"A spectacular phantasmagoria of stainless steel plates, translucent glass, steel mesh and strobe lights, it encapsulates all you need to know about a motorcycle's modern meaning. Gehry uses his machine materials to fracture, reflect and diffuse light, creating sexy, highly organic, frankly theatrical forms, from billowing clouds and monumental floral blossoms to great curtain swags. Glamour and erotic thrill summarize the motorcycle aesthetic." Christopher Knight Art Critic, Los Angeles Times

I had been defrosting my refrigerator, it's old. A sponge made its way to my scanner, which needed a good cleaning before I started listing more comic books. Laundry was also on the agenda, and a brief glance told me my current attire couldn't last another day. A discarded tee shirt landed on the scanner. True. While exploring potential flowers to grow this summer, I had stumbled upon an article about 2D and 3D scanning. For some reason this collage of events triggered memories of an exhibit I saw long ago at the SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM. How the dried statice made its way to the scanner bed is a story for another day. The results aren't great art, but encouraging enough to add high resolution scanning to the summer project list, along with a search for my old SilverFast tutorials.

Here's an article that can help get you started scanning. It also includes links to many inspirational examples: Use a flatbed scanner as a camera. Enjoy!

Also, you may enjoy reading: I can only hope to some day master a technique that "mirrors the truth".

I am by no means ready to die! So, with that fact established, let's begin at the beginning: See links for all the Genesis posts to date: Genesis Through My Eyes

In my not too distant past, if I were to see a street person, a bum, sleeping in a door front or on a park bench, I would have kept my distance and perhaps shrugged my shoulders.: He had the "smarts" to ask someone where to go, I didn't

Waldo County, situated in mid-coast Maine along scenic Penobscot Bay, has genuine New England character evidenced by working port towns and quaint rural villages. Visitors are awed by the area's unspoiled beauty. From striking coastal views to sweeping mountain vistas, dramatic natural settings abound. In addition great care has been taken to preserve and refurbish numerous historic landmarks, homes and buildings. Consequently, the Maine of yesteryear is still found here.

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