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Greetings!
The last of this year's cicadas sing in the trees. The
colors begin changing as our spaceship Earth takes that
left turn at autumn, toward spring for our friends "down
under". Ah, the crisp, cool air! The best of the seasons
for all of us, eh mate?
This month's issue is rather short. I've got quite a bit of
things going on, but September has been a slow one for
new stuff and news here, and I suppose I could mark
this issue up to a temporary case of writer's block.
Developments
Okay, so having done robotic spiders, half-human
cyborgs, insects and plants, I've yet to do imagery that
includes people. I have finally begun working on a
project to create 3D models of the human form to use
in future imagery.
I had hoped to have some new work with humans ready
for this issue. But alas, I'm not ready! One model I am
developing includes individual eyelashes, realistic eyes
and other such detail! Hence, a carpal tunnel inducing,
time consuming work that I hope to have ready soon.
Toward that end, new projects underway also include
detailed living spaces. So, watch for future updates to
include some folks in various settings!
Of course, there is still some new stuff. I hope you
enjoy it!
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My two cents |
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It's funny (or not) that recently, all the buzz is about
spam and identity theft. I've been buzzing about these
for awhile, and I've noticed that Consumer Reports and
many recent articles and columns in the business
section of the newspaper have really been buzzing as
well!
It's funny (or not) that identity theft can also easily
occur with something as simple as an e-mail address.
As I've written before, spoofing is not only a means for
spammers to hide their identity, but also a means to
send false information where the recipient is lead to
believe the sender is someone else. This too, is ID
theft! You can only imagine the possible outcome of
this kind of activity when the intent is malicious.
Back to the simply annoying spam issue, I've got some
new tools to play with, such as a pre-download filter.
Now, most of this garbage is quietly deleted from my
mail server before I even start my mail client. I've
posted this info and more, including my list of blocked
senders to share with everyone!
This section is where I put my two cents, and I
welcome and appreciate your opinions and feedback.
Please don't hesitate to let me know what you think,
whether it's about this newsletter, the website, or
anything else!
The other 98 cents... »
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3-D Gallery News |
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The gallery is now divided into "rooms". As I update
images, and add new works, I thought that having
everything in no category was becoming a bit awkward.
So, for now, I've moved the art to arrange these
rooms, and of course, added some new stuff for you to
enjoy!
The Realism/Nature/Architecture Room - This room
presents images of scenes or objects such as we might
see in the real world. There are also those which don't
or can't actually exist, but appear natural or realistic.
For example, this month's new images include flowering
plants of my own creation, featuring an orchid which
I'm certain you'll like!
The Dream/Spatial/Scientific Room - This room presents
images of scenes or objects which may be of dreams,
and studies in geometry and spatial relationship, or
those sci-tech inventions of my imagination, such
as "Gravitation" and "Sphere Play".
The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Room - This room presents images
of scenes or objects of fantasy and the science fiction
genre.
Tour all the rooms in the Gallery! »
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Contest |
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Last month's contest: My animated mandala is three
nested spherical groups, each spinning in a different
direction. Name the three terms for these directional
movements. Answer: Roll, Pitch and Yaw.
The winner is "Doc" of Florida, USA. Nice going, Doc!
Here is this month's contest! Name the artist who
penned the poem which appears at the bottom of
my "About" page.
The first person who e-mails me with the correct
answer wins a free logo design! I will announce the
winner in the next newsletter (unless you wish to
remain anonymous)!
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Kudos to God |
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As always, make a time and space for God...
Forever grateful to God for His given blessings, I can't
say enough about what His presence and meaning are
to me in my daily life...
Like your friend or co-worker, who didn't really send
you that virus, blasphemous or pornographic message,
life's trials and "bad days" are not sent by God. Also
give God the Benefit of a doubt.
Remember to "Work like you don't need the money"...
and "Dance like nobody's watching"
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