mike zellers: blog

articulation

2010-06-10T08:13:00.001-04:00

articulation, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

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2010-04-18T21:04:00.001-04:00

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latest work

2010-03-19T19:44:00.002-04:00

disappear
plz feedback!
edited 11:20PM - sorry - wrong url

Mary and Jessica

2009-11-02T23:38:00.001-05:00

5, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

the process of making a piece

new collage

2009-10-26T22:19:00.001-04:00

PA269267, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

760337

2009-10-18T14:01:00.001-04:00

760337, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

1360662

2009-10-16T23:49:00.001-04:00

1360662, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

1618460

2009-10-14T22:30:00.001-04:00

1618460, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

2009-10-14T14:47:00.001-04:00

i would like to send anyone that wants some of my photos - absolutely free - to spread hope - email me if interested feathers

i originally did these for an upcoming charity auction... they are named "feathers" after the emily dickinson poem...

i will even give you extra to pass on

email me: mike.zellers@gmail.com

interactive collage

2009-10-06T18:55:00.000-04:00

pressing 1-9 will add that number of images to collage. the position is determined by a combination mouse position and randomness. the size and opacity is random. " "e" and "r" decreases and increases average size of new images. q" and "w" decreases and increases average opacity for new images. "c" toggles b/w. "b" blurs. "x" posterizes. "m", "n" and "v" filter. "a", "s", "d", "f","g","h","j","k" and "l" change manner in which images blend. "t", "y", "u" and "i" change the image set. "0" resets.

Benefit @ Local Girl, 10/24

2009-10-05T10:47:00.002-04:00

Benefit @ Local Girl, 10/24, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

My piece will be included...

Please consider attending. Let me know if you have questions.

video

2009-09-29T21:09:00.001-04:00

spider web in rain

2009-09-07T23:43:00.001-04:00

spider web in rain, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

looked for a rainbow, saw this instead - there's a lesson in there somewhere..

dpr

2009-08-18T22:23:00.001-04:00

dpr, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

i liked yourscenesucks.com so much, i decided to make one for my own scene - deranged professor rock - view large size plz

imogen heap's ellipse

2009-08-17T22:37:00.000-04:00

newest work

2009-08-16T20:40:00.000-04:00

Check out my newest work at http://mikezellers.com/processing/kalilily

btw, i would love to add music to these videos, so any music makers out there that care to volinteer some clips or loops, let me know

cornobble

2009-08-15T17:03:00.000-04:00

cornobble

off the grid...

2009-08-10T14:25:00.001-04:00

is where i think i may be heading

latest video

2009-08-08T13:56:00.000-04:00

please check out my latest video

2009-08-08T02:01:00.000-04:00

my first use of sound in a processing sketch

Adriane Lake: Morning Glow

2009-08-06T11:33:00.001-04:00

I picked up Adriane Lake's Morning Glow from iTunes. This record combines uplifting lyrics, Ms. Lake's lovely voice and retro-ish electronics to make for very pleasant, enjoyable listening. The layered arrangements are very good, without being too busy. It mixes vocal numbers and instrumentals to good effect. My personal favorite is the whimsical JACQUES COUSTEAU. The music here is charming without being cloying, simple and fun without being trite.

2009-08-05T19:52:00.001-04:00

here is my latest work in processing.it is called faces

westside market

2009-08-01T22:08:00.001-04:00

photos from cleveland's westside market

recent works...

2009-07-25T21:24:00.005-04:00

here are some vidcaps of my recent work in processing. the actual programs are randomized so each time it is run it will look different.

Mr. Vandelay

2009-07-23T12:08:00.006-04:00

As I return to blogging, I want to post about Art. I hope this post doesn't seem to pretentious. Of course, given the few people that read me, it doesn't really matter all that much.

