tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114004382012-01-31T07:40:50.358-05:00Adventures in art, film and life by Hal Weaver.Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-43551081855916505932012-01-30T22:51:00.000-05:002012-01-30T22:51:10.980-05:00

"Star Wars" is a huge part of my cultural mythology as it is for any self-respecting movie nerd. I saw it for the first time in May of 1977, the weekend it was released. I had been reading about it in the pages of Starlog magazine for months, so could not wait for it to come out. I remember riding my bike down to the State movie theater in downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin on that warm Saturday to

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Here's another promo post card from the Kan-Ken Studios archive circa 1993. The featured piece is called "U-Haul" and was based on a doodle I did one day at lunch. I was feeling particularly German Expressionist that day. The card was an invite for a one-man show I had at the "On the Hill" Arts Center in Yorktown, Va. That was a good time indeed. Here's a color of shot of the original work

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We had an interesting visitor in our front yard this morning. It wasn't the first time we have seen a big, bird of prey hanging out in the yard. It seems we opened a free buffet for such predators when we hung up a bird feeder. Occasionally I'll find a  swirling collection of random feathers under the feeder and wonder what drama went down. My wife once saw a hawk take down a young Blue Jay

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It was a beautiful day in the fifties and the sun was shining. I got out for a fine nine mile hike with my friend David Simpson. He had always wanted to hike in the Dismal Swamp, but until today, had never been out there. We hit the Washington Ditch Trail at noon and made Lake Drummond before two o'clock. The trail is a dirt road that follows a canal straight into the swamp. It's flat and

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Sharp Arctic winds ripped through the area today finally bringing the full bite of winter for the first time this season. I don't mind it, actually prefer to bundle up and have the heavy leather jacket on; hat and gloves deployed. For those that don't care for the cold, here's one of my "vintage" Kan-Ken Studios post cards from way back in April of 1993. This card was mailed off to my pal Gary

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...and so, the Holiday season has once more come to an end, unless you're one of those "twelve days of Christmas" people, then you're only halfway there. Our un-decorating event is as sad and joyless as the decorating part was festive and fun. I got the ladder out and took down the few strings of outside lights while Janet cleaned up the inside. After all the ornaments were removed from the

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I'm trying to finish off a little sketchbook that I've been carrying around for way too long. It's filled with mini-portraits of surrealist artists and African masks. Recently while catching up on the ever-growing pile of New Yorker magazines on the bed stand, I read a wonderfully enthusiastic review by Peter Schjeldahl of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of African masks. One of

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This photo is actually from yesterday, but no matter, I'll be hiking again today too. I took this just at the moment when I completed my seven hundredth mile for 2011 thus accomplishing my hiking goal. I pulled a seven mile walk yesterday that left my total at seven hundred and three miles and will add a bit more to it before this year is done. I am pondering now whether to increase my goal

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Our Christmas card for 2011. Merry Christmas to all! I wish you health and peace and love. OK HW

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Click image for larger size ...and so, two days before Xmas and I'm posting a sketch I did of Edgar Allen Poe, go figure. I did this as a warm up for the Monster Drawing Rally event at 1708 gallery in Richmond, Va a couple of weeks back. I had some fun with this portrait, pushing the asymmetrical quality of Poe's face and exaggerated the size and shape of his head. I think I'll be doing

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Ralf and I throw down Today was a great day because it was Monster Drawing Rally day at the 1708 Gallery in Richmond, VA. The premise is simple, invite a bunch of artists to draw in one hour shifts and donate their efforts to the gallery, which in turn sells the art at $65 a pop as a fund-raiser for this most excellent non-profit creative space. I did the event for the first time and was a

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I got out for a quick two mile walk after work tonight. The air was full of wild energy because a storm front was moving in. The winds were whipping the trees around. Many of the houses in the neighborhood are well decorated with Xmas lights. There seem to be more then last year, which I take as a good sign that things are getting better. One yard had a lovely herd of reindeer lights with

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Way back in 1994, before the internets (well, before the net was available to "normal" people) and Facebook and all this new fangled crap that makes our lives so extra special these days, I would send out post cards to invite folks to art shows or, in this case, to celebrate a holiday. I made this card exactly seventeen years ago today. Made it by hand, no Photoshop kids, just me and an X-acto

