bsky.social in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld. They are known to collect 🌽 pollen!
#bugs #insects #maize
February 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's a bug's life ...
The colorful bee (Augochlora pura) in the center of this image is a part of the Sachs Butterfly House insect collection, which the team shared with @mobotmuseum.bsky.social in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld. They are known to collect 🌽 pollen!
#bugs #insects #maize
The colorful bee (Augochlora pura) in the center of this image is a part of the Sachs Butterfly House insect collection, which the team shared with @mobotmuseum.bsky.social in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld. They are known to collect 🌽 pollen!
#bugs #insects #maize
The technicolor kernels of maize 🌈
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
These corn cobs are lent courtesy of the Flint-Garcia lab, USDA-ARS at University of Missouri and highlight the team's work on growing hundreds of varieties of maize for research--including different colors!
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
These corn cobs are lent courtesy of the Flint-Garcia lab, USDA-ARS at University of Missouri and highlight the team's work on growing hundreds of varieties of maize for research--including different colors!
February 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The technicolor kernels of maize 🌈
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
These corn cobs are lent courtesy of the Flint-Garcia lab, USDA-ARS at University of Missouri and highlight the team's work on growing hundreds of varieties of maize for research--including different colors!
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
These corn cobs are lent courtesy of the Flint-Garcia lab, USDA-ARS at University of Missouri and highlight the team's work on growing hundreds of varieties of maize for research--including different colors!
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Colorful corn cob pipes can be found in the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! Thanks to Missouri Meerschaum and one of the student community artists (8th grader David), the visual diversity of these objects made from maize highlight their aesthetic forms.
February 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Colorful corn cob pipes can be found in the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! Thanks to Missouri Meerschaum and one of the student community artists (8th grader David), the visual diversity of these objects made from maize highlight their aesthetic forms.
#TransposableElements A Homage to Barbara McClintock and Hopi Zea mays, artwork series by Megan Singleton in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
This artwork commission is sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
megansingleton.com
Pix: Hopi Purple and Hopi Turquoise photograph series and art book
This artwork commission is sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
megansingleton.com
Pix: Hopi Purple and Hopi Turquoise photograph series and art book
February 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#TransposableElements A Homage to Barbara McClintock and Hopi Zea mays, artwork series by Megan Singleton in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld
This artwork commission is sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
megansingleton.com
Pix: Hopi Purple and Hopi Turquoise photograph series and art book
This artwork commission is sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
megansingleton.com
Pix: Hopi Purple and Hopi Turquoise photograph series and art book
#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld THE SACRED CROP, a painting/poetry series by Waleska Font on the significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America looks at the Aztec meaning behind maize in VI, SPROUTING HEART. Get the zine and watch her performance at the link in bio.
February 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld THE SACRED CROP, a painting/poetry series by Waleska Font on the significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America looks at the Aztec meaning behind maize in VI, SPROUTING HEART. Get the zine and watch her performance at the link in bio.
Would you wear a pair of these maize-inspired earrings? 🌽
Today, visitors can view designer, Jack LiBuono 's immaculate craftsmanship by visiting the Kernels of Culture exhibition open now through March 31 at 📍 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social!
📸 Virginia Harold
#MOBOTGarden
Today, visitors can view designer, Jack LiBuono 's immaculate craftsmanship by visiting the Kernels of Culture exhibition open now through March 31 at 📍 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social!
📸 Virginia Harold
#MOBOTGarden
February 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#NationalCornChipDay Some of the student community artists in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld love maize in the form of corn chips the most! What's your favorite way to enjoy corn, or do you have several?
1: CORN CHIPS by Zaniah
2: PRINCESS CORN CHIP by Lyric
3: GIANT CORN CHIPS by Justice
1: CORN CHIPS by Zaniah
2: PRINCESS CORN CHIP by Lyric
3: GIANT CORN CHIPS by Justice
January 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#NationalCornChipDay Some of the student community artists in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld love maize in the form of corn chips the most! What's your favorite way to enjoy corn, or do you have several?
1: CORN CHIPS by Zaniah
2: PRINCESS CORN CHIP by Lyric
3: GIANT CORN CHIPS by Justice
1: CORN CHIPS by Zaniah
2: PRINCESS CORN CHIP by Lyric
3: GIANT CORN CHIPS by Justice
“This gorgeous Pearl Corn Cob was designed and created by jewelry artist John Nels Hatleberg. Made from historic Peruvian pearls, opals, 24K gold leaf, 18K gold wire (ca. 2024) and on view in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld @mobotmuseum.bsky.social.
More on the artist, johnhatleberg.com
More on the artist, johnhatleberg.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“This gorgeous Pearl Corn Cob was designed and created by jewelry artist John Nels Hatleberg. Made from historic Peruvian pearls, opals, 24K gold leaf, 18K gold wire (ca. 2024) and on view in #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld @mobotmuseum.bsky.social.
More on the artist, johnhatleberg.com
More on the artist, johnhatleberg.com
🌽💛💍 #KernelsOfCulture 😍😍😍
Have you ever seen a maize-inspired wedding ring? 💍🌽
Visit our 📍 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social to view and learn more of this interesting piece in the Kernels of Culture exhibition open now through March 31!
