As part of the Year of Science, professional artist, Paul Goodrick, was commissioned by Pfizer UK in 2002, to organise and run a programme of linked art and science activities. This followed Paul's Year of the Artist Award in 2001 and several successful environmental art programmes for schools which Paul had called "Exploring through Art" - mainly based at Broad Oak Nature Reserve, Canterbury, where Paul was artist in Residence for 2 years. He is joined by science teacher, Sue Parsons, who explores DNA and Fibonacci with the children, so that the children have a theoretical basis for developing their artwork.

The project has a common thread with the following elements in it:

The involvement of schools.

Launching the project at Pfizer UK, with a large scale image based on science. It was made by the artist, children, Pfizer staff and local people and raised money for a children's charity.

An appreciation and better understanding by children (and by the adults involved) of both art and science by merging these subjects and creating artwork based on science.

Links to the National Curriculum, Key Stage 2., information on Fibonoacci mathematics, spirals in nature and artists' approaches to self-portrait painting.

Activities at different locations - the classrooms, natural environments, industrial settings.

The notion of who we are by making self-portraits and understanding DNA.

Linking of maths and nature, translated into maths as a basis for pictorial art.

Continuing the DNA theme by using different artistic media, from drawing to sculpture, paint to natural materials, individual interpretation to group identity.

All the children and adults involved sharing ideas and what they have learned.

The presentation of the whole project in a web site, including links to the National Curriculum and background information.

The work took place in the schools, at Broad Oak Nature Reserve and at the Pfizer site. The project was also designed so that it could be re-used by schools and take place in other locations.