Frozen Soap Bubbles Look Like Nature's Crystal Snow Globes

Amid the darkest throes of winter, the last thing you want to do is stand outside blowing bubbles. Thankfully, New Hampshire artist Cheryl Johnson is on the case, photographing the beautiful, crystal ball-like results of soapy spheres that have frozen in the perilous outdoors.

Explains Johnson, when soap bubbles encounter temperatures below 30°F, “Beautiful crystals of ice form on their surfaces, gradually expanding until they cover the whole bubble.” Like snowflakes, “Each bubble is unique, the pattern of crystals is always different.”

In the highly inadvisable case that you’re game for a little chilly weather, Johnson has created a guide to creating your own frozen soap bubbles, sticking them to objects to create background scenes, and even filling them with tiny objects including “individual snow flakes (lifted with a small artist's bush), glitter, etc.”

Check out Johnson’s frozen soap bubbles on Facebook, and head over to the artist’s blog and website for more work.

Visit Cheryl Johnson on Facebook for more of her soap bubble photography.

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