tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26517744707087209042024-03-12T21:22:12.872-07:00Of a Temporary Nature (2017) and "...2.0" (2023)A sculpture for Black Rock City during Burning Man 2017, and for 2023 as "...2.0"P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-36452664671381734402024-03-06T09:54:00.000-08:002024-03-06T09:59:30.421-08:00Fairy Shrimpy Camp - Burning Man 2024<p><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Fairy Shrimpy Camp" exists as an effort to expand the habitat of</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> the playa fairy shrimp that have "lived" during the two installations of the artwork, "Of a Temporary nature."</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: arial;">We (Priscilla and I) anticipate being a small camp of up to 6 people.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: arial;">We are going to create baby fairy shrimp out of the larger sculptures and give them to folks (to decorate with ink) and put on their bikes, hats, ears - wherever they can "swim" in the air.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Although I camped with the Lamplighters in previous years, we camped as "Shrimpy Camp" in 2023, an art support camp for "Of a Temporary Nature, 2.0". We decided to create a small theme camp to return to the playa once again to allow the fairy shrimp to "release their offspring".</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This is what Shrimpy Camp looked like in 2023, and we anticipate Fairy Shrimpy Camp to look similar, but fancier!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #050505; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpmkBjBm_upU-aPN-Mn6FCyvRTGDsPcwch61R8BqvN0dFfmcS_9Xz85vXvosG3J1boufUYIg68Rwe4D5aC7X2FVyGiPhIHRIC3YrX4iC9qc8XZ8pnp6gZivSir9Dku5SX8f0GdmGoSeIAyUw0YEfCwuy0XOC5Zf4SqGKmy_4Esr7bTcu_WMxjZvvwTbvFZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="2426" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpmkBjBm_upU-aPN-Mn6FCyvRTGDsPcwch61R8BqvN0dFfmcS_9Xz85vXvosG3J1boufUYIg68Rwe4D5aC7X2FVyGiPhIHRIC3YrX4iC9qc8XZ8pnp6gZivSir9Dku5SX8f0GdmGoSeIAyUw0YEfCwuy0XOC5Zf4SqGKmy_4Esr7bTcu_WMxjZvvwTbvFZ=w472-h354" width="472" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-71238771726724610582023-10-10T20:54:00.000-07:002023-10-10T20:54:05.988-07:00A purpose of this piece<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Please click here to view a video message from the fairy shrimp.</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The video is from the 2017 installation, but the message is the same for 2023 and beyond.</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Some images in other posts may also link to this video.</b></span></a></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-62159518881047092902023-10-10T20:48:00.001-07:002023-10-10T20:48:47.506-07:00Their Post-Playa Home<p style="text-align: center;"> The fairy shrimp were planted atop two hills overlooking the Central Basin of Middle Tennessee. </p><p style="text-align: center;">They can see for miles and miles from their new position, and hopefully can be seen from far away as well!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvoMgJzaRp-LWGCC4KF1fb5zdEg23cfPauNMVw6X4Dl20_8EZ1q77_krDQDkKxzn4jPEMwP8IIl_VmdSeQzm6L2vRolajTLWhehcCV2vV8bcCnHoN0Dw2yobXkXHNLfUroWvpKq-Vjnx_RhKml94a3XiBjz4AHaLENaSsVAUuPTls9Uvv7XatVSm7AddX/s320/IMG_3328.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgL4P8MdAQFqIU5JcuE24p3LaY4WA6pzLZzn0wwBHCpjQ_lfig3F-L3eTxVkDOSflCIj9V878ouajx3ARMN4dyahxlGegXY3EcawMcEpNC_5GUAi2ZaNkX372rpYOCBLJNw5EeijoqZ_otqNtTIb9HLdWUkHehIIQgDR3l2uXolXPGOqwzti_e1oplKbUr/s4032/IMG_3337.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgL4P8MdAQFqIU5JcuE24p3LaY4WA6pzLZzn0wwBHCpjQ_lfig3F-L3eTxVkDOSflCIj9V878ouajx3ARMN4dyahxlGegXY3EcawMcEpNC_5GUAi2ZaNkX372rpYOCBLJNw5EeijoqZ_otqNtTIb9HLdWUkHehIIQgDR3l2uXolXPGOqwzti_e1oplKbUr/s320/IMG_3337.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlFpOMd4kQ7MNBzC-BGRrlqcy4d6j8nxCIlj6ff3ggmE05tJ3DtrEOGL3cLvRVpdzt7gO5y_XdaoaZuV2L9fKyz2affvl71Nn0vjxvz5KZZMIIAYBj_fQHQ1xyjq2KudSu9elXSJYJZvny1KTqAqDpSMM7TacWKAp3dRonJQi9Maps-ugb4jy_N0wIFWr/s4032/IMG_3040.