📸 Virginia Harold
#MOBOTGarden
Visit our 📍 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social to view and learn more of this interesting piece in the Kernels of Culture exhibition open now through March 31!
📸 Virginia Harold
#MOBOTGarden
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🌽💛💍 #KernelsOfCulture 😍😍😍
#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Artist Waleska Font presents THE SACRED CROP, exploring of spiritual significance of 🌽 in Pre-Columbian Latin America.
V, NAKAWE is the 5th painting and poem in the series focused on the Huichol creation story. Download the zine in the bio.
V, NAKAWE is the 5th painting and poem in the series focused on the Huichol creation story. Download the zine in the bio.
January 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Artist Waleska Font presents THE SACRED CROP, exploring of spiritual significance of 🌽 in Pre-Columbian Latin America.
V, NAKAWE is the 5th painting and poem in the series focused on the Huichol creation story. Download the zine in the bio.
V, NAKAWE is the 5th painting and poem in the series focused on the Huichol creation story. Download the zine in the bio.
Oh thank you! If you'd like to check out the #KernelsOfCulture virtual tour, here's the link kuula.co/share/collec...
And the exhibition booklet is downloadable in the linktree in the profile bio too
And the exhibition booklet is downloadable in the linktree in the profile bio too
Kernels of Culture
Virtual Tour | Where did the grass species Maize (Zea mays) we know and enjoy come from?
kuula.co
January 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oh thank you! If you'd like to check out the #KernelsOfCulture virtual tour, here's the link kuula.co/share/collec...
And the exhibition booklet is downloadable in the linktree in the profile bio too
And the exhibition booklet is downloadable in the linktree in the profile bio too
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld This ceramic maize cob tureen was made in the United States ca. 20th c. Courtesy of @mobotgarden.bsky.social Little Shop Around The Corner. Maize shaped vessels symbolize prosperity from the earliest Central & South American cultures, continuing to today.
January 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld This ceramic maize cob tureen was made in the United States ca. 20th c. Courtesy of @mobotgarden.bsky.social Little Shop Around The Corner. Maize shaped vessels symbolize prosperity from the earliest Central & South American cultures, continuing to today.
More student art for #NationalPopcornDay🍿 #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundThe World
5: POPCORN FIESTA by Josselin at Willow Brook
6: HOPPIN' POPPIN' POPCORN by Tilly at Clark
7: KERNELS OF CULTURE by Quinn at St. Ambrose
8: POPCORN by Brock at Harvest Ridge
5: POPCORN FIESTA by Josselin at Willow Brook
6: HOPPIN' POPPIN' POPCORN by Tilly at Clark
7: KERNELS OF CULTURE by Quinn at St. Ambrose
8: POPCORN by Brock at Harvest Ridge
January 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
More student art for #NationalPopcornDay🍿 #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundThe World
5: POPCORN FIESTA by Josselin at Willow Brook
6: HOPPIN' POPPIN' POPCORN by Tilly at Clark
7: KERNELS OF CULTURE by Quinn at St. Ambrose
8: POPCORN by Brock at Harvest Ridge
5: POPCORN FIESTA by Josselin at Willow Brook
6: HOPPIN' POPPIN' POPCORN by Tilly at Clark
7: KERNELS OF CULTURE by Quinn at St. Ambrose
8: POPCORN by Brock at Harvest Ridge
Happy #NationalPopcornDay🍿! Some of the student art #KernelsOfCulture featuring popcorn
1: POPCORN by Kadence at Troy Buchanan High School
2: MAGIC MAZE POPCORN by Ansley at Harvest Ridge
3: POPCORN PARADE by Olivia at Willow Brook
4: PRISM OF POPCORN by Dalin at Willow Brook
1: POPCORN by Kadence at Troy Buchanan High School
2: MAGIC MAZE POPCORN by Ansley at Harvest Ridge
3: POPCORN PARADE by Olivia at Willow Brook
4: PRISM OF POPCORN by Dalin at Willow Brook
January 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Happy #NationalPopcornDay🍿! Some of the student art #KernelsOfCulture featuring popcorn
1: POPCORN by Kadence at Troy Buchanan High School
2: MAGIC MAZE POPCORN by Ansley at Harvest Ridge
3: POPCORN PARADE by Olivia at Willow Brook
4: PRISM OF POPCORN by Dalin at Willow Brook
1: POPCORN by Kadence at Troy Buchanan High School
2: MAGIC MAZE POPCORN by Ansley at Harvest Ridge
3: POPCORN PARADE by Olivia at Willow Brook
4: PRISM OF POPCORN by Dalin at Willow Brook
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Thanks to all the visitors who have come to see the special exhibition on maize @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! For those not able to visit in person, we have digital options! You can download the publication and visit our virtual tour in our linktree in bio.
January 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Thanks to all the visitors who have come to see the special exhibition on maize @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! For those not able to visit in person, we have digital options! You can download the publication and visit our virtual tour in our linktree in bio.