Designing in 3D complete...

Using Sketch-up was more of a challenge then I expected it to be...  My building wound up only being 4 stories, because I just ran out of time.  Spending better then 4 days working on this project, I realized that you can not be too ambitious and totally create a building in this...

Here are some pictures of the insides of my building...

Poetry in Motion...

My 7 year old son just spent this morning wrestling in his first meet, match, or tournament, whatever you want to call it.  You see wrestling is different from any other sport my two children have tried so far.  The practices are CLOSED... :O

I totally understand the reasoning for this.  The wrestling room is a small space, and to fit 40+ kids, 10 coaches, and all of their parents would just not be reasonable.  Also, some parents just do not seem to understand the importance of staying off the mats.  It seems to be a very difficult concept that your shoes have germs on them that could contribute to skin diseases.  Not to mention, some parents can be very distracting to their kids trying to learn.

Anyway, my son did so well on Sunday.  He made his dad very proud.  He lost his first 2 matches, but I am sure that was more because he did not understand the scoring system in wrestling.  Once we took a little time to explain it to him, siting examples of how he "gave away" points in the second match, he improved even more.

Match 1... My son 7 -- challenger 8...
Match 2... My son 8 -- challenger 13...
Match 3... My son 12 -- challenger 9...

Match 2 and 3 were against the same kid (and she is a girl a very tough girl)...

My wife took video of match 3, so if I can get it out of her camera, I will add it here...

Completed... So you think you can drum???

Sorry if this page takes a little while to load, but here is my video creation.  Using Adobe Premier was a lot of fun, and a lot of learning.  Please take 2.5 minutes of your busy day, and have a watch.  I would love to see your comments.

Thanks,

Curt

Design in 3D???

Project 5 -- Design in 3D space using Google Sketch-Up...

Above is the text description of what I am planning on doing. We will see if we get there. It might be a little ambitious... :)

Above and below are the 4 angles of the building I am going to attempt to create...

Wish me luck... :D

Harry Potter...

Well, I am currently 5 blog posts short for the class...  And I have one week left... Let's see if we can get a couple more done.  Movies and Books are a type of Artwork in my opinion.  I just wanted to take a minute and tell you how much Harry Potter is a good series.  We just got back from watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)...  WOW...  And to top it off, they cut the movie at the perfect place...  The even better part about this, is we only have to wait about 6 months until part 2 comes out... Can't wait...

Curt

So you think you can Drum???

Well the next project is to take several copyright-free videos, and mash them together and change them up so that you change the meaning of them.  I will be taking several clips of drummers, and making a TV type show out of it...  Well, a comercial for a TV type show for it...

This is page 1 of 4 for the story board.  Once I complete the video, I will post it here...

Feel free to make any comments about what you think.

Thanks,

Curt

Futurism... Art...

Futurism began in Italy.  The artists last name is Boccioni.  You do not get much more Italian then that, so this must be Futurism... Right???

Seriousy though, Futurism is based on the glorification of the machine and denunciation of classical art.  This painting almost has mechanical qalities to it, and it is far from classical. Motion, speed, and dynamics are part of Futurism.  The reds and the swirls in this painting almost give me the feeling of running.  I also see some qualities that could lead to "punk" type of paintings as well.  I love this piece, and can get lost in it...