Month: November 2019

Teeter See Totter Saw

Caleb Wood’s Vimeo Channel has some very odd animations, including this piece. In its transformations, it reminds me a bit of a 1970s animation, Street Musique. And if “Teeter See Totter Saw” is odd, I don’t think the term “psychedelic” quite applies. It has more of a delirious quality to it, something that evokes the disordered thinking and perception that comes with a fever. Have you had your flu shot yet? No? Well this might make perfect sense when the flu comes to you. Full screen recommended.

The video is actually a collaboration between two animators: Derick Wycherly and Caleb Wood: “One animator draws a frame, the other animator draws the next. Without a plan, the film forms itself as the two animators suggest a new direction with each frame.”

Leone Beach Park Rocks!

I mean that precisely.

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Photos by Roman.

and some defy any reasonable explanation…
adorned by myriad unprecious stones
the stone walls towered above us…
the sacrificial alter where solemn unspeakable rites were once performed…
who was this person in life?
the stone man rises in all his glory… begging your pardon.
the oppressive glare of the desert sun beat down upon the ruin…
is the spire the base or the head? it depends, perhaps, on who is asking…
the temple entrance…

There were actually four rock… sculptures? arrangements?… on the beach right before Thanksgiving. The largest was built around a flotsam cable reel partially embedded in the sand. The location is obviously precarious so there’s no telling if it is there today.

I don’t know who constructed them. If anyone happening by knows, please share.

The Tale of Hillbelly

From Encyclopedia Pictura, a video in which…

… you are what you eat?

Incidentally, you should be aware (if you are not already) that “hillbilly” for many Scots-Irish is about as offensive, when said by anyone, as the deeply forbidden when used by white folks “n” word.

I don’t have much respect for linguistic prohibitions except that I prefer to be polite, generally, except for reason. In this case, the video plays with stereotypes as well as with your head. Good enough, imho. See if you agree.