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I have mentioned on here from time-to-time about a project I am working on to collect my old underground comic from the late 1980s called "Reluctant Sadist". Considering the glacial pace that I have been moving on this project, I should just call it "RELUCTANT" and turn it into a performance art piece. I was going great guns gathering materials and scanning all the art work and contacting folks

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The day started with a little quiet drawing time. I've always been attracted to African masks. They are mysterious and powerful objects. I am ignorant of African tribal history, so I make my choices purely on gut-reaction. I picked this one because I thought it was funny (no disrespect to the Wagoma-Babuye of Zaire). Woooooooo-wooooooo-wooo... OK HW

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Here he comes, are you ready? That Ho-Ho happy man that will make you empty your wallet, maybe even go into debt. He'll make you eat too much and drink too much and surf up long-lusted for childhood toys on ebay. His massive, unavoidable form will obliterate everything else and even though you have the best intentions to do things different this year, ultimately, it never works, so you find

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I got out for a seven mile hike today. It rained in the early morning and stayed gray and a little gloomy even after the rains moved out. That was fine by me because I love fall. I love the gloomy weather, the leaves turning color and falling, blowing in the wind. Sometime I even love the shorter days. The long nights are good for curling up and reading or watching old movies. Fall always makes

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Quick, pop quiz, what four-letter word would you choose to immortalize in concrete? Whatever it is, I'd be surprised if it was "OZZY". This bit of sidewalk graffiti is on a driveway along one of my regular walking routes. I always look at it and wonder how old it is and who did it. My guess is it was a teen-aged male, probably a loner who wore glasses and didn't get along with his Dad. Oh yeah,

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I have gotten out of the groove with posting. Plenty going on, I have just been lazy about getting anything on here. Let's catch up. November 4, 2011 Friday was a blustery day with heavy winds coming right out of the north. It was almost like a Nor-easter, but no rain. The Chesapeake Bay was heaving with six foot waves that crashed right up to the seawall of the homes on the beach.

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I got up early today and got a quick two mile hike in on the beach. Now that the warm weather is done, the beach has been abandoned to the joggers and dog owners and wanders. I had Peter Gabriel's soundtrack from "The Last Temptation  of Christ" (The Passion) on the iPod and it was the perfect way to start this weekend. I am off today, taking a long weekend. I also came across this huge

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I am an animal lover. I particularly love primates of all kinds. Monkeys, Gorillas, Chimpanzees, big, small, tail, no-tail, doesn't matter, I feel a special connection to our hairy little siblings. A couple of years ago, I stumbled across an article about the good folks at the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Florida. Their mission is to, "...provide permanent, high-quality sanctuary care for

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This evening an intense storm rolled through the area setting off the severe weather robots on the radio and creating some groovy patterns on the Doppler radar. At one point the angry clouds parted and the sky took on a weird peachy hue. I looked out the front window and was greeted by the sight of a rainbow, so clear and vibrant that I pulled my shoes, grabbed the camera and ran outside. It was

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Little Eddie Commands! Last Saturday I stopped in to MONSTER FEST, a one day monster movie gathering in Chesapeake, Va. It is a sweet, old-school event that is more interested in Frankenstein and Godzilla and Wolfman, then the latest torture porn crap that serves as a horror film these days. They have a costume contest for the kids, young and old and do an all-night movie marathon and of course

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The Osprey Trail, First Landing State Park I got out over the weekend for an extra long hike of twelve miles. It's been too long since I've challenged myself on the trail. All the two and five and seven mile hikes are fine, but the longer hikes are another game all together. Different pains can develop, this time the ankles are still sore. Mentally, twelve miles or more can be much more

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It was Bill Murray's sixty-first birthday yesterday! His humor has meant a lot to me through the years and he's still one of my favorite actor/comedians. I grew up watching Saturday Night Live, started watching it live from the first episode. Bill Murray started as a writer on the show and made the cast in the third season when Chevy Chase left. Here's a clip of Bill doing his Nick The Lounge

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I was behind this truck while driving home and had to grab a photo of this gentlemen's message to the world that he has carefully spelled out in little metallic mailbox letters. The message reads: #1 MESS WITH THE BEST DIE LIKE THE REST Now, I am puzzled. Is he "The Best" and if so, wouldn't he have a nicer truck if he were? Perhaps he's a minion for "The Best" and is required to communicate

