Week 9: Tinsel Time

I was sitting in my living room this morning when I looked up and saw that the sun was hitting our Christmas tree at the perfect spot! The natural source of the sun was hitting the tinsel on the tree and bouncing every which way across the living room and kitchen.

The effect made an awesome design of squiggles everywhere, patterning the room with light. It didn't even occur to me until now that tinsel is a reflective surface, thus perfect for a Christmas tree with lights on it. I know tinsel is pretty and messy, but I honestly never put it together. With the power of sunlight, the textures on the wall are very interesting.

This reminded me of a post that Gabri made earlier in the quarter about finding a texture on the ceiling of her apartment. It's incredible how light can be reflected on so many surfaces and at the weirdest angles.

I wish the squiggles could move! How neat would that be? To have this texture in a moving light, and use it in a dance show or something? It's like art is happening right in front of me.