tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83670832024-03-07T10:23:18.039-08:00Uhm... Yes?"Ah, Lord GOD!" I said, "I know not how to speak; I am too young." (Jeremiah 1:6)
Let your light shine through me, though I know how pitiable I am, I also know how great you are, and how beautiful you've made us all. May I be yours always, and may your will be done. Even when I and others think I am too young. I cry out with Samuel, not knowing who is calling, but saying nonetheless, "Here I am." (1 samuel 3:4). "Speak, for your servant is listening." (1 samuel 3:10)sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-76926767264829001262010-02-13T23:45:00.001-08:002010-02-13T23:45:22.509-08:00First Drafts.Theres the dark violence that grasps,<br />Deep and cold sweat inducing<br />burning for weakness<br />for distraction<br />for failure.<br /><br />Feeding from lost glances,<br />barriers ignored.<br />The dark violence grasps.<br /><br />Reddened knees of surrender.<br />Faint, wounded cries.<br />Beg for strength.<br /><br />She comes.<br />Standing, watching, waiting, intercessing.<br /><br />The dark violence grows and overflows.<br />Drowning for hours.<br />She stands, watching, waiting, intercessing.<br /><br />Reddened face of true surrender.<br /><br />She smiles and it disappears.<br />"Next time it will be easier"sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-87328596848099375862010-01-15T11:43:00.000-08:002010-01-15T11:46:07.082-08:00Grad apps doneSo My grad apps are finally done... and while writing one of the statements of purpose, I learned quite a bit about my own art. So I thought I'd share it.<br />============================<br />I’ve sat with men and women on the dark precipice of death, and seen joy beyond my wildest imagination. Smiles that haunt my saddest memories and that remind me that there is something more to humanity. Something transcendent about our very nature that calls out, indeed begs for understanding. I believe it is only art that can begin this understanding. And that is why I am an artist.<br /><br />My introduction to art was as a child living in Athens, surrounded by the foundations of our culture. Yet, the idea of art as a career came through my studies in architecture. So perhaps it’s no surprise that some of my influences spawn from formalist, modernist and minimalist backgrounds. I consider amongst my predecessors the architects: Le Corbusier, Tadao Ando, and Steven Hull, as well as the artists: Anish Kapoor, Ann Hamilton, and Richard Serra.<br /><br />Aside from my upcoming degree in Art, I have received a Liberal Studies degree with a minor in Philosophy. This summer I plan to finish my Associates in Architecture. In addition, I have strong background in physics, math and astronomy. From this rigorous scientific background I have come to believe that art is as valid an area of research as any science. And it is only art that can dynamically and creatively get at the core of who we are as individuals. Art, for me, is an intuitive phenomenological research field. To this end, “Love and Responsibility”, a phenomenologic philosophical work, by Karol Wojtyla has been instrumental in my practice and understanding of art.<br /><br />My art is also informed by my Catholic faith. My faith has driven me to work with the poor and dying across the world, from New York to Calcutta. In India, I saw people who were covered in years of dirt, puss and decay, overflow with joy when someone offered them a bed, a bath and food. When for the first time someone else understood the basis of their dignity, that they too were human. They craved this understanding, yet their transcendent nature was hidden in a beautiful physicality that blinded.<br /><br />It is this need for understanding that has led me to my current work. Steganography is the artistic application of code making; the hiding of codes in something beautiful. For me codes parallel personality, in that the essential purpose of codes is to be understood, yet they are hidden until someone invests time and love.