First of all, in an attempt to mitigate some of the pretension, let me say that I am not an artist. To paraphrase what was said about Dan Quayle vis a vis John Kennedy, “I know artists. Mike Zellers is no artist.” However, I do feel that I create art. Albeit perhaps crappy art. I never found discussions such as “Are videogames art? Is Mary Halvorson a jazz guitarist?” to be interesting. Categorizing something cannot enhance my experience and may even detract from it. Halvorson is awesome regardless. Additionally, I feel that art is too important to leave to artists (and politics too important to leave to politicians, religion to religious leaders, technology to technologists – etc) . By this, I certainly don't mean we don't need artists. We do. I simply mean that art – specifically creating art, can be part of anyone's life. So as such, let's for the sake of argument say I am a nonartist that makes art (I know, Eno said something similar first – never claimed to be especially original)

I got into art in a very convoluted way. As a senior in high school, I was touring Washington DC and got hit with the flu. I didn't feel like walking much. One of the things I did was sit in the National Gallery of Art and stare at paintings. This was probably the first time I ever “looked” at art. I was always the math/science geek type. Told by countless teachers my art work sucked. Thinking art wasn't for me. The DC trip made me interested in viewing art.

I begin admiring artists and especially musicians – creative types. After all, I got technical stuff; it was no mystery to me. But creativity was a quality that seemed foreign and mysterious. I felt, given enough time I could write any computer program that anyone else could write, however, give me an eternity and I could never write a song, or create a work of art. Because of this, artists intrigued me.

At various times in my life, I began playing around – sketching and even making little figures out of clay. Purely for fun. When unemployed/and or depressed (depression – another good topic for a future essay), sketching was an activity I could lose myself in. By no means I am good, but it kept me outta trouble, as they say.

Fast forward a bunch of years. I started teaching Web Development and to enhance my teaching started playing with digital cameras. At some point, I started having fun playing around taking pics. I was surprised with how much I liked the results, and more so even the process. Given it was so different than my normal inclnation and career (technology), I enjoyed the experience, and working using intuition rather than logic.

I was at a metro park and saw a display and thought, well, my stuff is at least as good as this, so emailed the parks and displayed my work at one. I have since displayed my stuff at other places – not often – but with some regularity. Have even sold a few. I have no illusion of making money or becoming famous. I do like however when people see what I have done – the whole “if a tree falls and no one hears it....” business. The viewer completes the work. I sometimes get frustrated I am not seen more or sell more. But I always come back to why I do this in the first place – to scratch an itch – to fulfill the part of me that usually takes the backseat. I also realize I have been very fortunate with what I have done re:displaying and selling given I am non-artist.

I mainly have taken pictures of nature. There are a bunch of reasons for this – some good, some flimsy. I think it was the Greeks that talked about nature being true beauty and art must reflect the beauty of nature. Perhaps some of my photos are cliched, but pictures of nature in its various aspects is what most often thrills me. I have started taking other sorts of pictures as well – trying to stretch my creativity further and find similar beauty in other environments that I do in a natural environment. Speaking of beauty, I know not all art needs to be beautiful. But, for the most part, I want most of what I create to have beauty. Its a shame that it seems sometimes that beauty in art is quaint or passe.

I have periodically, and again recently, played with generative art – using computer programs to manipulate and create images – especially, dynamic multi-exposures. I've always viewed artists as playing “God” - creating their own universes in which one can immerse. If anything, generative art is closer to my view of artist as playing “God” - that is, one does not control the creation, but controls the rules by which the creation is made – and then let the creation unfold. Of course, as an agnostic/atheist non-artist, what do I know. To paraphrase Bones, “I'm a programmer not an artist.”

Of course, I stack the deck. By selecting the pictures and by fiddling with the algorithms, I exert some control over the end product. It's a delight because while I have a sense at what an algorithm will produce, sometimes there are happy accidents, and the randomness ensures some surprises. Of course, just as it is not a coincidence that the laws of physics are such that intelligence life exists (if they weren't, there'd be no one here to complain about it – the anthropomorphic principle), if a particular generative experiment yields nothing of value, it disappears (the artthropomorpic principle – lol). The ones that are left that I post to either my processing page on my site, or on flickr, are the ones that I feel yield the best results.

I like including my nature photos in these – sorta closes the loop for one. Secondly, nature got it right – I guess I agree with the Greeks here. The form/shading/color etc... When I manipulate the images, I hope some of nature can still be seen in them. I also like the blending of "natural" and technological elements. I love it in music – see Jon Hassell, etc... Maybe by manipulating the pictures with technology, I destroy the natural aspects. Or maybe I mutate it in a way that is positive. But I think it speaks of where we are now as humanity in the 21st century. And of course, this sparks a whole debate about what natural is - aren't humans part of "nature" - but I won't get into that here - you all know what I mean by contrasting natural w/technological.

