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…
Thoughts: I used too much, or didn’t dilute it enough – a little goes a long way Didn’t realize my LED strip needed an adapter to plugin into the wall so no light source at the moment Fun playing around with the fluid dynamics of ferrofluid The circular pieces of glass I bought weren’t clear…
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…
During this trip to Costa Rica, I finally found some new inspiration. I went on the hanging bridges tour at Mistico park and the tour guides had these large scopes to view wildlife from afar. I had impressed a bunch of people on the tour by putting the ipod/smartphone up close to the scope to…
One of the main activities of my trip to Costa Rica over 10 years ago was a trek up the mountain, through a rainforest to an indigenous village of the Cabecar indian tribe. This was before the age of google, and blogging and travel PR… I had my travel notebook with me (no laptop!) and…
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;…
LA FORTUNA, CR – Arenal Kioro offers a fabulous place with a natural viewpoint to the Arenal Volcano which make a great retreat for Personal Wellness. The hotel has 27 acres of undulating land, surrounded by two streams (La Palma and Kioro) with crystalline waters that begin to flow in the Arenal Volcano National Park….
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…
