thinking & making
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Abstract playground
Today i was getting inspired at the playground. The light was just right, and the kids were occupied. I hope these images become fodder for paintings.
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Rethinking creative process
I’ve learned a lot about making things and harnessing my creativity in the last twenty years, and I’m excited to apply what i’ve learned to music writing for the first time.
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Three non-drug approaches for managing depression
How are you going to boost yourself out of depression when it seems like moving heaven and earth just to take a shower or make a sandwich? Here are three approaches I’ve had success with in my life.
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20 from 2018
I’ve put together a mix of the twenty best songs I heard first in 2018. From hip hop to indie rock, folk, instrumental, and R&B—it’s a diverse mix of tunes that resonated with me.
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Headboard/shelf for the loft
I spent quite a few days in December, designing, building, and finishing a nice headboard for the custom loft i built for my son. He’s a very avid reader and having all that space for books is going to be great. I wanted a simple design on poplar to match the loft style, so i…
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Tomatoes for Libby (process)
Started up on this painting I’m making for my lovely (former) coworker, Libby. These will end up pasted on an old window from her house 🙂
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Fixing up the old Fernandes
I picked up this guitar off craigslist some time ago, and then it sat in storage for awhile. As I am getting back into a regular practice, i thought it would be a good idea to re-string, fix, and polish up the axe. Got it hanging up in my room now and it looks pretty!
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Little robot painting
I made this little robot painting on wood for a family art project we were doing. Dang if i didn’t forget the prompt, but i think it was probably “robots”
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Repairing a flipper coil
Made some mistakes swapping out flipper coils on Surf Champ and learned something along the way.