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlFpOMd4kQ7MNBzC-BGRrlqcy4d6j8nxCIlj6ff3ggmE05tJ3DtrEOGL3cLvRVpdzt7gO5y_XdaoaZuV2L9fKyz2affvl71Nn0vjxvz5KZZMIIAYBj_fQHQ1xyjq2KudSu9elXSJYJZvny1KTqAqDpSMM7TacWKAp3dRonJQi9Maps-ugb4jy_N0wIFWr/s320/IMG_3040.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kFwwlZE4oRWbO17dnfkeZJdFnL1ZWFw-I5czr3R4XBAnnONieeP_uuJDq495MglX3cxa-cRZkoP4yvs1UUU6ADl8A3NqGcoZnLnaFdTg6t9LLG_tPp_meK8_92eRLWmiFy4gCxPzI0lATrj2jgh07hbCPViXa3P8DxMebB8L2yA79YRmsupgXBq4Cyi7/s4032/IMG_3022.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kFwwlZE4oRWbO17dnfkeZJdFnL1ZWFw-I5czr3R4XBAnnONieeP_uuJDq495MglX3cxa-cRZkoP4yvs1UUU6ADl8A3NqGcoZnLnaFdTg6t9LLG_tPp_meK8_92eRLWmiFy4gCxPzI0lATrj2jgh07hbCPViXa3P8DxMebB8L2yA79YRmsupgXBq4Cyi7/s320/IMG_3022.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-11940538245484266862023-09-12T21:44:00.003-07:002023-10-10T20:28:42.986-07:00The newly hatched brood at Black Rock City 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyUA6IgFV9lzTZzKq0XQ6Hts_iDu19_WL_0Fp15lVrQcsDxQnY3zZD-6cJodgkdnmw46rZcWCYXUO0XE92TjbwpnodIGf1zEbIPy9k-izdFbAyIZblzSqP2ZLll6YJTuhZJzSPmbfGELMaygbr23cOZ6_LTtmQMyko4kD3Q2U2JZhIR1huRQDRCXLLuKO/s320/IMG_1477.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">We (Priscilla and Lola, my former art student) took the fairy shrimp to Black Rock City and they danced to their hearts' content.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-pnkA8kxld0HGyURBLKQWQg4AKYkGu0n0-YKYc9w4e_BJxbW6q2-ogWO63EHJc2ZxuLkvIdOtQdRC-86xp0HQMFYTDVZsekUuFTUxE0KAfupPv4F8BVCSr3_7-b_iY8DEh8UVmEG9EZKco8CJOvMftaldvtsNRx2KhaoMzjeoqzzs2fYQCwBRZFhk9xo/s4032/IMG_1464.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-pnkA8kxld0HGyURBLKQWQg4AKYkGu0n0-YKYc9w4e_BJxbW6q2-ogWO63EHJc2ZxuLkvIdOtQdRC-86xp0HQMFYTDVZsekUuFTUxE0KAfupPv4F8BVCSr3_7-b_iY8DEh8UVmEG9EZKco8CJOvMftaldvtsNRx2KhaoMzjeoqzzs2fYQCwBRZFhk9xo/s320/IMG_1464.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhzJ7psjRxVXDlKuxSE8BaGNjzeHpXHmx2bZeTOc-r5TJ5eGbkMVARTCQq58ZDkGtvCcjURtPbnElWqtisJVqrQURVgBu1ibiVZGDa-DbVJJ2Ee0DI_Kc7pDCIMBzZ0ma5S1_jnMm-dXB5cp9FoPGWK5Oug6ZAyLN5Lpzcvsnau0Ec0DPFKvUBFhDEIRw/s4032/IMG_1462.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhzJ7psjRxVXDlKuxSE8BaGNjzeHpXHmx2bZeTOc-r5TJ5eGbkMVARTCQq58ZDkGtvCcjURtPbnElWqtisJVqrQURVgBu1ibiVZGDa-DbVJJ2Ee0DI_Kc7pDCIMBzZ0ma5S1_jnMm-dXB5cp9FoPGWK5Oug6ZAyLN5Lpzcvsnau0Ec0DPFKvUBFhDEIRw/s320/IMG_1462.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, it rained, but we and most others were well prepared and fine and dandy, only impacted by beginning our journey home two days later than planned. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And, the Man and Temple aged two days more than usual before being released.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We didn't see any live Triops or drowned celebrities, comedians, djs, or 1%ers. We did see some mired vehicles whose owners chose to ignore the recommendations to simply wait for the playa to dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I did not photograph that much because you can find everything Burning Man all over the internet nowadays. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of my favorite works is "Tip of the Iceberg" but there were many, many great works!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/qJZumckF91LxFPaA9" target="_blank">See "Elder Man" pics here.</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Ek1HuAr13b0lu605LWYj6Y8oBzzruBgk6Fy8uIaafKuRSbi6Bg1D-kNh8qC82MuHRQRQn-_hcIbkmM-iIglVGVIjO0o_YG_662MIXSQ-nLiFfmpPh_ZtKCNbSwe_HbnQ3hP_t8AbwJrbzuu-BnEHmi_BP8S9v5Xz03ntvt_WxmNW7jdYSt7PkviK8Bm/s4032/IMG_1423.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Ek1HuAr13b0lu605LWYj6Y8oBzzruBgk6Fy8uIaafKuRSbi6Bg1D-kNh8qC82MuHRQRQn-_hcIbkmM-iIglVGVIjO0o_YG_662MIXSQ-nLiFfmpPh_ZtKCNbSwe_HbnQ3hP_t8AbwJrbzuu-BnEHmi_BP8S9v5Xz03ntvt_WxmNW7jdYSt7PkviK8Bm/s320/IMG_1423.