3D Thinking

On The Ferry

2011-07-12T17:49:00.001-07:00

3 pictures manually

stitched together.

Dylan, Terry and Donna

coming home

from Cortes Island.

In The Livingroom

2011-07-02T00:07:00.001-07:00

You can get a slightly

larger

version by clicking on the image

but I'm still not entirely

happy with the results I'm getting

here.

After all, I started with seven

60kb images and

the Photoshop animation technigue

turns it into 150 images.

Almost as bad as video.

Well, at least I've got

a handle

the uploading elsewhere and

linking process.

swivelhead version four

2011-06-30T23:05:00.000-07:00

The next step is to

reduce the file size

I think I'll try

"swivelling"

between

keyframes and layers

...

swivelhead version three

2011-06-29T01:55:00.000-07:00

Different technique this time

just for practice.

swivelhead version two

2011-06-28T21:01:00.000-07:00

Okay!

I had to put the animated gif

elsewhere on the web

then

edit the html link to it.

I had to work at that as I

really slacked off in my HTML

studies when I thought that I

could just Draw everything

in Flash.

(This was before Action Script 3 made me

fall out of love with Flash)

swivelhead version one

2011-06-28T20:48:00.000-07:00

this is swivelhead version one

being new to cs5 I'll

try some other variations until I

get it right

give in

out

Holiday

2011-06-22T15:08:00.000-07:00

I've got a few weeks now to

gather some content

hopefully

you'll see a few more posts

in early July.

World's First Purpose-Built Bicycle Polo Court

2011-05-15T00:28:00.000-07:00

That's right folks,

right here in Vancouver, B.C.,Canada,

The World's First

purpose built

Hardcourt Bicycle Polo Court

opened officially on May 14th 2011!!

Agile with car

2011-05-13T23:29:00.001-07:00

I did this sticker modification

( the original was cut out) for

Timeo NeuvoLeppe the famous Kart Racer

or if you don't speak Fusionese that would be

Tim Lepp of F.W. Fusionworks

Preview of Digital Photo Based Collage #2

2011-04-25T02:11:00.000-07:00

There

never

seems

to be

any

time,

space,

soul...

Preview of Digital Photo Based Collage #1

2011-01-22T19:30:00.000-08:00

This is an "in progress sketch" of a work that I foresee

printed on canvas.

There may be a version of it that is printed twice, one piece torn into horizontal strips and one into vertical strips and then woven.

And a corner piece that is woven on a bent frame.

To photo document the final piece seems extremely circular -

photographing photographs ?

Of course, this jpeg will have evolved into a sculpture,

so it will deserve at least three shots-

from different angles.

The After Picture

2011-01-22T16:40:00.000-08:00

Wow!

That was a long break -

so much has happened.

I am planning to simplify my web plans by putting more stuff on my Blog.

We'll see how the organization works,

I think I'll have to sketch it out on paper and then

translate to the digital version.

I don't seem to be able to work directly on my laptop

right now.

But for starters I'll add more pictures

and see how the balance of time, space, and soul work out ...

Even if some one in the other room is singing

while I try to do it.

The before picture

2010-10-16T00:20:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for

new developments

and remember

"this is the 'before' picture!"

New job

2010-08-12T17:43:00.000-07:00

New Job!
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Fine Arts Lab Technician
3d
!

Art Blog Notice #1

2010-07-20T14:11:00.000-07:00

Do you like my new Headstyle?
I got a wave.

Sad Blind

2010-07-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

This self portrait is the
antithesis of this video -
http://www.wimp.com/smallpleasures/
Don't be sad.

Mind Expanding New Direction

2010-07-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

I think
therefore
my head hurts.
This blog still seems to be in search of a theme.
Maybe that is the theme.
Here's a great observation
---
http://ow.ly/2caH6

Stretch

2010-05-31T16:02:00.000-07:00

After all the years I've spent investigating Multimedia
there are times like this
when I just want to go back to
building animated Giffs!!
I've spent thousands of dollars
and thousands of hours
learning the conventions,
and the techniques ...
...and yet...
it's the stuff that I initially did
when I
"didn't know anything"
that keeps calling to me.
I've stretched, sure...
But it's time to reintegrate.

Terry Sawatzky Gives You a Picture

2010-04-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

Here, take my picture!

UN/NATURAL V5

2010-04-14T12:41:00.001-07:00

D'ya know what works well
with this series?
Just click on the post names
in the column
over there>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
.

