Project Shopping Cart (American Dream)
So, a friend and I were talking about what we might do as an art project at Burning Man or Critical Massive. And we thought about the theme this year. The American Dream. And then we talked some about...
View ArticleBurned out at Burning Man (Sierra Club article)
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200807/burningman.asp A friend of mine referred me to this article that is the cover story for the July issue of the Sierra Club’s magazine. The article presents...
View ArticleDecompression and a little story
It’s an interesting thing, reintegrating into default world. I’ve had mixed feelings about being back. Lots of thinking, and integrating of my experiences into my world view. It makes for an...
View ArticleOf Bronze and Metal, Casting and Community
I’ve been messing around a little with casting metal for a while. When I was a kid, I would make molds out of cuttlefish bones, and cast lead into them. I did this in my room, often without the...
View ArticleMore Casting
So today I decided to do another pendant. And it went well. I’m happy with my progress, like I’m gaining skill (like I want.) Metal flows through the mold Flowing swiftly ’til it turns cold Shapes...
View ArticleSeaCompression 8
I had a great night at SeaCompression 8 – Metropolis Now. SeaComp is the local burner decompression party put on by Ignition Northwest that follows the yearly Burn. This year’s theme is a bit of a...
View ArticleIt’s that time of year…
So it’s time for the annual pilgrimage to Burning Man. Like so many other folks, I’m going. Unlike a lot of people, I haven’t had the ticket scramble that the selling out process led to — I bought...
View ArticleThat was Burning Man
I feel very fortunate that I got to experience the Burning Man Festival before everything changed. Wow. What a big statement to make, huh? To claim that the festival has changed dramatically. That...
View ArticleBuilding the Air Kraken Trike
*** More pictures are here *** Last year, around this time, I started building the Air Kraken Trike. It’s a project I was inspired to create from the scenes of great big things like it at Burning Man....
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