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p></div>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-86559034486564399042023-08-18T22:29:00.003-07:002023-08-19T11:41:47.141-07:00Time to go.<p>On my calendar I have made a note that this is "Hell time", based on an annual circumstance of stressful events that seem to happen about this time of year. Although I'm referring to personal things it seems Hell has expanded to a global significance this year. Fires, hurricanes, wars, floods, excessive heat... But honestly it's not just this time of year. Hell is happening all the time somewhere.</p><div dir="auto">But life is happening too.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">Today we celebrated my mom's birthday even though it's not until Sunday. She thought it was yesterday. She's been bedridden for about two months and I'm leaving in the morning for three weeks and taking a piece to Burning Man. </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">I guess it takes a lot of hedonistic and egotistical sludge to try to justify such an action. But I don't try to justify it. I can't. I just know I have to do it.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">The piece is about celebrating our temporary existence, in spite of all the brutal and harsh and unlivable environments we are subjected to.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">I know that celebration may be manifest by the simple act of caring for my Mom or planting a seed in the soil instead of planting giant fairy shrimp on the barren Playa, but I am driven to do it.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">And tomorrow we drive to it.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">Love you Mom. See you when I return. </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">Hang in there.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx0ZtszaLaKhY3PeZqH4RpmqzSofjus-yblXZ0f1EfaCqXQ3wrUjk4bGc__gaXbpZOtRGjO9GdJ-wM1IA8NU1bGlkOw3hj9cNtDZ6ChfN3nsOIDEV1Cx1rY8nMAwhzJNConTVjF6LCQaFei4GVaIiVxlylsUma7FxDwZpKVIeOTtlOWkrQHFS1JaHG_H_/s4032/grannycheekkiss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx0ZtszaLaKhY3PeZqH4RpmqzSofjus-yblXZ0f1EfaCqXQ3wrUjk4bGc__gaXbpZOtRGjO9GdJ-wM1IA8NU1bGlkOw3hj9cNtDZ6ChfN3nsOIDEV1Cx1rY8nMAwhzJNConTVjF6LCQaFei4GVaIiVxlylsUma7FxDwZpKVIeOTtlOWkrQHFS1JaHG_H_/s320/grannycheekkiss.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiafwOqKmz6blckbvW1EnMUUJ3Hq7amVZii3jExlNc9Dw6ECTmBGlTun4in8IPMPM1GYQOfBDLIcORq7XzYPumwRkTyaJDkf9h8rVOY9LuvaUP4NgqZujn4H3Z279EV2Lz-5JtdluRIJeFSeEwlP_1pgpYzpnnLG8cuu7pprMfNbTHZ8PGPrwqIrgocY1/s4032/IMG_0888.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiafwOqKmz6blckbvW1EnMUUJ3Hq7amVZii3jExlNc9Dw6ECTmBGlTun4in8IPMPM1GYQOfBDLIcORq7XzYPumwRkTyaJDkf9h8rVOY9LuvaUP4NgqZujn4H3Z279EV2Lz-5JtdluRIJeFSeEwlP_1pgpYzpnnLG8cuu7pprMfNbTHZ8PGPrwqIrgocY1/s320/IMG_0888.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"> </div><div dir="auto"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /></div>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-20019146139658611492023-06-21T09:06:00.009-07:002023-08-09T12:01:11.118-07:00"Mass" fairy shrimp production begins!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxnqYwLruvRuElvFN-CjkCvrpt2lemcgYpzwji_zHcS9t7kVivnlYuqEI4H-ypAaZ9-ov6zp3SYHHcVZZgHWGjG0fDiAKO40NSX90vL4V-l8-uIVNpZuA_d68HXsTxdk9LhlslIbj8BUpnEZPZOxdDOlxRMKvTIKrybvzNLXFvL5v7Y74b_meodClpsG1/s3248/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-29%20at%207.40.04%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="3248" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxnqYwLruvRuElvFN-CjkCvrpt2lemcgYpzwji_zHcS9t7kVivnlYuqEI4H-ypAaZ9-ov6zp3SYHHcVZZgHWGjG0fDiAKO40NSX90vL4V-l8-uIVNpZuA_d68HXsTxdk9LhlslIbj8BUpnEZPZOxdDOlxRMKvTIKrybvzNLXFvL5v7Y74b_meodClpsG1/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-29%20at%207.40.04%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />"Mass production" is underway, especially now that the weather has shifted into at least of week of rainy days.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Fairy shrimp are now created by batch processing (cutting, sewing, rodding...) instead of individually.