Flame fractals are mathematical functions iterated many billions of times, slowly revealing the hidden patterns that govern the distribution of the point probabilities. These are Nature's Platonic forms: here, the artist makes explicit that relationship by creating a series of patterns that closely resemble foliage in its multivariate expressions.

A beautiful 2011 calendar of abstract digital art to brighten and inspire the passing year. Although created entirely using fractal software, the formulae here have been pushed a little further beyond the tight structures normally associated with fractal art to give a looser organic feel more reminiscent of traditional art.

The gnarl pattern is not a defined formula, rather it arises as a result of certain combined ranges of values for variables of a formula in combination with others. This given, the pattern may range from tight spiral-like structures to mere kinks in a line. Perhaps its fascination lies in its representation as the beginning of individuality, as a dynamic entity in possession of a stable structure in the surrounding flow: think Jupiter's Great Red Spot, or just eddies in a stream. This calendar is a colourful celebration of its full range of form.