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Mirror on the Ice Wall, I See an Evil Witch

The art piece was discovered in an ice pond by a macro lens and reveals an abstraction of shapes. MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL..I see an evil queen – What do you see?
This photograph was taken from the ice ponds in the park while walking the dog. The only alteration is the color overlay of the artist’s interpretation of the image.

 

The formation of ice crystals and shapes in the thin ice require special winter conditions. In this case sharp white lines form a variety of shapes. Waves of water in the ice form the corrugated structures.

What do you see?  The artist sees a person with her back toward us looking into a mirror.  In the mirror is a hook nosed evil eyed witch.

Ice crystals are solid ice.  The shapes that are formed include columns, needles, plates and dendrites. Freezing cold and water are basic ingredients. Temperature and humidity determine crystalline forms.

On the day I photographed the image, the conditions were ripe. A  “bad” snowstorm in February 2016 with 8-12 inches of snow, was followed by a Valentines day of zero degrees Fahrenheit, and then followed a day later by a morning with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Fahrenheit.  Ice ponds with transparent, and often cracked thin ice, could be found all over the park  As I looked more closely at these ice ponds with my macro lens – my breath was taken away by the geometric forms of nature.

Just a click of the camera and a moment of time in nature, likely never to surface again, was captured.

Related categories:  forces, shape, units to unity, time, bonds and connections, forces, water theme