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Capturing the snowflake: Wilson Alwyn Bentley 1865-1931

Capturing the snowflake: Wilson Alwyn Bentley 1865-1931

I am entranced by microscopic photographs by Wilson Bentley at the recent Paula Nadelstern exhibit. One is lucky to see even their form for a few moments until they melt in the heat of grasping fingers, but just one small snow crystal held up to the sun will reveal a formation uniquely orchestrated by the elements

 

Contemporary Folk: Paula Nadelstern & Co

Contemporary Folk: Paula Nadelstern & Co

Found materials and gathered matter is the construct of many a patch-worked textile as it is also with the ‘contents’ that create the patterns in a Kaleidoscope. It seems fitting that there is a dialogue between the two mediums, both operating on the same principle of playing with the ‘found’.