Inertia: The Force That Holds the Universe Together READING TIME: 8 MINUTES Inertia is the force that holds the universe together. Literally. Without it, things would fall apart. It’s also what keeps us locked in destructive habits, and resistant to change. *** “If it were possible to flick a switch and turn off inertia, the…
One of my advisors is currently working on a project at the Fashion Institute of Technology for the BioDesign Challenge in creating fibre from proteins the project is called – WereWool. I am posting this here to save for future reference for my Weaving and Textile Arts research interest. WHAT IS WEREWOOL? A 2018 Bio…
LA FORTUNA, CR – I’ve been to Central America several times now and this is the first time that I’ve ever put a name to a vegetable from that area of the world. Perhaps it was because I had been traveling all morning that made it taste especially good, but I recently rediscovered the vegetable;…
A zoetrope is one of several pre-film animation devices that produce the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing progressive phases of that motion.
Spring has been in full swing for the last several weeks, but this time of year has to be my absolute favorite. Studying botany and/or using organic materials in artwork can be difficult in the winter, as everything is literally frozen over. When I can start foraging for mushrooms, seeing botanical gardens and collect specimens…
The Origin of the “Hunab Ku” Symbol June 25, 2010 By Steve Beckow “The Origin of the ‘Hunab Ku’ Symbol” Sept. 24, 2006 http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/new10.htm#hunab The “Hunab Ku” symbol, is widely presumed to be a Maya representation of a major Maya deity and the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. You can find a representation of…
It’s been about a year since switching gears to my artistic practice. The electrography collection literally came to me via psychic insight and I was able to follow that insight at the time. I was in college at the time, and deep into my research interests when the idea came to me and with the help…
Exploding/imploding energy Image from NASA Celtic Tree of life = earth’s magnetic field
Have you ever wondered what inspired the designs of the indigenous peoples? There are instances when design inspiration comes from an other worldly experience. He reports that Shipibo shamans believe that taking Ayahuasca permits the shaman’s soul to leave his body in the form of a bird which then can fly to a distant enemy…
As I usually like to tell clients that I read for, we are all conduits and experience the world through a set system of beliefs, knowledge, perspectives and everything that may come from our upbringings, parents, family members, professors and teachers, etc. help shape the way we perceive the physical world. These perceptions are based…
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…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] 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…
