Artwork, writing, music, something else. Finished, unfinished, perfect, flawed, whatever. I'd love to see what you have today.
thenewgreen, Devac, lil, flac, _refugee_, Dala, mk, yellowoftops, and 8 zillion other talented Hubski members . . .
That's a green wall. We had our open house Saturday. $1500 worth of catering. Prolly 75 people showed up over the course of three hours. Resounding success. All we had left over was four bottles of champagne and some honeydew and grapes. I finally got to talk about it. It started out as an idea and a demo. That's eight plants lit by LED off-road lights, deliberately in the darkest part of the apartment, to see what I could do with lighting and how the plants would respond. Proof-of-concept was a go so on we went. It's like pixel art - figure each pixel is going to cost you between $20 and $30. How many pixels can you afford? How many pixels do you have room for? And what do you have to work with besides different shades of green? Green that may have extremely varied lighting and watering requirements, by the way. Pantone as agriculture. And you're buying enough pixels that you need to pre-order them so the nursery can get your starts going. We had to cancel three times because our city delayed our construction over and over and over again. Eventually you go with what you can get, because they aren't going to grow anything for you anymore. If you're lucky, your construction coincides with their spring sale so that you can get them for $1.29 instead of $2.99 (or the $7.99 ea the retail nursery wants). And then it's done, and the heat delta between the top row and the bottom row is enough that the top row will die before the bottom row dries out. So you stack carved up triangles of plastiboard so that the plants are sitting in less water. And you realize that the orchids are in bark, which retains water like a mutherfucker, while the baby tears are semi-aquatic so really, they'd be happy underwater yet here they are, baking under three 300W torchiere bulbs. And your watering regime better accommodate that. But nobody notices this. Nobody knows this. Nobody cares how stoked you are that you went with the 4" pot system rather than the burlap-on-plywood system because you had to replace six baby tears before they got your HVAC worked out (measured 94 degrees in there on weekends). Nobody gives a rat's ass as to the spectrum of tungsten vs LED. They just say "oh my god, they're real?" as if you'd cover a wall in fake plants and you remind yourself they're paying you a compliment, not denigrating your commitment to a project. Success is pruning your will-it-work indoor gardening project ahead of its public debut because the pothos are growing too well.
I love this! I don't know much about plants, I only ever see them in the context of bettering your instagram pictures lately (yes, seriously. many articles written about that) Will you have to replace them often or could they theoretically last forever with proper care on that wall? Is there some kind of rotation for the flower plants?
Theoretically, they could stay up there forever. There's a watering system that runs from under the sink, through the wall and to the top row and then water tickles down to the bottom into the crawl space. I've got a couple estonian watering sensors in there right now that chirp at us when the top row is dry; eventually I'd like to hook them up via Arduino to a solenoid under the sink so that it auto-waters when conditions are right. All that aside, because of the replaceable nature of the wall we can do obnoxious shit like - a swath of lilies at easter - a cluster of poinsettias at christmas - red and pink cyclamen at valentine's etc etc etc The question is how crazy we feel like getting with it and so far, "make it work" has been the goal. The orchids flower in winter, which is nice. On the downside, they won't flower unless they get the proper day/night cycle, which is one reason I replaced three of the MR16 LEDs with 300W halogens; it allows me to get the cumulative light into a space more closely approximating the actual day (rather than cheating the way I was by bombing it with 16 hours of light. On the plus side, however, they were all grown by my father-in-law, who used to sell orchids on the side. So he cultivates them in his greenhouse and then pulls them out when he feels they aren't properly representing his craft. And, as an orchid grower frustrated by his inability to spend a lot of time growing orchids (he splits time between Seattle, where his greenhouse is, and Minneapolis, where his job is), he's gotten in the habit of grabbing phaleonopsis from the hardware store and replacing the jewel orchids with them. So even though the jewel orchids finished blooming about two weeks ago, we've got four Phals in bloom right now:
Filming the Forever Labs web video today. Here is the Chief Science Officer, b_b being filmed:
I just realised that I've always assumed mk was Asian, and now I don't know why I thought that.
Web video, huh? Will it have any of the following . . . A) Cheap digital explosions to parody Michael Bay films B) Lots of puns C) Lots of cats D) A guy talking inanely as he unboxes the latest and greatest tech gadget E) Whatever passes for techno music these days F) All of the above b_b looks sharp by the way. Looks like you guys are in for a fun day.
