In a world of mass production and even more mass marketing, there’s one thing for sure, clones are becoming a reality. I’m not talking about people particularily, rather the huge sea of me too’s that’s arriving daily on your street, in your neighbourhood and on your back. Cities built on grids with roads that look like every other road, houses that look like every other house, and all the accessories in life that go along with them. I, for one, will not succumb to the land of sameness. No. I will reach back to the past and reclaim some forgotten gem and use it for something else or at least take out my hammer and paint and make it into something different. I’m sure there’s a Fight Club reference that would close this nicely but I’d rather spend that time turning this old metal sewing machine stand into a new table.

Leather, fur, log cabins, old frames, baseball mits, old books, cigars and violins. Place these in a night scene and you have a moody, coffee-filtered mixture of browns and yellows that throw some real warmth. Introduce some blues and theres some really interesting stuff happening. Below are some random shots I’ve taken that star the unsung hero of colors, brown. Long live Quake 1.

Internet Soup. Glork back a bowl of this and find out the secret of THE INT3RN3T! …or not. G33K is an animated story (and world) that I’ve been working on that exists because of the internet. It has the usual heroes, villians and in-betweens along with an assortment of robots, zombies, pirates and ninjas. I’ll try to release a short clip soon.

It’s pictures like this that really capture a persons character. Keep up with the good heart and potty humour Matthew.

Never, ever is there a time or place where there is nothing to photograph. No excuses. There is always something at your feet, in the horizon, or above your head. Lack of subject matter is actually a blessing in disguise and should be welcomed. The same goes for design. Limitation will always be the birthplace of creativity. Give a creative person a problem with very little to work with and you’ll end up with that person handing over a unique solution. Whether it be lack of tools or lack of materials, I’ll always put my money on the one with limitations rather than the one with all the filters, effects, software and hardware. The same applys to life on so many levels…but thats another topic altogether.

It’s a rainy day here on the Wet Coast of B.C. A day of cold, colds, and loads of slush. What better day to fully realize how my blog is going to be used. I promise it won’t get too weird.

Two dogs, Four cats and two rabbits. Gunner, Karma, Spot, Johnny, Billy, Bubbles, Thumper and Blackberry. The big paw belongs to part of Gunner’s 150 pound mass of Shepard and Malamute. Obligatory puppy shot of Karma (Shepard and Samoyed) gets top billing for today. Notice the dead soccer ball near Gunner’s pawshot? That’s BAD Karma’s work. Gunner appreciates a soccer ball and the joy it brings, Karma on the other hand is the destroyer of balls. They make a great team.

Amazing what the good doctor is possible of. No, not Igor’s boss….but close. Random chaos ensues!