You’ve been reading these updates for some time, so of course you know of my deep and profound love for bringing scientific research and homemade creative stuff together. Of course — of course — I’d get all gleeful for any kind of public science art competition. But this… this is crazy. Etsy and NASA have teamed up to create a tribute to the final space shuttle mission:
Three, two, one…blast off!
NASA and Etsy invite you to celebrate artistic exploration and commemorate the end of the NASA Space Shuttle Program with a creative challenge: Share an original handmade item or work of art inspired by the NASA Space Shuttle Program and space exploration at large.
You could win a trip to an upcoming launch as NASA’s VIP guest, Etsy shopping sprees, and cool merchandise from NASA and Etsy. Your artwork might even be flown on the Space Shuttle!
I realize this makes me, well, a laughable little obsessive, really, but I am so looking forward to seeing what comes out of this. Apollo XIII decoupage plates. Cassini image quilts. Mars Rover lithographs. Dude.