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platero & i

a digital collage series aiming at translating each chapter from the beloved children’s book platero y yo, by Juan Ramon Jimenez, into an stereoscopic animated GIF ‘wigglegram‘. there are 107 chapters in the book so no doubt i’ll enjoy ample opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas before it’s finished. there’s a tumblr blog set up HERE with the GIFs ...

kaya rose

logo for a proposed company

paint + time

gorgeously time-decayed industrial paintscapes, east coast USA

the occupied new school

in november of 2011 a contingent of militant students briefly occupied a study space at the New York New School, expressing all manner of political opinions with exuberant splashes of graffiti. the students were violently opposed to photography in the space but facing the likelihood of immanent eviction finally consented to my request to document the art eruption minus any ...

daily show appearance

late october 2011 i resolved to pay an open-ended visit to new york’s zuccotti park, fascinated by the bacchanalian / populist occupy wall street protests. eventually sleeping there with hundreds of others, i managed to get mixed up in the business of the press relations working group. early one morning some daily show producers came ...

wordwatch.info

i had been thinking a great deal about how the unspoken connotations of much of the language we use subtly predetermines attitudes in ways vulnerable to political manipulation, so I threw together this wiki site to keep track of noted examples. feel free to contribute some content if you’ve got any personal favorites.  wordwatch.info

geodesic

my mother and stepfather reside in the countryside along the james river, just east of springfield, missouri. since supermarket food appears trending ever more expensive / compromised by dubious industrial farming techniques and genetic modification, we decided now’s a good time to begin growing our own stuff. comprehensive calculation tools / plans provided free by SimplyDifferently.org, ...

brilliant dawn coming on like an open door

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] taking a brand new chance we open our hearts to new romance in the dead of night using our thoughts to dream finding ourselves in different scenes full of love and light dreaming builds the future only we can lead us there it’s time to use our imaginations ...

dream.build.live

illusions dispelled

updated US one dollar bill great seal (an incantation)

butterflytonesCD.com

over the past 15 years my stepfather has been perfecting an impressively resonant instrument he calls “the tones”. we put together this website to promote his recently released CD of eminently meditative music.   ButterflyTonesCD.com

Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10 / Day

very pleased to again assist French Nutritherapist Alain Braux with the cover of his 3rd book “Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10 / Day”. Chef Braux is raising awareness of problematic foods in the american diet and providing delicious, authentic French mediterranean alternatives. learn more at AlainBraux.com

60 second 80s remixes

lately messing around with interesting results through sample stacking / effects / filters. fidelity generally brittle thanks to sampling hardware carelessness / abuse, future efforts hopefully less so. (click song title for original version youtube) : [Audio clip: view full post to listen] culture club : time (clock of the heart) [Audio clip: view full ...

everybody wants to rule the world

at one point in late middle school i had every tears for fears album available on cassette, so this rough hewn go ought to surprise no one. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

overpasses

north american naturescapes

strange things

cities

france

lechateaugrandcamp.com

in the winter of 2010 i enjoyed the good fortune of spending a month in normandy with a hospitable french family, helping out in the garden and house. they run a bed and breakfast with 4 guestrooms in warmer months and didn’t have a solid website to show off what a lovely place it is, ...

bystanders

i boarded a london bus which soon passed an accident aftermath in the oncoming lane. a woman’s body slept between the front and rear wheels of a bus just like ours.

friends

barrel room

i was asked to explore possible brand identities for an envisioned portland, oregon wine bar / piano bar combo called ‘barrel room’ which never came to pass.

bilston glen

late summer 2010 : i visited edinburgh, scotland intending to stay a few days only. via couschsurfing.com i discovered a place in the forest just south of the city where a constantly shifting mix of european eco-activists, international backpackers, and british misfits live in a treehouse village, subsisting on the city’s luxuriously discarded excess. 8 years ...

scottish absurdities

- a cramped side room in a narrow carribean grocery showcasing hair weaves, copious assorted locks cascading from every inch of the walls, the ceiling! besides that only a deli case with glistening cuts of raw meat. – the smallest rainbow gathering in the world – a strange man referring to his own penis as ...

UK climate camp 2010 vs RBS

late summer 2010 i ended up attending the uk climate camp 2010 direct occupation / action against the royal bank of scotland’s headquarters outside edinburgh. the action was intended to aggressively protest and publicize RBS’s deeply irresponsible investments in the canadian tar sands oil extraction project, one of earth’s biggest currently unfolding environmental disasters. several ...

portugal

MFF promo card

marfa film festival promo card

atmospheres

amazon reviews

every once in a while i praise or defend good stuff on amazon : READ HERE

portland

mandalas

  for a client intending mandala embossed baby slings