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Fractals exist everywhere, in nature, they are the fabric of creation, mathematical structures that self replicate, into infinity. When I first started making fractal images on the computer I was swept away, glued to my chair in jaw dropping amazement, a total aesthetic celebration. Over time I have created and saved thousands of images. Most people would not keep them all, but I have use for them, animating them i my videos, and what I do with them gives me another way of looking at them. Much of what I save of the image I create would be passed up by most people who make fractals, as it is not the usual spiral fractal. I have discovered within the realm of fractals is a whole world of archetypal structures, a kind of cosmic language. Several of my videos are just fractals for the visuals. Other videos have mostly fractals with some "real" paintings collaged in. When the fractals are animated into motion and space some unexpected illusions appear, stars twinkle, waves flow looking like real water. Some of the images are overlays and combinations of more than one fractal image. When I first started making fractal images they got into my head. When I would lie down to go to sleep I would see them, not sharp clear, but subtle, definitely there, morphing and changing, a flow of energy. I see them in my inner vision when I close my eyes. Perhaps they were always there, but I just did not notice before.
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