<br /><br />When I work, I let an idea lead me through the mediums it wants to be realized in. Each medium imposes a new essence to my work that challenges me to understand and re-understand my art. This in turn, evolves my interests and affects the path of my work.<br /><br />An example of this evolution is the color code and color field series evidenced in my slides. They initially began as a series of paintings a la Hans Hofmann. Their rectilinear subjects suggested a three dimensional cube, so I painted six color field paintings on a cube with interchangeable sides. From that I decided to explode the cube and include personality. I then created the installation: “Michelle” which is a phenomenologic portrait of my wife comprised of thirty six boxes of color. While reflecting upon that installation, I realized that I was installing sensory information, which varied by viewer, yet still conveyed an unchanging personality. To push and strengthen the personality, I wanted to include a hidden yet essential aspect. With that spark, I decided to return to my earlier scientific, philosophic and mathematic training and use steganography to hide the building blocks of unique personalities in color. <br /><br />After research and discussions with a Cryptographer and a Computer Scientist, I figured out a dynamic way to encode any given text into color. I created two initial paintings, including “Rosetta”, which evolved into the Babel installations. Babel is comprised of stacked colored boxes, with the orientation and presence varying by site but the same underlying text: “Did you understand?” From this, I wanted to create a piece that was dynamic and birthed by viewers. For the Secrets series I wrote a computer program, which permits viewers to enter text which is encoded into color and displayed on multiple monitors and projectors. Each step builds off the last and permits a deeper investigation and evolution.<br /><br />I believe Hunter would greatly assist my development and permit me to continue this process of exploration. Hunter offers unparalleled artistic colleagues, rigorous artistic expectations, and access to a primary center of the art world.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-78144330276905790552009-11-16T00:12:00.001-08:002009-11-16T00:12:35.326-08:00WHooHHooo!I got in a show!<br />I just got word earlier tonight that I was accepted for a juried show!<br /><br />Exhibition of Mathematical Art<br />Joint Mathematics Meetings<br />January 13-16, 2010 - San Francisco, California.<br />http://www.anneburns.net/jmm10/<br />http://www.anneburns.net/jmm10/alonzo.html (link may change soon, it's a temporary site).sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-86278063454635599072009-09-13T23:40:00.000-07:002009-09-13T23:46:53.325-07:00Anyone remember a Christmas story?So the other day I went into the fridge to get something to drink... unfortunately, I didn't know that a finger and a piece of metal are magnetically attractive. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I92wM5RIQh9qsrwTqr6YsILPUZAUV09p7gL9X42nWtn1xQumojNMVPHicmZ6_5UHRtbRqtMGyutWoXE1e6HVsY7ombV5NW2YYQF7fIvPNXstepjSmp3K5XJ_CFmOjl10Pgvl7Q/s1600-h/IMG_0041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I92wM5RIQh9qsrwTqr6YsILPUZAUV09p7gL9X42nWtn1xQumojNMVPHicmZ6_5UHRtbRqtMGyutWoXE1e6HVsY7ombV5NW2YYQF7fIvPNXstepjSmp3K5XJ_CFmOjl10Pgvl7Q/s320/IMG_0041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381209733979549458" border="0" /></a><br />My finger got stuck Just like the tongue in Christmas story, so I told michelle get some warm water. She looked at me confusedly and a little upsettedly, but didn't move. so I said again, get me some warm water fast. she came into the room, got water and poured it... but the first one didn't work, and instead of freeing my one stuck finger, she pushed a second one against the metal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-o2_0c7rV7JfMgwmNRmBkL6PdRPXkDvVJEtHrA7HgQa7BJsKm1Tp6i2fH7ZbTrDK5KWMgubDEZ1Dl_AZae4HJnrm-cjuXph8iuL3tOm6d8DEHLOdIDVqcJ1KC51ZB-CknUpfTg/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-o2_0c7rV7JfMgwmNRmBkL6PdRPXkDvVJEtHrA7HgQa7BJsKm1Tp6i2fH7ZbTrDK5KWMgubDEZ1Dl_AZae4HJnrm-cjuXph8iuL3tOm6d8DEHLOdIDVqcJ1KC51ZB-CknUpfTg/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381209738701314514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Luckily the second pour worked. She was my heroine! And my second finger though smarting didn't hurt all that much... but the first one did/does. I've even woken up in the middle of the night from random pains in it.