the yew norker

"Artist Bob Stake used Photoshop 3.0 on Mac OS 7 to create this cover for The New Yorker recently. I guess you use what you know… The video above shows Bob progressing through the design, it’s a nice glimpse into another artist’s process. The whole story and more details are here. Via Gizmodo" -iso50

i tried my hand at bob's style. took about 20 minutes to come up with my version. not spot on, but this was my first time. the video helped a bit to understand his technique. i watched the twice before hand and then had at my attempt without further help from the video. i only referenced the final product to try and understand the shapes he used.


definitely something worth dabbling in. give it a shot.

plenty more videos of bob at work. that guy is a mad man.
[video 1] [video2] [video3]

mini photobooth explosion

my music corner. ive run out of space to keep my albums in my lp case, so they've begun to spread across the floor. fred is hanging out too.


skeletal lighting issue om-10 czech gas mask. i'll also be using this when it's time to begin anodizing. this photo was taken after working on falling whistles until 3am.

my office. the wolf watches over my shoulder.

katie and marcus in my room.

from my window - music by echo & the bunnymen

x-men and the vietnam war

i spent my final hour of the evening watching cartoons.

while watching them, i couldn't help but be reminded of draft board raids during the latter part of the vietnam war in the 70's (when most americans had grown very weary of a war that had no tangible purpose or foreseeable end...sound familiar?).

a draft board raid was the sabotage of united states draft office. the purpose was to interrupt the process through which tens of thousands of young american men were being drafted and sent to fight in vietnam. it was also held quite a bit of symbolism, as many of them were public.

they were carried out by activists who not only believed that the united states draft was unjust, but also that it perpetuated injustice. they held the belief (as i do) that when a law perpetuates injustice, it is necessary to break that law. these thoughts never crossed my mind when i was 9 years old.

i wont go into full detail, but watch these cartoons and then rent the camden 28.
food for thought


episode 1, part 1


episode 1, part 2


episode 1, part 3


episode 2, part 1


episode 2, part 2


episode 2, part 3


did you know very few episodes have been released on DVD, and according to TVShowsOnDVD.com, X-Men is the ninth most requested unreleased television show and the second most requested animated television show behind MTV's Daria. regardless, there are no plans for an official release of season box sets. also, disney has no interest in releasing any of the marvel animation projects.

youtube will have to do for now.

Bike-Lane Emergency

Bike-Lane Emergency from Nicholas Whitaker on Vimeo.

brilliant!

critical mass cop attack

really??

macaframa

Macaframa from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

brilliant! i love everything macaframa puts out. still waiting for their full length video to drop.

prince - creep

amazing

ines brunn

i just found out that ines brunn will be coming to san diego critical mass tomorrow. if you ride a bike and don't know who she is, you need to get your game together.

ines brunn is world renowned for her artistic ballet like bicycle tricks. she hails from germany.

while her bike is a fixed gear, this'll be her first track bike ride (velo culture is building her a track bike to ride after her performance) as well as her first critical mass. pretty wild.

check her out at www.trick-bike.com

i'm jazzed out of my mind!

nagi noda

this is one of the most creative things i've seen in a long long time....as in...i've never seen anything like this before. thanks to director nagi noda.

so, here...blow your mind.



you can find a number of works she has done on youtube, including a scissor sisters music video, a poodle-woman workout video, and a wild joint involving eyeballs and glasses. there are more that i haven't listed and i would encourage you to watch them all. ...there's also another one like the one above that she did for coca-cola...

eff coca-cola.
http://www.killercoke.org/

stephen wiltshire

this guy seriously has one of the most amazing gifts i have ever seen... truly beautiful.

take the time to watch these videos, you'll see what i'm talking about.

Stephen Wiltshire receives his Member of the Order of the British Empire award at Buckingham Palace for his artistic ability (2006).

more info and videos about stephen at his website www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk. you can order prints of his art too.

Nation Of Andorra Not In Africa, Shocked U.S. State Dept. Reports

-the onion

black mags

critical mass gone wild

san diego critical mass - jan 25th, 2008
caught on camera. i love this town.

mugged again

sucka took all my lunch money

gold teef for eeer body