How Toy Photography Made Me a Better Creative
A few years ago I embraced a new twist on an old hobby, which unexpectedly impacted my creative process a thousand times over.
Lego Borderlands
Having collected Lego for just about a year now, and having played Borderlands 2 regularly with my co-op partners for about 15 months, it was inevitable I’d mush the two together. So while a Lego Borderlands set/video game isn’t likely, at least I can indulge the fancy from time to time.
Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them…
The Death Star is almost cleared to fire. Work continues, though every time I come downstairs, the labor force is fooling around. And I have proof! I’m pretty sure bets were being placed on whether Cap or Batman could knock the other out. Though poor Han ended up being late to the brawl. Speaking of …
“We shall double our efforts…”
The Death Star continues apace. The second tier is complete and the groundwork for the third tier is being laid. I’m pretty sure the stormtroopers are tired of hearing a.) how they can’t hit the broad side of a barn, and b.) how much better Stark’s armor is than theirs. Tony better hope the crane …
That’s No Moon…
My wonderful wife gave me the Lego Death Star exclusive kit this past Christmas. Rather than spend a solid two days gorging on building this awesome set, I decided to take my time and spread the construction love over the course of several days in 2-3 hour sessions.
After Chaos
Okay, so I thought I was done with talking about Total Chaos…until I was looking over the final PDF the other day and realized I’d forgotten one important aspect. The art. While the book would contain several new commissioned pieces, it would also have two other types of art included. The first is what’s called …
NMAI: Hear the Song of the Horse Nation
To walk the exhibit’s path is to walk side by side with the conjoined path of Native and horse. Though horses were introduced to the Native Americans relatively late in North American history—the early 1700s saw the initial widespread explosion of the horse from captured Spanish mounts in the southwest—the image of Indians astride these graceful animals is one that is common to modern Americans.
The Song of Emil Her Many Horses
Among the Lakota, horses were a measure of wealth, but not in the traditional European sense. To the Lakota—and many other tribes—a more important demonstration of wealth came from giving away horses or other items in honor of a family member. Possession was not as important as generosity. Horses could be given away at naming and memorial ceremonies, or at giveaways, which celebrated anything from the return of a war veteran, honoring a graduating student, or the marriage of a daughter.
Place de la Concorde and Pont Alexandre III (Day 5)
The last and final entry of our October 2010 journey to Paris. View some of the 700+ photos I took in my Flickr collection. We awoke late in the morning – no surprise after a full and relaxing late day/night before. After a brief morning nibble, we wandered the Marias for a bit, souvenir hunting …
Paris – The Journey Begins (Day 1)
(In the fall of 2010, my wife and I made our first trip to Paris, France in celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary. What follows is an electronic version of the journal I wrote while on the trip, liberally sprinkled with photographs taken during our Parisian visit. For the full collection of links, stay tuned …