31 days. 4 states. 200+ miles. In July I did the 30 day ride challenge hosted by Trailforks and Anthill Films. The challenge was simple: ride each day, including at least one full trail as mapped on Trailforks. Tijeras, New Mexico trails My month started off with lots of rides close to home. Luckily, I live close to some of the … [Read more...]
Making my own pinhole camera
When I was a kid, I remember making a pinhole camera out of an oatmeal canister. The 'film' was half a sheet of photo paper- torn, not cut and my picture was of a tractor. So when making pinhole cameras was mentioned at the recent photography class I took at Quelab, oatmeal came to mind. As it turned out, the cameras we made were a tad bit … [Read more...]
Designing cartoon Hoppy
I wanted to make a logo for the site that would feature a cute little cartoon version of Hoppy. OK, I think it would be cool to have a little cartoon of Hoppy, me and the van. Maybe I'll get there down the road, but that was a little ambitious to start with. I got the idea for a cartoon Hoppy from a project my ex-boyfriend did several years ago … [Read more...]