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The flowers are coming out! I'm very excited to announce my latest nature-inspired LGBTQ+ pride pin: a white flower that changes colour to show the 🏳️‍🌈 flag in sunlight! Please share! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1885...

This #SciArt is inspired by the UV patterns in flowers that pollinators can see but which are completely invisible to us. It reminded me of what it's like as queer people to be 'out' to different people in different ways and to different extents, depending on the relationships and community we share

I also just really love colour-change stuff. This pin works by using the ultraviolet light in sunshine to temporarily break a carbon bond in the pigment, causing it to 'twist' and reflect a new colour. The bond reforms when no longer exposed to UV.

The Blooming Pride pin is my latest design and I'm thrilled to have it finally out in the world. If you want to check out any of my other designs, they're all over at canopyrobin.etsy.com 😊

i love the Dr pins. can't wait to finish my phd so i can get one of those lol