I know this was said as part of a jest, but I love a good bit of techno so I can't help but offer some suggestions:E) Whatever passes for techno music these days
Boy oh boy, I cannot finish a goddamn thing these days. I am currently in the process of re-recording my entire folk album on a 4 track cassette recorder because I can't stand how polished the digital recording is becoming. This is the album I want, this is the album I've got. Someone also called my folk music "indie rock" and I haven't really been able to work on it since. I am a ridiculous and really temperamental person sometimes. I'm just so fucking exhausted. I don't want to work a full time job and then come home and feel like I'm doing work mixing. It's really hard for me to find the joy in working on this album anymore. ----- Here are songs from two other things I can't bring myself to finish! These two are from my no-wave/dance-punk Dr. Bronner's project, "Dilute! Dilute! OK!", which uses only phrases from the soap bottle for lyrics. (ignore the last 40 seconds or so, it's going to be a fade into another song at some point). And here's a pop-ish song.
Keep it up, they sound good. Another option: go for an EP. My opinion after having bounced around the local music scene for a couple years is that albums are dead for a startup musician. It may be the most artistically fulfilling option, but you'll have a hard enough time getting people to listen to one song all the way through, let alone 5+ Work for an album, release an EP. Take all your material, mull it over, and boil it down to the 4 best, punchiest, most cohesive tracks and look at it again with fresh eyes. Maybe it's not the option for you, but I do firmly believe there is no pragmatic benefit to releasing an album over an EP or even a single as an aspiring musician. On a side note I got the volca keys. They're a blast and a totally different animal from the FM.
Consumption of art is part of what I have right now. Other things in the works, but nothing 'in progress' outside of my head just at the moment. Right now I'm looking to find a Nagel print. Because the piece of art that I had in its place (which I did with a girl on a date, but was objectively and subjectively terrible but sentimental for me) was destroyed on purpose Friday night. The paintings that were there were a part of a date that I went on. We walked around Forest Park in St. Louis, and ended up at the World's Fair Pavillion where she had set up canvas and acryllics for us. And we painted that night as we saw it. It was a lot of fun, and endearing in a way because she had gone to the trouble of setting everything up. And so I hung up the paintings in my hallway because even though the girl and I had no future, it was a compliment and it made me happy. But it did not make my current girlfriend happy, and she asked me to take them down. But I'm as showy as she is jealous, and so I took them down and said I would break them. She called my bluff and now I have a bruise on the top of my leg from snapping the canvas frame over the top of it. So the next morning she woke up sober and felt foolish over the whole thing. And she said she would replace the art on the wall with something I like. And since I had just bought Duran Duran's Rio album for my wall of records, I said she could get me that Nagel print and she said ok. I was just joking when I said it, and explained that they would be fairly costly. And she said she owed me for 'being crazy last night'. She makes money so she can spend it how she wants, and I like the idea of owning one of my favorite artist's works. So then we looked at Nagel stuff for a few hours, and I took a picture of her with my phone as she laid with her head falling over the edge of the bed. And she said I should paint her like Nagel in that pose. So I'm going to do an awful job of trying it. Then the other thing I'm working on is a present for my friend, Ben. He is a smart kind of guy who consumes a lot of art as well. So I'm going to re-create Monochrome 1961 and tag it with the Yves St. Larent logo because grafitti is about telling someone else that they don't get your respect for no reason.
So I made a wallet. It's nothing fancy. Second attempt at one. The last one I made was sloppier but super sturdy and aged well. This one is a bit cleaner. And yes, I accidentally punched through the back so I had to put stitches there. Alternatively, here's the latest mix of a song I've posted about 3 times now. It's been very educational to make it and get feedback from people here. 
Thanks. I'll have to get a picture of the old one when I'm home. The patina is just full of charisma. It's actually not all that hard to do basic leatherworking stuff like this. Doing it well is another thing. There's a chain of stores that is equipped with all the leatherworking stuff you could want too.
http://imgur.com/ClL343w http://imgur.com/sBAkW4q http://imgur.com/v5g7uAL http://imgur.com/0xFnGL2 Not op, or necessarily on track, but this is my wallet I inherited from my great grandfather. It has seen at least 20 years of daily use and is in pretty good condition. Leather is cool, I'd like to learn some leather craft for custom belts and bags.
