As the search for some more freelance heats up, I decided to put together a new reel to highlight some of the work that I’ve created over the past five years. Its crazy to think that I’ve put hundreds of hours into creating all of the animation that I’ve created. Yet, when it comes to making a reel, all of those hours are squeezed into 2 minutes. Kinda boggles my mind to think about. That’s my piece. Enjoy.
I’m pleased to announce my next workshop at the Alignment Center Thursday August 19th. With the movie Inception just coming out, there has been an increased buzz about lucid dreaming. It’s exciting to know that so many people are interested in this subject. At the next workshop, I will show some more animations which will help illustrate some concepts of lucid dreaming. We will go deeper into the mystery of the dream and more importantly how we can become aware within it. The dream is a tool that has been used by cultures from across the world for as long as recorded history. It is obvious that this essential element of the human experience is no less important to us today then it was thousands of years ago.
As for the poster, the design was inspired by the art of the Huichol people of Mexico. They have beautiful yarn paintings and intricate bead work. Their use of color is almost childlike, but has an amazing luminous quality that I’ve seen in few other places. I have some friends who have a great project to make sure the Huichol community has clean water to drink. The organization is called Water for Huichols. You can view their crafts online and buy them and the money goes to help the cause. Visit them at http://www.ecozoicera.net/ Sweet dreams.
Here’s the latest animation from my Dream Signs series. More on the way. The nice one about this technique is that once you do it you’re already thinking about flying. Just a quick recap of a dream I had the other night. I was lucid and was just standing there looking at my hands. They wobbled and morphed before my eyes. I looked at the guy next to me and asked him if it was happening to him as well. It seemed like I was the only one that had it going on at the time. I hopped into the dog washing van from Dummer and Dummer as it drove by. I was in the van still perfectly lucid and I was wondering if there was anyone else in the van that was dreaming as well so I told them all that it was a dream. They didn’t seem impressed at all. So I decided to ask a question. “What is a dream?” A man appeared next to me and said quite simply, “Grammar.” It seemed so bizarre that I had to ask him to repeat himself. “Grammar,” he replied again. “It is the grammar of the soul.” I didn’t understand it intellectually after he said it. Sometimes things are so deep and yet so simple in dreams that I have a hard time understanding the meaning behind it as its happening. I simply made a point to remember the man’s answer and went on with my dream.
I’m still mulling the whole thing over. Maybe I’ll see him again and ask him to elaborate a little. Maybe you have an idea. Sweet dreams.
A great piece that deals with what is actually being done to help the state of the environment. Regardless of what you think the cause of global warming is, the video offers some very helpful solutions that could greatly help humanity by using the technology that already ties us together. There is also some great insight into the social movement of the 60′s by talking about what worked and what brought about the it’s end. I really love this video for the kaleidoscope of styles and techniques used. It’s good to know that there are videos like this are being made and that time is being spent on them to make them look amazing. It’s my hope that many more projects like this will be made in the future.
Green Bus Tour and I were mentioned today in Our (and Your) RISD. It’s a blog that’s kept up by RISD’s President, John Maeda. I reached out to him yesterday and he was nice enough to give the project a little press. Thanks John! I wrote to him to see how GBT could work with RISD in the future. I graduated from RISD in 2006 and it’s exciting to have the opportunity to work with the school again. We are in the process of finding students who are interested in designing the interior of the bus as well as students who could help us with the videos that we are making. Below is Ted talk given by Maeda from 2007. Great thoughts on simplicity and complexity in design. Have a great weekend!
Here is the third video from my Dream Signs series. The next time you’re in a lucid dream definitely try this one out. It’s one of those things that you just have to experience for yourself in order to really understand. I suppose that it’s much like lucid dreaming itself. You have no real clear idea of what it’s like until it happens to you. So often we have the intellectual understanding of something that we’ve never actually experienced. I find that I run into this situation a lot with my study of dreams. There is so much that I’ve learned about but have still not experienced. The interesting part is that as my practice has developed, the more I have begun to bridge the separation between concepts and the things that I’ve seen with my own astral eyes. I have continued to redefine what I think to be possible because of my lucid dreams. I believe that the same will happen to anyone who investigates this study for an extended period of time with a strong intention to develop their practice.
Continuing with dream signs, here’s another video that I made. I have to say that this of my favorite tests because it’s really easy and super reliable. Sometimes my hands don’t change shape enough by just using my will. Another quick option is to take hold of a finger and pull with the intention to stretch it. There have been times when I have to pull with considerable effort. Eventually you’ll stretch your finger to the point where you’ve convinced yourself that you’re in a dream. I haven’t tried to stretch other parts of the body but I imagine that it would work just as well. The other nice thing about this test is that you can do it through out the day with out looking too much like a weirdo. I tend to get some looks when I’m jumping in place on the subway platform to see if I’ll float in the air. Whatever seems to work for you.
Also try to think of a trigger that helps you to do reality checks. Maybe its every time you go through a door, or look at a clock, or maybe its bracelet on your wrist, or when you see your reflection, or when you see someone you know. There are so many but pick something that will naturally fit into your daily routine. Then when you have one stick with it! The longer you practice it, the more likely you’ll remember to use it in your dreams. Sweet dreamin!
I’m excited to put this up so people can check out a little of the video that’s going to be part of the workshop tonight. Right now I’m working on a series that is devoted to helping people get a better idea of what dream signs are. Once we’re in the dream state and have asked ourselves whether we are in a dream or not, we need a way to see if we are dreaming. There are many clues in the dream scape that help us to answer this question. These clues are known as dream signs. One of the most effective techniques is looking at your hands. If you’ve never done it before you might be surprised what you see. The first few times I did this I found my hands morphing into all different shapes which made it hard to count my fingers. Recently I’ve found that my hands don’t shift as wildly as they use to. In order to really convince myself that I’m dreaming I have to pull one of my fingers to see if it will stretch. Unlike the physical body, the astral body is elastic and can change shape quite easily.
There are many other dream signs that I will be discussing tomorrow night. Talking about dreaming is one a my favorite things to do and it brings me great joy to share this information with others. In addition to the animation we’ll be working together to find out what we are looking to experience through our dreams and then making it happen. For more information about the workshop please check out the menu tab on the side or RSVP on facebook. Sweet dreams y’all.
I’m so happy to have this video out into the world. This will be the first of many videos that are really going to start turning people onto what we’re doing at GBT. For more information, please check out http://greenbustour.com. By the way, I created the animation at the beginning. And yes, that’s also me on the voice over. Not too shabby eh? My favorite part is power chord green man! If you feel compelled, spread the good word on your blog or facebook page by posting the trailer. We’re going to save the world but we can’t do it alone! Have a great weekend!
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