Ricoh GXR
November 10, 2009
In fact this should have been the very first design of the digital camera because as we see the sensor technology has improved increasingly, this would have save us some money and let us upgrade only the lens and sensor and allow us to get used to the body and it’s menus and buttons. It seem a little bit too late in the game because sensors are so superb now. Ideally, the new camera should have interchangable sensor separte from body and lens like a Hasselblad. This is when it’s possible to shoot with a 50’s Hasselblad with the new digital back. It’s a good start to move away from film based camera of the SLR. But this move seems like it could harken back to the medium format cameras.
I would think that the next progression it for an interchangable sensor. It doesn’t seem far fetch. It makes sense to have the body separated because the digital technology has maxed out at 3 inch for the display screen. Any bigger would be bulky and 3 inches seems the right size to view images.
The digital view finder also flips to 90 degrees which is like the medium format style of shooting at waist level.
Journal Screw Binder
November 9, 2009
Fax
October 12, 2009
Are your faxings this hot? If not then you are doing something wrong.
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Virgo & Pisces
September 18, 2009
Last weekend, I went to a benefit Happy Hour for Breast Friends. It’s a local Portland group that helps women.
Here’s the link: http://www.meetup.com/Portland-happy-hour-group/calendar/11245211/
Board Games
September 11, 2009

Here’s my “screen shot” taken with a Fuji Finepix E900. This picture shows my less then 10 year old nephew’s little Empire! Settlers of Catan can be played by all ages.
Settlers of Catan first gained popularity in Europe then spread to North America and the world. Thus a lot of similar game have been called Eurogames. (Look it up on wikipedia for more information.) These games can cost up to $50 USD. They contain many pieces and designed to be visually stimulating. They can be played by many people, 2-8. There are groups that play on line or with the Xbox 360. But playing it on a board is much more fun! I joined a Meet Up Board game of Portland. We met at the Lucky Lab on Thursday night to play games. Board games has made a resurgence. They are well designed with great graphics. Tannhauser is particularly impressive. I passed by one of the boards with miniture figures. It looks to be a WWI strategy game.
Another ‘Screen Shot’ of Agricola taken with Sony Ericson Camera Phone. It is a Medival agricultural game.

Naked Binder Arrival
September 9, 2009
Just in time for back to school. Ken sent me a few samples of their binders.

I love how simple the design is. There not one drop of ink. The board is branded like leather with an impression. There’s not much glue either which means it’s less toxic. One thing that happens with plastic cover binder is that they melt in the hot sun and release a plastic smell. Also the plastic tend to get wrinkled.
I like the architect version for long landscape orientation drawings. When I was working at an architectural office we had 11 x 17 size drawings which we had to fold to fit the 8 x 11 three ring binders. Not any more. There is a line geared towards the architect or any one in need of this size and proportion. The name comes from binders that are not wrapped in plastic or cloth or leather. It is made of recycled material which I really like. The covers look like the chip boards architects and designers use to make building models from. It is also raw surface for kids to draw on and personalize. I also like the design of wrapping to caress the three metal rings. It can still received the labels and seems to be nicer on backpacks (without the sharp corners).
http://twitter.com/nakedbinder
Chelsea Gallery Second Life.
August 14, 2009
I think showing in Second Life is a whole new experience because I can meet people and view the work together instead of just the one reception night on Real Life Galleries. I also like showing my friends work this way.
http://virtualhotelchelsea.blogspot.com/2009/08/art-by-any-other-name-is-still-art-aka.html
The Rabbicorn story
August 5, 2009
Here’s some photos from the IBM installation by Bryn Oh.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryn_oh/sets/72157621938175226/
Bryn Oh
August 4, 2009
Couple nights ago, Austin Ellison invited Maddie and I into Bryn Oh’s installation in Second Life (SL). IBM approached her (Bryn Oh) to install the narative piece. I have formed some sensations about it and want to share them here. The narrative is similar to a hyper text of the internet. In Second Life, the link is call a teleport. Usually these orbs are circular spheres of a garish color. Oh’s teleport orb are sparkly filaments, the the ass of a firefly. I find all of the tones muted and easay on the eyes. I had a chat with her last night about some of her work. She has a theory about immersive art and environment which is intriquing. Her believe is that SL allows one to enter into a painting and controls the perspective as to have an other body experience. She likes to execute the concept according to the medium. For those who are not in SL, you can google her work and read about the process of constructing the work and how her work has evolved. It’s impressive because it seems to combine all of the discipline of art: installation, video, performance, painting, music, book, poems, writen words into an imaginative narrative.
Here’s our unedited conversation:
Making a Blurb book
July 31, 2009
I got the copy and I was surprised at the quality of the book. It’s high quality paper and binding makes it a gem. You should make one yourself. I want to make a few more. The Next one is a paper back. The paper back is cheaper and for my thin book it makes sense to do it. However, I choose to do the biggest size Blurb has and that’s not available in paper back. I need a faster computer so the work is not so labored but I find it good to have the time to think about what I’m doing too. I’m still getting a hang of it. It’s not the best program to make book because I can’t learn how to direct the program to look for it on my portable drive etc. I change location of where the book is to be saved too often. It would be nice to convert quickly different versions of the book. For example, I would like to convert my hard back to paper back quickly with one push of the button. This is not to be so easy. I would have to re-assemble the whole book again. These are just some of the notes I thought about as I made this book.