I started on a small comic strip idea that is just me and a cat that can talk. It's a weird premise because I'm allergic to most breeds of cats. I had a dream about it and in some regard it just feels right. I would probably need an artist, but that's too far into the future for me to see right now. I figured at some point I'll pick up enough drawing to do it myself. The big thing I wanted to highlight was a piece I worked on and off on in my last year of college, and have revisited this week. It's a small piece of memoir of the morning we found out my uncle died. It's still pretty rough, but I'm not 100% sure how to post it on here. (Any hints?) That piece actually stemmed another piece I'm currently working on that centers around my deep connection to sound. I figured I would focus on specific sounds in my life that have had profound effects on me as a person. I'm figuring focusing on three key scenes in my life. Right now that roughly translates to the first I heard my father weep, one of the times I heard the woman I love laugh, and the last sound is still in contention. This piece is still in the early stages, and really kind of personal. If you wanted a small piece just PM me, and I can send you a piece of it.
I don't know if this will go through for some reason. Anywho, this is a doodle I've been working on in and out of class: Also just made my first banana bread an hour ago. It's missing some sugar... but it's still sweet! EDIT: It came through! It's pretty high-res, so you'll have to click the image to see close up and portrait. Click to zoom in to get nitty-gritty.
I'm still working away on my album and I've just finished the second track. The mixdown was a bit of pain so I kind of just abandoned it eventually. Hopefully it sounds alright.
Was wandering around the mall today. Saw a real cool mug. Reminded myself that I wanted a Captain America mug for a while. Haven't found anything remotely good for me online. Made rough sketches of what I want. Ideally, I want the latter (the Winter Soldier) to turn into the former as it heats up. Finishing the illustrated guide to Tomsk soon. Only need one more place. Weather's grouchy lately. I'm waiting for the Sun.
It's not finished since I still haven't gotten the backend working - but heres a website I've been working on https://rifflist.org/original/ And heres a java videogame. If you're playing it its worth noting that {enter} is start / restart since its not labels and the buttons dont do anything yet https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rmg-upload/paracorn/game-files/paracorn-platform_pc.zip
Super jealous of all the musical talent around here! I have a few crochet projects knocking about, no pics of actual things because I am pinned under a big mutt, but here is the idea of a planned pooling project that I just started: There were only 3 skeins of this yarn, hopefully I can get a cowl out of it, and that it looks halfway decent. So far I can see the pattern forming even though I am only a few rows in. Planned pooling is can be a pain but the results are so much fun.
Submitted this song as a hubski collab a while ago and people added some great stuff. This was an alternate, pared-down version that I did and still like a lot. Been bugging an old musician buddy to add some fretless bass a la Jaco Pastorius. He has the chops, but he's easily distracted and busy with a newborn to boot, so that's never gonna happen. Shame. I'd offer something newer/different, but I've had no time to make shit.
Wouldn't say no to that! You familiar with the style?
In preparation for my audition earlier this month I recorded myself doing both parts of the baroque sonata I was learning. I think I shared the first movement here before, but I also recorded the third movement, as well as one of Dragonetti's 12 waltzes for double bass solo. They were really just practice runs and nowhere near perfect, but they're kind of fun to listen to. Also, apparently my room is dry as fuck because the recordings have no ambience at all.
Collaboration with artist Moan Lisa from the US. http://moanlisa.com/2017/03/23/collaboration-with-eduardo-cardoso/
So, I wrote this poem yesterday. As a Christian, I thought that people might need to hear this message of hope and encouragement. Beautiful Are you not as valuable As the birds in the sky The fish in the sea And the lilies of the field? The Creator Himself wove you Every fabric stitched just so All of you was seamlessly made Not a corner untouched by His mark What we see as imperfections God sees as perfections Your purpose He thought out Long before you took your first breath He made you beautiful Blameless in His eyes His steady hand created you You are His masterpiece Does God not cherish you As he does the flowers of the earth The mighty oceans roaring Or the trees standing tall as giants? He does, my friend, He does Your value is more than you think You are loved more than you ever imagined And His plans for you are grander than your wildest dreams.
Digging through my hard drive and backing everything up because my computer is about to shit the bed. Found some stuff from about five years ago. May have already shared it five years ago, don't remember. Maybe it's just because I'm feeling maudlin, but the first one sounds better than I gave it credit for at the time. Was a time I didn't feel like it was important to share this stuff anymore. Lately I've been feeling old and useless and stagnant and like if I don't leave a mark somewhere and somehow, then my life is pointless and I'm just toiling and consuming and waiting to die.