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It was a lovely gray, fall-like day today and I hiked six miles. Those six miles brought me to five hundred miles total so far for the year. My goal is seven hundred miles. Just two hundred miles to go. I'm coming into my favorite season to hike, fall and I look forward to chasing down each and everyone of those miles. I am thinking ahead into the new year and it may be time to go big. There are

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My buddy Chad Nance of Weird Load Nation fame has a book coming out soon called "Hill Billy Highway". It's a Thompsonesque (as in Hunter S.) take on the South and politics and wild living. Chad approached me a couple of months ago to come up with some cover designs for him. I was glad to give it a try, been a while since I have had a fun design project. This was not my first book cover having

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I've been having lots of wildlife encounters lately, maybe it's the time of year or maybe it's because I'm always on the lookout. In this case, I came across this tiny, baby snapping turtle in the middle of a sidewalk, nowhere near water or the woods. He was a sweet little guy, didn't move much. I couldn't tell if he was playing dead or was really not feeling well. I do know that I wasn't going

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Was out the other day and came across this suspicious footprint. Just for reference, that is my foot for comparison and I wear a size eleven. My god, whatever left that track must be HUGE! OK HW

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Tonight I was out doing a little shopping and went by Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach and saw a demolition crew working hard on the back corner of the complex taking down the former Regal Cinema Eight movie theaters. There is another Regal cinema right across the street that gets all the first run films and blockbusters. The old Pembroke theaters would get the big movies after they had been out

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While securing the yard before the hurricane, I found this snake coiled up underneath one of the clay pots. It was small, about as big around as my little finger. It was so still when I first noticed it, that I thought it might be dead. Then I noticed what I thought were eggs around it and considered that maybe it was a momma sitting in her nest. With Irene approaching, I decided I couldn't leave

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So the sun did come up Sunday morning as the last dregs of Irene drained from the sky to our north. We woke-up to no power (expected) and a yard carpeted in small branches and leaves. I set the grill up so we could make some coffee and breakfast, then we set to the task to return our life back to normal. The air was clean and bright like an Edward Hopper painting and my gal and I were glad to be

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Here's the second video. I ventured out and across the street. A little lull right now, but lots more weather to come! OK HW

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Here is my first video posting on the storm. OK HW

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 Here's the current Weather Underground WunderMap of the approaching Hurricane, Irene. It's been a few years since we've had to ride out a storm threat like this. The last couple of big hits have been Nor-easters that can be every bit as bad as a hurricane. We are staying in our beach house across the street from the Chesapeake Bay. If the storm were a strong three or higher, we would be

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Hank would have been 91 today. It's amazing he lasted as long as he did considering how hard he tried to end sooner. I stumbled on Bukowski through a great article about him in Film Comment magazine when "Barfly" was coming out and it made me curious enough to get one of his books, "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame" and it branded my vision. The older I get, the more I understand what he laid

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Here's another sculpture I did many years ago. He was one of a series of little busts that I sketched up in Sculpey, a polymer clay. I usually painted them with acrylic paints, but this one was never painted. I recently was surfing up what other artist are doing with Sculpey and found a whole group doing some fantastic sci-fi and fantasy genre stuff. One of my favorites are The Shiflett Brothers.

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Got a little drawing done today. I have to get my skills sharpen in anticipation for the Monster Drawing Rally in Richmond at the 1708 Gallery later this month. This is a "Gabun, Bakota figure" that I drew from an old book titled, "Primitive Art: It's Traditions and Styles". I like this piece because it is so abstract and alien. After finishing the drawing I noticed how asymmetrical the main

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-34536620844414832502011-08-10T21:38:00.000-05:002011-08-10T21:38:20.269-05:00

Stare deep into my eyes...Deeper, DEEPER. Yes, that is better. Your eye lids are growing heavy, heavier, really dang heavy. BAM yo ass should be asleep. Beware the Amazing Hypno-Man! You never know when he'll strike next! OK HW

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Today at work I got to participate in a little piece of NASA history. The "Hydro Impact Basin" or HIB the new big pool that's being used for Orion testing, was officially declared open. It was an unpleasantly hot and humid day, but that only encouraged the many visiting dignitaries to keep their speeches brief. UPDATE: Here's a link to the official NASA Langley article on the event. If you watch

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Another Saturday night and more live music at The Jewish Mother's new location in the Hilltop area of Virginia Beach. Some friends called and invited us to go with them to see "The Billy Price Band" yesterday. I wasn't familiar with Mr. Price's sound, but I trust my friend's fine taste in good music, plus it was Saturday night, so what the hell. The risk was greatly rewarded by a show that rocked