</p><p style="text-align: center;">1. Cutting:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='334' height='278' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dycY5aKum6ZYSMeEJ6e8V3f_CDFERE1zthXIQv2iKle3iK_srWJJaUglhBkJueGfR-weKnXh3skR_wqU-_UVQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">2. "Eyelash" filling:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='332' height='276' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyeRv6gZFQZl27BpUwhzIcpwKPwdWXDxmJPnJh14JmBD_EizVSZACaLB3Vk1RJimp_WWkj0_kk27vBPLl4Ong' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">3. Sewing (While Mom looks on and wonders how I keep from sewing my fingers together)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='337' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvOsRdzdzFWOAD9X3xhRN248p7Ctk5Lt2ieAAu0ttJf7wcfd-FV5J2VqB7UVHVHDEwpbz5_BN0-ND6f_0gZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">4. Gluing on the googly eyes!</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='346' height='288' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpMwDns0jq_XFSmeBeRI3QPW2sY1JS4K1syiuKMsvE1WirsJHScW5d5ZbZFC-12YPh8z6ylj518RXSal_Z_g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">5. Cutting the individual phyllopods.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='362' height='301' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dztzFddpzZEYEsN0-krCwXQV8E057rCbUTffrrGI-wnPGYh1_OXr3w5jNQR7UHI2djvQsaHm6QPDWSAPnE3Lw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. Assembling the light and spin mechanisms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='382' height='317' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx5qp4wOhT8ykKwoiBHmlHCUP6TA2kxAW5w1EG_vLcKwpcGmi0uz-V48mUFa5Xzgv7CbFyNTcsSbDYMLLGKzg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /></div>7. And now we have a pile of fairy shrimp that won't fit in the van!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyG--OgULzZhctSif_GrwIdGv5T2neAAhg78v_3AlyZop0J5FWnmRr5Rjic4RGoSn0Q6qsy-Z9KytMgvgdrqhp75uGMWTVXUNonL-6E63MnPF9likfi69aZtILkxCT03NfCUsryZN0kmGC22xxV98ksSInwcyf6ZNavbC337AiiBpMzcy2l9KOaS6srhk2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyG--OgULzZhctSif_GrwIdGv5T2neAAhg78v_3AlyZop0J5FWnmRr5Rjic4RGoSn0Q6qsy-Z9KytMgvgdrqhp75uGMWTVXUNonL-6E63MnPF9likfi69aZtILkxCT03NfCUsryZN0kmGC22xxV98ksSInwcyf6ZNavbC337AiiBpMzcy2l9KOaS6srhk2=w355-h473" width="355" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-7639295676882350882023-06-21T08:58:00.000-07:002023-06-21T08:58:11.769-07:00Fairy Shrimp on Parade!<p style="text-align: center;"> Some surviving members of the 2017 brood danced in the 2023 "Bell Buckle RC Moonpie Parade".</p><p style="text-align: center;">Since the community event was celebrating somewhat esoteric commodities (RC Colas and Moon Pies) there was not an emphasis on Burning Man, just FUN and Fairy Shrimp!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBpRZSISgfGw5rCF369OrvuTbvCXWd3oQGmJZ3fErKmERT2UEXFWaLh0_WtH_OFRAMzt7J-6tWrzZcO61MRVXjoSeCWL7WiFKAoXJLS_yBerKywZAq5vjUsDyksFuKuJ0-0h1ZBkUJSkyILC6c_ZOTbzFTXoCKpRdFOhS-gdpXXO7t3uypCfszRx3FPFx/s2798/IMG_9543.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="2740" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBpRZSISgfGw5rCF369OrvuTbvCXWd3oQGmJZ3fErKmERT2UEXFWaLh0_WtH_OFRAMzt7J-6tWrzZcO61MRVXjoSeCWL7WiFKAoXJLS_yBerKywZAq5vjUsDyksFuKuJ0-0h1ZBkUJSkyILC6c_ZOTbzFTXoCKpRdFOhS-gdpXXO7t3uypCfszRx3FPFx/w441-h451/IMG_9543.HEIC" width="441" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='425' height='353' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwS-imwiimaWVhf3N5Zeg6IcYuiZnB5w0s7kH9cPJARTfp7cZYpWbyrijqcHXaqZp8CLUGWA5-S1kC_CfQbHg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-19633735690226048532023-06-12T10:40:00.006-07:002023-06-29T05:43:16.592-07:00The 2.0 prototype<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeOTz7J2RTUUfF2VP41-h5XeNtuK-yObed5cpMH1KdNbZncOfx_7UfGOnFjdPQoHawCLWRwgc9nEOZiFyPgbhQzZh-3OZ2i_3-k-H88SDLw39u3jXfG8PdXPykWDBSwXUrA_sDwQdAyWZUHv_yxca7ScmvbsKeJ9QreAPZORDjkXoAFKvgFPyJRso-rVe/s4032/IMG_9301.