Found art – Minutia in the melting snow
I took a mini expedition in my back yard this morning, looking for unusual formations in the melting snow. Some of the things I discovered were birch catkin scales. If the ground were bare...
Tagged: Nature art
Winter Chiaroscura–Fairbanks, Alaska
I took these photos yesterday after a light dusting of snow. They show the bluff at the base of College Hill at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The bluff overlooks the Chena River...
Winter’s Wild Iris, Fairbanks, Alaska
I am slowly turning our front yard into a native species garden. Years ago I planted several clumps of wild Alaska iris (Iris setosa) and have found the plants to be just a beautiful...
Wind-sculpted Snow–Natural Art/Found Art?
There is no art in nature. “Natural art” is only an image from nature that we call art, and it is the image—not the object—that is art. It was a nice sunny day,...
A frosty January stroll
The really frigid temperatures are waning, so I have been trying to get out more. The temperature got up to about -25° F today so I walked down to the Chena River, about a...
Found Art – Raven Gravings
I was out walking today—we had fresh snow yesterday and it was about 10 degrees above zero (F). Near my house is a field with an old split rail fence, and raven tracks...
