Moon Glass.
Tree Walker.
Christoph Both-Asmus had a daydream one day about walking on trees - so he's taken steps to learn the best climbing techniques, has commissioned a giant helium bubble to carry him, and plans to film the results for a project he calls The Tree Walker. Makes you think: how often do we pursue fantasies - the most outlandish ones, especially?
Says Christoph of his vision: "In my imagination, I saw myself like a projection balancing weightlessly on the highest and most fragile branches. Sinking deep into that dream - reeling, afraid of falling, pushing the thought away - I moved forward over the canopy's thinnest branches." Here he is, in action, below.
See more at The Tree Walker, here. Happy daydreaming.
The Sea, the Sky, the Dreaming Katydids.
After a dazzling spring-like weekend - during which I attempted to sunbathe in a bright corner of a coffee shop and spent an evening kicking back at a neighborhood bar with this guy (name unknown) - it's winter again, with daytime highs hovering near freezing.
To focus on the positive: beautiful things happen when the temperature drops - biologist Jeff Bowman knows. On his way back from the North Pole in 2009, he found a blooming garden in the midst of an ice-cold sea. "Frost flowers," he tells NPR's Robert Krulwich. "They were everywhere."
Read more about the science behind frost flowers at NPR, here. Photos by Matthias Wietz.
More for Monday:
-My friend Maria (creator of these beautiful prints and calendars) was interviewed on Refinery29 last week. It's worth checking out for her outfits alone, and for her sky-blue toenails.-Adrianna's doughnut ice cream, served with doughnuts on the side - and sprinkles, of course.
-And this, by Shirley Jackson via Tin House: "…even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream."
Rooftop Reverie.
Who knew that on top of this seemingly inconspicuous apartment building in Williamsburg...
...you'd find this? Props to Brooklyn architecture studio Loadingdock5 for a job so beautifully done. (You can find more photos from the project, here. Not surprisingly, the interior's pretty great, too.)
As it happens, my new apartment (which is just blocks from the building pictured above), has a rooftop that my roommates and I will have access to once we move in in July. Recreating Loadingdock5's lawn-like oasis might not be possible, but what about something like this? A grill, a garden, a trusty Dalmatian - sounds like the recipe for a summer well-spent.
Tall As Trees.
Trees take center stage in two striking sets of images by photographer Dillon Marsh: the first, Invasive Species, spotlights cell phone towers masquerading as greenery in Cape Town, South Africa.
The second, Limbo, shows the skeletons of dead trees that have yet to collapse. Strange and beautiful.
See more on Dillon Marsh's website, here - you may recognize these amazing telephone pole bird nests as you scroll through. Found via Laughing Squid.
Tree Tracery.
For those of you who have ever wondered about the handwriting of trees, artist Tim Knowles has your answer. By attaching pens to the trees' branches, Knowles was able to record the unique artistry and expressiveness of each. See more at his website, here...
...and have a wonderful Tuesday - I'm off to a coffee-and-work meeting with the lovely Emily Johnston Anderson, and then will spend the rest of the afternoon with my niece. It's snowing here today - I see stomping in my future!
Via Tin House.
Via Tin House.