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    Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business

    more on this idea of free, I read about this because it affects my artwork

    TED | Talks | Michael Pollan: The omnivore's next dilemma (video)

    a talk on Poly Face Farms way of agriculture and how it can provide for human needs and, yes, heal the world.

    Seth's Blog: Better than Free

    how free works now

    Severn Suzuki @ United Nations

    Severn speaks at the United Nations Earth Summit

    Dressage: Matinee

    This horse has such heart and grace. Excuse me, but I weep when I watch this... yea, I know.

    Iridium Mandala . studio | komra | mandalas . creative commons artwork

    artwork in the creative commons. mandalas made from photographs of...

    abigail feldman:::photographer

    I met her at Photolucida in April of 07. Her work is so beautiful, and intimate and real. The colors are amazing, and the actual prints up close are even better.

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    Suggestion Box

    Another amazing video


    Magnetic Ink, Process video from flight404 on Vimeo.

    Visual Sound Poetry


    Modules from endemic project on Vimeo.

    Sketch Theater, Watch and Wonder

    Show me your work digs, here's mine!

    IMG_0225.JPGMaybe it is not just me, but I think for people that work from their homes, the office is a fascinating space, it can be so individual, more so than when you work at a company -- but I could be wrong there! I bet there are companies where people have really wild great office decor. I can be kind of messy, and what you see here is a good day as far as mess is concerned. Hey, send pics of your digs! -k

    Sisters Go to California

    california-airplanestairs.jpgIn the 60's my sister and I went to California. We went to the beach and went shopping, and we went to the zoo. This was quite a bit to do for small town girls.

    What is the Creative Commons?

    creativecommons-video.jpgThe Creative Commons is a way to share your artwork with others, without giving away all of your copyrights. The video embedded below describes more about this.

    Grandpa Hekki Smoking a Camel

    grandpa_on_corner.jpg Here is a picture of my grandpa on the street corner of Biwabik, MN. He's smoking either a Camel or Chesterfield straight. He worked in the open pit iron ore mine changing heavy truck tires that were taller than him. My mom says he drank, probably most men did then. He seemed like a tree to me.

    Making the Feathers Photographs

    shooting.jpgThis is an example of the studio set up I had for shooting most of the photographs for the Feathers Series. There's a digital camera in there, the Canon 20D, and North Light Sunspots for illumination.

    Having Cake...

    mecake.jpgSince you asked, I am really happy about the birthday cake. I think I'm 2 or 3 years old there.

    How I Got the Idea for These Mandala Images

    fernfeathers.jpgAround 1993 or so, while hiking in the California hills, I had the idea that images like this could be made into beautiful mandalas. I love to hike and while hiking would look and look at the all the amazing stuff around me. hmmm...

    The image here is an example of one of the first photographs I created to make mandalas from.

    This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.