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When we were in Edinburgh there was a science fair in the museum. This tank of jellyfish was part of the display. It reminded me of a Lava Lamp!
Added some new soap to my soap dispenser and the next day it had gone all lava lampy. This needed to be documented.
Heat + Waximass + WhatTheHeck = Glorious Mathematical Wonder & Beauty...
We're Here & thinking about math; period...
Tripod-mounted & lit from directly above & behind by a Speedlite on a stick firing into an absurdly cheap reflective brolly.
Our Daily Challenge - Light
I really didn't have anything creative that crossed my mind about today's topic, so I went all retro on ya. This is my lava lamp. Yes I have one, and I love it. I actually begged for it for my birthday a few years ago. I'd love to have about 6 or 7 to be honest. We're probably going to be making a studio / office this weekend and they would be a great addition.
On a side note, I did make my first vid and uploaded it. Nothing special, but I do intend on making some more and throwing them up. The T1i takes decent videos if you can hold it perfectly still.
Cam:
Canon T1i | Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 1/60 | 135mm
Manfrotto Tripod | Adobe Lightroom 3 | Adobe Photoshop CS5
My one and only, original MATHMOS LAVA LAMP. I have been searching this particular stuff since I came back form the USA. Now I finally have one.
Lava Lamp - $5 @ Estate Sale. Vintage 1980
Orange Murano Vase & Bowl (or is it an ashtray?) $14 for both @ American Thrift. Vintage
Candle Holder - Free. Davids Mom.
Lamp - $5 @ American Thrift. Revived. Vintage
Credenza - Free. Dumpster behind VaporBrothers
Pillows - $30-ish @ IKEA
Painting - Free. My Brother.
Here is the final product. Not quite as good in some areas as others, but I hate citing, and all that crap. Art should be more free and enjoyable. Imperfections make art more interesting. Ah, whatever, at least it's done. Haha. There's a bit of a warp in the picture because the 4'x4' Masonite Board (Yeah, that's right, a kid could stand next to this thing and be the same height.) is resting up against some junk in my garage.
I had this friend when I was in Grad School and she used to say that I was a "Nerd gone bad".
It's kinda true.
Folded from a rectangle of Strathmore charcoal paper, painted with acrylics. I mounted a small white LED in the base such that I can turn it on and off without removing the LED. The shape reminds me of a lava lamp.
I rediscovered this lava lamp this week. I turned it off and put it away about two moves ago, because it picked that time to go nutty and stop behaving prettily. I plugged it in today, and it gave me this weird, Lovecraftian shape before melting fully and working properly!
Within a few hours, I had to shut it off and pack it up for move #3. But it'll be out of the box and on display once I'm moved back in!
Macro shot of lava rising in a lava lamp
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