Art forms in Nature

Generally, one of the things that I intend to do when doing research about a particular concept is consider not only the realities, in nature, but also other artists that might be working with a concept.    I have begun by looking into some of the shapes of nature and saved the ones that I was most fond of into a folder on my desktop.  Here are a few of those images that i am drawn to.

the following are grains of pollen viewed from under a microscope

And, other microscopic forms.

And of course I had to look at some images of Diatoms

Diatoms are delicate unicellular organisms that have a yellow-brown chloroplast that enables them to photosynthesize.

Where can you find diatoms?

At the end of the winter they are most numerous in fresh water.

The cells of diatoms are ideal subjects for study under the microscope. They show complex patterns of very fine punctures and they often have all kinds of ornaments.

Pediastrum

are forms that can be found on the tops of ponds

They also tend to have a fractal type shape, which is perfect for me to try and emulate, but in a 3D printed format.  So, I will keep these in mind when coming up with my shapes.