Tuesday, November 30, 2010

All the Lonely People

This is my most recent project for school. It's an experiment in optical mixing. The objective of optical mixing is to allow the eye to blend the colors together. I used a toothpick and spent many many hours making dots. This piece is titled "All the Lonely People".


 

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Big Dogs

Today, I went to the stable with my mom to visit her horses. They sure are sweet guys!



Badger & Butch








Monday, November 22, 2010

The Shadowsphere

Last night, Nick, two friends, and I went to the Ogden Theater to see DJ Shadow. He is a world-famous DJ, who's style varies drastically from song-to-song. The amazing thing about this show, besides the music of course, was the projections. DJ Shadow stood inside a rotating sphere (the shadowsphere) made out of projection screens. Also, there was a giant screen behind him. I was truly amazed by the illusion this created. I think taking something as simple as projectors and screens and turning them into 3D animations is incredible! Here are some pictures from the concert, as well as a video for one of my favorite songs.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

South Valley Park

     Today, Nick, Moe, and I went to South Valley park. When we first arrived, there was a stretch of rain and dark clouds over us. However, the wind was gusty and it cleared the sky within 15 minutes. The rest of our hike was very warm and sunny. I am pleased with this long summer. Temperatures are perfect, and I don't want to ruin that with snow. We had a good time, especially Moe.

Nick and Moe the Bulldog



Playing in the tall grass

Tea Kettle

Moe the Bulldog

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Yoga in the City

A few weeks ago, I went to City Park bright and early with my yogi friend, Blythe, and a few others. In Washington D.C., they had a group yoga event which exceeded 1000 people. The goal of Yoga in the City organizers was to get 2000 people. While, I don't think they reached their goal, they still did a great job. It lasted for 2 hours and was pretty technical. I struggled to keep up with the experts, but that's the beauty of yoga, it's all just practice.