A nebulae is a interstellar cloud of dust , hydrogen , helium and other ionized gases. The starting point and the ending point of stars and planets in the solar system. Really he was an astronomer. His images and those of others which have followed him are truly amazing. They capture the tattered remnants of stars , supernova explosions , solar dust clouds etc. Most of these events have taken place 1000s of years ago , but are so far away , they have taken light years to get here. The images are taken by telescopes such as Hubble. Here is just one example
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/ESO-The_Omega_Nebula-phot-25a-09-fullres.jpg
The imagines depict the colours of the elements that are emitted during the explosions. Blue oxygen , and green is hydrogen. Red is nitrogen and helium is violet. Perhaps these chemicals names and their associated colours is what attracts me so much to these pictures, or perhaps its because it all happened so long ago. I also love the names, Omega, Pelican, Trifid, Barnard's Loop, Cygnus and Deneb are just a few.
I discovered all these wonderful images as I researched the theme of the dying of the sun,
I hope to turn some of them into felted pictures.
My plans are in place , and I have enough fibres and beads I hope and the pictures will be made shortly. The deadline is the 3rd August.
In the meantime here's a few pictures of test pieces.
And some carded fibre and silks ready for laying out into a picture.
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