Projectors, Processing & Patterns

A few days ago I purchased an Epson 8350 projector. I’ve been meaning to pick one of these up for a while. With a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, and 1080p resolution, they make for excellent lighting projectors.
Making a Trapeze Bar
Recently, I found my self driving out to El Sobrante on a trip to visit my friend Sterling, a master welder. He offered to help me finish a project I’ve been idly working on for some time, building a static trapeze bar.

Swivels And Such
I admit it. I like shiny metal things. I also like snazzy hardware, and for my aerial tissue/silks rig it doesn’t get much shinier or snazzier than the stainless Wichard Clevis Pin Swivel, model #82465.
A Twisted Tale
Earlier this year, I was invited to participate in a theatrical performance piece, The Tin Can Cabaret, put on by my teacher & friend Rain Anya and her partner Sara “Bebe” Holmes. For the shows opening act, we created a mischievous aerial playground of vagabonds, fairies & thieves under the spell of a pair of clowning puppeteers. The show was a spectacular success, selling out to a packed house at the Kinetic Arts Center in Oakland.
Shootin At 700
…nanometers that is.
Last week I did some modeling and assisted in a photo shoot for my friend Audrey Penven. My friend Ian got the idea at a recent party, to grab my IR camera and shoot pictures of people in front of Microsofts new Kinect video game controller.