Can your paprika do this?

I love hearing stories about brilliance emerging from an accident. Reminds me of the story of Hermann Einstein doing a spot of nude gardening when he tripped over his own big feet and landed right on top of his wife, Pauline, who happened to be in the middle of her nude thigh stretching exercises. Nine months later Albert was born. Okay I totally made that up. Albert was born prematurely after only eight months.

This though, really did happen. In 2008 Matthew Albanese, a young artist spilled some paprika and a Strange World was born. Who knew everyday materials like cotton, faux fur, parsley, tile grout, cinnamon, wool and jello could make for such beautiful art.

(Sharing credit to Brain Pickings)