Unsubtlety

is not subtle.

Pictures + Music + Memories = Movie April 27, 2009

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A quick explanation: This is the first video I’ve made. I used iMovie, because I am fortunate + smart enough to have a Mac. The photos I took at my grandparents place, just before both of them died suddenly, only five weeks apart. Most of them are in a former post, if you care to read about those horrible months. Their favorite song was Amazing Grace, which was fitting for their undying dedication to our God + Savior. It was the last song played at both of their funerals just before the formal ceremony started. The music is three tracks of myself playing cello: one on the melody line, one on bowed root of chord, and one with double stop pizzicato.

This month would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. I got the idea to make this movie as a present for my mom and got the opportunity to do it when I had to take a day off to get a skin biopsy for cancer testing.

There is no coincidence in any of this. And I’d like to thank Apple for making it so easy to do.

 

Oh, About That Cement Sky a Few Posts Ago… April 27, 2009

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I was pretty pleased with that shoot. Just one of those random things I’m driven to do.

See the edited 36-shot album here.

G’day.

 

Art From Art April 27, 2009

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Really, I DID intend to set aside or toss some things today, in preparation for my upcoming relocation. HOWEVER, I decided sparking my creativity was more important.

So, I made this.

I cut out interesting parts of the 2000 Communication Arts Design Annual and made this collage. I pretty much got the idea from the most recent edition of HOW Design, which focused on ways to keep alive/rediscover your creativity (especially when your job is boring), but really didn’t mean to deface their competitor. I just happened to have that super old book around and thought it could be put to a better purpose.

Enjoy.

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Untitled Unsubtle Update + Random April 5, 2009

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So…… I get to leave!!!

This fall I will be a graduate student, getting my MFA so I can teach at the undergraduate level. Until last year, I never even considered doing this then BAM – wow – I want to do this.

Bonus: I get to go for free and I’m getting paid. I believe you call that HUZZAH.

But, I get to move and start OVER! It’s like my fourth chance at life, and that’s just amazing. Each one has had more impact.

And now randomness:

I love that The Roots has a guy who plays a sousaphone.

And now: If Cats Had a Slogan.

Cats: Good Luck Finding Your Pens, Lip Balms, and Unattended Batteries Again.
Cats: We’d Never Get On the Counter…………. Until You Leave.
Cats: How Dare You Think Your Alarm Clock Is Better Than Our Internal “Time To Feed” Monitor.
Cats: You Will Never Understand Our Tails.
Cats: The Original Superiority Complex.

 

Cement Sky April 5, 2009

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Yeah yeah, it’s been a while. But things are getting better.

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cement sky… THINK ABOUT IT.