-
Sharing what delights me - Optical Illusion Fun, Left & Right Brain, Beloved Toys, Art Lessons & Clever Stuff, with maybe an occasional gripe thrown in -
Brace Yourself! These Optical Illusions Will Floor You!
The latest sensation in interior design is trippy floor covering! Every floor you’re seeing is 100% code flat! From the seismic shift carpet on the left, spotted in a Paris video game store, to the gentle waves in the new ballroom of the Marriott Solana in Southlake, Texas – it’s clever 2-D patterning that makes…
Year of the Dragon – Happy New Optical Illusion Fuyuu!
Remember those Magic Eye pics in the ‘90s where you had to overpower your instinct to focus in order to see an image hidden in an overall pattern? Well, phew! “Fuyuu” Op Art is totally different. Here you simply focus on the center spot in the image. Move your head towards the image and the…
Accidental Crocheted Playground – A Delightful Yarn!
Toshiko Horiuchi Macadam, one of Japan’s leading fiber artists, was exhibiting her crocheted Multiple Hammock #1 when two children entered the gallery and, blissfully unaware of the rules that govern the display of fine art, asked to sit in it. The artist watched nervously as the children climbed into the structure, but then was thrilled…
“Magic Carp-pet” Moire Optical Illusion
Moiré effect optical illusion A moiré effect optical illusion results from two static transparent patterns sliding across each other – like layers of shear nylon fabric. As the overlapped layers move independently, new patterns form. The GIF on the left shows how superimposed parallel lines create the optical illusion effect of bands compressing and expanding….
2011 Best Toys Guide, 2011 Top Toys List …….. Sez Who?!
You’re busy. Money’s tight. You want the best toy for your buck. Being smart, you turn to sources who’ve done the hunting for you. Sometimes that’s friends, mommy bloggers or Best Toy Guides and Top Toy Lists. But here’s a news flash. Some of those “Best Toys” and “Top Toys” sites on Google are bought…
“Coloring meets funhouse mirror magic” – A Review
The following review of Morph-O-Scopes Kits appeared in the September 2010 CoolMomPicks. We learned of it only weeks ago! The review is reprinted here with permission of Liz Gumbinner, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief of CoolMomPicks.com. “I’m not going to lie to you: When I opened the Morph-O-Scopes Kit box my daughter received for her birthday one year,…
Thinking Outside the Rubik’s Cube – Art Phenom Pixel Pete
“Dream Big” was a year-long project in which “Pixel Pete” Fecteau created a brilliant mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. using 4,242 manipulated Rubik’s Cubes! Fecteau created the installation for ArtPrize2010 – Grand Rapids, Michigan’s fabulous annual art competition. Exhibit attendees’ votes determined the winner. “Dream Big” made it to the top 50 of…
Pumpkin Carving Par Excellence
Remember that “Pukin’ Pumpkin” a few years ago. The art has stepped up. A lot! Check out these ingenious works of pumpkin art by Ray Villafane, an American model designer and former art teacher – carved with just a spoon and a scalpel!