I have no idea how to “present” this sort of stuff to the world, or to sell it. But I love to create it. I love the process and am frequently delighted by the results. And I want others to see. I think I can honestly say not merely to massage my ego.

Well, to the few, the brave that made it through this whole post. I sincerely thank you. I hope I was neither too boring nor too pretentious. Please don't hesitate to comment/criticize. Really. Be honest.

*small change posted approx 12:45PM*

desert island record...

2009-07-21T23:51:00.002-04:00

i recall many years ago reading a book called stranded, where a number of rock critics picked the one album they would take on a desert island with them. Taking the hypothetical situation literally, and not altering the question to pick the best album, or my favorite album, currently i would go to MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS. however, i would select BANG ON A CAN'S version. For those of you that don't know, brian eno virtually invented a genre of music - ambient - with this record. his ambient manifesto makes great reading, though i am too lazy to link to it - or indeed post any links today. essentially, eno's goal was to create music one could either pay close attention to, or simply have on in the background. he succeeded with this goal. MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS is perfect music to accompany the day's activities, yet still holds up to close listening. In addition, it sounds either heart breakingly sad, or totally calm and peaceful. all taken together, makes it perfect album to sit with on a desert island... could accompany mundanes tasks, deep contemplation and times of despair - activities, which i suspect, would take up most of my time on a desert island, as opposed to parties, etc... come to think of it, it what i spend most of my time on anyhow even though not on a desert island. BANG ON A CAN'S version with "real" instruments is a rare case of me favoring a remake to the original. The sound is richer in my humble opinion, so would give the slight nod to it over the original...

processing

2009-07-18T15:07:00.000-04:00

h6 - latest effort in processing

IMG_3360

2009-07-13T12:51:00.001-04:00

IMG_3360, originally uploaded by Louise Denham.

P6194482_2

2009-06-19T23:56:00.001-04:00

P6194482_2, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

see more of my numpty here

P6143983_2_2

2009-06-14T23:15:00.001-04:00

P6143983_2_2, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

2009-05-20T21:00:00.001-04:00

new set of pics

still alive

2009-02-28T10:42:00.002-05:00

if so inclined, follow me on twitter

xcski therapy

2009-01-12T14:51:00.001-05:00

0112091202.jpg, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

thanks for all the words of encouragement...

today i tried some xcski therapy - see full set

any encouraging words...

2009-01-04T00:31:00.000-05:00

...will be appeciated...

365 Tree Project - Day 103

2008-11-07T10:22:00.001-05:00

365 Tree Project - Day 103, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

for Bryan

2008-09-29T13:25:00.001-04:00

for Bryan, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

sdfsdfsdfsdf

come see me

2008-09-17T15:14:00.000-04:00

at tremont art festival this weekend

talking heads

2008-09-17T08:31:00.001-04:00

been rediscovering my fave band for years - talking heads...
in a post 9/11 world - life during wartime is real creepy...

"turn and face the strain"?

2008-08-14T17:05:00.002-04:00

was looking up some of the lyrics of bowie's changes - found them here - and there seems to be a lively and quite amusing discussion about what i always had heard as "turn and face the strain"

this single page points out what i love and despise about the internet and it is hilarious to boot...

poss. most beautiful song ever...

2008-08-14T17:01:00.001-04:00

Ill be your mirror
Reflect what you are, in case you dont know
Ill be the wind, the rain and the sunset
The light on your door to show that youre home

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside youre twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
cause I see you

I find it hard to believe you dont know
The beauty that you are
But if you dont let me be your eyes
A hand in your darkness, so you wont be afraid

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside youre twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
cause I see you

Ill be your mirror

i'll be your mirror (l reed) - perf. by vu

Upcoming exhibit...

2008-08-04T17:10:00.003-04:00

includes 4 of my pics

two photo projects...

2008-08-04T10:52:00.005-04:00

Two photo projects are taking up much of my creative energy:

365 Day Self Portrait - One self portrait a day for a year

and if that doesn't make you excited, and face it, who will get excited at the prospect of a year's worth self portraits of me - or for that matter - a day's worth....

