I have long admired the ethos and creativity of British socialist and artist William Morris and the Arts & Craft Movement he inspired. He could look at the natural world thriving around his idyllic Kelmscott Manor and draw nature-themed designs for wallpaper, tapestries, book-page illuminations, tile glazing, and wood carving that realized his vision of 'transform[ing] the world with Beauty.' I want to contribute Beauty to our world, too, through my nature photography and my explorations of tessellated digital art creation. more