Final Copies

Hey guys,

These are the final pictures of my pieces.

Chris

Last One... Down is the new Up

Hey guys,

Here's a pic of my last piece, Down is the New Up.

Chris

Finally, some uploads

A great tragedy has occured: my mother accidentaly wrote on one of my CDs that I burned with pictures.... with a ball point pen. Some of my awesomest photos from Bhutan are probably lost forever!! Anyone have any experience with this? Advice?
Anyway, I'm heading back to SF tomorrow. Here are some of my shots.

examples of CD graphics

After finishing the 6 songs, I also designed my CD label, 4-page insert, and tray liner. Below is the CD label and tray liner:

two untitled recents

My two newest pieces. The small blue one may not be totally finished. The other is large (5' x 3'), which I mention because the photo may be misleading.

You are my center when I spin away

Hey Guys,

This is the newest piece I've been working on.  It's about 95% there, just needs a few touch ups.  Anyway, it's called "You Are My Center" based on the song Videotape.

Chris

fundon

so i've been painting 9am-5pm at the slade in london for 3 weeks, initially with a focus on the process of painting, and now with a more literal, figurative approach in a life painting course.

anyways, since my grant is mainly based on thinking through abstract art in terms of materials, process and concept, i've decided to upload images of the ones i think do that best. and because my work is about thinking, i want to include my three small moleskin sketchbooks from this summer to compliment the processes in my paintings.

ps these images appear in the reverse order i did them...if that matters.

Well its been awhile since I last posted but now I've got another piece to put on the blog. Watercolours were much less forgiving than the oil paints I used for the most part of this year. I will hopefully do a couple more watercolours so I'm not left with three oils and this one sitting on its own. Not really sure what to call this one, but 'Free Your Mind' (with accompanying song lyrics) just popped into my head. I might let it stick, or I might not. Only time will tell.

Tripp

rough studio recording MP3 of Muse

Based on surveying musicians and studio owners for their recommendations, i found what seems to be the most prominent, award-winning recording studio in town. I also convinced the very kind, friendly, and super baller sound engineer to charge me half his usual rate, so that it is the same rate and even cheaper than the other studios. Yay!  Here is an example of a preliminary MP3, the one based on Pygmalion and Galatea. I think it sounded better from his studio speakers... its seems a little echoey for some reason... I will listen to these preliminary recordings in detail and make a note of parts I need to rerecord. I will also add other instruments later, including percussion for some of them.

Hey Guys,

Here are some pics of my newest piece, based on the song Four Minute Warning.  I haven't come up with a title for it yet.

Chris

Highland dancing and the music hunt...

Hello! Since my last post I have been dancing lots, and also starting to think about the final performance, which has consisted mostly of a massive search for appropriate music. Due to an early-summer camera malfunction, I haven't had a chance to take pictures for a while, but I will post some soon, and describe things in the meantime.

First, the dancing. While I have been taking Kathak class on Sundays and practicing with Vanisha during the week, I have also been going to Scottish Highland dance class twice a week at the San Jose School of Highland Dance. I danced Highland competitively throughout middle and high school and a little in college, but hadn't been to class in about a year, let alone competition. It was a little frustrating at times getting back into it, as my stamina, especially, was way below what it used to be and I'm getting corrections on things I had fixed years ago, but after many evenings of sore legs (and lots of bananas!) I feel like I'm starting to get back into the groove, which is a great feeling. In general, I am THRILLED to be dancing again, the teachers are wonderful, and I am hoping to keep doing Highland at least intermittently through the school year, to the point where I might be competition-ready in the spring or summer. 

And now, the great music hunt! Since my final dance will be fusing Highland and Kathak, I am hoping to use a piece of music that at least gives a nod to both cultures. As you can probably imagine, this search has been interesting! After perusing youtube videos of pipe bands in India and dholis jamming with bagpipers, I contacted a band called Delhi2Dublin, to see if I might be able to get a copy of their track "Dil Nachde" without lyrics, and they emailed back, which is promising. This band's name pretty much describes their music, and this track consists of an upbeat celtic fiddle tune with a dhol drum beat behind it. It's not strictly Scottish or at all what Kathak dancers actually dance to, but I think it may work for what I am trying to communicate with the dance. My other contender is a piece called "The Spark" by Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and his band Skyedance, with which I would blend Kathak beats. 

Molly

late start, but finally moving

Hey everybody,

Sorry to be posting so late--i've spent the past two months almost completely off the grid in New Mexico, and took a while to get going on my project. But I am now unemployed, drowning in all the source material I've collected, and itching to paint, so have finally gotten started. Uploaded pictures of my makeshift studio, first painting (still a little wet..), and sketches for the next one.

Everyone's work looks so incredible--can't wait to see/hear/read it all in a few weeks!

peace,

Nell

Chris Winterbauer Project Update

Hey guys,

These are some shots of the first piece I've completed, titled "Your Eyes (Weird Fishes)". My apologies for the poor lighting/image quality.  Should have more up by Monday.

Chris

Animation Project Update

Hey all. Figured I should post an update on what I've been up to lately. I'm mostly filming these days, and it's one of the most stressful things I've ever done. I may actually be able to pull this off though. Wish me luck!

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My sister got bored so she made a domo. This has nothing to do with my project. I just think it's cute.