Snowy night

Uranium Glass Marble Christmas Tree

Here is a picture of some uranium (vaseline, carnival) glass marbles that are arranged in a Christmas tree pattern. The top marble is an orange-reddish fluorescent under ultraviolet (UV) light. The fluorescent activator could be magnesium. The trunk marble is just a brown swirled glass and has no fluorescent properties.

The tree glows when exposed to black light from a compact fluorescent bulb.  See one here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultraviolet-UV-LW-Black-Light-Bulb-Fluorescent-calcite-mineral-uranium-marbles-/110785264269?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cb50fa8d#ht_981wt_1365

See the Christmas tree pattern marbles here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christmas-Tree-Pattern-5-UV-Light-Fluorescent-Uranium-Vaseline-Glass-Marbles-/110785256231?pt=Marbles&hash=item19cb50db27#ht_663wt_1365

Christmas is coming

Under the mistletoe

Baby steps

Happy Thanksgiving

Some beach, somewhere

Happy Thanksgiving.

Puppy love

Sound of silence and CTNX

I am leaving today for CTNX, the Creative Talent Network in Burbank.
I'll be visiting Otis College of Arts and Design on Friday morning.

See you sometime next week
Cheers

Stage Coach

I know this one looks a lot like the Hot chocolate one I did a few days ago... I just like playing with this type of image right now.

Brainstorming

Animation of Queen Tears Flower Blooming

Here is a video I created from a series of images taken on 11-11-11 over a span of several hours at 7 minute intervals.  The plant is called Queen Tears or Billbergia nutans. The video is dedicated to my Aunt Nita who gave me this flower many years ago.

Enjoy!

First snow

Morning run

Hot chocolate time

Elephant

Elephant 2011

Leather

Hanging loose

In a rush today.

Quarter to one

Cabin Fever

Casual Friday

Preschool

Free!

Bath time