Microscopic art made from arranged butterfly scales

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Microscopic art made from arranged butterfly scales Oct 3, 2018 22:08:44 GMT nomad, deliasfanatic, and 1 more like this

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Post by ren on Oct 3, 2018 22:08:44 GMT

Victorian microscopists learned to use butterfly scales to create mosaic images. Diatoms were also used. There is at least one living practicitioner of this art, a British man named Klaus D. Kemp.

www.victorianmicroscopeslides.com/slideexb.htm

Klaus Kemp actually sells modern versions here:

www.diatoms.co.uk/

Here are some antique slides:

777 Junior Aurelian Posts: 97 Country: U.S.A.	Microscopic art made from arranged butterfly scales Oct 4, 2018 12:06:24 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 777 on Oct 4, 2018 12:06:24 GMT That’s amazing! Probably the tiniest art yet.

godot New Aurelian “Don’t let’s do anything, it’s safer.” — Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot Posts: 7 Country: U.S.A.	Microscopic art made from arranged butterfly scales Oct 11, 2018 0:44:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by godot on Oct 11, 2018 0:44:43 GMT How strange and beautiful. What a wonderful way to express oneself.

xavm (Xavier) Aurelian Posts: 176 Country: France	Microscopic art made from arranged butterfly scales Oct 30, 2018 7:31:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xavm (Xavier) on Oct 30, 2018 7:31:31 GMT Amazing, really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Microscopic art made from arranged butterfly scales

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