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TEN project explores the idea of family relationships in connection to time. It started as a result of meeting one of my cousins, Gabriela, after almost 10 years; we spent little time together, trying to rediscover each other and (re)create a connection. Although natural and absolutely not staged, the series of portraits explores the familiarity versus the unknown, the blood relationships, the time and the distance. The title is also connected to Gabriela's maximum grade (10) that she received on a recent MA graduation exam. Will update it soon.
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This is an unfinished final piece I developed on the theme of appearance, specifically demonstrating how clothes have zero value in a persons and that who they are is the most important quality, demonstrated by the clothes being drawn with line art and using intricate detail on the person. For this project I used myself on the model, due to my own struggles with appearance and stereotypes, I’m aware my style is viewed as ‘alternative’ by other people and I’m judged due to what over people’s see. So I developed a three tiers of revolving boxes, inspired by dress up games where you could change the clothes of your character, highlighting how naturalistic and childish viewing someone on their clothing is and how we are made up of different stereotypes, each side showing a different views of myself. The yellow side represents me in comfortable clothes, usually seen by my family and friends. Blue represents hyper masculinity, , wearing a typical muscle t-shirt and SnapBack, an extreme stereotype on gendered clothing which I wanted to focus on as I myself do not care for clothing to be gendered and wear clothes from both the men’s and females section.. Purple was what I usually wear, what people see of me most and how I choose to represent myself. And pink represents a hyper feminine stereotype, wearing a dress which I myself am uncomfortable with however people see me as feminine based on stereotype.
I had so much fun looking into what I valued myself in my appearance whilst doing all these self portraits as well as working on a life-sized scale which played to the humour of this being like a dress up game that people could interact with. Furthermore making the actual structure was an amazing process to go through; going from designs and measurements to actually putting it together, working out how it would spin and how to balance the pole in the middle. It really put my problem solving to the test and I got to learn from so many people in the process of trial and error of helping make this.
The apprentice projects section was a comfy little hole. This picture surprises me as I don’t recall many of these faces as ever having worked in here at the time that this photo would have been taken. This was where the models, of various sizes and types, were made. The little brass one’s [to be given to visiting dignitaries] were a pain in the arse, even though they looked good. Three weeks to make, eight weeks to polish. I can still taste the polish now.
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. Inside the two biomes are plants that are collected from many diverse climates and environments. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the town of St Blazey and 5 km (3 mi) from the larger town of St Austell, Cornwall.
The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining omes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The largest of the two biomes simulates a Rainforest environment and the second, a Mediterranean environment. The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general; it also has many plants that provide an important and interesting backstory, for example, those with a prehistoric heritage.
Bromine, symbol Br, atomic number 35 is a red, non-metallic liquid discovered in 1826 by Antoine Balard in a salt marsh. *Though perhaps a German student Carl Lowig found it first but didn't get around to claiming it. Bromine is not something you want to stick your nose in, as it is irritating, burning and hazardous, with a noxious vapor.
The name bromine comes from the Greek for "bromos" or stench. The stench might even be that attributed to a stinky goat.
From bromine, we get bromides, which are compounds containing bromine. An example is silver bromide is used in photographic processes.
Bromine/bromide has also influenced language. That is the use of bromide to mean dull, uninteresting, trite and tiresome. To quote wordsmith.org: " In earlier times, potassium bromide used to be taken as a sedative. So any statement that was intended to be soothing ("Don't worry, everything will be OK.") acquired the name bromide. Eventually any commonplace or tired remark and anyone uttering such remarks came to be known as a bromide."
From this boring "bromide" comes "bromidic," the adjective form.
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My print was created by screen print with 3 screens for 3 color process. Due to some learning curve errors, in the end my screens were created by painting the negative space with screen filler.
I used the image of a goat after reading a reference to "stench of the goat" relating to the Greek word for stench. This goat is standing by a marsh and inhaling the nasty red vapor of bromine (but he doesn't mind, because he already smells).
After I had designed the image, I went on to read about the linguistic connection between bromine and bromide/bromidic. I thought that was really interesting. I always like when sedation leads to new words. Nowadays I don't think these terms are used much, but we should put them back into use. It can be the new cool slang if we get the right people saying it in public. It's basically the equivalent to "triflin'" (trifle-ing) anyway.
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I love this project, everybody's prints, and can't wait to see where this goes. Thanks to azuregrackle and everybody else. Various internet sources were used in obtaining the above info about bromine.
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This week's assignment was REALLY difficult for me!!! I tried panning these pelicans and that turned out pretty badly as well. I never realized how fast a pelican can fly!!!!! This is my third and last entry and I will be honest, I am glad!!! Right now panning and motion is a bit over my head with my skill level but hey I tried it!!
Shots from the collective billboard project I have started at the back of the Ink_d Gallery. This project is open to everyone. I have provided printed imagery of my designs, spray paint and markers for anyone to come and add there mark to this ever evolving exterior canvas. Get on down to the gallery and get your hands dirty....
Daily. 6th - 28th February. 2009.
Scan of a 9.5x12 print from a portrait project exploring identity. Taken on Ilford HP5 Plus, film processed by and print made by myself.
Scanned with my A4 scanner/printer so I lost some of the edges.
I clipped the USB lights to a strip of wood that's roughly 6 feet long. The pattern we chose was 5 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 5 for a total of 20 LED's for the lightbar.
Project 365 - 2012 A Year in Pictures
16th March (76/365)
This weeks sliced fruit picture...figs!
Canon 60D, EF 100 f/2.8 Macro, 430EX II & MR-14EX Macro Lite
100mm | 6.0 sec | f/8.0 | ISO 400
© Chris Martinez
Took some great classes and learned soooooo much!
I took the fabric dye class by Stacy Mitchell 2 years ago and have used the fabric to make my purse labels. I just love her! She is a local artist with international connections. Her annual open house is April 18th. I plan to be there!!
Took some excellent knitting classes. Learned a bunch... good since I really know VERY little. I did the smallest knitting with beads and may make a beaded bracelet instead of the little purse that was the project. Helen, our instructor, has been knitting since she was a small girl.
The hand beading class was amazing... learned so much. I knew nothing before the class and know enough to start experimenting. June Colburn was an inspirational teacher.
Loved the felted bowl and the crochet flowers class instructors. Very helpful! They made the concepts easy to grasp. Both were from a local yarn shop..."The Whole Nine Yarns". Lovely yarns in their booth.... drool!
Something quite different... took a locker hook clutch class. Fascinating textures created with yarns and fabric strips. I now see a way to use my remnants in a beautiful creative way!!!
Textiles! Fibers! FUN!!! =)
Mini Cooper S Challenge (Bj.2006, 211PS, Original Challenge Stand verplombt) von Ruoff Motorsport. www.youtube.com/channel/UCJCbPFiQap8HkBhGD2sJnUw/videos
Here is my home brew electronic keyer project going into its box. It uses a PIC12F675 micro-controller from Microchip. I wanted the challenge of writing the code in assembly language.
Mostly junk box parts, the case was an old intercom or something like that. The project worked out pretty well though someday I might go back and make some changes with the speed control. That is to say I was lazy and only used 8 bits of the 10 bit A/D. Also I recently noticed that there is probably an unused I/O line and I might add straight key functionality to it.
Close-up of board. www.flickr.com/photos/ibrungit/5150631404/in/set-72157625...
In action - www.flickr.com/photos/ibrungit/5169000232
Part of set www.flickr.com/photos/ibrungit/sets/72157625151478801
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I did not make these custom HissTanks, I just photographed them. To check out the ongoing art project visit the CanvHISS Project on Facebook!