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I’m a prairie kid who loves research. I have a Master’s in economics with a focus on public programs, labour and education. Long before that, I did my undergrad in physics & English with a math minor.

Besides my resume, you’ll find this page full of sewing projects, the odd published poem, and stories about Canadian science.

A note about the blog title: in math and physics, the prefix eigen means one's own. It comes from the german, but mostly I always liked thinking about a particle's eigenvalues, and thought I might apply the same thought to my excursions.

Victoria Martinez eigenmotion: one's own motion | Policy, analysis... and sewing
Mending: Ginger Jeans
May 3

May 3 Mending: Ginger Jeans

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Batch of cutie training pants
Apr 16

Apr 16 Batch of cutie training pants

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Hospital robe luxury
Apr 10

Apr 10 Hospital robe luxury

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

The Asaka Robe Dress by Named brought to you by divine deadstock  

Better food for chickens 🐔⠀
Mar 25

Mar 25 Better food for chickens 🐔⠀

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

A brief science interlude

Popsicle scrap busting
Mar 21

Mar 21 Popsicle scrap busting

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

using every last bit of a wonderful fabric

Popsicle T-shirt
Feb 20

Feb 20 Popsicle T-shirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

lessons to be learned from tracing a t-shirt

Baby's first knitting project!
Feb 14

Feb 14 Baby's first knitting project!

Victoria Martinez
Aliud

The Hettie bomber, a chunky, seamed, drop-shoulder cardigan

Batik Perkins Shirt
Jan 29

Jan 29 Batik Perkins Shirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

this shirt was SO FUN to make

Most of what I sewed in 2018
Jan 18

Jan 18 Most of what I sewed in 2018

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
New Year Baby Bows!
Jan 7

Jan 7 New Year Baby Bows!

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Anneli Round 2: Slightly hacked
Dec 11

Dec 11 Anneli Round 2: Slightly hacked

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Getting more coverage out of the double-front tee

Maternity friendly pattern: Anneli Double-Front Tee
Nov 20

Nov 20 Maternity friendly pattern: Anneli Double-Front Tee

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A classic t-shirt shape, but with two overlapping front pieces

Accidental maternity-friendly crop top
Nov 13

Nov 13 Accidental maternity-friendly crop top

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A too short crop top does happen to work near-perfectly for pregnancy

Battery research world first
Oct 18

Oct 18 Battery research world first

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Western University’s Mohammad Banis won a bet he could make in situ XAS battery research work, a huge step for the field

Highly-efficient single atom catalyst could help auto industry
Sep 24

Sep 24 Highly-efficient single atom catalyst could help auto industry

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Sew Style Hero Month: Toddler shorts
Aug 31

Aug 31 Sew Style Hero Month: Toddler shorts

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Buster Sews is just my fav sewing blog. A foray into baby-sized menswear, with fancy pocket topstitiching, for Sew Style Hero month.

A canvas backpack wedding present
Aug 17

Aug 17 A canvas backpack wedding present

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Lithium-ion battery research at SGM
Jul 19

Jul 19 Lithium-ion battery research at SGM

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

MIT researchers are using the CLS to learn about battery materials

I like short shorts
Jul 17

Jul 17 I like short shorts

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Sewing leftovers: leftover denim -> Ginger shorts!

Flower Architecture
Jul 12

Jul 12 Flower Architecture

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
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