I wore my Packers sweat shirt today to represent my team and celebrate their fabulous and crushing victory over the Atlanta Falcons last night. Go Pack Go!
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Wanderings through art, film and travel by Hal Weaver.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Image for January 15, 2011
Today is a little video instead of a picture. (My castle, my rules). Here I'm stalking a Burrfish at the Marine Science Museum in Virginia Beach.
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Here's a bonus image:
Friday, January 14, 2011
Image for January 14, 2011
Today's photo is of a small sculpture I did way back in 1985. It was inspired by the ground-breaking make-up work that Dick Smith did for "Altered States" This little guy (he's about an inch and a half high) was done in Sculpey and painted with acrylics.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Let's do this 2011 thing...
I'm was ready for 2010 to be done. Another year of struggle. Some good things happened too. I still got a job. Still married and happy with my gal. Had a few adventures and good times with friends. But 2010 had the stink of doom and desperation to it. Too many big shoes out there ready to drop anytime. The general mood lifted a bit as December came on and things brightened as the ball dropped and 2011 began. It didn't take too long for one very large evil shoe to drop in Arizona all thanks' to one misguided moron with a glock, lots of sadness and fear now dominates everything. Despite that tragedy, I still feel optimistic about what I can do this year to inject something positive in this world. And I think that overall the clouds will start to clear and we'll all breath a little easier about the future. But then again, that might just be me trying to sell the dream to myself so I can breath a little easier. Whatever works.
One place where I can find a little joy now everyday, is my friend Gary Garbett's new blog, "a passing glimpse". Gary's posting a new photo, taken on that day, everyday as a grand art experiment/experience. I've had a similar notion to try such a thing, but always seem to conveniently forgot the idea, only to remember around January 12th. Gary is really doing it and I believe he will stay true to the cause. I'm looking forward to seeing the next 353 photos he posts.
One place where I can find a little joy now everyday, is my friend Gary Garbett's new blog, "a passing glimpse". Gary's posting a new photo, taken on that day, everyday as a grand art experiment/experience. I've had a similar notion to try such a thing, but always seem to conveniently forgot the idea, only to remember around January 12th. Gary is really doing it and I believe he will stay true to the cause. I'm looking forward to seeing the next 353 photos he posts.
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Friday, December 24, 2010
What if Salvador Dali were Santa...
That was the thought that sparked this piece. I based the writing on Dali's wacky essays and the images riff off his amazing paintings. As promised in a previous post, here's the whole thing (note- click any of the images to enlarge). If you want an actual hard copy of this tale, it appears in Dan Taylor's "Pork Belly Holiday Special 2010". Dan did a fine job assembling a wide and weird variety of art from the nice to the decidedly nasty. My pal Ralf Schulze got the back cover with a one page bit that will guarantee him a place on the naughty list. Thanks' to Dan for including Santa Dali in that mix. You can decide if it's naughty or nice.
Merry Ho-Ho!
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