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Kristi Beisecker is a graphic designer, photographer, printmaker and alternative scientist whose interested in making images through two contrasting elements. She is also a blogger in lifestyle, travel, wellness and health, art and design, beauty and fashion.

Oscillating Reactions

Oscillating reactions are interesting to me because they create concentric circles from two forms of information or chemicals.

One reaction that comes to mind is the BZ Reaction or Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction. A Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction, or BZ reaction, is one of a class of reactions that serve as a classical example of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, resulting in the establishment of a nonlinear chemical oscillator. The only common element in these oscillators is the inclusion of bromine and an acid. The reactions are important to theoretical chemistry in that they show that chemical reactions do not have to be dominated by equilibrium thermodynamic behavior. These reactions are far from equilibrium and remain so for a significant length of time and evolve chaotically. In this sense, they provide an interesting chemical model of nonequilibrium biological phenomena, and the mathematical models of the BZ reactions themselves are of theoretical interest and simulations. What is probably the most significant of this reaction is that it is a chemical oscillatory reaction, fluctuating in color.

The oscillations remind me of the mathematical proof that came to me as a representation of the universe. [A+][B-] / [b-][a+] Where A+ and B- oscillate with lower-case b- and a+. The image below is a visual representation of [A+][B-], the visual representation for [b-][a+] is just half of [A+][B-]. In traditional mathematics, the square brackets indicate a matrix. A matrix is a concise and useful way of uniquely representing and working with linear transformations. In particular, every linear transformation can be represented by a matrix, and every matrix corresponds to a unique linear transformation. The idea of the universe operating in a matrix form is not new, however, perhaps finding a way to visualize it may be.

As one may see, the BZ-chemical reaction produces two expanding spirals. In the LSF framework spirals are expressions of light. In a treatise about the metaphysical significance of PI (3.14) it stated that that numerical proof explains both the linear and nonlinear characteristics of subjective experience and objective manifestation. Subjective experience and objective manifestation could be the oscillating mind-states that manifests our physical world. In one instance the physical world is a subjective experience and in the next instance it is an objective manifestation. We are constantly experiencing and manifesting. The BZ-chemical reaction provides a physical visual of this math and deeper insight.

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Experiments: Inside my Sketchbook: 01 – Illustrations

I have been working on my traditional art skills for sometime now and I am finally feeling comfortable with my style/approach to illustration. It’s taken me awhile to break away from the traditional/conventional realism but nowadays anything can be considered illustration if it’s not obviously hyperrealistic. So just for fun, I will be posting a new series of ‘inside my sketchbook’ and show you what I’ve been working on!

Published Article: The Perpetual You – Celebrate Imagination

In September 2017, I was invited on my first self-organized press trip ever to the Catskills Mountain region. I stayed at the Emerson Resort and Spa, a multi-functional resort in Mount Tremper, Ny featuring luxurious rooms, a full spa, and a 6-million dollar restaurant (after a 2007 renovation). The property also features retail, events, and activities/experiences for the family to enjoy. 

The resort was named after the American essayist and poet, Emerson, who was devoted to human-kind’s connection to the natural world. The publication of “Nature”, Emerson’s essay inspired by the serene beauty of the Catskills, prompted the Conservation Movement, which led to the establishment of the 600-square-mile Catskill Forest Preserve that surrounds the Emerson Resort & Spa. 

One of the main features of the property is a silo, on which two interactive artists from New York City were commissioned to create a kaleidoscope display of light, sound, and form; thus, the property’s claim to the “World’s Largest Kaleidoscope”. Before they leave, guests can play with kaleidoscopes of their own in the gift shop. 

A feast for the eyes and the imagination, this Kaleidoscope must be witnessed by lying down on the silo’s floor and staring through the long tubular structure into the fast-paced display. The experience has a meditative quality that I haven’t felt with other interactive art. Though I think of interactive art as a bit kitschy, this particular display offered an elegant adventure that I would willingly participate in again.

the perpetual you

At The Perpetual You, they believe in choosing, embracing, celebrating, and unleashing the best parts of ourselves – the parts that never change – our Perpetual Selves. They are creating a movement that encourages women to love and share who they already are.

The Perpetual You offers women the tools to create Joy, Ease, Fun & Wealth; the opportunity to connect with like-minded women and form intentional, meaningful relationships; and the space to showcase their creative and/or entrepreneurial talents as part of our makers movement intended to shake up the world.

