Amazing make-up art

Amazing make-up art

Wynton Marsalis

I feel very fortunate to have made friends with the world greatest trumpet maker, David Monette.  http://www.monette.net/newsite/


David, and his small staff of amazing craftsmen, produce the best instruments for the world's most acclaimed classical and jazz musicians.  At the top of the list is Wynton Marsalis.  When Wynton passes through or even near Portland he makes a point to visit David and crew in their NE Portland workshop.  These stops usually include an in-shop concert for customers and friends.  I've had the privilege to hang a bit with Wynton and to attend many of Dave's very intimate and  truly unbelievable concerts.  No one has the command of any instrument like Wynton Marsalis does with the trumpet.


This past Monday, on CBS's new morning show, I saw another side of Wynton's talent when he told his story of his relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  


I invite you to take a look and listen.  http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7395307n

Cat Teepee

I'm really not a CAT person, though I have taken care of and fed a few over the years. Many of my friends might consider the Cat Teepee. Seems like a totally ridiculous idea. 

https://us.loyalluxe.com/show-all/the-native-american-teepee.html

Live in Wonder

My good friend, and one of the best story tellers I have worked with, Eric Saperston, has just launched his new website, Live in Wonder.


Check it out. http://liveinwonder.com/

Portlandia

Here's an article written by Margaret Talbot
for the latest issue of the New Yorker that you might find as interesting as I did. 


http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/02/120102fa_fact_talbot


Portland is a wonderful place to call home and even better to enjoy on this really fun show.

New season starts Friday, Jan. 6 on IFC, the Independent Film Channel. 

Don't miss it.

Ordos Museum

ordos museum 

by MAD architects, ordos, china

http://vimeo.com/29364486

Liquid architecture. It's like jazz - you improvise, you work together, you play off each other, you make something, they make something. And I think it's a way of - for me, it's a way of trying to understand the city, and what might happen in the city.
Frank Gehry

Spnkix

spnkix motorized skates 

designed by peter treadway

http://spnkix.com/

LA and Beijing-based creative agency jpworks, 'spnkix' are motorized skates
that strap onto ordinary shoes. The devices are controlled via wireless remote, offering the potential for users to effortlessly travel at almost 10 miles per hour.

The skates consist of two motorized wheels on either side, with a battery pack installed within the back of the unit, which also features a safety reflector on its exterior. Two ratchet straps along the fiber reinforced nylon frame secure the devices to any kind of shoe.
 

Remote-controlled, the skates permit users to vary their throttle and speed at will, or walk, climb steps, and even drive a car normally when not activated. Although each charge lasts about two to three miles, the batteries are removable, so users can bring a backup supply in the case of longer trips; each attains a full charge in about two hours.