Fire Family at Rusty's Bar

 Another wonderful evening of friends, family, fire and faeries.

You can click here to be redirected to my other blog to view more photos from the evening.  

What Do You Do on Friday Evenings?

This is what we do in Austin. 

Meet Sage and Echo.

Welcome 2012 SXSW Music Festival Visitors

SXSW visitors will, not only, appreciate the music in Austin; but our visual artists as well.    The creativity, diversity, beauty and special nature of Austin fire flow artists (also known as fire dancers) is inspiring.  I've tried to include photos in this post that I haven't shared until this week.  You will find that, although, many performers are completely booked during the festival, some still have availability. 

I look forward to having a public showing of a series of our local fire artists.  Feel free to let me know which ones you like best. 

Firepower

Pyrography for Connosieurs

Meet Walker Babington.  He prefers blow torches, flame throwers, metal grinders, ice picks, old silverware and crayons to more conventional media.  His canvases?  Wood, doors, metal pieces-parts and anything else that gets in his way.  As he puts it, "Anything that will rust, I'll rust; anything that burns, I'll burn.

Walker Babington: Pyrographer from alison harbaugh on Vimeo.

In the section about Walker on his FB page, it states, "If I could make the world as pure and strange as what I see, I'd put you in the mirror I put in front of me".

Portrait of Walker by Erin Fitzpatrick.

Amazing Photography - Home on the Playa

Check out Eric Schwabel's unique

 photo project at BM2010!  The photos are breath-taking. 

The production funds were raised through a kickstarter.com campaign. Stills were shot on a Mamiya 645 AFD with DM28 digital back. Lights are Profoto Pro-b2 kits with Pro-7 heads.

The Sacred Geometry of Fire

the zen of it all - such a blessing

darting, parting, blazing, trailing

life in blues and yellows

a bob, a weave -- an exercise in subtlety

feeling it, hearing it, knowing it

fire transforms thought, time, & intuition

 each breath slows to an eternity

movements conscious, yet not

mathematical, transformative, instinctual

sacred geometry scores the night air

possibilities of heat-formed fields of 

dancing arm-hair dandelions loom

seering, red-hot, metal kisses

etch for a while, if not forever

a memory, a sensation, a lesson

instructors sent to direct and guide

dancing fireballs admonish and chide

each reminder less than the last

rushes of wind and sounds of fire

driving energy beyond the bounds

and through my very being

grace, beauty and movement

as the heart expands, so does the mind

no reaction, just flow-no attack, just flow

On the Instruction of Flames

Flames cleanse and correct

Instructing unforgivingly

On balance and harmony

Creating neurological pathways

This space where time slows

Intuition expands by necessity

Flexibility, flow and subtleties

Appear where they were not

Metaphysical Fire Meditation

I don't typically post the same photo to both of my blogs, but I really like this one:

Austin NYE - Electro Circus Style

Just a few shots from the Electro Circus celebration at Auditorium Shores:

Ciara Blossom 2010

I would like to introduce you to the lovely Ciara Blossom, a wonderful example of Truth & Beauty. She embodies love and community and is integral to the heartbeat of Austin.

Ciara Blossom 2010 from Spunlight Hoops on Vimeo.

If the Vimeo player doesn't work on your puter, you can check out the YouTube version here.

Kisses & Hugs for the New Year

I wish you fiery kisses and hugs for and throughout the new year!

Convert Plastic into Gasoline, Diesel and Kerosene

Yup...It's real.

I think I might let the news outlets know; they seem to have missed this.

I'd love to know what you think!

Gemini Moon

There's magic in the air!

Sage and Echo

At Opa's

If you do not yet know these young ladies; Echo is the one with the braids and Sage, the flower.

What Did You Do For Canada Day?

This is what I did:

(photo by Arlene Waghalter)

Then came the fireworks. I was the one behind the camera this time.

Canadians really love their Canada Day. When you mix in FunFest, the merriment doesn't stop.

Room With A View

The photo below is from our new front porch. I was starting the fire for dinner.

This one is of our first meal. Awesome!

On the Brighter Side

From the twisted minds of the folks at PES comes another wonderful bent-perspective video. This one won the Audience Award at the Annecy Animation Festival.

It really brightened my mood this morning. I hope it does the same for you.

Colorful Me

I was not planning to post this photo until my wife and her friends walked behind me and started laughing.  They say it captures my spirit well.

 

Astral Orchestra

My friend Sage is the inspiration for the piece I call "Astral Orchestra".

The original photo is of her fire dancing at my wedding.  In life and this photo, she has a lovely view of the universe.  I envision her directing an orchestra of universal energy.