<br /><br />Goes to show everything you see in movies really does happen!sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-7958510286900135632009-09-09T16:28:00.000-07:002009-09-09T16:29:35.712-07:00Websitehere's the google app website:<br />It's called google latitude:<br /><br />http://www.google.com/mobile/products/latitude.html#p=defaultsirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-65481783594998421982009-09-08T21:02:00.000-07:002009-09-08T21:19:21.677-07:00New cameramy new camera came in... <br />My first picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_hZ9T8BuelwEenEpMCeHP5UV6-4nvQecFfM6LTnUEyntmuX2-Ez2sc9tY24CblRlybE1hMGc6cWnUne2lG68AytHVA97FHfA4SFbjKbkKBuE4NJHMRDkwxzorMZUJsaHmyKEvA/s1600-h/IMG_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_hZ9T8BuelwEenEpMCeHP5UV6-4nvQecFfM6LTnUEyntmuX2-Ez2sc9tY24CblRlybE1hMGc6cWnUne2lG68AytHVA97FHfA4SFbjKbkKBuE4NJHMRDkwxzorMZUJsaHmyKEvA/s400/IMG_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379313455919881778" border="0"></a><br /><br />Her first picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitikGHi0U3G0drt6QJV5RqDePKOcUrzwYiZw9Eg4bgjzRN1cpdwDBUr5JChOgJZyVTcFjHKlzJBvJdN11hYHKjdwnq5uFrNpFKubjT63No-P28CR_AZxSHICQhB93ar13hrLkrCw/s1600-h/IMG_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitikGHi0U3G0drt6QJV5RqDePKOcUrzwYiZw9Eg4bgjzRN1cpdwDBUr5JChOgJZyVTcFjHKlzJBvJdN11hYHKjdwnq5uFrNpFKubjT63No-P28CR_AZxSHICQhB93ar13hrLkrCw/s400/IMG_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379313463949858386" border="0"></a><br /><br />oh and apparently google has a mobile phone application that will show you the location of your friends! (You have to permit others to see your cell phone location first, and they have to do the same.) <br /><br />Sorta cool.<br /><br />really creepy.<br /><br />Possibly useful, esp. in NYC!sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-44586627337506133662009-09-06T12:39:00.001-07:002009-09-06T12:41:22.320-07:0030 RockWe've been singing this song lately...<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4aa41044bda43fb6/4741e3c5156499a7/a77b6458/-cpid/5ea7914c7712a2a3" id="W4727a250e66f97234aa41044bda43fb6" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4aa41044bda43fb6/4741e3c5156499a7/a77b6458/-cpid/5ea7914c7712a2a3" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object>sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-89075094324623200892009-09-06T11:51:00.000-07:002009-09-06T11:52:27.267-07:00Hillarious!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4r6YCUtxfs&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4r6YCUtxfs&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-40313279769458042422009-08-30T13:15:00.001-07:002009-08-30T13:17:06.811-07:00Worst decision this year...So graduating this past spring from Iowa State has turned out to be the worst decision I've made this year.<br /><br />This is because I knew I wanted to take art classes this and next semester to develop my work... so now I'm out $12,000 in GRANT money.<br /><br />Why did I do that? why? $12,000!sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-35745937679659139902009-08-20T16:36:00.000-07:002009-08-20T16:40:36.311-07:00San Antonio!So we've arrived in San Antonio for our second reception.<br /><br />This morning they asked for volunteers to get bumped and we immediately said yes!<br /><br />In return, we major banked... $1200 in flight money, and $60 in Food vouchers... that's the best bump I've ever done! and only for a 3 hour delay. Michelle and I figured that that equalled about $210/hr. Which is a great pay rate... and we only had to "consult" for 3 hours.