Well I had the pleasure of meeting just such a person when I was visiting my family in Wisconsin, last month. One day my sister was reading the local newspaper, and on the front page was a picture of a fractal by Tom Wilcox. I had been trying to explain fractals and flames to her, with only limited success. Inside the newspaper, was an excellent article on Tom and his artwork, plus his phone number! And he lived only a couple of miles from my Moms' home. Well I called him and left a m...