Excerpt from Auguries of Innocence

by William Blake, 1757–1827

  

To see a World in a grain of sand,

And a Heaven in a wild flower,

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,

And Eternity in an hour…

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The text above is the wonderful opening to Blake's 132 line work. It's been quoted and alluded to in numerous cultural works.

It's always interesting to look into an object to see more than what is initially evident, even a piece of ice.

The photograph above is from my second series based upon a handmade colored ice sheet.