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A blog that began as an experiment. If features mainly fractals and random attractors. There is also the odd photographic / text entry.

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  • Feather Fall

    Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 04:16 in sport, athletics, red, orange, blue, apophysis, feathered, "high jump"

    When attempting the high jump, its somewhat reassuring to know that a soft landing is pretty much guaranteed. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Simply being on holiday :) Its nice not to have to ...

  • Flame Path

    Posted on Sunday December 27th, 2009 at 03:02 in wallpaper, fire, apophysis, quotation

    It took forever to find a suitable quote for this one. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: That Font Forge was not that difficult to download and use on my windows machine. This free font creating ...

  • Furled Up Fire

    Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 04:58 in Car, orange, string, apophysis

    That little guy might be in trouble if he can't get his car started! The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: An old "Lettraset" catalogue that my mom had which is a really brilliant resource for looking...

  • Garden Fountain

    Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 03:42 in wallpaper, green, fountain, apophysis, cog

    An Apophysis creation that took quite a while to render. It "works" with the fountain. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting some really high quality chocolate at a reasonable price....

  • Jewel Jump

    Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 22:15 in pink, blue, apophysis, cog, "high jump"

    Not too sure about this one. It seemed like a good idea at the time. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: We finally got our new library! Said library is several years overdue and has been eagerly ...

  • Sheep, Yarn and One Very Big Button

    Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 02:17 in pink, sheep, string, apophysis

    This image has all the raw ingredients for a very interesting jumper. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Tea tags. Or to be more precise, the tags on my Herbal tea bags have a range of cute sayin...

  • Snow Fuzz

    Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 01:25 in blue, string, textured, apophysis, quotation

    This one turned out far better than expected. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Being left to my own devices :) Its really nice to be able to "geek out" and play....

  • String Balance

    Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 02:25 in blue, string, apophysis, "stick figure"

    When walking on a tight rope, its probably a good idea to make sure that you don't run out of rope. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Good weather - at least according to the forecast on my igoogl...

  • Magic Garden

    Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 03:31 in shoes, green, red, blue, textured, apophysis, centipede

    In this garden, the centipedes wear really tiny red shoes. That's just the way it is. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting back into illustrating - its been too long since I had the time to ...

  • Echo Man

    Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 03:12 in wallpaper, red, orange, yellow, echo, apophysis, "stick figure"

    Sometimes the allure of a loudspeaker is the echo that it produces! The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding a really cool cube making script for apophysis. Said cube fractals will appear on this...

  • Reverberation

    Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 04:17 in wallpaper, blue, texture, apophysis, cannon

    Small things, small ripples. Big things, big ripples. Thus is life. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: That one of our dancers carries CD's of our music in her car. We were not in our usual hall...

  • Afternoon Activity

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 04:14 in wallpaper, pink, textured, apophysis, "stick figure"

    Watering plants in the late afternoon is a good idea - especially if its been a really hot day. Dedicated to all those gardeners out there. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting a whole lot o...

  • Autumn Tour

    Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 04:40 in wallpaper, red, orange, Autumn, bus, texture, apophysis

    Autumn is such a beautiful season, that its worth getting out to take a look at it. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: The extraordinary generosity of one of our Israeli dancers. Said dancer has ...

  • Wing Drop

    Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 04:21 in wallpaper, blue, textured, sphere, apophysis

    If you put a drop of water on a butterfly's wing, it might look a bit like this - assuming you managed to find a blue, orange and white butterfly. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: That the end of...

  • Crazy Net

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 02:09 in wallpaper, purple, apophysis, "stick figure"

    I'm not crazy enough to want to try bungy jumping. I don't think that having a safety net would make this "sport" any more appealing either. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: An unexp...

  • Calm Estuary

    Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 01:49 in wallpaper, blue, textured, apophysis, "stick figure"

    The fractal reminded me of a series of rivers merging with the ocean. The meditating stick figure is recycled from a project that I was working on before. More stick figures will appear in future works. The wallpaper version is available at the...

  • Peach Ponder

    Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 01:49 in wallpaper, peach, apophysis, thinker, "stick figure"

    Dedicated to all those deep thinkers out there! The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Our Kayaking trip / lunch went extremely well. I was not looking forward to the experience but it was rather fun ...

  • Soft Soap

    Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 03:19 in wallpaper, Soap, bubble, pink, blue, apophysis

    This one comes complete with bubbles. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding a decent Mystery Sounds quiz to use with my students. We are currently working on our "Sound" topic but with the end ...

  • Strelitizia

    Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 03:57 in orange, purple, string, apophysis, spiral

    Named for the flower that it resembles. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: That our "Celebration of the Year" was not as bad as I feared it would be. The students were well behaved and seemed to e...

  • Ocean Drop

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 02:14 in wallpaper, orange, pink, blue, textured, apophysis, quotation

    At sunset (of course). The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: DVD's on "Space" that magically appeared from a colleague's drawer. Long story short, my "Space" unit is laptop based. My students have t...

  • Sun Drop

    Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 02:26 in wallpaper, orange, ship, blue, string, apophysis

    Featuring the last of my Yacht illustrations. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Being appreciated :) The library where I volunteer once a month gave me a beautiful thank you card and $60.00 gift ...

  • Heart Strings

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 02:43 in Heart, wallpaper, silver, string, copper, sphere, apophysis

    The heart that appeared on the ball was a rather pleasant surprise :) The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Free 500mm pencils :) No, that is not a misprint, said pencils are extremely long and are b...

  • Rose Windmill

    Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 21:25 in wallpaper, Dutch, pink, string, apophysis, windmill

    The clipart was inspired by the fractal. Both turned out well. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Good weather for our field trip. The kids all worked hard and we had a brilliant day. ...

  • Strung Out Flower

    Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 02:57 in wallpaper, yellow, string, apophysis, star of david, sun flower

    When flowers get stressed, they appear to be "Strung Out". The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Guaranteed muffins tomorrow for morning tea. Said muffins are guaranteed because I bought th...

  • Coffee Storm

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 03:53 in coffee, wallpaper, brown, cow, apophysis

    This is an experiment that went somewhat awry. This one is so bad that I thought twice about blogging it, but its late and I'm tired so here it is. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Completing m...

  • Philipines Flagship

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 04:35 in wallpaper, red, flag, ship, blue, yellow, apophysis, philipines

    Dedicated to all those who live in the Philippines. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Discovering how easy it is to use master pages and their associated guides in InDesign :)...

  • Fa\'a Samoa

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 02:09 in red, flag, ship, blue, textured, apophysis, samoa

    In memory of all those who perished in the Tsunami Tragedy.* *Both ship and ocean were created before the Tsunami struck. The colours of the sea were selected so that they would match the ship and no other meaning should be read into them. The ...

  • Lots of Yarn

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 03:02 in wallpaper, pink, sheep, blue, purple, string, apophysis

    Seen as this picture appears to be made up of yarn, it seemed appropriate to put a sheep on it! The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Taking care of a myriad of small odd jobs that needed to be done....

  • Cog Storm

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 03:12 in wallpaper, pink, blue, apophysis, cog

    This one came out of the blue! Its the result of some random experimenting on my part. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Managing to fold over 60 small boxes using squares of silver and red paper...

  • Pure Wool

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 22:08 in wallpaper, disc, sheep, purple, apophysis

    The symbol in the middle of the disc reminds me of the symbol for pure wool. In retrospect I don't like the image at all, its horrible - much like my week has been. I'm feeling increasingly frustrated with the uncertainty surrounding my work situat...