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This is my friend EJ and he's in a great rock band called "The Kill Circuit". They played at the new Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach tonight and they blew the joint right on up. This is the fourth or fifth time that I've seen them and this was their best show by far. The sound was great, the lads were tight and swinging it hard. They get better with every show. Check'em out sometime. OK HW

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Sometimes the universe gives us little gifts. Today's gift for me was having a rather large dragonfly land on a fence, two feet from me. He (I always think of dragonflies as "He's") hung out for a few minutes and let me snap some photos with my phone camera. I got to commune with him and study his beautiful coloring and intricate, exquisite head. Fly on brother dragonfly! OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-23845370440861684522011-07-27T20:36:00.000-05:002011-07-27T20:36:50.278-05:00

Been too long since I spilled some ink in the little sketchbook. This was drawn out of a book of African Masks. This mask was too crazy to ignore; reminded me of Bootsy Collins. It is a tiny drawing, less then two inches high. It felt good to make some art, no matter how small. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-32252074017169645502011-07-26T21:46:00.000-05:002011-07-26T21:46:07.087-05:00

I actually took this Sunday, not today, but it's too good not to share. I spent part of that day rolling around in fine retro style in the back of this limping pimp wagon on a tour of Virginia's wine country. It was all to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday (who's name will remain a secret in case he wants to pass younger). There were six of us crammed into the well-worn cabin of this relic from

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-87136323954207305592011-07-26T21:33:00.002-05:002011-07-26T21:33:47.545-05:00

I shot this weird little shrine in a Thai-Mex Restaurant in the mountains of Virginia off 151. Was just in for a quick beer while waiting for some carry-out pizza. The menu in this place was intriguing with smells from the kitchen to match. Next time... OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-26961665245692362862011-07-22T23:21:00.000-05:002011-07-22T23:21:29.052-05:00

I really enjoyed the first season of "Walking Dead" last year. Today, thanks' to the San Diego Comic-Con, AMC released the first trailer for season two. Looks fantastic and nothing like the comic book it was based on. Enjoy, OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-41410451922803611752011-07-21T21:03:00.000-05:002011-07-21T21:03:44.696-05:00

Today I got to exercise one of the very cool fringe benefits of my job. I got to witness first hand a splash test of the next generation space vehicle, the Orion. It looks very similar to the Apollo capsule and would have a water landing, so today they were testing that aspect of the design. It was stupid hot out by the Gantry where they drop stuff to see what happens and the test was a bit late,

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-56859298365111620282011-07-20T21:15:00.000-05:002011-07-20T21:15:27.529-05:00

I don't know, but whatever it is, it appeared overnight after a heavy rain. My guess is it's some kinda mushroom, but let's have some fun and pretend that it's an invading alien of some kind. Not a silver disk full of classic big-headed greys, or some giant senseless freak crashing about or legions of murderous robots, just some weird, simple thing that appears one day and just starts to grow and

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-46895587704813344432011-07-18T22:06:00.000-05:002011-07-18T22:06:50.746-05:00

I have started to leave my camera out for my commute to and from work so I can capture the random weirdness that I see so often. It's yielded a few gems and I have missed even more, but today I hit the jackpot. Two key moments from "Star Wars: A New Hope" drawn into the dirt on the back window of a mini-van. On the left there is a light saber duo; hard to tell if it's Darth and Obi-Wan, but I

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-52818864190681665662011-07-17T20:14:00.000-05:002011-07-17T20:14:01.232-05:00

I rarely see open displays of religion, christian or otherwise,  on dashboards these days, so was blown away when I stumbled across this magnificent shrine beautifully installed in a mini-van in the parking lot of a convenience store in Hampton, Va. I'm not sure which deity this is intended for, maybe Hindu god? I love the mystery and ornate quality of this piece. And what's in the bag? OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-58140263704082712902011-07-16T11:30:00.000-05:002011-07-16T11:30:30.300-05:00

Lorraine & Janet My wife is exhibiting some of her large scale multimedia drawings at The ODU Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Gallery in joint show with her  friend, Lorraine Fink called "Now & Zen". The opening was last night and the crowd was large and enthusiastic. It was wonderful to see so many old friends and also meet a some new ones. The Baron and Ellin Art Gallery is a splendid setting for

