Welcome to Minutiae Artistry

Fingerprint minutiae are tiny characteristics of the ridges on the skin that make fingerprint identification by forensics achievable. Two people may have the same number of certain features on their fingerprints (like arches, loops, whorls) but their minutiae configurations are different making their print unique. 

I believe that art is a vessel for expressing one’s creativity. I believe that today’s youth are so focused on their devices that they aren’t as creative as many children used to be. This is to help them embrace their creative side while simultaneously learning about science.

Science is an important subject in school and forensics isn’t usually an area of science that is often taught and because of this many children do not get to see if they have an interest in this field. Forensics is very important because it contains so many different professions and subjects that many people are not exposed to.

Fingerprinting is an important subject to learn about because of their uniqueness and their inability to be replicated. 

Ever since I was introduced to forensics in 6th grade, I have been hooked. One of the main fields of forensics I am interested in is fingerprinting. I also have a love for art. Combining these interests of mine, to form a fingerprint art kit for kids, has been very inspirational.