Read the current issue: http://www.theperpetualyou.com/the-magazine/

Fundamental Thinking: Reality as a Design

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Reposting old articles to this new section… 

In my mind, this reality is a design. And to understand design we must define it. The definition of Design means to intensify an already existing message. If reality is a design, reality must have a message. Design, all types of design, contain a set group of principles that can be applied to -all- design disciplines. Principles such as; unity, contrast, balance, movement, proportion, emphasis, and finally space. But how can the designer apply these principles to Nature (the physical and spiritual)? Very Simply.

The designer must understand the timeless commandment, “And so above and so below and so below, as above.” When this is completely accepted and understood it can be transformative. In order to understand the Universe, which I define as One Song (Uni = one, verse = song), we need to understand what it means to be ONE; to be unified, to be unified does not mean to be civilized. In order to be one, we must be divided, and in order to be divided we must be one.

“But that’s contradictory,” you say.

Exactly. The second principle of the universe (or design) is contrast, otherwise known as dualism. Like I said earlier; in order to be one, we must be divided, and in order to be divided we must be one. 1 cannot exist without 2 since 2 contains opposing (but sometimes attracting) polarities. These opposing polarities when attracted to each other they become a part of the whole. For example, in a work of art, there is often positive space and negative space that make up the whole composition and make it unified.

After reading about how there are only two emotions in existence: fear and love and reading about how energy is consistent and essentially all energy is the same, I had conjured up this equation:

[A+ B-] / [b- a+]

Where [A+ B-] refers to everything in the macro universe and [b- a+] refers to everything in the micro universe. The midsection indicated as ‘ / ’ is where everything commingles.  This equation can be applied to pretty much everything and thus got its name, “The Equation of Life”.

[A+ B-] / [b- a+]

can also be written as:

space-time [A+] time-space [B-] / time-space [b-] space-time [a+]

Dark [A+] Light [B-] / light [b-] dark [a+]

Space-time has these characteristics: positive, balls (particles), illusions, dark physicality

Time-space has these characteristics: negative, waves, light and consciousness (infinity).

The dark side [space-time] is visible, charming and appealing, just showing the beauty of the visible universe, only 4% of the universal mass.

The light side [time-space] is harmony. It conducts the nuclear dance of both visible and invisible universes; it is the only force that links them all. It is provoking an invisible alchemy.

So physical reality, the explosive world, would be characterized as [A+ B-]

The spiritual reality, the implosive world, would be characterized as [b- a+]

So let’s consider this equation, that was written to help us visualize this world, and apply it to the end of the world scenario.

First, before we continue, lets discuss movement as that is the next principle of design. The artistic definition of movement is; the arrangement of parts that draws the eye through the composition.

However, to better understand movement as a design principle lets put an addendum; Movement or motion creates the illusion of time and therefore change. The Law of Motion changes not, but all things change in motionFor motion is the force that holds events separate, each in its own proper place.

To put it simply; if we stop time… we end motion, which creates the illusion of time and thus we will propel ourselves into infinity and beyond…

British philosopher, Aleister Crowley stated clearly,  “Man will no longer worship God as an external factor, as in Paganism, or as an internal state of consciousness, as in Christianity, but will realize his identity with God.” Thusly, the end of the world scenario is the end of the dualistic approach to life. The end of the human frontier… because once we become ONE with ‘God’ we will be unified.

You exist, but at the same time you do not.

You’re awake, but at the same time you are not.

God is man. While at the same time Man is God.

So what’s the end of duality? The beginning of infinity, of unity, or a complete composition. Instead of a reality containing of harmonic proportions created by duality we will have a monochord, one vibration that will vibrate within all of us.

(to be continued)

Its been awhile since I last thought about this blog post, but almost a year later I had a similar conversation with a — er colleague — of mine who studies light, sound and form as well. While procrastinating packing my dorm room up, I ran across an alternative science database that I haven’t found before and this article. The article focused on the age-old idea that the earth is flat. I have had written ideas before suggesting that the earth/universe could indeed be flat: Holographic Reality and the World is Flat and the Universe is Flat. Apparently there are a few people out there that still believe that the world is flat.

We got into an interesting discussion about the possibility of the Earth being flat and how it could possibly function as a flat surface.

