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by Kate Solbakk
$35.00
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Our luxuriously soft beach towels are made from brushed microfiber with a 100% cotton back for extra absorption. The top of the towel has the image printed on it, and the back is white cotton. Our beach towels are available in two different sizes: beach towel (32" x 64") and beach sheet (37" x 74").
Don't let the fancy name confuse you... a beach sheet is just a large beach towel.
Design Details
The amoeba has no defined body shape, and uses “false feet”, also known as pseudopods, to move around and capture food. The soil here is rich in... more
Care Instructions
Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
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1 - 2 business days
The amoeba has no defined body shape, and uses “false feet”, also known as pseudopods, to move around and capture food. The soil here is rich in organic material and has many threads of fungal hyphae as well as bacteria which help bind soil particles into aggregates, creating a strong and resilient soil structure that is also good habitat for soil organisms and plants. In the top left corner is a ciliated protozoa in the genus Stylonychia, which is common in both soil and freshwater. Several small round flagellated protozoa can be found to the left of the amoeba.
My goal is to inspire curiosity by imagining how microscopic creatures might look if we could see them in their natural habitats, and view them as amazing wildlife rather than "specimens" in a laboratory. Many of us are unsettled by the thought of invisible microscopic life forms all around us, so I try to balance the "ick factor" by showing that these creatures can be beautiful. The microscopic world is truly fantastic and offers a lot of inspiration for fantasy themes, which you will see in some of my more playful work like the hookah-smoking tardigrade inspired by the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland. I hope my art can help bring us a little bit closer to the mysterious world of microbiology that is the foundation for all our...
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