{"product_id":"the-land-loves-us-prints","title":"Giclee Print: White Dragonball Chromatogram","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-81dac147-7fff-d811-7fab-69ab59ef7414\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003eSoil chromatography is like taking a photo of the compounds and bacteria that make up a substance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSoil chromatography\u003c\/span\u003e is often used by farmers to qualitatively assess soil health. I’ve spent the past two years turning this lesser known soil science test into a more expansive artistic technique. I use soil chromatography to illuminate the vitality of the world around us. E\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"\u003each color and striation signifies a separate compound or bacteria present in the tea, fruit, or plant I used to make the chromatograms (one-of-a-kind prints made using chromatography). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis listing is for a giclee print (aka a digitally printed copy) of a chromatogram I made for my body of work titled \u003cem\u003eThe Land Loves Us\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive a 17\" x 22\" unframed reproduction print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eNote that while I have uploaded photos that match the prints' colors as closely as I can, colors may vary among different computer monitors. What appears on your monitor may not reflect the exact shades of color in the print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe printers printed the back of this print upside down, \u003c\/strong\u003eso that the bottom of the text (back of the print) aligns with the top (front) of the print.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWhile you can display your print any which way you like, I'm providing a \u003cstrong\u003e$10 discount\u003c\/strong\u003e for this printing error. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003eDragonball composed of white tea from Jinggu stuffed into an orange from Xinhui\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of my favorite tea includes dragonballs, which can refer to tea rolled into a ball or stuffed into an orange. Authentic dragonballs are made with unripened oranges from Xinhui, Guangdong, the same province (though not the town) my family is from. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, aged orange peels are an important medicine. Dragonballs made with orange peels are often used to soothe upset stomachs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original chromatogram featured in my exhibition, \u003cem\u003eMari Miller: The Land Loves Us\u003c\/em\u003e, at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago in early 2024. Learn more about the exhibition \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artiscraftisdesign.com\/2024\/02\/29\/the-land-loves-us-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Land Loves Us\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. I made the chromatogram in the week leading up to the exhibition when I realized that all the prints I had made with dragonballs were made when I was first learning soil chromatography, before I had improved upon my technique. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eWhile hanging in the museum over the course of over a month, the original print developed as it was exposed to UV light. Flat grays gained red hues and the details that you see in this print emerged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003eFree postcard!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.artiscraftisdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chive-postcard-small.png\" alt=\"Chive Chromatogram postcard\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery purchase of a physical item receives a free postcard. One per order. The current postcards include a picture of one of my favorite chromatograms, Chinese Chive Roots and Stems, that I grew in my community garden plot in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eGiving Back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy work with chromatography is intrinsically related to the land, and some of my chromatograms are made using food and plants grown on stolen land. Indigenous communities are the land's strongest defenders, so 10% of each chromatogram sale gets donated to Indigenous communities. \u003cspan face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Art is Craft is Design","offers":[{"title":"White Tea Dragonball chromatogram (back printed upsidedown)","offer_id":48114062491948,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Tea Dragonball chromatogram","offer_id":48322390589740,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/3806\/1868\/files\/B7rg7wTGus.jpg?v=1711229531","url":"https:\/\/artisan-co-op.myshopify.com\/products\/the-land-loves-us-prints","provider":"Artisans Cooperative","version":"1.0","type":"link"}