I worked on The Serpent Mother for Burning Man 2006. I can’t tell anymore if that was a long time ago or not. Regardless, here is a little tour… Serpent Mother PDF Promo Serpent Mother in Servo Magazine February 2007 PDF Serpent Mother in IEEE Spectrum Magazine November 2006 PDF The Serpent Mother in […]
Posted on 16th February 2015, 07:10 pm under
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Nine years ago I sent the following letter to my friends, telling them about how I was moving to the Bay Area to “follow my bliss”. I hadn’t thought about the letter since I wrote it. Last year my friend Vickie wrote to me, opening with, “This letter still inspires me”. I thought it would […]
Posted on 8th August 2014, 03:34 am under
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I started writing this in 2006 and it has sat in my Drafts folder as a reminder of… I don’t know… a reminder. It’s about my first Burning Man experience. Dunno if I’ll ever finish it, it’s a good start though. Maybe if I put it out into the universe, it’ll get finished. So here […]
Posted on 22nd April 2013, 06:15 pm under
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General
An Obituary for CELLspace (via) Go to the original site for pix and other good writings! CELLspace, community arts center, closed its doors at the end of 2012. During the late 90s and early aughts, there was no better place to see the Mission District’s artistic, multicultural vibe than CELLspace. San Francisco prankster Chicken John […]
Posted on 3rd April 2013, 10:15 pm under
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Justin Brown took my Flame Effects class at the Crucible earlier this year. He had a project in mind. A little something to take to Burning Man. Here is what he made. I am happy to tears to have been able to help!
Posted on 23rd September 2012, 06:29 pm under
Art
Drove it off the lot: September 22nd 1998 Drove it to the junk yard: April 20th 2012 Aged 13 years, 6 months, 30 days. 135,840 miles. Man, I loved that car! As part of the CAP program, the state of California bought the car for $1,500. I think the program exists because the state “feels […]
Posted on 21st April 2012, 03:03 pm under
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Now that I’m a student, and I can get to all my classes and volunteering by train and such, I’ll be selling my car. Of course, I figure I’ve got to fix the car up enough so that the Check Engine light stays off first. And then it’s all Zipcar, BART and biking for me. […]
Posted on 30th January 2012, 11:15 pm under
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Every day I get 1 or 2 comment spams written by real people that get past my spam filters. Of late they’ve been coming from the Philippines and Ukraine. Usually they are poor excuses for spams. For example, today I received on Burning Man 2010 Resource Guide — Part 1: I had never heard of […]
The Flaming Lotus Girls BBQ Shindig World-renowned fire art sculpture mavens the Flaming Lotus Girls are pleased to announce an afternoon & evening of art, music, and fun to unveil the design for their newest piece, Tympani Lambada! Come heat up the summer with the Flaming Lotus Girls, SATURDAY JUNE 4th, at The Box Shop, […]
Posted on 29th May 2011, 11:15 pm under
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Come visit a sumptuous, strange, and beautiful world for six minutes and twenty seconds. by Jason Mongue local version: Watch this twice, then share with a friend.
Posted on 1st April 2011, 12:10 pm under
Art