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-2610022518640154582011-07-15T23:08:00.005-05:002011-07-15T23:30:02.223-05:00

Sometimes you just gotta break out of the routine and reclaim your life. I took the day off from work today. It was necessary to recharge the batteries. I decided to devote some of the day to reconnecting with my creative life. I've been feeling guilty about not working on my book project to collect my old underground comic, so today was the day to get back on track. I also finished my first wood

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-30698106439432693962011-07-08T11:10:00.003-05:002011-07-08T11:11:21.036-05:00

I watched the Shuttle launch for the last time today. It was a flawless launch, though there was a brief delay at the :31 second mark for one last bit of reflection. I work at NASA Langley, so this milestone means a lot to me. I've always been a fan of the space program and it's been a true honor to get to work with the people who make the Shuttle possible. To share this historic moment with my

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-60288592495734071102011-07-06T05:56:00.000-05:002011-07-06T05:56:55.178-05:00

Time is going by too fast for me right now. Once we get past the Fourth of July, it feels like a quick jump from Labor Day to Halloween and Christmas. I've been spending a lot of time on the road lately between the trips to Mississippi and Nags Head, not to mention my daily commute to work of fifty-four miles (roundtrip). Life becomes a blur at times, my own version of "Groundhog Day",

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-56354886862907199322011-07-04T20:58:00.000-05:002011-07-04T20:58:02.384-05:00

I spent the weekend down in Nags Head, NC with friends. It was a classic Fourth of July weekend; hot, hazy and lazy. The beach was covered in tourist. The pelicans glided through the hot air. Occasionally, a pod of dolphins cut through the waves. We ate, we drank and we napped. It was a fine time. Unfortunately, we had to drive back today,  so no fireworks at the beach, which was a slight drag.

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-12600930779014131722011-07-02T23:30:00.002-05:002011-07-04T20:36:59.096-05:00

Saturday night dominos with friends. Nothing better. Especially when I win! OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-81940863731965758082011-06-30T23:43:00.024-05:002011-07-01T06:54:47.911-05:00

I did something last night that I haven't done in awhile, I walked on the beach to enjoy the sunset. It's easy to take for granted the beach option that lies just a few feet from my front door. I'm not naturally a beach person, you won't find me hunkered down in my beach chair sizzling like a hot dog in the blazing sun. I do like to walk on the beach, particularly in the off season. I also like a

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-17494391580086609482011-06-26T21:09:00.000-05:002011-06-26T21:09:00.645-05:00

I was off my hiking routine for the last week and a half or so, but made up for it this weekend by hiking Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I got up and hit a solid seven miles this morning. The heat rung me out, but still managed to get a strong pace going. I saw these weird, alien-like seed pods hanging off some trees along Shore Drive and had to get a shot. The remind me of some kind of science

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-17696340730097568682011-06-23T13:23:00.002-05:002011-06-23T13:56:18.601-05:00

It reads, "Smile God Loves You", with no irony. Ever see one of these cheesy wall hangings in a thrift store and wonder, "Gee, do people actually hang this crap on their walls?". Well, yes they and do and you might be related to them, or, in this case, I am related to them. Got to admit, it is a cute picture of a cat operating a camera. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-23194391191980549252011-06-20T18:48:00.002-05:002011-06-21T20:50:10.097-05:00

From the road heading home from Mississippi. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-11139179417685445232011-06-20T18:21:00.003-05:002011-06-23T13:27:17.991-05:00

Found this Tiki on the side of an energy drink can--Sent from my Virgin Mobile!Location : lat=35.558, lng=-84.545--Sent from my Virgin Mobile

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-17872236078887526002011-06-19T22:39:00.028-05:002011-06-20T06:51:57.204-05:00

I am down in Mississippi visiting my Dad and Step Mom. It's always strange for me to be down here because, despite the fact that my Father is from here, I feel no connection. The Weaver side of the family has lived in Eastern Mississippi for generations. My Dad broke that chain when he went into the Navy and left the sweltering, kudzoo-covered life down here to see the world. He eventually came

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-86357884772536338262011-06-18T08:03:00.003-05:002011-06-23T13:26:56.895-05:00

On the road, heading to Mississippi.--Sent from my Virgin Mobile!Location : lat=35.658, lng=-81.993--Sent from my Virgin Mobile