UN/NATURAL V4

2010-04-13T23:34:00.000-07:00

I'm going back to the original image
each time.
I was enjoying the process
and the results
so much
that I didn't even think about
tweaking the expression...

The Unnatural Also

2010-04-13T16:27:00.000-07:00

And again,
more open now,
with a different expression.
I like the
asymmetrical/bent glasses.
It's not Photography for me
anymore,
it's drawing.

The Unnatural

2010-04-12T21:37:00.001-07:00

I
simplified the background
and
tweaked my eyebrows
and lips.
Non-Artists often think making art is about
adding alot of detail,
but more often than not
it is about removing details
that detract from the story.

The Natural

2010-04-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

I so rarely post unmodified
images that I feel
like I almost have to apologize or explain
when I do.
Yes, this is what I really look like.
Yes, it's a webcam shot, you can tell, right?
It's funny how in a very short period of time
-my lifetime-
photography has moved from being
a black art
to
ubiquitous.
Once
"seeing is believing"
applied to photography,
now we look at photos and nod knowingly -
"gotta be Photoshop"
or, my term,
"Photo-Chopped".
It's so expected that unmodified pictures
give me pause ...
"What? A natural?
I didn't know they still existed!"
I'll add the modified version later,
see if you can tell what I was thinking
and why.

Day Off

2010-04-03T17:04:00.000-07:00

What am I going to do with myself
today?
Stretch my forehead,
I guess...

No One Else Is Going To Get It, Brian!!!

2010-03-19T16:56:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd have a little
joke with a
dead friend today.

Writing and Editing for the Web UBC this week

2010-03-17T10:41:00.000-07:00

UBC Robson Square was closed for

2 1/2 months
for the Olympics,
but now my Course Assistant Gig
is back!
This is Phase One...

Reflection Not Distortion

2010-03-10T15:21:00.000-08:00

This is a reflection
in a sk8 show prop
I am working on.
Changes?
There's always changes.

Back To The Metalshop

2010-02-19T12:25:00.000-08:00

This is where I got on,
wasn't it?
---
No.
I'm at a familiar crossroads,
that's all.
And this time
I am going to take
a
different route.

Back To Industrial Design

2010-01-15T23:56:00.000-08:00

I
have a regular
schedule@ecu-id
for awhile...

bunkbed rebuild

2010-01-14T16:14:00.000-08:00

Donna's studio day.
Put wheels on cabinet.
And made two single beds
out of one bunkbed.

Metalshop week

2010-01-06T16:23:00.000-08:00

This is my Metalshop Week.
It's an Art School Metalshop,
but a Metalshop still.
I thought I was switching/transforming
from analogue to digital,
but,
also and too,
becoming a wood worker,
however,
it all seems to be fusing in a
Multimedia Mashup,
both oldschool analogue,
and
digital meanings combined.
Oldschool,
Newschool,
Artschool.
Watch for the Flash animation,
integrating photography,
via Photoshop,
of various wood/metal hybrid objects.
And,
Also,
But including Too-
take special Note of
the hand crafted sound track!

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T18:40:00.000-08:00

Twenty-Ten

More about that ongoing Website

2009-11-02T18:00:00.000-08:00

A month into terrysawatzky.com and
everything is now in the background
as I transition to action script 3.
It's not as different from as2 as I initially thought.
Apparently I'm a tweener as I'm inbetween being a designer and
a developer. (or is it Deviner?)
I thought I was an Artist, but apparently
that category is right off the map ...
No Worries though it's like life...
Space is Infinite
Time is Undefined
and
there is only One Soul,
and we are all sharing .

terrysawatzky.com

2009-10-07T20:18:00.000-07:00

Is this terrysawatzky.com phase one,
or what?
I've decided to let it grow,
organically,
instead of trying to design it,
complete.
'cause it will never be
complete.
Tune-In daily to discover what,s new in the
wonderful world
of
Terry,s Brain.

{Note: the apostrophes - otherwise known as "flying commas"
have been intentionally grounded for effect.}

This concludes
the text
of the
blog entry
of the
officious opening
of the
first phase
of
terrysawatzky.com

An Unmodified Self-portrait

2009-09-25T12:26:00.000-07:00

I tried to photograph myself
in the pose/expression
I frequently draw.
Like most things in my life
(I know)
this is absolutely
backwards.

Bill Fold

2009-08-12T16:35:00.000-07:00

In a different vein...
I used Photoshop to propagate an
old money folding routine.
I'm still having way too much fun
with PhotoBooth!
Can the analogue/digital dialog come
to a happy fusion?
Or will it all fall apart and run in opposite
directions?
Stay tuned...
(I've always liked that advice...)
{same Bat-time, same Bat-channel}

Wave Fractionation

2009-08-11T15:46:00.000-07:00

Triple self portrait letting the background
show through.
Creating the imagery is so much easier than
writing a comment.