<br /><br />Ah if only that was my consultation fee... that would be amazin'!sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-340094092825970052009-08-15T20:44:00.000-07:002009-08-15T20:45:06.615-07:00great storyGreat old Fulton Sheen!<br />http://wdtprs.com/blog/2009/07/fulton-sheen-confession-story/sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-36748835551447181472009-07-26T18:27:00.000-07:002009-07-26T18:28:11.307-07:00Texas receptionTexas Wedding reception, SAN ANTONIO, AUG 22nd if you want to come, msg me. More info as it comes.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-11036164704114206682009-06-23T16:44:00.001-07:002009-06-23T16:44:16.780-07:00We also just experienced the slowest pizza ever while waiting for new tires... 2hours for a medium pizza and 2 sodas... The pizza was, however, amazing.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-33211916566932374182009-06-23T16:42:00.001-07:002009-06-23T16:42:46.564-07:00So we just experienced the fastest tow ever... the guy came in 5 mins and backed up and was done in seconds without leaving the truck. Amazing.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-25554483238787227572009-05-08T12:00:00.001-07:002009-05-08T12:00:56.047-07:00Checking to see if txt msg blogging is now working.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-77342314641051360782009-05-08T11:57:00.001-07:002009-05-08T11:59:25.554-07:00FinallyFinally the orthodox Catholics out there point out the the conservative Catholics that there is such a thing as stupid fun,<br /><a href="http://deacbench.blogspot.com/2009/05/vatican-paper-on-angels-demons-harmless.html">http://deacbench.blogspot.com/2009/05/vatican-paper-on-angels-demons-harmless.html</a>sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-37181855619811711142009-05-01T04:59:00.000-07:002009-05-01T05:16:13.985-07:00Advanced Painting finalMy final for advanced painting was a painting installation. It was highly successful and received rave reviews from my class and professor. I just wish it had been up for much longer than 8 hours after the 12 hours I worked on installation.<br /><br />In a first, I've uploaded a video of the installation to youtube. But since I can't figure out how to link it easily, I've also uploaded it here on blogger...<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxCgOsmhw2kcpUyDlrio4Kya66u9lzY3MCxJ__u3guLbYSRu1aMdgv6YKqrqfoxmvisZyVuHX2DuKA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-950857825272991512009-04-30T18:33:00.000-07:002009-04-30T18:34:05.532-07:00WHOOAHAfter a long and interesting residency process, I have finally been awarded Instate in Vermont! YAY!<br /><br />Now I can start paying off my debt that I've accrued this semester.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-18555211017596064722009-04-08T22:32:00.000-07:002009-04-08T22:37:59.792-07:00Vermont Gay Marriage<blockquote>Representative Robert South, a freshman Democrat from a conservative district, said he reversed his position after 228 of his constituents reached out and urged him to support the override, compared with 198 who urged him to oppose it.<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/us/08vermont.html">(NYTIMES)</a><br /></blockquote><br />This man was one of the very few swing votes. And whatever way he voted was THE decision, either to permit or not permit gay marriage. It either would have been 150-49 one way or 149-50 the other. One way barely passing, one way barely stopping the veto override.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">30 phone calls/letters or emails</span> decided the Vermont Gay marriage legislation.<br /><br />30 people like you or me.<br /><br />Whatever side of the aisle you're on, are you doing your civic duty to inform your representative?sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-90277318445696803062009-04-01T22:09:00.000-07:002009-04-01T22:12:59.788-07:00A bit too late...