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeOTz7J2RTUUfF2VP41-h5XeNtuK-yObed5cpMH1KdNbZncOfx_7UfGOnFjdPQoHawCLWRwgc9nEOZiFyPgbhQzZh-3OZ2i_3-k-H88SDLw39u3jXfG8PdXPykWDBSwXUrA_sDwQdAyWZUHv_yxca7ScmvbsKeJ9QreAPZORDjkXoAFKvgFPyJRso-rVe/s320/IMG_9301.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The design modifications are incorporated into the prototype for the 2.0 version.</p><p style="text-align: center;">There is some sacrifice of biologically oriented detail to reduce the amount of material waste and add a little personality to them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUf4QK8bDjPlu2YQKty6wLOCWSBYWoEeS2PHpcdbXi5xKfw0dypnPh3-H0oHveRMw1kqh4b0jf-ibBx75woQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 2017 batch was concerned about the directions we humans were choosing to take, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but these younger critters just want to have fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one danced into a line of severe thunderstorms (and survived!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and now gets to relax in a gentle breeze:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8GH7x7k5jckuaQm0VaXKc34HEhRcuZXORvDPe-ji0CdtdnjvJnAC4RAKnHzNfsSpD7Pe6oDDjkK-09OWvcw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-60674796235170973052023-05-07T21:18:00.002-07:002023-06-29T05:47:41.496-07:00Field Testing<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi837zIur0Ja5FJlYCxvAkLBm_iW7DkFEyURtqurkK2piY4ql5M0LlsqrMKFqU2IPJu2wQfzMhGMk8OsuGs1eXuMmY8sMWHA-rtizablqC-hOnNkuLOClzr2m7o3mPdqDaLybSbqgSWCZr1IcaM6qXi0LG3T3soyNk_GKPV-r30x2tx2p-KVaiAqqAE5lRL/s4032/IMG_8333.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi837zIur0Ja5FJlYCxvAkLBm_iW7DkFEyURtqurkK2piY4ql5M0LlsqrMKFqU2IPJu2wQfzMhGMk8OsuGs1eXuMmY8sMWHA-rtizablqC-hOnNkuLOClzr2m7o3mPdqDaLybSbqgSWCZr1IcaM6qXi0LG3T3soyNk_GKPV-r30x2tx2p-KVaiAqqAE5lRL/s320/IMG_8333.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> A strong thunderstorm answers the question of whether or not this new design will more likely than not be able to withstand a week or so of playa weather.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dykDcHSenbRRiRY5gjGDTUfEWvVCknPdzegJOIApOIvnvj4fb_TKcRKuh9vDaY7v9nRd1v0z_YJvmMrpN6sOQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-3457001068355496132023-05-02T13:01:00.002-07:002023-05-02T17:37:30.954-07:00OATN 1.5 - Experimental prototype<p style="text-align: center;"> This fellow is from the 2017 fairy shrimp family. He is the test subject for rigging and structural experimentation (and hopefully improvement) before construction of the new versions commences.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQAAlB-RCAtntB9X2lyUtB0QR5uZV9KII1hDztOUdXVC8DEl5ZmWadgQp9uOT2LPdgpE7g7TdroTYYtlZ3og' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O0eK7h3vCk8Kk95SK2JI3aDYgvLreBUbhDpeLD_2F2xp3GijuSzXryCvBHp-qY_XAJSmldmBmFddZFHdvw937DavItFbrsFKD_MoGEp6OsRZGwLiwKaM-xBfQceMe8PA0XzTss5tZ_TUctURwcdG80FhNnaU7GfEzZ0LrNMlegiFFCze7Z_U6OV7Ig/s1332/IMG_8321.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1332" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O0eK7h3vCk8Kk95SK2JI3aDYgvLreBUbhDpeLD_2F2xp3GijuSzXryCvBHp-qY_XAJSmldmBmFddZFHdvw937DavItFbrsFKD_MoGEp6OsRZGwLiwKaM-xBfQceMe8PA0XzTss5tZ_TUctURwcdG80FhNnaU7GfEzZ0LrNMlegiFFCze7Z_U6OV7Ig/s320/IMG_8321.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Progress is summarized <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/F2ZCoJXNNNiA5EYr5" target="_blank">here</a>, and more than anyone really needs (except for me with my fading memory) is dumped <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/jKAjEB8mejUnBdGK8" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-70798726667910061702023-04-23T09:34:00.002-07:002023-06-29T05:51:05.946-07:00Construction begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO5IizGmpTV0iaBtmGpHZFSllgl21qiA28qBi7j23KFyr1b2wPqHvWRVAoA33_jL1qBrf-whEkCvnJuuOJoJJzY78N_D9UxrAMWdbpEgzKn9UydXaMAXqo4Wkgm55j9Nh8W1GiO9E4PckX90Et7cZ0cqQxWcntKFR2LTinYIFgdSDaEHVsQQS7VHUhkzw/s4032/IMG_8154.