Di-Fused

2009-07-28T18:02:00.000-07:00

I am still enjoying the simple
and silly aspects
of self portraiture with Photoshop.
There is an inescapable hybrid nature
of using a computer as
a drawing tool.
All my analog and digital experiences
and background knowledge
fuse-
Programing;
Photography;
Drawing;
etc.
They can be simple.
They can be multi-layered monsters.
This one is simple.

fuse two

2009-07-16T17:35:00.000-07:00

Another self-portrait in the
(con)Fused Series.

The Documentation is the Art

2009-07-10T20:39:00.000-07:00

This is another Photoshop/handdrawn hybrid.
It also incorporates a file from the "Built-in Frame" collection.

Cypress with Car and Fake Glasses

2009-06-06T12:57:00.000-07:00

Another example of further attempts to fuse
photography,
Photoshop
and drawing.
Collecting pictures with the webcam in my laptop can be awkward,
especially in those handheld situations.

Terry Sawatzky - In the Gallery

2009-05-20T14:49:00.000-07:00

Here's an obvious regression of the self-portrait and frame series.
I am going to remain stubbornly unapologetic for this one.
It was fun to do and a shining example of not editing one's Artwork prior
to doing it.

Next!

2009-05-07T16:24:00.000-07:00

This is how my head feels as I try to sort out my current direction in Art projects.
Not only am I doing a balancing act between the digital and the analogue worlds, but I'm searching for the border between the conventional, the expedient, and where I want to go.
Having spent more than a few years, and more than a few thousand dollars learning how to get these programs to achieve a conventional result, I'm now curious to know which parts I can tweak and by how much.

Aron Sawatzky

2009-04-19T14:21:00.000-07:00

Dad
Three weeks ago Dad turned 86, less than a week later he left this world.