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-70146764460322535102011-06-17T12:04:00.024-05:002011-06-17T12:44:56.483-05:00

This leaf is long gone, but it left it's mark on the world. It's shape endures for now etched into this strip of white crosswalk paint. Whenever I walk over to the mailbox here at work, I pass this leaf silhouette and it always brings my mind around to how brief our time is on this planet and how will anyone know we were here. Leaving one's mark has been a motivator to people in all walks of

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-8567776202572772132011-06-15T22:20:00.000-05:002011-06-15T22:20:19.991-05:00

Do you love potatoes? I sure do and I never thought I could grow'em myself until I heard about the garbage bag method. For those of us that are "gardening challenged" or have limited space or resources, this is a great way to easily grow some yummy taters. This is my second attempt, last year was a practice run, but this year the leafy gods have smiled upon me. When I lived in Ireland, I learned

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-28751754555436575382011-06-13T17:06:00.004-05:002011-06-13T21:04:25.733-05:00

Nothing like commuting in Tidewater to bum you out. I was sitting for thirty-five minutes waiting for a multi-car accident to be cleared. Sometimes it's easier for me to relax and let go, but tonight I had somewhere to be, so the pressure was on. I look forward to the day when I no longer have to make that drive. OK HW Location : lat=37.000, lng=-76.312

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-36676793723264152652011-06-12T21:20:00.000-05:002011-06-12T21:20:12.941-05:00

Lately, we have been experiencing some amazingly severe storms. They can pop-up on short notice and dump a huge amount of rain and whip up a fierce wind. We need the rain, but not the heavy action. With all the tornados and floods going on across the country, it feels like mother nature has got an attitude problem. The storms do make for some dramatic skies. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-15353908688480684632011-06-11T22:56:00.007-05:002011-06-12T11:02:12.580-05:00

On my hike today, I stumbled upon the Civic League's annual parade and picnic. It wasn't very long, but it looked like a lot of fun. I had forgotten completely about it, so it was a fun surprise to come around the corner and run into festivities. Maybe next year, I'll have to enter my own float. Hmmm.... OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-42861879826162023762011-06-10T22:03:00.001-05:002011-06-11T08:05:25.111-05:00

Remember when you were a kid, there was always one old derelict house in the neighborhood that everyone just knew was haunted. Well I don't know if this place is haunted, but it sure is derelict. It was born that way, abandoned midway in construction about a year and a half ago for unknown reasons, though I did hear a rumor that it wasn't properly constructed and water got in. As these stories

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1Northwest Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, USA36.91771526996949 -76.1275509769592436.87015576996949 -76.17920247695925 36.96527476996949 -76.07589947695924tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-26300672819554346392011-06-08T21:13:00.000-05:002011-06-08T21:13:22.905-05:00

This is my friend Colin Martin. We've been friends ever since we met at a Dr. Madblood (local TV horror movie host) mini-convention in the summer of 1978. We were young, geeky teenagers then, now we're geeky, middle-aged guys marveling at the speed of time and life. Colin and I have been through a lot; were roommates for a time; spent an action-packed month riding buses across Mexico back in the

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-56159167284835068112011-06-07T22:17:00.000-05:002011-06-07T22:17:13.275-05:00

Hello and welcome to my blog. Do you like to read "the words" and look at what we call "the pictures"? Then you, my friend, have clicked on the right link. Sorry, lost my mind for a second. Actually, decided to start a new tradition of posting a self-portrait on my birthday, which is today, so here it is. Yes, I have a large, some say, giant head. I live with it and so should you. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-36848536674335863402011-06-06T21:57:00.000-05:002011-06-06T21:57:22.598-05:00

On the commute home, I found myself behind an antique car, a lovely old thing, obviously well-loved by it's owner. I focused in on the big, black trunk hanging off the back of the car and experienced a mini-epiphany. Trunk! A car trunk was at one time an actual trunk! Wow. What can I say. I'm easily amused. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-80801433649180135452011-06-04T16:56:00.000-05:002011-06-04T16:56:12.364-05:00

I have finished carving my first wood sculpture! Hooray! I still need to stain him, so he's not quite one hundred percent done. For a first effort I'm pleased with how it came out. Just a little fish, no big whoop, but I enjoyed the process. It was good to get the hands moving again. Certainly is my most natural state to be creating something. I'm not going to speculate on what's next or make

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-18896346919630453502011-06-03T22:18:00.000-05:002011-06-03T22:18:16.343-05:00

I was very glad that today was Friday. Not that anything particularly bad happened this week. I was just ready to be free for a couple of days. June third is a good day, if only because it is the birthday of my niece Windy and two good friends, Neil Bruce and Bernadette Kinlaw. I have lots of friends and family with birthdays this month. Makes me wonder what was so special about nine months ago.

