{"id":504,"date":"2019-08-11T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/?p=504"},"modified":"2021-08-01T04:09:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T04:09:48","slug":"epoxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/2019\/08\/11\/epoxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildflowers in epoxy resin with NFC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been wanting to experiment with epoxy resin for awhile and I finally found some wildflowers from the local forest Preserve that I run in frequently. They made the perfect subject to create a balanced and visually stunning composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also wanted to add a technical touch, so I embedded in the bottom layer of the epoxy a NFC chip. See the video below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero2-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"519\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/?attachment_id=519\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero2-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero1-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"518\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/?attachment_id=518\" class=\"wp-image-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero1-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hero1-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"513\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bottom, NFC coil up close<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil0-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"520\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/?attachment_id=520\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil0-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil0-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coil0-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">NFC coil cont.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nfc_720.mov\"><\/video><figcaption>NFC in action. Most Android phone \/ iPhone XS and later support background tag reading.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"534\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/2019\/08\/11\/epoxy\/process1\/\" class=\"wp-image-534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dried flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"535\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/2019\/08\/11\/epoxy\/process3\/\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Base layer of epoxy with flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"533\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/2019\/08\/11\/epoxy\/process4\/\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Top layer of epoxy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"536\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/2019\/08\/11\/epoxy\/process2\/\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nleby.com\/longform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/process2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Top layer of epoxy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artnglow.com\/blogs\/news\/7-steps-to-a-bubble-free-and-flawless-cure\">https:\/\/www.artnglow.com\/blogs\/news\/7-steps-to-a-bubble-free-and-flawless-cure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Products used:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe 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