Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
October 32nd serves as a reflective pause before November, allowing time to rest and enjoy activities without productivity pressures. Tourmaline . shares personal experiences of leisure, finishing a small forest project, and appreciating creativity shared by others throughout October, emphasizing the importance of balance and self-care.
I've had a number of days lately where I've found myself with hours to fill and very few ways to fill them.Sometimes it's a matter of where I am and what I'm able to do. Other times, I have the freedom to do something but not necessarily the energy. Either way, I've found myself searching... Continue Reading →
I’ve been wandering through an unfinished game called The Museum of Things That Never Happened. Beside me, a notebook has been filling with borrowed lines, questions, and photographs I haven’t made yet.A translucent house, lit from below. Windows oddly placed, no doors. Portraits watching the person who came to look at them.Somewhere along the way,... Continue Reading →
Salvador Dalí's precise hypnagogic nap technique, catching fleeting creative imagery at the exact boundary of sleep. Some of the most vivid, hyper-associative imagery our minds ever generate is completely lost to us. It happens during the "twilight zone" of consciousness—the exact transition stage between being wide awake and falling asleep, known as the hypnagogic state.... Continue Reading →
After weeks of exploring dreams, Surrealist techniques, and altered states of consciousness, I've decided to start documenting the fleeting images, strange associations, and occasional misperceptions that usually disappear from memory. With a stack of index cards, I'm building a personal Dream Repository to preserve these experiences and see what might eventually emerge from them.
In October 2026, I traveled to the Arkansas Ozarks for a week of rock climbing with First Descents. It was my first opportunity to really get to know others living with multiple sclerosis. Between the climbing, unexpected wildlife encounters, new friendships, and a few reminders of what my body can still do, I returned home with quite a bit to think about.
The evolution of toy photography, originating in 1898, reflects broader artistic trends from early hoaxes to contemporary Instagram culture. Initially used to create convincing illusions, toys became vehicles for exploring surrealism, democratized by Kodak, and later served as means for critical commentary in conceptual art. Nostalgia drives today's toy photography scene, raising questions about future generations' interpretations.
The content explores an artistic interpretation of the Energy Conversion Box exercise from Robert Monroe's Gateway Experience, focusing on its purpose to help participants temporarily set aside everyday distractions. Tourmaline . visually represents this concept through a photograph of a translucent figure beside a glowing box, capturing the moment of separation from worries.