Superman – Minimalism
– because I was looking for a creative project. It may not be truly minimalist, but it expresses where I was heading.
Read more– because I was looking for a creative project. It may not be truly minimalist, but it expresses where I was heading.
Read moreMy kid’s Halloween costume this year. Find a picture, project and measure, cut, glue, and paint. It was cool, but not nearly sturdy enough. It failed to survive the rigors of trick-or-treating. [Show as slideshow]
Read moreMy son begged me to set up my camera for him. I did that much, but left him entirely to his own devices. After a few hours, this was the result.
Read moreThere was some confusion about getting this done and it may not be the “official” poster for the latest production, but I was pleased with the result: I feel like I’ve still “got it.”
Read moreLately, I’ve been making some simple doodles to entertain myself and remind me of all the things I am and can choose to be. I was sort of inspired by those posters you see with different emotions all over them (Today I am happy, sad, angry, etc.). In the back of my mind, I think that I might eventually put them together into a little desk accessory for self-expression like this: In the meantime, I will continue to add new ones to this post and also put them on the Facebook Feed.
Read moreSo, I have a thing about personalized stationery – notecards, specifically. I’ve made several of my own monograms and imprinted them on notecards. Over the years, I think I’ve had 3 different custom monograms ranging from abstract to fancy. None of them have really stuck. Lately, I’ve been in more of a what-you-see-is-what-you-get phase of life. It seems like just have stationery that says “Jay” is sufficient. I’ve had an idea about do-it-yourself embossing, and here are the results. The process and results aren’t perfect, but I think the method has promise. Here is my personal embosser, Mark I: From: To the embosser – bent and glued paper clips on a walnut (very hard wood) base with the reverse carved by hand: Pressed into cardstock to get the final result: Voila! Custom notecards. If you get a note from me in the near future, it will probably be on this stationery. Not perfect, but I’d say pretty good. And cheap. Cheap is good.
Read moreAnother foray into raising well-rounded geeky kids. A few cheap toothbrushes, some vibrating pager motors, wires, rubber bands, and batteries, and this is the result: I must admit, however, that they look like giant scuttling cockroaches in motion:
Read moreThe famous speaker Jim Rohn said “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Here’s a way to make sure you surround yourself with the best possible people for you: For a Hi-Res version click here. For a faster Lo-Res version, click here. Enjoy!
Read moreI showed the kids the basics of stop motion filming recently. They were completely responsible for the script and principle photography. I assisted as sound engineer and editor. Here are the results:
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