Christina Pickles
Kananaskis, AB
Kananaskis, AB
I wanted to do a square with an image from the natural world. We had a snowfall in mid September; maybe this is why I started thinking about snowflakes. When the sun hits a new blanket of snow it glitters like millions of diamonds spread out around you, but snowflakes are much more rare and precious because each flake is different and last just a short while before it changes or melts away.
A snowflake begins as a tiny particle of ice forming around a spec of dust. Water vapor condenses on the surface of the ice particle, a hexagonal prism develops and branches form from the 6 corners of the hexagon. The snow crystal grows as it gets blown around inside the clouds, being shaped by the different temperatures it encounters. Each flake is unique because each takes a different path through the clouds.
Like snowflakes, stories take time to form; they start as kernels and grow into complex and beautiful things as they travel through tellers and listeners. The storysave project is about preserving some of those rare and precious stories along with the experienced voice of the dedicated tellers. It is an amazing thing to examine a snowflake in your hand; you have but a second to take in its beauty and intricate design. The storysave project allows us to hold onto stories and voices so we can cherish and learn from them.