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Category Archives: Adventures
Thank you to my readers!
The Blognosticator will reach 450,000 all-time readers tonight. That’s pretty cool. I started writing this blog on July 26, 2011, after writing for a while on WhatTheyThink.com and for several years in Graphic Arts Monthly before that. Since “going private” … Continue reading
Musings on pinhole photography
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that last week I returned from the 2023 Burning Man festival in northern Nevada. It was a terrific event, full of excitement and artistic energy – until it rained. Then it became … Continue reading
The generator at Burning Man
This is the final chapter of a five-chapter story about designing and building a trailer to carry a military surplus generator for our camp at Burning Man. To read the previous chapter, click here. Armed with my Work Pass, a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, Burning Man, electric generator, generator, MEP 802a, military generator, Pinhole Project
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A long visit to the DMV
and traveling to Burning Man
This is Part 4 of a series of stories about designing and building a trailer to hold a generator for Burning Man. To read the previous story, please click here. I had the trailer, minus its load, ready to be … Continue reading
A tale of trailer wiring
This is Part 3 of a multi-part story about making a trailer for carrying a generator to Burning Man. To read the previous episode, please click here. The trailer is ready for licensing, so I have gathered the necessary paperwork, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Building things, Gadgets
Tagged Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, building a trailer, Burning Man, generator, trailer design, trailer wiring
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Trailering the generator
I left my detailed plans for the generator trailer with my friend Hank Van Gaale, who is the best welder in the universe. Then I flew to France, and went on to Switzerland and Germany for four weeks. While I … Continue reading
Designing and building a trailer for Burning Man
I will be attending Burning Man again this year, my fifth. The event was canceled in 2020 and 2021, and I was in Germany in 2022, so I have missed three years. I will be going out onto the Black … Continue reading
Ink-jet trompe l’oeil buildings
I spent the last year in Europe, mostly in Munich, and I had a wonderful opportunity to visit several countries as a tourist before returning to the USA. My wife and I became vagabonds after my final semester teaching at … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Art, Printing and Printing Processes
Tagged Bergen, Brian Lawler, Bryggen, ink-jet printed fabric, Norway, Trompe l'oeil
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Pushing the limits of repositioned panoramic photography (updated) (three times)
In several previous articles I have written about the process of repositioned panoramic photography. It works best when there is no perspective – strictly two-dimensional subject matter. With my experiences with street art (see the most recent article here), this works perfectly. … Continue reading