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO5IizGmpTV0iaBtmGpHZFSllgl21qiA28qBi7j23KFyr1b2wPqHvWRVAoA33_jL1qBrf-whEkCvnJuuOJoJJzY78N_D9UxrAMWdbpEgzKn9UydXaMAXqo4Wkgm55j9Nh8W1GiO9E4PckX90Et7cZ0cqQxWcntKFR2LTinYIFgdSDaEHVsQQS7VHUhkzw/s320/IMG_8154.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Construction has begun on the new "school" of fairy shrimp.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A loose documentation of the progress may be found by clicking </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/F2ZCoJXNNNiA5EYr5" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-70258483710356725412023-03-19T20:12:00.006-07:002023-10-09T13:37:49.509-07:00A Hearty Thanks to the Black Rock City Honoraria Committee!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_zMsuRl-PJQiLIt8cujUU0jarF5gsyhj-Fga2LTGGuY6kWM844NTnMXV4bHLasyyGudnrJPFXLVIL59abqTe9KRgt1aJqsHbej5506rJfVdxe35sMvtPri5Vhl_kNDAS6t_cSu0bcNMhA_fPJ0wgpH6IP9xXAZxTKytoPWFLF5Pa9SYDwZ4BpB23BeQy/s320/IMG_1474.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf67I3uKl02M96Tht8tk9p2etDeo5THQYj7_nHrgBPUwZo-v_Jv_esxgmWGC0IFsCL5oq2ZKPmEM_YchR_h_6OoG6h1721z-TZqbGDmqdRBYKDpM-CqR6Y--ZqPCbRtl2u9gKkK2SncoU9JZvz7Fz6fUWQq5xNkuqWyEmzMjyD4GnXpl4LKvUOOXI7V0o/s4032/IMG_1481.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf67I3uKl02M96Tht8tk9p2etDeo5THQYj7_nHrgBPUwZo-v_Jv_esxgmWGC0IFsCL5oq2ZKPmEM_YchR_h_6OoG6h1721z-TZqbGDmqdRBYKDpM-CqR6Y--ZqPCbRtl2u9gKkK2SncoU9JZvz7Fz6fUWQq5xNkuqWyEmzMjyD4GnXpl4LKvUOOXI7V0o/s320/IMG_1481.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br />We are sighing and smiling with appreciation for the <a href="https://journal.burningman.org/2023/03/burning-man-arts/brc-art/introducing-the-2023-honoraria/" target="_blank">Honorarium</a> that allows us to bring our floating versions of playa fairy shrimp back to the City!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Man, this is all too wonderful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjRj4AxWjY4lH2zXFMFJBlcZtFtwPP_Fl4z7y6Tvg6Sy2Rj1WEDFWVE4lIIDn1-0RaXaQ6KD9kii-ldZuFdMwOicNaZcOsq9WCXYU411-1fV8uiRHQKdE9m1nrATsvn0Qp_NsdAu5i3jDDATrVo9mHwthE3a4I8y6lESybjI9muiRcSQPy5Ad8fGnVv2D/s320/DSCN4194.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://youtu.be/CdIvR8-1cfE" target="_blank"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='544' height='452' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypubQfVnTQlNHoPRyKcuBiKJbQ5kxyPPQYon7ussiTvqveVdrlY8_qSwthWDk3NfMU4H1dnN9EyRcNjDUGRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-13929675869206568532022-11-13T11:35:00.005-08:002023-03-15T09:37:43.512-07:00Of a Temporary Nature 2.0<p style="text-align: center;"> Resurrected, recreated and revised for Burning Man 2023.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It will be very similar to the "Of a Temporary Nature" installation at Black Rock City in 2017, but will exhibit a diversity of colors and be more substantially constructed. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fq5atQ4wmTPqD-OJkiNA9dYmFHb7wmDwHBtNsaxCMreSHHzwhkae-FqxCZzxseadmgnDD7NSWSwXgUQYg2yJsGEgWlbsN8a0qSaQabzrmQJv1jBClqq0mWiGD6sug1cDopE6wAXwx3PjtOeUoPmxT9gUUSozC4nAEdo5Nc99tNWYUmGW7ZUeU0dJgQ/s1397/Oatn2b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1397" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fq5atQ4wmTPqD-OJkiNA9dYmFHb7wmDwHBtNsaxCMreSHHzwhkae-FqxCZzxseadmgnDD7NSWSwXgUQYg2yJsGEgWlbsN8a0qSaQabzrmQJv1jBClqq0mWiGD6sug1cDopE6wAXwx3PjtOeUoPmxT9gUUSozC4nAEdo5Nc99tNWYUmGW7ZUeU0dJgQ/s320/Oatn2b.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjave7EuWIoP2f4xWQF8IYFybSGIMC7CADPiz7fmF723MkpD2AP9Vj6IJFycnmrGavbd6fkK0afb7VU-sUDbN04qRchNIkNXDEpq8pGi08pvf_g_P2Aqr3adwm057W6l0x7LJZDLM6bYMkxA9xAsUUzNdTESLeZObRtijviqgIcyJrKPyVxJ8i36Yzaiw/s1397/oatn2c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1397" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjave7EuWIoP2f4xWQF8IYFybSGIMC7CADPiz7fmF723MkpD2AP9Vj6IJFycnmrGavbd6fkK0afb7VU-sUDbN04qRchNIkNXDEpq8pGi08pvf_g_P2Aqr3adwm057W6l0x7LJZDLM6bYMkxA9xAsUUzNdTESLeZObRtijviqgIcyJrKPyVxJ8i36Yzaiw/s320/oatn2c.