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-62128979304250052352011-06-02T19:54:00.000-05:002011-06-02T19:54:41.286-05:00

Recently I invested in the making of an Australian horror film called "The Tunnel". The producers came up with an innovative way to finance the film, they sold (and are still selling) frames from the finished film for one dollar each to the tune of 135,000 frames. I bought twenty-five frames, about one seconds worth. The film premiered a couple of weeks ago and now is available on DVD or as a

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-88007424581443355772011-06-01T20:07:00.000-05:002011-06-01T20:07:47.583-05:00

Guess who almost came for dinner? This little guy wandered around from behind the shed while I was manning the grill tonight. My first thought was RABIDS! But Janet had read that at this time of the year, the raccoons are out and about more forging and getting into trouble. This critter kept his distance, but did not appear afraid, which scared the crap out of me. Maybe people have been feeding

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-21808575386031001422011-05-29T10:18:00.000-05:002011-05-30T10:26:13.320-05:00

I love models and miniatures. Yesterday, while out for a seven mile walk, I came across this exquisite larger scale (it's a about three feet from wingtip-to-wingtip) World War II fighter plane. I believe (without any googling) it may be a Corsair, but I'm glad to be corrected if someone out there knows better then me. I am guessing that this is a RC plane, probably gas powered. I used to build

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-4700089497328808052011-05-28T16:01:00.000-05:002011-05-28T16:01:34.742-05:00

Was hiking through my neighborhood today and came across Bob the woodcarver guy working on the big Tiki that I have posted about before. He's a good guy, passionate about his work and encouraging to me to join him in the splintery realm. I told him of my first attempt at woodcarving, the little fish and will bring it by and show it off to him soon. It is almost finished. He's made a lot of

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-14123896637473781042011-05-27T15:09:00.002-05:002011-05-27T15:12:56.987-05:00

Here's a quick doodle I did of the fish I have been doing as a woodcarving. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-74810821872465861942011-05-25T20:44:00.000-05:002011-05-25T20:44:06.900-05:00

We went out for dinner tonight at a neighborhood favorite place, "Zia Maire's". My nephew Jake in Wisconsin sent us a big gift certificate for that restaurant for Christmas and we needed to use it up before it expired. Tonight was the night. These flowers were outside the front door and visual sum up what a wonderful evening we had. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-73799425952378016822011-05-24T11:22:00.000-05:002011-05-24T11:22:02.895-05:00

Found this animation while surfing around on my lunch break: Worn Out from Ryan Kothe on Vimeo. A beautiful piece that reminds me of the Brothers Quay's work. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-69999419156174272982011-05-23T20:52:00.000-05:002011-05-23T20:52:02.518-05:00

My first wood carving. I've had the tools for awhile, past time I used'em. This guy is almost done. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-47492411884940224712011-05-22T20:39:00.000-05:002011-05-22T20:39:33.941-05:00

So what would have a "No Pregnant Women" icon on it? Anyone? Ah, come on, take a guess. OK, here's a hint; I brought it back from Scotland. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-48244269903133749082011-05-21T22:09:00.000-05:002011-05-21T22:09:19.807-05:00

Yeah! I finally got to meet Hamlet the cat. Our friends Casey and Laura visited today and they brought their pets Hamlet and Bailey (the dog). I've been missing our old cat Thelma since she passed some months ago, so it was wonderful to have a little furry fool running around here for a little while. Might be time for us to get another cat... OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-14553128283896694182011-05-18T21:29:00.000-05:002011-05-18T21:29:40.318-05:00

For today's photo, I'll dip back into the big pile of photos from the recent Scotland trip. This shot is from day two, our first day on the Union Canal hike. My friend Dave (pictured here) and I set off from Edinburgh and headed west covering the 32 miles to Flakirk in three days. There are sixty-two bridges along the route, here Dave is about to pass under bridge number twenty-eight. I like

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-40114290051798863482011-05-18T06:17:00.000-05:002011-05-18T06:17:43.264-05:00