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/31/AR2009033103201.html?wprss=rss_religion">"Obama's support among Catholics has eroded.<br /><br />According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of Americans who disapprove of Obama's job performance increased by nine points from February to March.<br /><br />Among Catholics as a whole, his disapproval rating jumped 14 points. And among white, non-Hispanic Catholics, the figure doubled -- from 20 percent to 41 percent. "</a><br /><br />I've got one thing to say. Why were you guys fooled by his rhetoric?sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-13705864777897241962009-03-27T13:30:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:35:33.517-07:00Amazing!Check these out:<br/> <a href="http://www.catholicscomehome.org/epic/movie.phtml">movie</a><br/><br /><a href="http://www.catholicscomehome.org/epic/epic120.phtml">epic</a><br/><br /><a href="http://www.catholicscomehome.org/epic/mix3.phtml">mix</a>sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-81144053019791654222009-03-17T14:41:00.000-07:002009-03-17T14:43:03.961-07:00GradumationI just found out that my petition for changing the transfer level of two of my classes back to ISU was approved.<br /><br />So as long as I pass my classes, I am qualified for graduation this semester!<br /><br />The were transferring back as sophomore level, but now they've been approved as Junior level which means I'm golden!sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-61706551186552133402009-03-10T11:59:00.000-07:002009-03-10T12:09:46.181-07:00The attacksThe scouts are out testing our defenses and resolve.<br /><br />The full frontal attack may be a year or so away.<br /><br />Connecticut has a piece of legislation that would attempt to destroy the Church, which church? SPECIFICALLY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.<br /><br />Obama has outlawed conscience in medical care, by removing a presidential conscience order that had protected conscientious objections from prosecutions.<br /><br />Obama has overturned the stem-cell research funding for embryos, WHEN THERE ARE PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVES, deriving from adult stem cells which are proved to be equivalent scientifically and morally superior (you don't have to kill the adult and its relatively painless).<br /><br />The Freedom of Choice Act has been announced as being reintroduced "sooner than later" by Democrats. Which does not do as it claims but actually outlaws the states' decisions against abortions.<br /><br />Euthanasia is now getting protection, surprisingly by the democrats saying they want to help end abortion... <br /><br />Obama is the president who has used the most biblical quotes and prayers (apparently) but even Satan quotes the bible, in well, the bible (in the 40 days of the desert, aka the first lent).<br /><br />Christians need to wake up fast... the onslaught is coming. Don't expect there to be peace, don't be deluded. If these scouting actions are permitted by men of good will, like the NAZI's reclamation of the Rhineland was permitted, expect a WWII to follow within months.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-45034342431804822562009-02-25T11:39:00.000-08:002009-02-25T11:41:32.819-08:00Cereal PatriotismSo I was playing in class...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUmgt8-9IAjjaIrEV5geVYoZKj9NN20YnbsdkkHgWUngM8DV1lPCXvRzY5zolFHENHK-pAcVa61v5M8ftDvhz_MxdoPqTZJAIqGiMxmDwwoIKSLejkrHRei8dNQ4b8ItogcM7sQ/s1600-h/cereal+patriotism.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUmgt8-9IAjjaIrEV5geVYoZKj9NN20YnbsdkkHgWUngM8DV1lPCXvRzY5zolFHENHK-pAcVa61v5M8ftDvhz_MxdoPqTZJAIqGiMxmDwwoIKSLejkrHRei8dNQ4b8ItogcM7sQ/s400/cereal+patriotism.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306822162375961250" /></a><br /><br />Whatcha think?sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367083.post-7062178010464371442009-02-03T20:42:00.001-08:002009-02-03T20:50:38.081-08:00ArtSo I'm in a Sculpture, painting and digital art class...