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY24Gm-bqZpzSu9YtgE4VR9DR0fThYN_PrY3gJYNkes-sAWBsHb4rMNCrAL0OEB2cfADv3g09JlN879hVSNQwJk-Zvf6dJMWUmtLvfdulq_YJdy-o6xAxisIn_bQSemoGxGZ8zzUHfBa06_cjQOJZb7IzqXRZ75SfYulCkSghTdf8Rq4vbUGfv6zsiA/s1397/oatn-2a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1397" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY24Gm-bqZpzSu9YtgE4VR9DR0fThYN_PrY3gJYNkes-sAWBsHb4rMNCrAL0OEB2cfADv3g09JlN879hVSNQwJk-Zvf6dJMWUmtLvfdulq_YJdy-o6xAxisIn_bQSemoGxGZ8zzUHfBa06_cjQOJZb7IzqXRZ75SfYulCkSghTdf8Rq4vbUGfv6zsiA/s320/oatn-2a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>P. 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P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-23333411923105417572017-09-10T10:43:00.002-07:002017-10-09T09:52:11.056-07:00Done.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-10562293518521809802017-07-24T21:07:00.002-07:002017-07-24T21:07:46.174-07:00Fecundity...well, somewhat...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-65043431284047740892017-07-05T12:20:00.002-07:002017-07-07T13:41:31.216-07:00Simpler, still...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/NH8uGW2EF5QBgRfi9" target="_blank">More images along the way.</a></div>
<br />P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-2240470132922241292017-06-18T12:08:00.002-07:002017-06-18T12:08:29.723-07:00This is getting real...With this year's rain, there was a substantial hatch of real fairy shrimp on the playa!<br />
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From our friends at BLM:<br />
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Meanwhile progress in an ongoing process in creating the totem sailors.<br />
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Two phyllopods forward, one phyllopod back...</div>
P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-34342263178727287372017-06-03T09:28:00.002-07:002017-06-03T09:28:34.699-07:00Simplicity is not SimpleAs I began to make the initial form and rods it became clear that simplicity is key.<br />
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After many failed attempts to at multi-pieced modular constructions, the best method appeared to be to simply put the things on bamboo sticks, as originally planned.<br />
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The fairy shrimps know this. They stick to their plan.<br />
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They have survival and existence down to simple science.P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-37180680934507667132017-04-18T21:39:00.000-07:002017-04-18T21:39:07.249-07:00RitualThe art theme of this year's Burning Man is <a href="https://burningman.org/event/brc/2017-art-theme-radical-ritual/">Radical Ritual</a>.<br />
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Although some may rave against it, I'm all for <a href="https://journal.burningman.org/tag/radical-ritual/">it</a> myself.<br />
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I suspect there will be a ritual spew eventually within this blog, if I ever amble up the gumption, but so far I've found myself involved in a ritual that I didn't even realize until now.<br />
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Before I do something of personal importance, I need a sense of accomplishment that is usually found through ritualistic tidying or cleaning. The bigger the project, the more ritual involved. No smudging of sage, though I do like the smell, but simply the do of some practical chore.<br />
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This is nothing new though. Cleansing rituals are fairly common, no matter what your spiritual slant.<br />