Probably the first thing that comes to mind when most folks remember Dad was his
extremely economical use of language. On occasions when others might say “ That is
precisely how I feel, Terry, I concur with your position on the matter quite emphatically!”
– Dad could cover all that with just one word – “Yup.”
Or on occasions when he was displeased his kids (I’m sure Sandi, Lorraine, Naida, and
Will, can think of one or two occasions, as do I) he wouldn’t need to go into a lot of
detail (that was Mom’s job) he could show his displeasure by frowning and packing a
long lecture into a single word like “EH?”
Other times when he felt he just didn’t have anything useful to add to the conversation
he’d just shrug.
Another example of Dad’s visual language was “The Sawatzky Finger”: While sitting
at the dinner table Dad would merely have to point at the salt and one of his kids would
pass it to him. Or if you had your back turned you might get a gentle poke in the ribs, or
if he had just come in from working outside on a winter day you might discover those
cold hands on the back of your neck! And you would turn with a start to discover Dad
laughing at this, simple, wordless fun.
I once saw a documentary of a man called the “Horse Whisperer” – it turns out that
there is no whispering involved with Horse Language, you just have to learn their body
language and watch for the signs... a toss of the head, a turn of the ear closest to you ...
I realized, while watching that show, that I had been watching Dad all my life –
watching for the signs. (No wonder I became an Artist!)
Of course Dad loved horses. If you wanted to hear him talk just get him going on the
subject of horses! Working on Chaddsy’s Farm, or riding horses or the time the horse he
was on fell sideways and he had to lift his leg out of the way, but he stayed in the saddle.
I asked him once how old he was when he rode a horse last – he thought for a moment
and said “Fifteen”. Those big, gentle, animals obviously left a lasting impression on him.
The last time we visited Uncle Jack I sat and listened as he asked Dad “Hey, Ron,
remember that time we moved the barn with horses?” –All “Dad’s side” of the family call
him “Ron” (or Uncle Ron), I remember being a kid and wondering who they were talking
about at first.
Much later, I hoped to give my son, Dylan, the opportunity to hear his Grampa tell a
story, so I asked him about this “moving a barn with horses tale.” Dad just shrugged and
said, “It was just a chicken coop.”
Back in the Summerland days we would often go for a “walk around the block”. The
“block” that we lived on was over a quarter of a mile on the two longer sides, so we
would typically cut through the orchard when we got around to the point opposite our
house on the far side. By then, typically, Dad would be at least thirty feet behind
everyone else, no matter how many times Mom went back to speed him up. Dad liked to
take things slowly, many times I heard him say, “Why run when you can walk?”
I always enjoyed the many visits with the Shramm families; Louis and especially his
brother Johnny, had a talent for getting Dad talking. I especially liked hearing some of his
stories from WW II when he was in the Air Force.
Like, how he would break regulations by taking off his tie while doing aircraft
maintenance and hastily replace it when an officer approached.
Or the time when once, near Kamloops, the train he was on while moving to a different
base, made a long stop. He and some others figured they had plenty of time to go for a
beer. On their way back they noticed the train was already moving, so they had to run and
jump on.
That seems like a lot of UN-Dad-like things in one short tale. Although if you wanted to
see Dad move fast Uncle Arnie’s suggestion was to just say, ”Do you want to go Fishing,
Aron?”
Dad worked at The Summerland Research Station (which we always called the
Experimental Farm, or just ‘The Farm’) for over thirty-five years, doing mostly outdoor
work like picking fruit or spraying pesticides on fruit trees. Although, they sometimes
had unusual tasks due to the ‘experimental’ nature of the place- like tying apples back on
to the trees.
For awhile Dad worked in the lab and recorded data from the weather station, however,
rule changes required him to finish high school in order to continue doing those tasks
which he opted not to do.
In the winter after a particularly heavy snowfall Dad would get an early morning phone
call from work asking him to plough the treacherously icy, snow covered road up the hill
to The Farm. So he would climb into his old two-wheel-drive pickup and drive up that
road to the garage where the snow-plough was kept and THEN plough the road for
everyone else that worked there. Before the regular starting time!
Another ‘special’ job was driving the mail van. This, Dad referred to as Stan’s Job.
Whenever Stan took his holidays Dad would do “Stan’s Job”, a change that he enjoyed a
lot.
When I was a kid, at Christmastime, we didn’t just dust off the fake tree or even go out
and buy one in a lot –We “Hunted” a wild tree. Off we would go to the woods “behind
The Farm”. I remember walking through the deep snow to find the perfect tree and then
Dad would climb up and cut off just the top, and we’d drag it back to the truck (or was it
a car back then?), and bring it home. Those trees that looked tiny in the woods often
turned out to be over nine feet tall.
The things I did with Dad : walking in the woods; picking up prunings; gardening; fixing
machines (lawnmower maintenance comes to mind) ...many of these things have become
some of my favorite activities.
Mom left this world quite suddenly, and unexpectedly, but Dad was taken away slowly,
bit by bit- for about five years his abilities have escaped him - walking, standing, eating, -
breathing...
But now Mom and Dad are together again – with wings! That’s pretty cool, right, Dad?
-Can’t you hear him saying it?-
“Yup.”

Donna Cowan

2009-03-20T11:19:00.000-07:00

This is Donna in the woods,
collecting reference photos for her paintings.

No More Upgrades

2009-03-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

That's It!!
I want my old computer back.
I want my old car back.
I want Flash ActionScript One back.
I don't want to go faster.
I don't want to replace drawing with coding.
I don't want more features.
I don't want fast food.
I don't want to do six things at once.
I don't want eight optional ways of doing the same thing.
How would you Really feel if something you liked was Upgraded out of existence?
You go out to your car in the morning and you can't find the ignition.
You can't find the radio.
The steering wheel is in the trunk.
Your ipod is talking.
The trunk won't even open unless you say "Please."
Why draw a picture when you can just write a few lines of friendly code????

I Don't Know Why, It's Just A Title

2009-03-12T14:09:00.000-07:00

It's another Photoshop Self Portrait
If you have a foto you want me to mistreat
send it to Firedog Media
...just don't cry.
And I don't work for free ... anymore.
You want Original Artworks
ya gotta pay,
I need to eat, Y'Know?!
Enjoy the Jay-Pegs!

Dark Times

2009-03-07T15:34:00.001-08:00

Reducing Light
instead of the usual
Balancing Act

It's In The Bag

2009-02-17T13:22:00.000-08:00

Orange peels, of course.

Self-Referential Day

2009-01-28T11:34:00.000-08:00

talking about my blog
way too much fun

Kite-Eating Tree

2009-01-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

I've been documenting the descent of last summers kite-in-tree sighting.
About half way down now.
Covered in snow.

Christmas Card

2008-12-16T00:17:00.000-08:00

(no sound, sorry)

Terry Sawatzky

2008-11-24T18:52:00.001-08:00

...And with this self titled blogspot I expect to be able to google myself without using quotes and no spaces.
terrysawatzky.com

Last Summer's Beetle

2008-11-07T09:44:00.000-08:00

Did I mention the state of my desktop?
Follow this blog for long and you'll
surely notice the repeated motifz!