<br /><br />For sculpture, I've completed a rough copy of a DaVinci model and copied a Kitsch piece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRvYQi49qGtzqoT07OVYLLwAIU0p1Po4qOGTJtoj3qE3oGZurwMR-54EgzcGxvdDfNcqS2UaJOxlkBU3ObWgmHbe9kGiNqRgvs1Fu7uattNKpdDtlMqfDd57tk-Z3oIxsKq6YGw/s1600-h/IMG_7513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRvYQi49qGtzqoT07OVYLLwAIU0p1Po4qOGTJtoj3qE3oGZurwMR-54EgzcGxvdDfNcqS2UaJOxlkBU3ObWgmHbe9kGiNqRgvs1Fu7uattNKpdDtlMqfDd57tk-Z3oIxsKq6YGw/s200/IMG_7513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798195925214658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wUgqqfsSGzSAdvwLPcZI3YMpRO4JJzRipHcGuSGN_ybvJ1vPC3utyfLIbP4AbZhRqZe3sepuGXfJTPaNs27tfNhHPV5Fo2qEo7E1H-JjRT7Drsgn0rOITVyi312wCv1-Y4bJsA/s1600-h/IMG_7508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wUgqqfsSGzSAdvwLPcZI3YMpRO4JJzRipHcGuSGN_ybvJ1vPC3utyfLIbP4AbZhRqZe3sepuGXfJTPaNs27tfNhHPV5Fo2qEo7E1H-JjRT7Drsgn0rOITVyi312wCv1-Y4bJsA/s200/IMG_7508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798192108279570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And today I've completed my podium for my pieces... one side is a fire place and the other is a traditional podium from a museum... both sides are joined by the "light" beneath.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtWrZK5TMS3ZqJS6dDLt3MzJ_3ormpESf3DyQlU5AxjOyFX05oP3f5OgcA0Y_4uyuyTDc9kiRVC87ZtvZJXAW3ZSLZGLfTksiNnP2-8mhqe4yTflC0XdHYOcpT99s9cXYR-R7bg/s1600-h/IMG_7539.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtWrZK5TMS3ZqJS6dDLt3MzJ_3ormpESf3DyQlU5AxjOyFX05oP3f5OgcA0Y_4uyuyTDc9kiRVC87ZtvZJXAW3ZSLZGLfTksiNnP2-8mhqe4yTflC0XdHYOcpT99s9cXYR-R7bg/s200/IMG_7539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798296945086578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR_zA-MB1iBRB7qeHZMjH_PbVWlqcp-DtJKdEYRt_aCKWtUPEgG9e4PBM0rKvncG9yVGyGKjPld2QKCAWsBkdYHECE0No-4V52YJhzbAOvMyeQ6XRfgC3HSZWHKWLyrAPZpaOKA/s1600-h/IMG_7541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR_zA-MB1iBRB7qeHZMjH_PbVWlqcp-DtJKdEYRt_aCKWtUPEgG9e4PBM0rKvncG9yVGyGKjPld2QKCAWsBkdYHECE0No-4V52YJhzbAOvMyeQ6XRfgC3HSZWHKWLyrAPZpaOKA/s200/IMG_7541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798298332399122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85tyEilW_lMELd5korRvpnjA9eZxE8KM5GDBYuLenswXgu7ovJDvnpt12dTJfenuNyQ60AhAt5HXJIYQVnzIJGUYpaY-aSabQlG6_q4m25ExTOG1xLDaCzJx-mePK20Iz8TPcYQ/s1600-h/IMG_7538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85tyEilW_lMELd5korRvpnjA9eZxE8KM5GDBYuLenswXgu7ovJDvnpt12dTJfenuNyQ60AhAt5HXJIYQVnzIJGUYpaY-aSabQlG6_q4m25ExTOG1xLDaCzJx-mePK20Iz8TPcYQ/s200/IMG_7538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798193598720322" border="0" /></a>The pieces will both fit on the mantle, one on either side or could fit on the "museum" side together. Suggesting that museums don't usually find it fitting to place both in their repertoire, but the average person would have no problem having both.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ylpEkW7rVPUmoRgSdUV8RREwyNRRxnJwcd6HrL89FYwspBv5_KPupAE-EcqcjcA7RtFDT51HRFGNHtTuMdaymLCFy-sGkUxf2ttx5J_zQjefdGr0IB3bzP21ztWT9R4ao9MwQg/s1600-h/IMG_7537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ylpEkW7rVPUmoRgSdUV8RREwyNRRxnJwcd6HrL89FYwspBv5_KPupAE-EcqcjcA7RtFDT51HRFGNHtTuMdaymLCFy-sGkUxf2ttx5J_zQjefdGr0IB3bzP21ztWT9R4ao9MwQg/s200/IMG_7537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798194042857026" border="0" /></a>The sunset was beautiful today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5R17cWwi0pn0OpdB5jRbQdtCXHrlilIvLcDPBUjHCZpjCbpTg4WF6pDRETIuzIQKdW6OzrIas8gi4QsNHwSGZBogFO8KQPhnfD5S3iIclNzaTdc7mEwXLwQbJGNny2UEU6rkxg/s1600-h/IMG_7530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5R17cWwi0pn0OpdB5jRbQdtCXHrlilIvLcDPBUjHCZpjCbpTg4WF6pDRETIuzIQKdW6OzrIas8gi4QsNHwSGZBogFO8KQPhnfD5S3iIclNzaTdc7mEwXLwQbJGNny2UEU6rkxg/s200/IMG_7530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298798196277430130" border="0" /></a>And this is my painting in progress.sirhairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565433923201000881noreply@blogger.com0