Fluid Art

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:12:50 GMT

I've always loved swirls of colour. That was one thing that drew me to glass--I stayed away from most art because I fail even at stick figures, so that was never going to work. But I love glass and mosaics and things to do with colour, even if I never got to seriously pursue either.

I did try glass, at one time, and it was totally amazing. But it was too expensive as a hobby, and required a long drive, so I gave up. I have a bird as a memory of my endeavour, which is probably the most basic thing you can make from glass, but hey, I made it! And see the colour swirls? Yeah!

(And now I made it into a new icon, hehe.)

So just yesterday I stumbled upon something called "fluid art" (a short primer here). It's probably nothing new to anyone but me, but for me it was a revelation. Look at those colours! The process seems mesmerising--and something I could actually do myself. It's never going to be "Art" with a capital A, but that's not the point. The colours! I just keep staring at the swirls and the "cells" and the glorious chaos. Wow.

comments

Dwelling in Possibility

Fluid Art