Grabbed a coffee with Jason Titian last night. We’ve been friends since about the 6th grade. Jason is a Nuuchahnulth carver from Uchucklesaht His most recent project is this portrait mask with an articulating jaw. It’s not quite finished The mask represent a figure who is kind of a heckler who says aloud the things others wouldn’t or can’t. He’s not so much critical as he is just trying to make sense of his situation. His nervousness and fidgeting, asking inappropriate questions indirectly teaches us about the uncomfortable realities of life. It relates to a societal device that has as once used here; a carved smiling grin that allowed the wearer to say things publicly they could not otherwise say aloud. This new mask is a contemporary persona, who is struggling and flawed, lives in modern culture and is reconnecting with their culture and true nature. Powerful stuff. Jason is thinking of making some videos featuring the mask running his mouth and figuring out some stuff on the way.

When your painting goes from solid ‘meh’ to ‘okay’ 🫤

A close friend, and a musician asks me about on-boarding him to Nostr to get with fountain.fm He’s gonna try this out I’m wondering about how to best go about it. I’ll help him get set up on the apps, bitcoin etc but what we need is advice on best practices for setting this up and / or similar opportunities The artists and musicians are coming bro. help us out #asknostr #askingforafriend #musicstr #music #fountain

My process starts with some ugly brushwork. That’s fine, it usually works out in the end. 3 new canvases on the easel, let’s go. #artstr #art #studio #workinprogress #process #painting

A few historic gunstock warclubs for refrence as I work on my own

A quick trip over to Vancouver just to pick up a gaming laptop for Riel. Yeh. It’s a big deal but this kid deserves an epic gift for his birthday He’s gonna loose his mind when he boots up an Asus ROG Strix G16.

Art shows are like birthday parties for your paintings. #artstr #art #artshow #gallery #opening

Having wasted sufficient time and money with Home Assistant and wiring light switches that my current favourite is: Lutron Caseta Best Overall, Yes they’re expensive and you need the hub. They don’t require a neutral wire, can be wired multiple ways and can use wireless physical remote switches . They have dimmers and looks exactly like the regular paddle switches. They feel premium, work locally. Guests / family use them like normal. Pairing them and adding them to Home Assistant was easy compared to other brands. I like everything about them, except the price. They’re almost double most other brands. I’ve used some in wall Shelly controllers around the house to save a bit. (No dimmers, neutral wire required.) #home #diy #homeautomation #smarthome #lights #homeassistant #smartswitches #lutron

Apparently Affinity, the photo, vector, layout app is free now. A friend told me of the recent changes and I thought I’d try it rather than begrudgingly renew my Photoshop sub affinity.studio is the web #photo #app #free #edit #software #affinity #canva first impression is that it looks solid, feels like a legit photoshop alternative. Cross platform and free. 🤗

might be done- ish 🤔 Coffee n then have a fresh look at it. One can reach a point where it won’t get better it’ll just get different. Right now, I’m not seeing a lot of problems to fix Which is good. 😊 #artstr #painting #nostr #artist #work #proofofwork #art #studio

Wouldn’t it be great if they rebooted Max Headroom? View quoted note →

This video on X makes some solid points. The impact of finite denominator is a big deal and maybe the key point to make when describing bitcoin.

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Progress has been slow but I’m ok with steady. Life has been keeping me busy and there are always challenges. It’s fine, that’s normal. I am very thankful for my life. I’m happy you’re all here too. Nostr has become a pleasure for me. Just hanging out lookin at interesting stuff. Learning as I go. #grownostr #nostr #artstr #studio #artist #workinprogress #painting

The 3D printed shrouds from @CryptoCloaks™ arrived today. My Canaan Avalon Q bitcoin mining 4 heat setup just leveled up a bit. There’s a reason I ordered 2 of them … just saying 🤫

I did a lot of ‘research‘ before deciding on these Michelin Cross Climate 2s for my RAV4 Prime. All of the handling characteristics of your vehicle transfer to the road via 4 small contact patches. Always invest in decent tires, It’s worth it. #allseason #tires #winter #climate