I posted this link onto my colleague’s facebook wall and the conversation began like this:

She commented jokingly, “All photographs of Earth from space are taken with FISH EYE LENSES to TRICK US!!!

In all seriousness, I then asked, “No, seriously have you thought about it though?

She responded, “About a flat Earth? Not with my understanding of physics, which may or may not be faulty. But the Sun is visibly spherical, the moon is spherical, and the planets I’ve seen through a telescope also have the same light shading as a sphere rather than a disc. I wouldn’t consider the Earth to be a special case.

Expanding Earth, that I’ve considered. “

But isn’t there always a dual option though in this world? What’s the opposite of spherical? Flat. If everything is an illusion in this manifest world, things that would appear flat, would be spherical and vice versa, theoretically,” I insisted.

She then replied, “I don’t really believe the world operates on duality as much as a refracted spectrum of plurality. We could divide numbers as even or odds, but we could also differentiate by multiples of three or fives. I feel it has much more to do with perspective than duality. All illusions are equally false.

And then added, “Can we count a Mobius strip as being flat?

It looks like its technically a spiral, so yes,” I answered.

Continuing, she said, “I don’t know if there’s physical evidence to support this, but I still think of the universe as expanding from a central point and collapsing back into itself when its expansion is no longer enough to overcome its gravity.

Yes. I’ve seen that in Tibetan art,” I said confidently.

Then I asked, “what if our eyes are natural fish eye lenses?

She answered, “That’s still assuming physical matter is actual rather than perceptual. But we could also be light, shining onto inert information and perceiving it as experience…

I then asked, “Light shining upon light equals what?

Experience,” she said simply.

Then she added, “We could equate light with attention, as we equate darkness with the unseen. There has to be an interaction of some sort for there to be anything to experience.

A world between worlds,” I said.

Then she asked, “If we perceive no opposition, interference, interaction, can we perceive otherness or plurality?

Are we built to do that? I don’t think so, if we could, there would be no division,” I responded.

Light absorption,” I then added.

That would be the point where illusion refracts as a distortion of reality. We can take a flat sheet of paper and pinch it somewhere, perceiving it as something other than paper, just because it has an apparent shape other than that which surrounds it. It’s still the same thing though,” she responded.

Exactly,” I said.

Then I added, “If we are beings of light, entering a world of light — a different kind of light — we would distort that reality because the present reality of who we are is already light … the distorted reality is the reality we perceive to be real, as in the world we exist in now.

Continuing, she said, “Holographic apparitions rather than solid, actually separate entities. Perhaps this is why dimensions intersect each other at 90 degree angles. It’s just us coming back on ourselves in new ways to experience multiplicity.

So particles are twists of space-time… “

Intersections of light. And! If absolute zero is no vibratory motion of any particle, it’s because there is no interaction. It would be uninterrupted flatness,” she added.

Ah ha! Flat,” I exclaimed.

Then she asked, “We can extend on forever uninterrupted, but projecting requires an other to bounce off of. 0D as a source?” She laughed.

Laughing with her, I responded, “0D would be light though, it has to be.

Thinking out loud, I said, “but things can’t bounce off if there is no density to it…

It’s pretty awesome that we had the same thought train about interrupted light and projections,” she said.

Then she asked, “But what -is- light? Consciousness? Beingness? That Which Is or the attention thereof? We seemingly innately equate it with positivity. So that which we see is light and that which we refuse to attend to is dark? I feel like the metaphor works in a literal way, I’m just not sure how.

Oh shiny!!” I exclaimed.

Actually, I think “oh shiny” may be the answer to your question,” I added.

Pondering, she asked, “How does the light in a holograph work? Bounced off of a reflection?

What happens when physical light reflects off a metallic surface? It catches our attention, because  we somehow can relate to it, for whatever reason,” I said.

Continuing, she said, “That is precisely why, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more interested in sparkly sorts of things. Every living thing flourishes with light, and many animals instinctively collect shinies.

Finishing the conversation, I said, “By the way… spirals as expressions of light intersecting with each other? perhaps why they appear -everywhere- in nature?

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Tattwas – Sanskrit language of shapes and designs

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Tattwa are geometric images from India. they are  symbols  that can be used in mandala.  One of the most traditional symbol sets and one considered to have innate power to effect realization is by using  Tattwa. These simple geometric symbols can be used in  meditation.

