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.: The Burnham Society :.

January 10, 2012

I am very lucky to be friends with people who create marvelous things. One of these friends is a Storyteller with a capital Story. Over the years I have had the privilege of being able to plunk down like a little kid and listen as he spun wondrous tales of history, horror, romance, beauty, and [...]

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.: And So The Journey Begins :.

January 2, 2012

My friend was looking for inspiring music, so I put together a mix for her as a gift. There’s something special about songs that reach deep inside and pull your heart straight up and out. When I listen to this kind of music, I feel like I can do anything, feel like I could run [...]

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.: Art School :.

November 2, 2011

Columbia College is keeping me happily busy with my coursework. My classes have been wonderful, and the great end result is I have more pieces to show: View at Picasa 14-Aug-2011 11:37, Canon Canon EOS REBEL T3i, 4.5, 33.0mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 100 I hadn’t used charcoal before my Drawing I class. It was messy [...]

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.: More Personas :.

September 30, 2011

Just a quick update with some additional Personas to decorate your Firefox: View at Picasa View at Picasa View at Picasa View at Picasa View at Picasa These can all be found at my Persona page here. Many many exciting projects in the works that I’ll hopefully get to post more of soon. I’m also [...]

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.: More Digital Works :.

July 16, 2011

There is a really great series of Digital Painting technique books out there from 3DTotal/Focal Press. I bought the first one for my birthday: Digital Painting Techniques I feel like it breaks down the process really nicely and I love seeing how other artists work. It’s really inspiring and I’ve been applying some of the [...]

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.: Rain Fairy :.

July 7, 2011

Just a quick update with a piece I’ve been working on while riding to work on the El. Being a rain fairy she brings storm clouds wherever she goes. View at Picasa Trying out a bunch of new Photoshop painting techniques, it helps so much to be able to draw on my laptop screen. Using [...]

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.: Updates! :.

May 20, 2011

Alright! Got some updates going on! Actually quite a few little back end things I’ve been meaning to do for awhile. Now I’ve finished spring semester I have a little more time to work on my own projects and apply the cool stuff I learned in my art classes. Perk now has some images on [...]

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.: O Tannenbaum :.

December 5, 2010

Every year David and I buy a holiday tree from one of our favorite local hippie restaurants or a local guy who sells pumpkins and then trees out of one of the parking lots off of Sheridan Road. This is probably my favorite holiday tradition. Beyond loving the whole Germanic, Scandinavian, Victorian, celebrating nature tradition [...]

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.: Happy Halloween :.

October 25, 2010

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I trick or treated for as long as I was allowed, running around the neighborhood with fellow high school choir members singing for candy. There is nothing like the mystery that seems to surround being allowed to stay up late experiencing the night time neighborhood transformed [...]

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.: flickers of light seen through the trees :.

October 9, 2010

I found this beautiful navy silk and it reminded me of the night sky. It was incredibly delicate though, so the kimono is sewn by hand. View at Picasa OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD C2020Z, 2.0, 6.6mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 151 View at Picasa OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD C2020Z, 2.0, 6.6mm, 0.033 [...]

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