Teaching

Tomorrow I am teaching a class that is going to last for the month of January at a charter school for middle school children. My classes are going to be making a stop animation film (10 sec) with clay and digital cameras. I am a little nervous, as kids can be hard to get to focus. I am dividing the class of 20 into 5 groups, so they have to share clay and the sets within the group. If they get this done, they will learn how to import their pictures onto a Mac and create a video with it. They will then burn it onto a disc to take home. Hopefully this goes well! Lol. I have learned to have the steps carefully outlined so that they don't get distracted or stuck. I have also learned you can't be too rigid, because kids can come up with some unexpected creative ideas you didn't even think of. If I get any good results from this class I will post the video!

christmas

Long sliver, silver, and sleek;
moving like graceful tides
with a chicken speech.

It all means something if we want
it to be. Sometimes its sinking
black and warm,

its like trying to catch a
bird that thinks you are ugly.
It never wants to be caught.

Winter time again~

I've been meaning to post some new sketches up here. But the natural light has been so dim, and my camera I bought last summer was not taking good pictures in this kind of light. But I did a little more research on my camera, and it turns out my settings were wrong, so I am going to be taking some photos really soon.
I have been pretty inspired by photography lately, perhaps ignited by this girl, Alison Scarpulla

Fleet Foxes animated Video! Amazing!!

The Shrine / An Argument from Sean Pecknold on Vimeo.

the grand scheme of things

We all do what me must do, whether it was nothing or accounted for something.
It seems we decide individually what to account for in our lives.
Sometimes its easier to take our minds off of matters and think outside those thoughts.
With a little music, some crazy patterns and juice for our eyes.
Here's a sample of some vintage patterns that have caught my eye. Made available via etsy. Vintage wallpaper. Plain....but the possibilities! I am going to start making vinyl wallets soon. Little clear windows to cool patterns, something to put in your pocket and pull out and look at.

Random Art

I found some old pictures from a couple years ago of some clothing and art I did. Posting it now, because I sold this at a festival or outdoor market...forever forgotten about till I saw the picture!

My Flickr

I got my Flickr page set up! Now I just need to plan my next adventure so I can take some awesome photos!



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