Mars Monkeys - On The Porch

2008-10-30T22:48:00.000-07:00

During the Parade of Lost Souls
Vic and I
entertained the passing crowd
with our own individual flavour
of noise.
Available soon as a Limited Edition
Multimedia Email Release.
(Get on the Free List Now!!)

more levels...

2008-10-17T17:19:00.000-07:00

...in the self referential slide.

brainchild

2008-10-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

I still like the old school, post-modern self-referential stuff.
"Look, Look, it's a photo-Chopped Jay-Peg!!"
I'm going to have to start adding in fake pallets next.

flat four

2008-10-08T22:06:00.000-07:00

1966 VW
the car I drove in the '80's

I Don't Know Which Way to Look

2008-10-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

At least three grooves to follow.

Nope, me neither

2008-10-06T21:07:00.000-07:00

Didja ever just feel like two ogres in a swirling mass?

go here now

2008-10-06T00:01:00.000-07:00

https://sites.google.com/site/marsmonkeys/

It's the latest thing,
probably not even started yet!

And don't forget:

http://ca.geocities.com/tmsawatzky/

TwistHead

2008-10-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

I'm kinda liking
the crude,
loose flesh
masklike quality
of life.

Bold New Superhero of the current economic slump

2008-10-03T13:52:00.000-07:00

Frank Zappa lyrics, of course.
They continue to fit so well.
And Dweezil does his dad so well.

space; time; soul

2008-10-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

space is infinite

time is an illusion

there is only one soul

(everyone{and everything} is sharing)

Football without a helmet

2008-10-01T22:33:00.000-07:00

Whatever made me think that was a good idea?

Still Transitioning

2008-10-01T17:09:00.000-07:00

The analogue to digital and back to analogue conundrum.
Beating on my conunDrum.
Is it a website or a sound sculpture?
Do I revert to digital everytime I run out of Physical Space
for analogue pursuits?

I Don't Know, Officer...

2008-09-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

...they all look the same to me.

Getting Primitive

2008-09-26T09:14:00.001-07:00

The more subtle the changes
the more insidious the effect.

being stretched

2008-09-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

Being stretched these days
more ways
than I care to name

self portrait with car

2008-09-18T22:03:00.001-07:00

Distorting jpegs has little to do with traditional photography. I used to go out hunting with my slr. Hunting for things worthy of my camera. Now I can instantly create numerous cheap images that are just pixels waiting to be pushed around like so much paint.

Back In The Day

2008-09-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

Retro visitation of "RattleTrap", "TripHammer","KeyBorg1",and,"Battle Horn of the Republic/Moose Call". 1981-84 My Emily Carr Student Daze.

What? A day?

2008-09-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

This is so recursively self referential!
A self portrait photochopped (yes, chopped)to include a poster for a sculpture of mine,
uploaded to
http://ca.geocities.com/tmsawatzky/,
then sceengrabbed and reuploaded to
my blog.
And now I'm writing about it.
Hey, when I get some time for my brain,
I will add a flash adventure game to my site.
I'm tempted to make it a real old school text only
thing with linx.
I like the old/new blend.
Hotrod ..?

Flash Test

2008-09-16T15:30:00.000-07:00

This is a test of publishing Flash as a Gif.
My formating is not what I expected. This is a voyage of discovery. Does this work? http://ca.geocities.com/tmsawatzky/
{click grey square to see motion}

my eye

2008-09-16T13:43:00.001-07:00

I don't know what to write today. Entry #3, the visuals are easy, I guess that's why I build sculpture ... 3d communication just makes sense to me. Words are more difficult.

Deconstruction:Classic

2008-09-15T17:13:00.000-07:00

A motor inside a VW turns wafer switches which have been soldered into the circuitboard where the computer keyboard once resided.
It aids in the process of getting the basic program booted via a librarian plugging in the lights of the cabinet in which the sideways Mac Classic was for a month.
The images on the vertical screen were mixed with basic graphics. System 7 ... 1990's. And equally aged Chipmunk Basic Program.
I had to buy a USB floppy drive to load stuff from my MacBook Pro.

Crazy Start

2008-09-15T15:55:00.000-07:00

How is sound sculpting different from making music?
I move sounds as well as creating sound patterns.
Coming from an Art perspective ... filtred through Multimedia.
Writing is the hard part, this is the beginning.