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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
Picnic blanket coat
Jun 23

Jun 23 Picnic blanket coat

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Maja Stabel’s zero-waste blanket coat made with a thrift store picnic blanket

Protecting chickens from heart disease
Jun 18

Jun 18 Protecting chickens from heart disease

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Jeans mend
Jun 15

Jun 15 Jeans mend

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

May 28
May 28 Mapping metals in feathers

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Mini upcycle: getting more life out of a sleeper
May 25

May 25 Mini upcycle: getting more life out of a sleeper

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Butterick 7329: clever 50s construction
May 19

May 19 Butterick 7329: clever 50s construction

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Quick bedsheet project - a 1950s convertible collar shirt

WFH shirt: 1950s overblouse
Apr 24

Apr 24 WFH shirt: 1950s overblouse

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Simplicity 2652, a 1958 design

A micro approach to fertilizer in Nigeria and Benin
Apr 13

Apr 13 A micro approach to fertilizer in Nigeria and Benin

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

The MicroVeg project uses research to develop sustainable, minimal fertilizer recommendations for farmers

Mending wranglers
Mar 30

Mar 30 Mending wranglers

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Hand mends on a beat up pair of jeans

Philippa pants II
Mar 24

Mar 24 Philippa pants II

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

the raw deadstock japanese denim edition

(Partially) Black bean dyed tshirt
Mar 4

Mar 4 (Partially) Black bean dyed tshirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Research for food security in Vietnam
Mar 3

Mar 3 Research for food security in Vietnam

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Researchers used SXRMB at the Canadian Light Source to show that cycling rice and shrimp cultivation is a viable, reversible option for rice farmers affected by changes in climate in Vietnam's coastal Mekong Delta.

Phillipa pants
Jan 22

Jan 22 Phillipa pants

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Hand hemstitched  pocket square
Dec 30

Dec 30 Hand hemstitched pocket square

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Black bean dyeing
Dec 12

Dec 12 Black bean dyeing

Victoria Martinez
Aliud, Sewing
Zero waste trenchcoat
Dec 4

Dec 4 Zero waste trenchcoat

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Milan AV-JC’s Karma trench made up in dark n shiny waterproof for maximum The Matrix vibes

Greener production for hydrogen peroxide
Nov 29

Nov 29 Greener production for hydrogen peroxide

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source
Halloween: Lady Jocelyn
Nov 18

Nov 18 Halloween: Lady Jocelyn

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

1970s pattern, turned movie cosplay

1950s Collared Rayon Top
Oct 19

Oct 19 1950s Collared Rayon Top

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

1951 pattern: Butterick 5955

1989 capelet jacket
Sep 15

Sep 15 1989 capelet jacket

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

An 80s jacket for an 80s baby

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