Hi everyone,
It’s a bit early in the game, but I know what I am going to do! I know prions have been done in this class before, but I think I can add a different artistic flare to it.
So there are normal and misfolded prions and I am choosing to depict both in the case of mad cow disease. I would like to sculpt the head of a cow in which half of its face will be the “mad cow” and the other half will be the “happy cow.” Where the brain should be, a normal PrP will be on the “happy cow” half and the misfolded PrPSC will be on the “mad cow” half. The prions will be depicted in the secondary structure with alpha helices and beta strands.
I am planning to use molding clay for the head, some paint, and some sort of wiring for the prions. Im very excited to start! Wish me luck!
That sounds awesome! The cow theme sounds so cute! Go for it! XD
I am curious now– how are you going to depict both the cow’s face and the brain at the same time? Also, are you going to paint mad cow and happy cow with the same color scheme?
Thanks! Im an animal science major so I wanted to stick to animals!
Well the back part of his head will be missing. Kind of like a bowl. And the prions will sit in there 🙂
I was thinking of doing a black angus for the mad side and a jersey cow for the happy side. So black and brown. Still debating it though. I could always make it a white faced cow for the happy side too.
Although, to make the mad cow really obvious, im gonna make cottonball steam come out of his ear!
This will be great. I’ve seen a lot of happy cows but not too many mad cows. You may need more than just one side of the cow’s “face” to knit the angry facial expression.