 Tattwa is a Sanskrit word meaning energy. Tattwas are  five geometric symbols which represent the five universal energies.  Each Tattwas symbolizes unique energies with specific properties, potentials and frequencies. In varying combinations, these five energies make up the sum totality of everything in our physical and spiritual universe. These five basic symbols are combined to create symbols of many different kinds.

 The  tattwa symbols are the ovoid, the triangle, the half-moon, the circle, and the square. These definitions are minimal and in no way represent the totality of the symbol.  Source: http://pjentoft.com/on-Tattwa.html

These would make an interesting language. For example the Circle represents air, and we could have all words associated with the element of air. The prominent shape in the mandala would represent the main theme of what is being expressed. So if we are talking about miscommunication, we would probably have a large circle, in orange. As that is the complimentary color of blue (opposite). So a plain orange circle would mean no communication.

If we were talking about something about selling something like a house, the prominent shape would be yellow square it is represents Earth. Earth is all things materialistic. It would be paired with a smaller blue circle since blue circles represent thought and communication, etc.

They [the shapes] would be layered on top of each other above to create a geometrical story…

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CL – Researchers Discover How To Control Electron Spin Electrically

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2001) — Santa Barbara, Calif. — Researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) report in the Dec. 6 issue of Nature the first demonstration of continuous electrical tunability of spin coherence in semiconductor nanostructures.\

The six person research team is headed by physicist David Awschalom, director of the Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation. Awschalom’s research is conducted under the auspices of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), a multi-million-dollar State initiative conceived by Gov. Gray Davis to develop the science and technology that will propel the state’s economic future. Funding for Awschalom’s research is provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency which promotes speculative but potentially groundbreaking research projects.

An approximate understanding of the nature of spin can be gleaned by analogy with the orbit of planets in the solar system. In this analogy, electrons orbit a nucleus in a fashion similar to the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Just as the Earth rotates about it’s axis during the orbit, electrons have a quality of rotation called ‘spin.’ The spin of electrons is characterized by the direction of rotation, so that spin ‘up’ or ‘down’ electrons rotate in opposite directions (i.e., clockwise or counter-clockwise).

While magnetic fields are conventionally used to manipulate spins in familiar magnetic devices like hard-disk drives, this demonstration of electrical control of aligned spins represents a significant step towards making new spin-based technologies. One future technology is quantum computing, where many schemes make use of electron spin states as bits of information analogous to the 0’s and 1’s of binary computing. Unlike ordinary bits, ‘quantum bits’ can be any combination of both 0 and 1 simultaneously, corresponding to a continuous range of possible directions.

Magnetic fields can change the direction of spins by inducing “precession” which is an additional rotation of the spin orientation about the magnetic field, similar to the periodic movement of the axis of a top after it is spun. While the speed of electron spin precession in a magnetic field is generally fixed by the particular materials used, the research reported in Nature has shown that both the speed and direction of precession can be continuously adjusted by applying electric fields in specially engineered quantum structures.

Said Awschalom, “We would like to electrically manipulate the electron spin because that’s the bridge to a scalable technology. Today’s charge-based electronics all use electrical gates–a sandwich of electrical plates–to guide electrons. We want to use the electrical control methods of today’s technology to fabricate a spin gate. This paper reports spin gates that can make the electron spin go one way or the other or just stay put. And the gate works at room temperature.”

Awschalom refers to the invention as a gate, rather than a switch because it performs continuous tuning of electron spin. Instead of the “off” and “on” options for a switch, a gate operates across a continuum the way lights can be dimmed by a rheostat, for instance.

The spin gate device is made of sandwiches of the semiconductor materials Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Aluminum Gallium Arsenide (AlGaAs) only a hundred nanometers thick.

Semiconductor heterostructures operate by trapping electrons in a ‘quantum well’ that is shaped like a square box. The trick that Awschalom’s research team devised to construct their device was to use a parabolically shaped quantum well instead of the usual square box.

A decade ago Awschalom’s UCSB colleague, Art Gossard, professor of electrical and computer engineering, led a research group that conceived and used Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) techniques to build semiconductor heterostructures with parabolic quantum wells. Klaus Ensslin, then a postdoc in the Materials Department at UCSB, described how the trapped electrons behaved in the parabolic structure. Ensslin is now a physics professor at Switzerland’s Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zurich, which entered last June into a research agreement with UCSB.

