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A recent trip to Treasure Island with the First Exposures program was great fun and I took so many pictures, I'll have to split them up into a few posts. I'll start with some general photos to get a feel for the island and it's surroundings.

Ouch a rejection - the joys of being an artist! Dusting myself off and moving on to other opportunities! I shot my next story for The Outsider on Friday, so stay tuned for more of my artsy adventures

Karakuri (Japanese Automata) is a stunning three and a half minute documentary by Matthew Allard. The film features artisan Hideki Higashino creating these traditional moving figures using historical methods. These creations started as far back as 200 - 300 years ago, Japan's Edo period. The cinematography is beautiful as are the karakuri and this short only leaves me wanting more.

Mathilde Aubier creates beautiful, graphic collages with a retro feel while maintaining a clean, modern look.

This Wednesday's random page from one of my sketchbooks.

I mentioned the story I did for The Outsider about the installation of the giant pink triangle on the top of Twin Peaks. I had to take a few beauty shots of San Francisco as Frank the fog begins his retreat.

Noise is a motion capture video featuring a dance of sorts between black and white noise. The human based skeletal structures support light spheres that create a figure that feels powerful yet light.

These images are from Antonia Basler's Poster series. I find her work quirky and engaging, whimsical and feminine with a clean, almost commercial, esthetic. I think my favorite is the image of the bullets converted into little planters.

This week's random journal pages features a self portrait from one of my earliest performance art pieces.

I went sailing on the bay! Another fun outing with First Exposures! My Uncle Dave has a sail boat, but I haven't been on it since in high school. Also this was my first time ever being on the bay in a boat that wasn't a ferry. We sailed past the Golden Gate Bridge and then around Alcatraz in a two hour tour.