Microscopic Hoodies

Tiny crab claws (chelas) empty shell, found on a beach in Western Washington state, pictured area is about 8mm wide

Insect larva under the microscope, vertical field of view is about 3mm.

Low-power micrograph of a raspberry, pictured area is about 8.5mm wide

Take a journey through the cosmic origins of life with featuring protocells, vesicles, and primordial foam set against the backdrop of space. These pieces showcase the earliest stages of cellular evolution, depicting the swirling, chaotic environment of the primordial soup in a whole new light. Through vibrant colors and dynamic compositions, I aim to capture the energy and potential of these microscopic structures, and to imagine what the origins of life might have looked like in the vast expanse of the universe. Come explore the intersection of art and astrobiology with my cosmic protocell, vesicle, and primordial foam artwork

Bright field micrograph of a peacock feather, pictured area is about 1.7mm tall.

Light micrograph of a fern sorus with discharged sporangia on underside of a leaf, pictured area is about 1.7mm wide.

Stoma on orchid petal under the microscope, horizontal field of view is about 121 microns.

Penicillium mold under the microscope, dark field, 100x oil objective.

Light micrograph of a Cladonia sp. lichen from Washington state, pictured area is about 7.5mm tall.

Light micrograph of a tiny rove beetle (Staphylinidae) antenna, pictured area is about 240 micrometers tall.

Lapsana communis stamen with pollen under the microscope, vertical field of view is about 1.1mm.

Light micrograph of aphid's piercing-sucking mouthparts, vertical field of view is about 0.24mm.

Original artwork that looks at the space between. If you look deep enough you see what connects us all.

Red autumn maple leaf under the microscope

Thrips (probably Thripidae), dark field micrograph, field of view is approximately 0.61mm high (on-sensor magnification 28x)

Reflected light micrograph of young turnip sprout

Bright field micrograph of nauplius (copepod larva) from a fresh water sample, about ~100 microns in size.

Light micrograph of a strawberry "seed" (achene), pictured area is about 1.7mm wide.

Onion skin cells under the microscope, horizontal field of view is about 0.61 mm.

Tiny soil mite (live and active) under the microscope.

Tardigrade aka water bears aka moss piglets - microscopic animals that can survive outer space.

Reflected light micrograph of a Zygentoma family insect (silverfish) found indoor in Western Washington state, USA.

Photomicrograph of mushroom gills, pictured area is about 7.8mm wide.

Rosy conk (Fomitopsis cajanderi, synonyms Fomitopsis subrosea and Fomes subrosea) with micrographs of the spore print, pores, and individual spores

Reflected light micrograph of a moss spore capsule, pictured area is about 1.7mm high.

Derodontus trisignatus, very small (about 2mm in length) fungus beetle, light micrograph.

Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) pollen grain (about 220 micrometers in diameter) under the microscope.

My digital artwork of a Virus.

Bleached garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf with trichomes under the microscope, horizontal filed of view is about 0.24mm.

Tilia pollen grain, about 45 microns in diameter

It might look like merely a lump of metal to our eyes, but there is a microscopic structure to white cast iron just waiting to be revealed by a special microscope.

Microscope Patent 1895 Black

Conifer pollen grain under the microscope, horizontal field of view is about 170 micrometers.

Microscopic image of a plant stem cross section

Bugs & Slime

Mold spores, stained with lactophenol cotton blue, micrograph width is approximately 121 micrometer.