At UCSB on sabbatical from ETH Zurich, Ensslin returned to collaborate with his old mentor Gossard. Both assisted the Awschalom research effort and are authors of the Nature paper. Two of the other three authors are affiliated with Awschalom: his postdoc Gian Salis, the first author and now a permanent staff member at IBM Zurich, and his physics graduate student Yuichiro Kato both worked on measuring the devices. Dan Driscoll is Gossard’s materials graduate student who helped in the device fabrication.

“It was our colleagues ability to fabricate the specially-engineered structures that made these experiments possible, said Awschalom.”

Why does a parabolic quantum well enable electrical control of spin coherence when a box-shaped well does not?

Salis explained, “Mathematically speaking, when you add a line to a parabola the parabola is displaced, but doesn’t change shape. But when you add a line to a box, you only distort the box into a trapezoidal structure. This is essentially what happens when we apply a voltage to our device: the voltage tilts the whole structure like pushing down on a see-saw. So we used the two different semiconductors (GaAs, AlGaAs) to form the parabola and to trap the electrons. We then applied electrical voltages to displace the parabola and thereby moved the pooled electrons in the well from one material to another. The effects were large! We were able to control spin electrically exactly as we had thought we could when we conceived the experiments.”

“With the application of just a few volts,” added Awschalom, “the electrons begin to sample different regions of space, and that’s when their spin precesses faster or slower or stops. We are moving electrons out of Gallium Arsenide into Alumnium Gallium Arsenide continually without changing their wave function or profile in space, and that’s what is unique.”

The spin-gates discussed in the Nature report are an example of the rapidly developing field of ‘spintronics,’ which studies electronic devices that are based on electron spin.

This raises the question: What might spintronics do that electronics can’t?

In addition to the longer-term goal of quantum computing, spintronics offer the near-term possibility of revolutionizing the way we think about piecing together different technologies.

“Think of one combined unit that integrates logic, storage, and communication for computing,” said Awschalom. “We envision using a mixture of optical, electronic, and photonic techniques to prepare and manipulate spin-based information. The spin could be stored in semiconductors, run at frequencies many times faster than today’s technology and work at room temperature. And all in a single nanostructure. Then imagine millions of these nanostructures working together in a device small by human standards. What such devices will do is up to scientists and engineers to determine. But the most exciting prospects are the revolutionary ones rather than simple extrapolations of today’s technology.”

In addition to applications in the emerging field of spintronics, the last sentence of the Nature paper points to possible advances in fundamental physics using the findings: “Furthermore, the large tunability and quenching of the electronic spin splitting offers the potential for new insights into other phenomena, such as ferromagnetic quantum Hall states or the dynamics of electrically inverted spin populations through non-adiabatic gating.” Studies of the quantum Hall effect are very important, and have already garnered two Nobel physics prizes for its explorers. What’s being offered here is a new way of looking at some tantalizing aspects of condensed matter physics.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/12/011206073914.htm

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WQ: Thoughts and Everything Else

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Water Quality

I recently started a physical sketchbook to keep notes in about this research interest/project and went through my project notes and copied down anything that mentioned water quality. One tidbit that stuck out was Marasu Emoto. His life’s work was focused on determining that human consciousness had an affect on water quality through praying and other spiritual engagements. My initial thought for this project was to develop some sort of kinetic sculpture that would change depending on the rain fall and rainwater collection rates.

 

 

I still like this idea but having my medium be photographic, I am conceptualizing how this kinetic sculpture would look in photographic tones; playing with light/dark, hues and colors, existing in grayscale or not. From my previous study of photographic sculptures… the light can be formed into anything to create a form within 3-dimensional space.

 

 

One of my all time favorite artists is Anthony Howe – who uses the power of the wind to animate his steal sculptures, is a great example of using the environment to interact with his work. Lately, Daniel Rozin‘s work in mirrors also has intrigued me. He’s able to take the mathematical understanding of a mirror and create a mirror pretty much out of anything. He’s studied materials and is able to make a mirror that are made of various materials but exhibit the same behavior and interaction. In the end, my hope would be to place this sculpture in a designated location and study the effects of rainwater. I feel like I am getting closer to figuring how this water quality project can turn itself into a collection of artwork as well as a scientific development.