My friend Laura shared this video with me and I had to repost it. Fantastic to see these animal-like sculptures moving in the wind. Enjoy. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-65937478558380135002011-05-17T21:31:00.000-05:002011-05-17T21:31:44.336-05:00

This is one of my old sculptures called "The Perfect Stranger". It's a direct fabrication done with ultracal-30, a super hard industrial-grade plaster. I worked the material wet, then did some sanding and shaping with rasps and files after it hardened. The final touch was some acrylic paint. Now you might understand why I love textures and peeling paint. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-24895486233120432762011-05-16T21:21:00.000-05:002011-05-16T21:21:18.137-05:00

The first day of my trip to Scotland, I stumbled on a group of Scottish Socialist and Anarchist protesting the Royal Wedding. There was also a small group of British loyalist literally wrapped in the Union Jack taunting the protesters and singing "Hail Britannia" from across the street. The cops and journalist out numbered them all. I grabbed a few pics of this guy, an archetypal punk rocker,

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-79118215514743595652011-05-15T15:56:00.001-05:002011-05-15T15:57:05.326-05:00

Got the rain barrel deployed for the season. I like using rain water for watering our plants. Just makes good sense and saves some dough on the water bill. Trying to grow potatoes-in-a-bag again this year. Last year was a bit of a disaster with no growth or potatoes, but feeling more optimistic this year with some good, sprouting taters to start with. Now we just need some rain to fill the barrel

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-67002776352244645572011-05-10T14:36:00.004-05:002011-05-13T14:03:25.258-05:00

My mystery friend enjoys a pint. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-34899252472703417192011-05-08T07:19:00.000-05:002011-05-08T07:19:39.151-05:00

Sorry for the lack of posting. I have been Twitting (@Weaverwerx) and posted a few updates on FB. Don't have an easy way to upload photos while on the road overseas. Nearly upgraded my iPod to the latest with the built in camera and wished I had. Next trip. This has been a fantastic trip. Dave and I have covered alot of ground in the last week-and-a-half. Hiked the full length of the Union Canal

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-43148309057914490092011-05-01T16:11:00.001-05:002011-05-28T16:24:44.994-05:00

Union Canal Aqueduct The Union Canal features several aqueducts that carry the canal over roads, rivers and walkways, sometimes all at the same time. It's a strange feeling to be walking along the secluded path only to come out over a roadway with cars speeding underneath. I guess it's easier then building a bunch of locks to help the boats transverse the landscape. I threw in an extra photo

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-69864494863829745322011-04-30T06:09:00.000-05:002011-05-24T06:15:15.702-05:00

I love that sign, saw while hiking the Union Canal. It's warning against the overhead power lines. Judging from the barbed wire wrapped around the pole, I guess they've had a few people try and climb it. I think that sign is applicable anytime though. The end can come anytime, so you better get out there and live your life. The samurai would "freshen their minds with death" every morning to

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-8654535013583238542011-04-29T07:05:00.000-05:002011-05-15T07:28:57.177-05:00

The castle is the symbol for Edinburgh. I saw this old relief logo on the side of a small utility shed (or was it a public toilet?). I'm a sucker for peeled paint and I like the icon design. I pulled the photos off the camera last night, all six hundred and fifty-two of them. I know my pal Dave shot about double that. It was a very well documented journey. We saw and did a lot in the twelve days

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-56404910945957297262011-04-29T05:43:00.000-05:002011-04-29T05:43:28.330-05:00

My flight arrived on time. After all the drama yesterday, I'm amazed that I got out at all. Fully expected to be sleeping in Newark airport last night. My friend Alan Smart picked me up at the airport. I know Alan from my time living in Ireland. We were both kitchen help in an Italina restaurant in a small town in the west of Ireland. A long story for another time. Edinburgh is strangely quiet

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-7558425928028632282011-04-28T17:01:00.004-05:002011-05-13T14:02:33.640-05:00

On the ground in Newark. First pint of the trip. The second pint was bought a a swell Scotish guy named Paul. He and his wife were just returning from their first visit to NYC. OK HW

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Yeah, still stuck here. Flying sucks. OK HW

Da Weavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679447874426193665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11400438.post-43757667152871612882011-04-28T09:19:00.003-05:002011-04-29T05:31:43.226-05:00

  Delayed at the airport. Made this sketch from memory. Compare with the yesterday's photo. 

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