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Since my current list of ritual chores seems to be never ending, I need to go ahead and start building these fairy shrimps, regardless.P. Michael Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187474524300398045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651774470708720904.post-51438797040605479312017-03-07T18:43:00.003-08:002017-08-02T07:06:13.999-07:00Not very Streptocephalus ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am excited, bewildered, and grateful.</div>
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What if tiny playa denizens suddenly danced in the sky on a
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"Of a Temporary Nature" presents a
giant brood of fairy shrimp to celebrate the magic and beauty of these usually
unnoticed, indigenous inhabitants and the simple celebratory lessons they may
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The stylized sea monkeys first appear as a ghostly dance of
mysterious forms. From a distance they may entice one to wonder what lies ahead, as the school of similar shapes appear vaguely familiar and
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As we draw near they may now appear as intriguing possibilities,
and we may even recognize them for what they represent, the anostracan genus <i>Branchinecta</i>,
the indigenous fairy shrimps of Black Rock Desert. </div>
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This year the flooded playa
gave rise to an enormous emergence of these miraculous creatures, and these
enlarged residuals may remind us of our own preciously fleeting existence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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These fairy shrimp are constructed of rip-stop nylon and
fiberglass rods, and float as fixed kites from bamboo poles. This installation
is specifically created of creatures from the playa for creatures on the playa
to be hopefully engaged through visual enjoyment and environmental interaction.
During the day they sparkle in the sun shine while at night they glow with the
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The simultaneously sinuous action of the similar forms
creates a sense of immediate community and cooperation. They dance in unison
with the wind, similar in direction and undulation, and invite us to join in
the flow. When there is no wind, there is simply limp rest, and maybe some
slight shade to sit within. There is no function here other than to be, to
exist in our fullest for the time being, and to appreciate. <o:p></o:p></div>
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They rise and pivot above our heads to function as unusual
windsocks that transcend into anostracan clouds, placing the scale of nature in
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We are
all of a temporary nature and we may yearn to live like fairy shrimp – to
simply eat, mate, dance, and enjoy each other’s company as much as we can
before our pool dries up. <o:p></o:p></div>
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More on this as time allows.<br />
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<i><b>Supported in part by a grant from Burning Man</b></i><br />
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<b><a href="http://journal.burningman.org/2017/03/burning-man-arts/brc-art/introducing-the-2017-black-rock-city-honoraria/">Introducing the 2017 Black Rock City Honoraria</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="https://burningman.org/event/brc/2017-art-installations/" target="_blank">2017 Art Installations</a></b><br />
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Special thanks to<br />
Priscilla Van Tries<br />
Parker and Ian Quinn<br />
Jean Quinn<br />
Jim Dattilo<br />
Noah Count<br />
Brody Scotland<br />
All those at Burning Man who make this happen:<br />
Mr. Harvey et al., Katie Hazard, The Artery, DPW,<br />
Lamplighter Village, it goes on and on ...<br />
The Webb School - Bell Buckle:<br />
Administration, students and colleagues<br />
Webb's Class of 1967 and Marion Marks<br />
Joel Hausler<br />
Anita Van Tries<br />
Amy Van Tries<br />
Zack Hyde<br />
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