 

 

What Other Universities are Doing

I thought it might be worthwhile to see what other universities are doing in the Pioneer Valley in regards to water quality. While researching the topic – the Water Resources Research Center at UMassAmherst are currently focused on the following:

 

Acid Rain Study
Agricultural Water: Blue, Green, and Grey Water
River Water Quality Study

Among many other projects.

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SWU – January 2018

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Studio Wrap Up (SWU) – January 2018

 

 

The first month of 2018 is over, and it was filled with juggling a lot of things as usual. Although like most things in my life, it never all happens at once, which is a good thing as I wouldn’t be able to manage it all.

 

 

The beginning of the month, I spent celebrating birthdays in my family (as well as mine) and spent most of my free time going back and forth to home. In the midst of celebrations I also finally cut off a toxic client relationship in my life. It truly sadden me to do so as I stood behind their business and brand for so long and believed in it, but they had no concept of collaboration as well as respect for one’s time and talents. So far it has been for the best and all that has been lost is time and money. I have been cutting back my freelance graphic design work a ton since working full-time because I wanted to make sure I had the energy to put into the work at my day job.

 

 

Mid-month I began my volunteer duties as publicity chair in the Pioneer Valley Mycological Association. It was a rough start with a misuse of power in a significant project resulting in a member stepping down. I never like to make drama, as there is so much of it in my life in all of my projects, however, sometimes to prevent something from happening you have to make noise. They were making an unauthorized move and essentially ‘took over’ a project that wasn’t theirs to begin with, all in the name of ‘to get things going’ when there was no rush in the first place. It was a slap to my face and expertise as well as volunteered time. Thankfully the group recovered for the most part and we have moved on to releasing the first newsletter with a new design of the new year.

 

 

Not to mention this project drama happened while I was in Guatemala, celebrating my birthday and on a vacation and received a very hurtful email all the while. I check my emails at least once during every trip because of drama like that. The person in question used my trip as an reason to ‘act’ on the project in not the best way which made it seem like they went behind my back to make this decision while I was away. I check my emails for a reason, to stay on top of projects and to keep things in check. Thankfully most of the group was behind me in this one and not a lot of damage was done.

 

 

I ended the month with recovery from traveling to Guatemala as well as wrapping up the trip in several blog posts and a handful of photos and a video. This was not a PR trip as I didn’t want to feel pressured to produce something, but I wanted to practice a few techniques and skills in video and often use travel as a inspiration do to so.

 

I also began deeper work on my water quality project. I had ordered a small sketchbook and placed everything I have gathered about water quality in one place. From Masaru Emoto’s research on human consciousness affecting the molecules of water to my own water testing out here in western Massachusetts. I have started research and study on photographic sculptures because my hope is that the water quality project morphs into a photographic outcome that visually depicts the quality of water in a given body of water. I made color-coded vector graphics of the first water testing I did but then realized that particular body of water was on a private property where I am not living anymore. I now have to redo the testing on a more accessible body of water – perhaps somewhere close in Belchertown.

 

Additionally, I had also put out a call for a ghostwriter and met up with someone local. They had the interest and background education that I was looking for. We also seem to click on an interpersonal level which is important to me when collaborating and working with someone. I hope to have them be a constant contributor in the research department and put out monthly articles as well as help me with a book project. One of the things that is lacking in my career is the research side as I had to leave it for 3-4 years while I focused on the art and design. It’s time to return to that now.

 

 

Finally, I am now brushing up on my piano and instrumental skills 1-2 hours everyday. That, too, I had to put aside while I worked on the art and design and I am learning new pieces on the piano (and keyboard). I mastered Für Elise, Come Thou Font of Every Blessing, Simple Gifts and Amazing Grace in the span of the last several weeks. I would learn the melody and harmony and then arrange a piece for the keyboard with strings. I simply love playing the appropriate chords with the melodies and how closely it sounds to a real orchestra.

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Study: Photographic Sculptures

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I have been working on my water quality project, and have been thinking about how to turn the vector graphics I have made into something a bit more photographic as that is my determined medium. I’ve been doing a bit of a search on ‘photographic sculptures’ and James Nizam‘s work came up. He has used lighting as a way to form sculptures in a designated space. For example, the piece above he’s used a shipping container, reflectance paint and light elements to form a 3Dimensional image and his work looks computer generated (not in a bad way) but in the light that the craftsmanship looks really good. I think I could take the form of the body of water (shipping container), light source and other similar materials and use that as a guide. Hmm, time to do a bit more research on that!

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