Tag Archives: patterns
Trees crash down, and fires ignite.
I am, like one of the characters in my novel, a ‘pattern seeker.’ I look for meaning in patterns, in repetitions and similarities. If I see one thing, and then I see another like it, I try to figure out … Continue reading
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Fractals, art and Jackson Pollock.
Despite having died before chaos and fractals were even discovered, Jackson Pollock apparently made use of them in his work. ‘Rather than mimicking nature, he adopted its language – fractals – to build his own patterns’ is the claim made … Continue reading
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A Hand of God moment.
I live for the sort of moments you can’t simply ‘order up’: the silver of ice on trees sunlit after a storm; the color of the sky at dusk in December; shadows of fast-moving clouds silently thrashing across a field … Continue reading
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Obsessed with manhole covers.
I love it when people are singularly obsessed with something to an extreme. Take these people over at Drainspotting. There are over 3,743 photographs of manhole covers uploaded on the site. “Drainspotting is all about paying attention to … Continue reading
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