365 Day Tree Project - One pic of one of my face trees - a Japanese Maple - for a year...

Still early in both - so get on the bandwagon early....

Frankly, flickr has increasingly become my outline for online interaction

diet change?

2008-08-02T15:05:00.006-04:00

I am considering dropping my vegetarian diet to include some meat and fish...

I don't know - I have the sense I have not been eating well lately and body is suffering... I know it is possible to eat a well-balanced vegetarian dietr, but I don't think I am. I know the Dalai Lama, based on doctor's orders eats some meat...

On the other hand - I don't know...

any advice, encouragement etc would be appreciated...

365 Tree Project

2008-07-29T18:09:00.001-04:00

365 Tree Project: Day 4 - Abstract, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

I am taking a picture a day for a year of one of my favorite trees. I have wanted to do this for a while and finally took the plunge. This is the latest. Here is a link to the Flickr set

365 Project: Ceci n'est pas moi.

2008-07-26T12:14:00.001-04:00

365 Project: Ceci n'est pas moi., originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

pardon the bad french and pretention. a fave painting of mine is magrite's ceci n'est pas une pipe. Well this is not me - not even a photo of me - a photo of my image on a screen. somehow abstracting magrite one level further seems to make sense in this digital/virtual age.

365 Project: R&R

2008-07-25T12:36:00.001-04:00

365 Project: R&R, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

Weekends for me (which nearly always include friday - a perk of teaching) is about balancing R&R with getting done all the tasks I can't get to during the work week. Given my recent stomach bug, the focus so far has been on rest, but have a few things to do later - including a reception for a charity auction for which I donated a photo.

365 Project - Day 1: Schlumpy

2008-07-24T12:28:00.001-04:00

365 Project - Day 1: Schlumpy, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

Adults are as vulnerable to peer pressure as anyone. Everyone else, it seems is doing the 365 project, so I must as well. I plan on creating images by a variety of methods - whatever works for the day...This was taken on my mac book using the built in iSight camera i PhotoBooth.

So, why schlumpy? Had a mild case of food poisoning yesterday - after eating cheese ravioli at a very nice restaurant. Prime suspect: alfredo sauce. Not to be deterred, I am back on the horse today - enjoyed a frozen Stouffers fettucine alfredo - pack my lunches in advance so this is what I had. Headache today. Last day teaching this week. Am teaching 4 days a week over summer term, which in retrospect, might have been a bit too much - as for us faculty, summer ought to be a time for renewal and to work on projects we can't get to during the year. So here i am - staring at laptop between classes waiting for lunch to heat.

LCCC Web Wiki

2008-07-16T10:47:00.004-04:00

An adjunct faculty person and I are creating a Wiki we plan on using in some of our classes. We hope this will be a great resource created in a large part by our students that will benefit the campus community.

Interested in contributing - contact me

a hard rain...

2008-07-09T09:19:00.003-04:00

a hard rain..., originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

never drove thru heavier rain....

lightning strikes

2008-07-09T09:19:00.001-04:00

lightning strikes, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

lightning struck maybe 50 yards from sisters house...
"it was orange Mike! ORANGE!"

emosewa ylpmis

2008-07-01T12:47:00.001-04:00

don't know what i like better - her videos...

or her responses to the idiots that make stoopid comments....

check her site

haisai ojisan

2008-06-29T13:56:00.002-04:00

a plethora of versions of a fave tune

here's my favorite version

dancing

2008-06-29T13:46:00.001-04:00

awesome scene that closes a great movie....esp. like the couple dancing about a minute or so into the clip

kitty pedicure

2008-06-29T13:37:00.001-04:00

P6292301.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

pics....

2008-06-23T22:16:00.001-04:00

P6152207.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

i had something specific in mind when taking this photo and several others like it (see flickr photostream)

not sure if i hit the mark or not - got so wrapped up in the editing etc i can't look at them objectively - so any feedback is welcome...

so long, reality

2008-06-17T12:07:00.002-04:00

with the introduction of the demo of creature creator from spore, i officially announce my break with the so called "real world"...

surrealizzle

2008-06-17T08:50:00.002-04:00

two of my photos are on george lamb of the bbc's surrealizzle gallery....

mr dimbles

big bug

live at abbey road...

