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    Exploring new techniques: Translucence
    January 20, 2024

    When I first became aware of fractals, in the Fall of 1996, I was immediately intrigued and began exploring everything I could find about them on the internet. I downloaded FractInt, the best fractal generation software of that time, and learned a bit about how to use it, but my computer was really too slow to do much…

    My Creative Process and A New Site Design
    November 16, 2023

    When I first set out to update and re-style this website, I knew I wanted a different kind of home page from the one I had for many years. This was, for many years, my previous entrance page, with image rollovers linked to the various sections of the site: 

    Workflow: Endless Tweaking
    November 16, 2023

    An image isn't complete until I've tweaked and re-tweaked every option!

    Trust the Universe!
    August 30, 2023

    Words to live by

    Jani 2.0
    May 19, 2023

    One of my recent posts was titled, "A new beginning...again..." but that was just an announcement that this website was in the midst of a long-overdue renovation. Now this post is really about a new beginning. 

    Relationship advice
    July 26, 2014

    A good friend gave me some unsolicited advice this week: "Pay more attention to your muse. No one likes a jealous muse."

    The Making of Deziris
    June 8, 2012

    A video of my creative process.

    Merge mode: Dance
    May 30, 2010

    Fractal art as ballet costuming.

    Creating fractal art from math
    October 12, 2007

    Exactly how does one make art solely from mathematical formulas? Here's a basic and non-technical walk-through of the process of creating fractal art from mathematical formulas.

    Fractal Art
    September 28, 2006

    A brief explanation of this art form

    Fractal Art: A Comparison of Styles
    January 25, 2003

    An exploration of the artistry of four early fractal artists

    Fractal Art: A Deliberate Approach
    April 17, 2000

    An early description of my creative process—written at a time when fractal artists struggled to have our medium accepted by the traditional art world