Pebble Paper

This was created by taking "Light Thief" and creating a pattern from it using PSP. I then distorted and transformed multiple layers of the pattern to create the wallpaper and…

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Rainless Celebration

Created with Fractal Science Kit. This one took a bit of "tweaking" but the effort was worth it. Today's Gratitude Item: I had a small mountain of little things that…

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Thanks for the Jumper – A Poem

My 7th graders presented me with a pre-loved pinkish gray jumper in Science today. Apparently they got it at a market over the weekend and thought I'd appreciate it. Below…

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Inside the Machine

This one was only possible thanks to generous assistance from Ross Hilbert, the creator of Fractal Science Kit. Once he told me the variations he used to create some of…

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Holy Web

Originally created on a Friday morning, the quotation seemed oddly appropriate. Today's Gratitude Item: A great *long* weekend at dance camp. It goes something like this: dance, chat with friends,…

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Green Escape

That guy looks like he is escaping from an ecological nightmare. Today's Gratitude Item: One more sleep until dance camp! This blog is about to go "silent" for a few…

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Rough Immortality

In memory of Benoit Mandelbrot (20/11/1924 - 14/10/2010). His work made mine possible. Today's Gratitude Item: We *finally* have a worm farm for getting rid of kitchen scraps and so…

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Star Ripple

This one involved some hanging around and a carefully chosen gradient. Today's Gratitude Item: That most of my 9th graders did the homework that I asked them to do. In…

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Night Web

Named because it rendered over night taking a massive twelve and a half hours. For the amount of time it took, I was hoping for something more impressive. Today's Gratitude…

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Woven Rose

The Takahe is wondering if this particular rose is good to eat. Usually Takahe eat tussock grass, but this image is anything but "usual". Today's Gratitude Item: Finally having time…

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