{"id":493,"date":"2014-01-26T18:56:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T17:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/?p=493"},"modified":"2021-06-16T01:02:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:02:17","slug":"winter-inspiration-the-beauty-of-ice-crystals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/?p=493","title":{"rendered":"Winter inspiration &#8211; The beauty of our natural world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-493\">\n<p>We were warned of the coldest winter on record; it seems the UK has slipped through a crack in the polar chill.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad to be warm &#8211; if wet &#8211; and happy to reminisce with these photos of the beauty of ice-sharp days in the ice of 2011!<\/p>\n<p>Images of nature feed the creative mind as we find inspiration in the cycles of life, patterns of growth, and the textures, colours and forms that result. It&#8217;s a beautiful world!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-500\" title=\"ice crystal formation on leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture7.jpg\" alt=\"ice crystal formation on leaves, inspiration for jewellery\" width=\"475\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture7.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture7-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love how these ice crystals sweep out from edges&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-499\" title=\"plants as platform for ice crystal growth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture6.jpg\" alt=\"ice crystals, beautiful patterns, inspiration for jewellery\" width=\"475\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture6.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture6-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>burst like flowers from any surface&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-497\" title=\"ice crystal formation on grass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture4.jpg\" alt=\"ice crystal formation on grass\" width=\"475\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture4.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture4-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>growing ever more complex<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" title=\"texture3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture3.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture3-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>till the sun&#8217;s rays break the chill<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-498\" title=\"snow and grass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture5.jpg\" alt=\"contrasting texture and colour\" width=\"475\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture5.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/texture5-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the ice recedes to give the earth a chance to recover<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/winter_sunshine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-501\" title=\"winter_sunshine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/winter_sunshine.jpg\" alt=\"winter sunshine\" width=\"475\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/winter_sunshine.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/winter_sunshine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vicky-forrester.com\/jewellery_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/winter_sunshine-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>before dusk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" 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