News from the Studio
World-building notes for Jewel of the Boreal, panel 11: “City of Art and Science”
Members of Central Shield Civic Corps conduct the operation of construction A.N.T.s (Autonomous Networked Things) as they repair a carbon capture coil near Superior City. The line between work and play is at best a fuzzy affair in Central Shield. Every citizen is expected to participate as a member of the Central Shield’s Civic Corps. Duties run the range from simple park maintenance to more complicated activities like construction and engineering of the megastructures. In … >> read more
Diagrams for Critical Visualization
In 2021 I made a series of diagrams for a book called Critical Visualization by Peter A. Hall and Patricio Davila. It was published at the end of 2022 and the contributor copies recently arrived. As the title suggests, this work takes an in depth look at how data is presented and how the viewer of visualizations can understand and accommodate for the inevitably biased systems that produce the data and its representations. It is … >> read more
Guided creative visualization with Dr. Martin Rossman to worry properly, relax deeply, and sleep naturally
Happy Sleepy Bolt resting under a palm tree on the beach in Bocas del Toro, Panama, 2014. The videos in this post are free lectures and guided meditation sessions created by Dr. Martin Rossman. The videos in the first half of this article explain how our brains and bodies actually work, why and how to use creative visualisation and why it is so powerful, as well as what sleep even is, how it works, and … >> read more
from instagram
This native to North America begonias grows in shadowy and dry conditions and even producer potato-like tuber and is called a famine plant.
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Jun 20

Angel Eyes 1
31 x 31 inches (79 x 79cm)
Metallic coated linen, inkjet heat transfer decals, vintage costume jewellery, white jade, natural pink color pearls, black onyx, linen and heat fusible glue backing, upcycled foamcore, upcycled oak frame, staples, nails, wire, and thread
2023
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Jun 17

Dark Blue Iris Pendulum, 2023
Embroidery thread, vintage lucite and bakelite beads, gunmetal plated bronze chain on silk backed with linen on a wood frame.
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May 29

Can any experience be used for growth?
Does consciousness even tell the difference between laughing and crying so long as we are breathing?
What can an abundance of any one experience be used for?
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Apr 29

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Apr 29

If you could cry a river of tears, where would that river take you?
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Apr 29

Abundance is abundance. Even the abundance of tears can be used for something.
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Apr 29
