Palms

Palms, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

New camera. Thanks, Mary!

Guido at the marver

Guido at the marver, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Guido Gerlitz shapes & cools the mass of glass on the marver, while Jerry Kung sorts out the tools he'll need next at the bench.

Color Drop

Color Drop, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Yesterday, I videotaped Dan's team making the light fixtures for the restaurant at the new De Young Museum.

Here, Dan Reilly serves up some hot Kugler to Jerry Kung at Access Studios in Berkeley

Birthday Party

Birthday Party, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

...then Mary & Cathy took me out to LJ's Tiny Martini Bar at the Metreon Center for drinks, presents and some weird fusion sushi/taco hybrid things which were actually quite tasty.

Thanks, Mary & Cathy!

Reflection 3 Feb 22 05

Reflection 3 Feb 22 05, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Reflection 2 Feb 22 05

Reflection 2 Feb 22 05, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Reflection 1 Feb 22 05

Reflection 1 Feb 22 05, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Waiting for the (fucking) 71-Noriega bus to take me to Golden Gate Park on Tuesday. It took a long time to show up, so I amused myself with my camera and reflective urban surfaces.

This is what I look like at the beginning of my 53rd year.

Orange Scaffold Netting 76th St

Orange Scaffold Netting 76th St, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

On our way to the Gates last week. I don't know whose installation this was.

Chelsea Papaya

Chelsea Papaya, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

The papaya juice that came with a couple hot dogs from Chelsea Papaya. In room 830 at the Chelsea Hotel.

More NY Orange.

Subway Seats

Subway Seats, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

In New York, I was collecting examples of the color orange for the video documentary of The Gates.

Mud Rut

Mud Rut, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

After a rain. The color's a little bit juiced on this one.

New Oven Control

New Oven Control, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Bracket fungi with algae

Bracket fungi with algae, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Waveny

Waveny Ice

Waveny Ice, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Hi. I'm back home, so here come the photos I took back East, but haven't been able to upload until now.

This is the surface of a frozen pond that Mary, John & I encountered on a stroll through Waveny, a nature preserve in New Canaan.

The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City, XXIII. Collage 2004

Gates1, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Postcard from the gift shop at the 68th & 5th entrance to the park. While Mary was buying this postcard, I was shooting video of the action at the gift store.

There was a cop in the queue who just wanted to buy a souvenir, and there I was making him a subject of my video. He wasn't too crazy about that.