I brake for streetlights
Los Angeles has more than four hundred styles of streetlights spread around its metropolitan area and India Manderlkern wrote a beautiful book about them. It’s called Electric Moons: A Social History of Street Lighting in
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Fairfax, and Sunset
Fairfax, isn’t that is Los Angeles? Yes! This blog has been quiet for more than a year. I have been busy, but when I was not busy I was lazy and the result was no
Sipping Atomic Sunsets at the Redondo Pier
Before the Atomic Sunset, I was being deliberately lazy today in Redondo Beach. Or better, I was sitting at the living room table listening to KJAZZ and editing family photos from the weekend. It was
Headshots, LEGO, expression and mood: a new miniature study
Headshots are one of my hottest products right now: in this rapidly moving job market, you want to have an updated headshot on your LinkedIn and other social media. It’s not so much about what
An Amazing Redondo Beach Sunset (w/ Fireworks)
We went for a walk on the beach tonight. I thought there were chances of a pretty sunset, but sometimes clouds are overpromising and under-delivering. Still, I decided to pack the extra weight of the
Redondo Beach – Summer Strong
I’m hearing a lot of talk of end of Summer. The back to school feeling is not helping. But we’re still one month before the calendar will suggest it’s Fall. And the leaves still won’t
Silent faces, loud bodies: The Art of Mannequins
Mannequins are very much like actors. Theatrical actors are taught that emotions are expressed by gestures, and gestures start from the core of one’s body and unravel through their limbs. And, finally, they are painted
Can’t get out of a rut? Rethink creativity!
Sometimes we do very creative things, and then we stop, and we don’t understand why. We feel “less” creative, less inspired. Maybe the problem is how we think of creativity? Maybe there are two ways
Mission Magic
Rick Springfield is famous for singing about the girlfriend of his friend Jessie, and raving about her body and her eyes, and wanting to make her his – or get a girl like that anyway.
Impressions, Rising Sun
We get a lot of bad news. We get some good news, but we get a lot of bad news. If you look into popular music, though, the news we get are not so bad.