As part of a citizen science initiative, I volunteered to snowshoe track animals along I-90 two days this winter.


It's nice to get out in the winter sometimes. Snoeshoeing ftw!


Each transect was 1k long. This route followed an established cross-country ski track, but the others were through unbroken snow.


We followed orange flagging on the unmaintained routes, but some of it was tricky to spot, like this, right at ground level, and required blindly choosing a direction and traipsing around for fifteen minutes until we could spot the next flag. They hung the flagging in summer, so some was covered with snow.


Each team had a more experienced leader who could help us identify tracks. Here he's investigating a coyote trail just off the transect.




The tracks headed up towards the stream are from a pair of coyotes. We later attempted to track them through this riverbed.

Labels: adventure, science, self_improvement

So, I finally got a new computer - yay!!!

But that means prepping the transfer, personalizing the new one, cleaning up the old one to give to someone else. I've been working on it all week :(

Labels: weekly

Art

• Made 2 mix CDs


• Outlined detailed drawing


• Website stuff


• Finished writing review of Brian Azzarello's The Joker

Life

• Snowshoeing again! I'm a-gonna be sore.


• Updated desk setup - including NEW COMPUTER!!!! About freakin time.


• Hung framed art (only a month and a half later...)


• In progress: purging old computer for a fresh start on the new computer!

Labels: weekly

Framed Artwork

(One of) Mucha's four seasons, framed. This frame was pricey, but it's perfect with it. It looks like peacock feathers.


A couple months ago I finally got an Audrey Kawasaki print, and wanted to frame it to do it justice. I adore her work and have been wanting some art of hers for over a year.


I lightened and sharpened this so you could see the frame better.

Portraiture Class

I took a portraiture class this winter (just finished last week), and I think it helped a lot. Working from models is fun! Here are a few I liked.

Labels: art, news

I'm FUCKING EXCITED for Watchmen!!!!!

Going to it on IMAX tomorrow night!

Steampunk and Victoriana

These are my favorites of the bunch.


Yay for keys and gears. Actually I'm not a huge fan of gears, but I'm-a-gonna try and sell this on etsy I think.


This bracelet was a present for Hannah.


Not exactly steampunky, reminds me of one of those fancy pull tassels.


I'd wear these with a ball gown and a shitload of pearls if I got to eat dinner with Captain Nemo. But really they were Robin's bday present!

More Modern Danglies

These remind me of atoms.




For the coquettish days.

Labels: jewelry

Art This Week

• Made a necklace and 4+ pairs of earrings


• Coded new front page of my website


• Decorated a fun cd case

Life This Week

• Snowshoeing! Went tracking over the pass with Conservation Northwest - all we saw though were coyote, squirrel, and snowshoe hare tracks. Still cool!