Going To Market!

Greetings All!

Well here's some FBD glass news

FireBearDesigns 

will be at the 

Anchorage Weekend Market 

this weekend July 25th 

as part of the 

Hot Headed Honey's Lampwork Co-op booth. 

I'll be there with some new pieces along with fellow lampworkers Deborah Spence, Julie Levitt and Laura Young on Saturday. We'll have lots of great pieces out including work from other members of our little troop. We will also be firing up the torch to show you how lampwork is done and what keeps us coming back to the flame. Meet additional artist on Sunday including Michelle Pearson, Joy McLaurin and Susan Kaplan.

Want to learn more about our group, check out the Hot Headed Honey's page for links to our artist members and creative supporters.

http://hotheadedhoneys.com/

Hope to see you there!

Camera's In Space!!!

A couple of years ago, Dr. Carolyn Porco made a visit to the University of Alaska Anchorage and it was another one of those moments that impressed on me the wonder of photography. Carolyn Porco is leader of the Cassini imaging team responsible for imaging Saturn, its rings and moons. This exciting project has provided new imaging technologies, spectacular images from an aesthetic point of view and a wealth of scientific information that has fundamentally changed our understanding of our solar system (to put it mildly).

 

While I appreciate the science behind the imaging and the astronomy, the images are stunning, Being a science, photography and art geek all rolled into one, I feel comfortable and even proud admitting that I have a favorite moon of Saturn (XO Hyperion XO)!

 

There are so many gorgeous images from the Cassini project. Take a few minutes to marvel at the images, the technology and the just plain ‘thinking outside the box’ creativity that made it all possible! Thanks Cassini Imaging Team!

Links

JPL Cassini Equinox Mission

http//saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Ciclops: Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations

http://ciclops.org/index.php

Hasselblad as Performance Art

There's sure to be more about Hasselblad in this blog, but thought I'd start off with a short, inspirational introduction to one of my favorite camera systems and one of my favorite photographers.

Lois Greenfield came to Anchorage a while back with a group of dancers. The show involved her taking pictures of the dancers which immediately became part of the performance as the images appeared on giant screens. I was struck by both the beauty of the images and the privilege of watching her work. It was like being in a studio session with her. I'll never forget it! It serves as a reminder to me of how dynamic photography can be.

Check out Lois Greenfield at
http://www.loisgreenfield.com/index.html