Understanding the Franciscan Catholic Tradition

Can you see nature in these lace patterns? They remind me of the mathematical patterns and symmetries in nature like snowflakes, bee hives, and feathers. This lovely crocheted lace doily is another from a box of vintage/antique doilies and tablecloths that I rescued when they were being thrown away. They are each so uniquely gorgeous, and I can just feel the time and skill and calculations that went into creating them. I am celebrating and repurposing these vintage doilies the way I know how (an