Transformation

Life Illuminated! In wine’s life story, grape juice is transformed into spirited wine upon fermentation of the sugars to alcohol and bubbles.  Transformation only occurs here with outside help – the microscopic yeasts.  Well, there’s other outside help, the sacred igniter. From my photographer’s perspective, when looking at juice compared to wine, the material under the...
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Cellular Buddhism

  A strange idea for sure until you learn how cells ‘decide’ what to do. First of all, a cell EITHER reproduces OR matures.  It can only do one at a time. What influences the cell’s choice is the physical tension on the cell and whether it’s ATTACHED to a surface.  When I used to grow cells in the lab, in plastic dishes, only when the surface was coated with certain...
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Mystic Molecules

When I was trying to ‘brand’ what I do, I called my work “Mystic Molecules.” Why such a bizarre combination? Well, it’s a bit like my perspective. Molecules, of course, refers to science and our chemical makeup. Mystic refers to the artistic, metaphysical, symbolic, mysterious, and even, the sacred. When I began photographing molecules under the microscope, I was...
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Using the “Law of 3″ to Make Change

Investigating the links between science and spiritual traditions, I’ve discovered an uncanny quality in biology, architecture and spirituality I call threeness. A code of 3 is hidden in our cells and molecules. The genetic code is  made up of 3 letters.  AAA     ATA   GCT Our brains are called TRIune constructed of 3 anatomically and functionally different areas – brain stem,...
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