learning new tricks

i have never wanted to pursue 3D digital illustrations and animation.  seemed cold and technical.  i love my colored pencils,  pen + ink, and water color.  but, with advice from an expert ("...needs to be part of the production pipeline if you are going to generate the volume of work needed to make a living..."), i have decided to give it a try. 

i will be testing the waters with blender.  it's free, tutorials seem awesome, and the examples of the work created are superb.   getting excited to give this a try.   

another great reason to get out of the city

and this is why i am planning a getaway.  hope to spend some time in the san juan islands this june.  there are several days in a row with low low tides.

looking forward to poking around nature and staying creative.

birds of kīlauea point national wildlife refuge

kīlauea point national wildlife refuge on kauai is a small refuge where you can see hawaii's birds soar.  one of my favorites birds, the booby, makes its home there.  

ss illustrations and photography - sara samuelson

epigenetics for christmas!

check out how this holly uses epigenetics to alter its leaves.  the more its leaves are eaten, the more spiky the leaves become to protect from predation. the dna never changes but the plant can regulate gene expression by turning on or off different genes.

F. Edward Hulme

that's cheesy

no wonder why home made cheese taste so good.  bacteria from skin is left behind when it's made.  yum and gross all at the same time.

ss illustrations and photography - sara samuelson 

look at these neat tiny biological creatures.

seeing the things we can't see can be amazing.  thanks to microscopes, the beauty of these little worlds can be captured for everyone to see.

Mrs. Sahar Khodaverdi

University of Tabriz
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Specimen: Delphinium seed. The image was acquired from multiple Z-stacked images.
Technique: Epi-fluorescence

  

too cute to be vemonus

well, this little guy is too cute.  but his bite is worse than his bark.  don't snuggle him!

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