last night and then got sucked into From Hell 
(Johnny Depp) until 2:00 AM. Subsequently I got up later that normal. Had to drive to Pueblo to get my laptop power cord. Called my grandad's widow on the way down. Dad on the way back. Got home with the intention to start work on my 15-minute short for Nate. Instead, I puttered around the Internet nearly the entire day. It was a wonderful day of discovery and fun. As I write this I am listening to a soothing piece of looping music by Kevin MacLeod. The music is embedded into a neat site called Fractal Scape. I am mesmerized by the beauty and upbeat music of this kaleidoscopic web page. The visitor can change the pattern display by clicking any surface point. What intially caught my attention was the banner title that reads:
Remembering Childhood
You lived moments filled with exciting new journeys.
It is never too late to start again
The title kind of encapsulates my experience. I got entangled in the underbrush of some life sucking experiences when I was younger. Not until I was in my mid-forties did I begin to pull out the machette of positive self-talk did I begin to whack out a path that uncovered the lost city of personal creativity. As a kid and teen I loved to create things. I never really considered myself an artist. I just loved to make stuff. The process was enjoyable and satisfying.
Until I discovered Fractal Scapes, I never gave the word fractal a second thought. Tonight I looked it up on Wikipedia. There is, of course, a scientific definition for a fractal. What slapped me in the face was the Latin dirvation, fractus, which means "broken" or "fractured." The moving, even graceful transformations that occur on the Fractal Scape screen are the results of a breakdown of structure. A fracturing of one geometric shape into ordered chaos. Broken pieces displayed with beauty and complemented with a chipper musical theme.
My creative journey, no, my life journey is a series of fractured, broken events that are creating a collage of transforming beauty. How can I use this experience to stir up my creative core? To take a leap into areas that I may never experience? If I translate my life experiences and creative expression through the tool of visual fractalization I will invariably uncover new paths. Fractal mindbending is taking a thought and letting it grow in whichever direction it chooses. Brainstorming is like a mini-atom smasher. We smash our will into our brain and expect it to deliver new creations. Fractal mindbending is to allow your brain to go wherever it wants.
Seems like a much more non-violent way to produce new ideas. Still listening to Kevin's looping music.
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