Sunrise 3/15/12

Sunrise from the back yard, 3/15/12. We are 12 miles north of Sparks, NV on Highway 445, (Pyramid Highway and Pebble Creek). 48" x 100"

If you have to stand at the stove you might as well be looking off into space.

Let's get artsy in the kitchen!!! Several weeks ago our "over the stove" microwave oven died for the last time. We decided not to replace it and just had a ventilation hood installed. The only problem with that was that it left a gaping space in the wall above the stove with no tiles. What to do?! We both thought something artsy would be nice so I considered two pieces of my art to turn into tile. Here is what we considered:

Julie Rodriguez Jones' "Abraded Surface." The colors were right and the circular shape seemed to compliment kitchen elements such as plates, platters and pans.

Julie Rodriguez Jones' "Supernova Remnant"


Not knowing where to start, I took some photos of the kitchen area and posted some art to my Facebook page for comments. I changed the image immediately above to beiges and reddish browns to match the oak cabinets and the beige tiles. Folks commented and it was decided to do the following only I didn't quite know where to start concerning making tiles.

Facebook was a great place to start and my friend and art colleague Joy Day of Spherical Magic came to the rescue and said that she did glass tiles! (She does everything else so I don't know why I didn't think of this!) I called tiling installers to get bids and ideas and we are currently making the final decision. The tiles will be 8x8 and I will size the art to accommodate the needs of the 12 tiles which will make up the art. We will probably avoid as much grout as possible between the tiles to make the art look as seamless as possible. More to come when we choose a tile contractor.

Redesigned Kente Stole

The colors on our redesigned Kente clergy stole are outstanding. What a treat for the eyes. (We create our own art and print our own fabric.) This stole can be use for a wide variety of occasions from World Communion Sunday, to sermons on civil rights, ethnic celebrations or any occasion where you want beautiful color. For more details just go to THIS LINK and scroll down. (You will be at Art fro the Soul.)

Sunrise 10/15/11

Just the morning sunrise but every morning is a gift. I love it here. This image is 24" x 97" @ 150 dpi taken 12 miles north of Sparks, NV in Spanish Springs, just off of Highway 445 (Pyramid Highway). More are HERE. Sony Cybershot DSC-H70, 16.1 mp. Stitched together in PS3.

What to do before the REALLY big on hits.

Junk in Space

A major problem but not a surprise. The full article is here. Read how bad things really are.

Watch what happens as a comet smashes into the Sun.

Click on the image when you arrive at the link to see what happened on 10/1 when a comet smashed into the sun. As observed by SOHO.

The Evolution of the UNIVERSE video. So beautiful!!

Bolshoi Simulation from UC-HPACC on Vimeo.

The article is here: http://www.universetoday.com/89356/new-simulation-shows-how-the-universe-evolved/

Space X has some beautiful plans!

Take a look at this reusable system! Go Elon Musk!

Gret visual tour around asteroid Vesta by the DAWN spacecraft.

Embedded video from


NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology

It is still amazing to me that such dramatic video is available. The previous Hubble video puts things into perspective.

Watch the Soyuz undock from the ISS and land. Great Video.

NASA Practices Underwater for Asteroid Exploration

Take a look here and give the slide show time to show you what NASA is doing to practice for the human exploration of an asteroid. This is NEEMO.

What happens when the Hubble Space Telescope looks at a patch of totally black sky?

Humbling to say the least. Please take a few moments to watch this.

Aurora Timelapse

Aurora Borealis in Finnish Lapland 2011 from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

New Thanksgiving and Fall Leaves Clergy Stole Preview

This is our newly redesigned Thanksgiving and fall leaves stole. These leaves go all the way around the stole. In this view you see the front of the stole and the back of the collar. The leaves were originally created in tempura. The art is now transposed into our fabric print for fall and Thanksgiving.

We create our own art and print our own fabric.

Stole details are at the bottom of any of the liturgical art pages in the right hand column.
http://www.artfromthesoul.com/Banners.html

Just scroll down.

This redesign was inspired by a trip to the Southern Highlands Craft Guild in North Carolina with our friends Chuck and Janet Johnson where beautiful colors blossomed everywhere.

Can you say warp 2?

OPERA in Italy.

Maybe, just maybe Einstein's theory of special relativity will go poof if the results at OPERA can be validated. Take a look here at the Scientific American article.

Here is another article at Universe Today.

Ron Miller's Book: Journey to the Exoplanets!!!

Now this is what a digital book should be. Outstanding preview. Good job Ron, editors and Scientific American. The full review is HERE.

More Evidence of Ancient Water on Mars

In addition to this being a stunning image there are clues here to the past of Mars and the water once on the planet. Visit Universe Today for the story HERE.

3D Image from Mars that will knock your socks off.

Get out your red and blue glasses and click on the image for the BIG picture. Thanks to Universe Today for the spectacular image. Details here: http://www.universetoday.com/88512/jaw-dropping-3-d-rock-garden-on-mars/

Back to Church

Help Get The Book "The Beauty of Space" Published

Some of the finest space artist in the WORLD are in this book. I've pre-ordered a copy. Please consider helping get this book published via Kickstarter. Though they have reached their Kickstarter goal, I personally know that they need over $6,000 to fully fund the publication of this wonderful book.

Sunrise 8/13/11-Just a touch of color.

Around here getting color in summer sunrises and sunsets is pretty rare. Today we had just a touch of color and it only lasted about two minutes, still it was pretty. We are in Spanish Springs, 12 miles north of Sparks, NV on Pyramid highway (445), about half way to Pyramid Lake. Enjoy.

Rare Summer Sunrise Color

Around here getting color in summer sunrises and sunsets is pretty rare. Today and tomorrow we'll share just a couple. We are in Spanish Springs, 12 miles north of Sparks, NV on Pyramid highway (445), about half way to Pyramid Lake. Enjoy.

Protecting Earth from Asteriods: The Don Quijote Mission

Well, it is about time but the European Space Agency (ESA) is in the conceptual phase of planning a mission to an asteroid to see if we (folks on Earth) can alter its course. There is no planned launch date so far and no NASA involvement so far. Good for the ESA! I'd love to see more cooperative space efforts though in these difficult financial times rather than "us or them." NASA is hurting for money. The complete article on Universe Today is HERE.

Atlantis Returning Home

Atlantis returning home as taken from the International Space Station. How cool is that.

Final Landing

Credit: Alan Walters (awaltersphoto.com)

The end of an era.

Where is Voyager 1 Since Its 1977 Launch

It is just about to enter interstellar space. Yes, it took that long to escape our solar system--and HERE are some surprising details! Thanks to Universe Today!

Hydrothermal Worm You Must See

It is so tiny you need an electron microscope to see it but what a sight. The full story is HERE.

What Kind of World Do You Want?

Phoenix Haboob Video!!!!

The Phoenix Haboob of July 5th, 2011 from Mike Olbinski on Vimeo.

WOW!!

Liturgical Arts Show in Reno, NV

Hey folks, come on out to the FIRST ever liturgical art show for us (Julie and Ross's work) at the Mid Town Art Walk. We will have our award winning banners and stoles on display at the Crisis Pregnancy Center at 853 Haskell St. in Reno on Thursday, July 28th from 5-9 pm.

Some more information is here: http://www.midtownartsproject.com/midtown-nights-artwalk.php Feel free to repost this!!

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