Tribe.net. Local Connections Psyteknology http://lazuli.tribe.net/thread/98a032d1-a600-4c84-a6be-12404f1a4199 2007-03-08T13:23:01Z 2007-03-08T13:23:01Z

<div>Hi Everyone, <br/> <br/>My name is Albie, and since Janurary I've been experimenting with UV light and floro paints. <br/> <br/>Chauvet Lighting has just relased a UV LED Fixture that contains 192 Led's, and it has several strobe functions with dimming capabilities. <br/> <br/>I'm just curious if anyone else has heard of these fixtures and in what ways are they being used ? <br/> <br/>I have posted some of my works here. <br/> <br/>http://www.boundlessgallery.com/artist/7743.html <br/> <br/>Thanks, and I look forward to any replies! <br/> <br/>Albie <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://lazuli.tribe.net">Lazuli</a> - 0 replies </div>

Psyteknology 2007-03-08T13:23:01Z Ivyknot http://lazuli.tribe.net/thread/b630b799-1f73-44b8-a702-5f3eff777195 2005-06-16T21:04:08Z 2005-06-16T21:04:08Z

<div>I was recently asked for advice about a dance move seen in one of our pictures "redvelvet &amp; Laini @ Burning Man Center Camp Cafe 2004" that I thought i'd share and here it is! <br/> <br/>The biggest challenges when executing a Double veil "airplane"... <br/>1. Maintaining a vertical spin that faces one direction (i.e. the audience) <br/>2. Staying in one spot while you're doing it (falling off the stage is bad) <br/> <br/>There were a few tricks that helped me learn how to do this: <br/> <br/>1. Practice the arm movements while turning without the veils. Imagine that your arms are the hands of a clock and make sure they pass through every hour, especially the 6:00 (straight down) &amp; the 12:00 (straight up). Start slow and gradually pick up speed. <br/> <br/> 2. To help avoid dizziness, spot on an area of the floor just in front of your feet. Eventually, your goal will be to spin and look at the audience (while smiling, of course!) but don't bother until you feel more comfortable. Also, try alternating the direction of your spin (clockwise vs. counter-clockwise) every once in a while as you practice. <br/> <br/>3. Next you will need to focus on keeping your arms equidistant from each other and moving at a steady speed. Imagine that your hands are 2 magnets with opposite polarity and they are pushing away from each other. Stretch your arms out as much as you can to facilitate this feeling. <br/> <br/>4. You will notice that this move requires you to lean forward slightly which is fine as long as you don’t lean too much and throw off your center of gravity or bob up and down as you turn. To really polish up this move, have a trusty friend plant their index finger smack dab in the middle of the top of your head while you are in the leaning-forward-slightly posture and turning. Your friend is not allowed to move and you will be forced to stay in one place spinning on this imaginary axis. This is an especially dramatic effect for your audience. As you repeatedly make eye contact with them it will appear as though you are the calm epicenter of a whirling mass of color &amp; chaos. The eye of the storm, if you will…. <br/> <br/>5. Ready for a challenge? Practice in a hallway (insert evil laugh here) preferably one that doesn’t have a bunch of stuff hanging on the walls. <br/> <br/>The veils <br/> <br/>I use half-circle veils with a 3 yard diameter. This size works well for my height; 5’6”. Taller people can handle larger sizes and the petite folks out there might want to consider downsizing theirs if they are having trouble. My top-3 favorite fabrics are tissue lame’, metal lame’ and silk. I make and sell veils in the lame’ fabric ($30 each or 2/$50) and I get my silk veils from www.lrosedesigns.com. <br/> <br/>How to hold your veil <br/>Believe it or not, if you screw this up, it’ll seem like your “airplane” will never get off the ground. <br/>1. Lay your ½ circle veil out on the ground in front of you with the straight edge towards you and the curved edge farthest away from you. <br/>2. Starting from the left corner, measure about 18” along the straight edge and place the palm of your right hand on this spot with fingers on the veil and wrist not on the veil <br/>3. Slip your right thumb under the edge of the veil and grasp the veil in a fist (not the kind of fist where your fingers wrap around your thumb) <br/>4. Now extend your middle and index finger and have them point towards the corner of the veil that’s 18” away. Your thumb should now be pressing into the base of these two fingers from the other side of the fabric. <br/>5. Go ahead and stand up with the veil and swish the veil around a bit, do a few turns with arm outstretched, etc. making sure to lead with the back of your hand. If you have done this correctly, the main body of the veil should trail behind your hand easily. If you have a veil that is not 3 yards in diameter or the 18” grasping point seems awkward, try adjusting your hand to a different spot. <br/> <br/>Good luck! <br/>We are all one in the dance….. <br/>Laini :)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://lazuli.tribe.net">Lazuli</a> - 0 replies </div>

Ivyknot 2005-06-16T21:04:08Z