My new microscope!

Taking ‘Adventures in Seeing’ to literally a new level. I purchased this microscope from Brunel Microscopes - a company started by a neighbour a long, long time ago (he’s 93 now).
I want to create art (whatever that is), so am starting with crystals from a variety of chemicals. You can see the results in my micro-minerals gallery. My studio space looks like a laboratory - reminds me of many years messing with test-tubes and nastier chemicals than I’m using here.
To date, the most successful have been copper sulphate, citric acid, vitamin C, urea and paracetamol crystallised either from water or ethanol. I’m planning on getting crystals of natural dyes next - watch this space!