2008-06-14T11:53:00.003-04:00

just watched an episode of live at abbey road on sundance channel that included appearances by natasha bedengfield (sp?), gipsy kings and iron maiden....

perhaps as unlikely a triple bill as one could come up with...

actually was very good...

iris

2008-06-13T22:45:00.002-04:00

P6131575_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

bee

2008-06-13T22:44:00.002-04:00

P6131614_2_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

storm coming

2008-06-13T22:43:00.001-04:00

P6131720_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

best new song i've heard in ages...

2008-06-11T13:13:00.002-04:00

Frank Turner - Reasons not to be an idiot...
sounds ike it could have been written about me

lyrics

video

You're not as messed up as you think you are
Your self-absorption makes you messier
Just settle down and you will feel a whole lot better
Deep down you're just like everybody else

She's not as pretty as she thinks she is
Just picture her after she's had kids
I bet she sits at home and listens to The Smiths
Deep down she's just like everybody else

So why are you sat at home?
You're not designed to be alone
You just got used to saying "no"
So get up and get down and get outside
Cos it's a lovely sunny day
But you hide yourself away
You've only got yourself to blame
Get up and get down and get outside

He's not as clever as he likes to think
He's just ambitious with his arguing
He's crap at dancing, yeah and he can't hold his drink
Deep down he's just like everybody else

I'm not as awesome as this song makes out
I'm angry, underweight and sketching out
I'm building bonfires on my vanities and doubts
To get warm just like everybody else

So why are you sat at home?
You're not designed to be alone
You just got used to saying "no"
So get up and get down and get outside
Cos it's a lovely sunny day
But you hide yourself away
You've only got yourself to blame
Get up and get down and get outside

Amy thinks that life is lacking in drama
So she fell for horoscopes, faith-healing and karma
She's so wrapped up in her invisible armour
She'll never grow into herself
And it's OK thinking me and all my friends are just wasters
But saying that I can still see through her heirs and graces
I bet she's scared her life won't leave any traces
Caught up like everyone else

That's not the point anyway
Oh darling, I felt compelled to call you up to say...
So why are you sat at home?
You're not designed to be alone
You just got used to saying "no"
So get up and get down and get outside
Cos it's a lovely sunny day
But you hide yourself away
You've only got yourself to blame
Get up and get down and get outside
Get up and get down and get outside
Get up and get down and get outside
Get up and get down and get outside
Get up and get down and get outside
Get up and get down and get outside

new photos...

2008-06-08T22:32:00.001-04:00

P6081421_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

June 08 - photoset a

space kitty

2008-06-05T13:25:00.003-04:00

P6040992_2_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

on the hunt

2008-06-05T13:25:00.001-04:00

P6040904_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

buncha new pics

2008-06-05T13:23:00.001-04:00

P6040972_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

my dandelion book

2008-05-28T23:50:00.002-04:00

a collection of my favorite/best dandelion pictures - buy a copy and i'll be grateful forever....

dandelions

By mike zellers

spring photos

2008-05-24T14:38:00.001-04:00

P5240555_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

another batch of spring photos

sexiest vegetarians

2008-05-22T20:44:00.001-04:00

Natalie Portman and Peter Dinklage Have My Vote for the

dandelions

2008-05-21T14:36:00.001-04:00

P5139925_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

P5109832_2.JPG

2008-05-11T09:56:00.001-04:00

P5109832_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

new photoset - spring

spring break

2008-03-22T22:14:00.001-04:00

P3228506_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

exhibit

2008-03-04T11:08:00.003-05:00

i will have several pieces at the upcoming exhibit "Spring: Rebirth, Ritual and ReCreation" at the Stocker Art Gallery

opening is thurs 3/6 - 4-7:30PM....
i should be there at 4-ish for a bit before midterm i am giving if you want to stop and say hi

also note the schedule at the above link- there are many events surrounding this exhibit...

don't forget middle-aged guys - they're afraid too...

2008-01-16T12:14:00.000-05:00

perhaps the biggest "duh" article in history...

