{let is snow}

Thomas Clark cut his first paper snowflake in 1987 and since that time has created a veritable blizzard. In fact, this retired University of Michigan physician is so prolific that he’s garnered the moniker ‘Dr. Snowflake.’ His snowflakes eschew their natural geometric forms for representational images. Every flurry tells a story, illustrating Shakespearean sonnets to Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. His current exhibition at the U of M Hospital depicts the biblical stories of Exodus and the Flood, running now through February 8.

Thanks to Junior Society Report for the following: If you’re interested in snowflake cutting basics for kids, folding techniques and patterns (a little less elaborate than Dr. Snowflake’s) visit PaperSnowflakes.com. And a great site that allows you to create snowflakes online and work out your own patterns is Barkley’s Make-A-Flake. Download your handiwork, email snowflakes to friends or add them to the online gallery.