Fractals do seem very repetitive to me after a while, and I try to take them a step further. Quite often I see fractals as a starting point, and take them into Bryce to make something more out of them. This is a topic I've noticed tackled before in the fractal forum. I've tried writing my own formulas before and they usually just wind up to be variations on the classic mandelbrot formula. The beauty of a fractal doesn't always lie in the artist which is what makes them so mysterious.