The Bubble Man!
11 January 2011
When I arrived that Monday afternoon he was standing along his car near the shoreline at Green Lake. His purple-dyed beard matches the purple embellished van in which he commutes daily. His name is Garry Golightly and he's performed in over 43 countries.
With a full studio in his house, Golightly basks in making bubble poetry, large bubble wands, and practicing "bubbleosophy."
It was like plastic Dale Chihuly. Recycled six-pack rings constructed into lavish chandeliers and 6-foot bubble-wands are just a few of his creations.
"And this is what it does!" He says pointing to the tattered 90s Polaroid. A joyful snapshot of Golightly grinning as he waved his bubble-wand for a crowd. The bubbles spread behind him like rainbow-colored scales.
The beaming bubbleman doesn't just perform with bubbles, but he also lives by them. "There's nothing to sphere, but sphere itself," Golightly said chuckling. "The ultimate...