Bad news for Coco and Blinko -- children don't like clowns and even older kids are scared of them.

article

second life

2008-01-13T14:26:00.001-05:00

anyone on sl here?
i am becoming addicted rapidly.
contact if interested...

P8113622_2_2.JPG

2008-01-08T14:00:00.001-05:00

P8113622_2_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

demonstration

2008-01-08T13:57:00.001-05:00

PB025975.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

je suis les miserables...

2008-01-05T11:58:00.001-05:00

je suis les miserables..., originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

day 2 of migraine. yesterday blurred vision. today, a hot steaming bowl of pain...

longtime favorite is back!

2007-12-31T14:44:00.001-05:00

longtime fave kirsten gum is back on tv - hosting the travel channel new years and apparently has another new show on the travel channel...

this is welcome news indeed - although why wasn't i informed earlier - i get several hits per month on the search term "kirsten gum" die to my earlier posts waxing poetic about her while she was covering the tour de france...

2007-12-30T20:38:00.000-05:00

what i am watching: helvetica

fave song this moment:

Thunder On The Mountain Lyrics

merry christmas!!!!

2007-12-23T01:27:00.001-05:00

merry christmas!!!!, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

2007-12-20T11:25:00.000-05:00

here's a new site i worked on:
bridget ginley

please visit it - bridget is awesome...
also, if you have any issues viewing the site - let me know...

...

2007-12-18T22:41:00.001-05:00

PC186784_2_2.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

...

2007-11-27T23:48:00.000-05:00

best new music i've heard in ages...

3 ways to see my photos...

2007-11-26T20:42:00.000-05:00

show at carlisle with my sister, a few pieces at bela dubby group show, and at lccc holiday sale

in the unlikely event that you want more info, let me know... mike.zellers at gmail.com

i don't know...

2007-11-24T22:30:00.001-05:00

PB176236.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

...why i post photos online...actually, lately, i haven't been...
surely few seem to care - it's not as though i see myself as an artist or want to be a prof photographer. i do enjoy sharing what i have done, because as limited as my talents may be - i do *like* a lot of the photos i take and like to share them - regardless if anyone is listening or not...

been too busy to take too many - here is a set from 11/07

reminder...

2007-11-23T17:21:00.000-05:00

next sat. december 1st, my sister and i have a show at the carlisle visitor center - a lorain county metropark...

come and see my sister's work - the true artist of the family...

go bolts!

2007-11-02T11:10:00.001-04:00

go bolts!, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

phear the noggin'!

my dandelions...

2007-10-30T21:38:00.000-04:00

my dandelions are included in the most recent issue of lccc's north coast review

katrina leadership project

2007-10-15T20:38:00.000-04:00

i am working on a website for the katrina leadership project, a very worthwhile project created and directed by a colleague at my college, malcolm cash.

check it out...and help spread the word...

so long and thanks for all the fish...

2007-10-13T10:08:00.000-04:00

hiros

2007-10-12T12:22:00.000-04:00

congratulations...

2007-10-12T10:13:00.000-04:00

..to al gore

PA115482.JPG

2007-10-11T21:55:00.001-04:00

PA115482.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

radiohead...

2007-10-10T21:13:00.000-04:00

in rainbows is awesome

not that anyone reads this or cares...

relaxation

2007-10-09T20:52:00.001-04:00

PA085430.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

to masumi...

2007-10-07T11:57:00.000-04:00

opening next friday: 10/12...

email me for more details

i will be participating in an exhibit entitled "to masumi" - a tribute
to masumi hayashi , an outstanding
photographer and cleveland state professor, who was tragically
murdered in 2006. some of my work has been influenced by masumi and
her photomosaics...

here is a scaled down version of my piece....

cd sleeve photos...

2007-10-06T22:05:00.000-04:00

a number of my photos will be featured on deborah sachs cd - pure imagination...

this cd features a jazz/swing combo - and of course the title track is, unless i am mistaken - from willie wonka (the, ahem, good version w/ gene wilder...)
it also features singing in the rain - a favorite movie of my mom - my dad on the other hand, never really liked musicals...lol...

check it out...

more new kitty photos...

2007-10-04T23:19:00.001-04:00

PA045279.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

see whole set

new kitties

2007-10-03T12:30:00.000-04:00