Illustration XXI: Microscopic Daydreams & Literary Echoes
Today I'm sharing a series of 3D explorations that started with a simple thought: what if we could see the world through a microscope's dream?
Picture this: You're feeling the sun on your skin, and suddenly you wonder - what would it be like to be a microscopic organism observing our body like some vast, intricate machine? That curiosity led to my first piece: blood cells floating in zero gravity. Sure, I took some creative liberties (okay, a lot of them), but isn't that what art is for?
Floating orbs cascading with waves of light (note to self: next time, slower, more deliberate)
While working on these pieces, I kept coming back to this incredible passage from East of Eden about the word "timshel" - "thou mayest." There's something about that idea of choice, of possibility, that resonates with what I'm trying to capture in these illustrations. Just as Steinbeck's characters discover that "thou mayest" opens up infinite possibilities, I wanted these pieces to sit in that space between what is and what could be.
Picture this: You're feeling the sun on your skin, and suddenly you wonder - what would it be like to be a microscopic organism observing our body like some vast, intricate machine? That curiosity led to my first piece: blood cells floating in zero gravity. Sure, I took some creative liberties (okay, a lot of them), but isn't that what art is for?
While working on these pieces, I kept coming back to this incredible passage from East of Eden about the word "timshel" - "thou mayest." There's something about that idea of choice, of possibility, that resonates with what I'm trying to capture in these illustrations. Just as Steinbeck's characters discover that "thou mayest" opens up infinite possibilities, I wanted these pieces to sit in that space between what is and what could be.
A study in wet textures that aren't actually wet - just playing with fabric and lighting
Like those Chinese scholars poring over Hebrew translations in the East of Eden excerpt, I found myself obsessing over details - how light bends, how surfaces reflect, how movement can be suggested in still images. Each piece became its own meditation on possibility.
Like those Chinese scholars poring over Hebrew translations in the East of Eden excerpt, I found myself obsessing over details - how light bends, how surfaces reflect, how movement can be suggested in still images. Each piece became its own meditation on possibility.
Morning noise translated into visual jitters (a cube interior that seems to pulse with life)
Sure, some technical aspects need refinement (those floating orbs still haunt me), but isn't that part of the journey? As Lee says in East of Eden, "think of the glory of the choice!" Each artistic decision, each imperfection, each experiment - they're all choices that make the work uniquely human.
Sure, some technical aspects need refinement (those floating orbs still haunt me), but isn't that part of the journey? As Lee says in East of Eden, "think of the glory of the choice!" Each artistic decision, each imperfection, each experiment - they're all choices that make the work uniquely human.
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possibilities ..
Faces melting into faces into faces (identity becoming fluid)
Until next time, keep creating, keep choosing, keep exploring those microscopic wonders that dance just at the edge of vision!
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