Soft, rounded blob shapes seem to have a captivating appeal. Take a peek at my earlier blogs: Blobs and Globules and More blobs and globules: Emotive simplicity. And, if you thought that no blob-type things could ever deserve to be described as 'art', then I beg you to check out the ones by Canadian artist Sharon Engelstein (in Blobs and Globules). Hers are giant green splodges, apparently crawling between the huge classical portico columns of a Baltimore museum. It is this sort of juxtaposition that shows that things don't ever have to be style matched; it is often the contrast that sharpens the perception and makes some fun.
If you're with me on this, I have found some more examples of all things blobby, some of them glowing gently and wistfully. I love the pair of glowing globes, floating on the pool, for being so simple and, at the same time, just slightly other-worldly. Apparently, they can glow in a selected hue matched to your whim or the weather, or just keep on changing.
The strange, shiny, tactile balls-in-hand are actually giant gel water beads. In water, they swell to a diameter of about 40mm.
If you're with me on this, I have found some more examples of all things blobby, some of them glowing gently and wistfully. I love the pair of glowing globes, floating on the pool, for being so simple and, at the same time, just slightly other-worldly. Apparently, they can glow in a selected hue matched to your whim or the weather, or just keep on changing.
The strange, shiny, tactile balls-in-hand are actually giant gel water beads. In water, they swell to a diameter of about 40mm.
1 Perfectly, insouciantly simple outdoor floating lights, from P K Green.
