Everyone has things they aren't proud of. Things they've said and done that have had negative impacts on themselves and others or both. There is no way you can get through life without that happening. To that end, if you intend to be a better person tomorrow than you are today, you attempt to make the best repairs you can, internalize and build upon what
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I have stated a few times before that I work at Laika, the stop motion studio that did Coraline and Boxtrolls. Well, as of October 31st, I will be taking on a new position as a junior fabricator in the rapid prototyping department. This is a significant promotion from my face sanding position I currently hold. It is difficult to put into words how excited
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So it is August 19th, and you know what you should go do tonight after work? Go see Kubo in theaters. I got to see an advance release of it about a month ago, and can confirm that it is super rad. I worked on the film in the rapid prototyping department, processing the faces for the stop motion puppets, and the can tell...
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Welp, I'm back in Oregon after almost two years away living in Maine. What brought me back to the West Coast? I finally landed a job with Laika, the animation studio responsible for Coraline ParaNorman and Boxtrolls.
Ever since Caroline's release in 2009, I became enamored with the way that Laika uses advanced manufacturing technology and innovative techniques for creating stop motion animation, and decided
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This piece came about when I was asked to design a bar for my work. So I made a 3D model of it, and realized I can print it out and change its context. So I had Dan my roommate come in and get 3D scanned with a Microsoft Kinect sensor in various poses. I then printed the figures and miniature bar scene out on a Makergear M2 3D printer, cleaned them up, painted them, and glued it all into place, creating the scene depicted here. The final display of the piece will be hanging on a wall with the floor parallel to the wall. Let me know what you think.
I'm in Vietnam for 2 weeks. Other than visiting the southern UK in April last year, I've never been outside the US. So this is quite the culture shock. I couldn't be more happy though. The food alone is amazing. Anthony Bourdain said that the people of Vietnam are either on their way to eat, coming from eating, or currently eating. From my 2 days...
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My old friend Eric is visiting from Denver with his girlfriend. They attended a wedding at this amazing lake retreat north of Portland. We kayaked out to one of those islands, and my butt got soaked, because I don't know how to kayak. At least my selfie game is on point.
My sister made me the proudest older brother ever by making this shirt. I'm in tears.
These photos were taken 2 years ago by my good friend Dan Olsen in north Portland, OR. I scratch built the jetpack prop for my younger sister's graduation pictures. But I wasn't going to let he have all the fun...
I'm watching my way through all of Steven Universe, and find myself completely and utterly sucked in. It's been a while since that happened. From the art to the characters to the themes in each episode, it is a beautiful show in every sense. This has been my 2¢.
