Anatomy of a Popcorn Kernel: Exploration Into Visual Perception

The contents of the book are an exploration into the popcorn kernel as a visually complex system, translating in the mind subtle nuances. The whole emerges in the mind and the very visual motoric activity releases the whole, in an expression that takes shape and form. The American snack, popcorn, in its abundance, generates a number of sculpted possibilities.

Cynthia Hureston was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. degree in cultural anthropology. Her graduate and post-graduate work centered on Special education, political evaluation and research as well as utilizing research in reading. A teacher for over twenty-three years, her range extends from preschoolers to adults in subjects of reading, writing, science and the arts. In 1985 she was a grant winner on the topic of auditory perception. In this book on visual perception she explores the journal and couples this with creativity in writing and aestheticism in art. While taking a scientific purview of her fields of study she culminates her twenty-three years in the educational arena.