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Understanding the nearly Invisible - A Tale in Dust

Remember sitting in your home one day and you noticed the sunlight enhancing the air and the dust within it? A Dust Tale.

Biological Networking / Particle Downloads

Dust is a peculiar substance. Less a material in its own right, with its own characteristics or color, dust is a condition.
It is the “result of the divisibility of matter,” Joseph Amato writes in his book Dust: A History of the Small and the Invisible. Dust is a potpourri of ingredients, varied to the point of indefinability. Dust includes “dead insect parts, flakes of human skin, shreds of fabric, and other unpleasing materials,” Amato writes.

Many people are allergic to dust and spend vast amounts of time and money attempting to rid their homes and possessions of it, yet dust’s everyday conquest of the world’s surfaces never ends. Undefended, a room can quickly be buried in it. We breath and live in Dust everyday. Our skin merges and our lungs deal with dust every moment. This peculiar substance illuminated me one day. As I was watching the suns rays light up the dust in my own home, I pondered the the thought about dusts composition. Some say that Dust is made up of over 85% of our our own matter.

Human Matter - our own skin, hair, and excretions, from flakes to dried nose matter. (although this may seem detesting, that would mean, each day our bodies consume this matter and by choice or not we are forced into a form of cannibalism - even more detesting.)

This consuming sparked an idea that made complete sense. Our bodies have been coined before as biological machines (possibly by: Albrecht von Haller) - In this experience with Dust, particles of our selves and others can be tested that the mere thought of a past loved one or anyone living or not could be a direct result of our body chemistry reacting and processing with the remains (through the particles) of their dust still existing in our domains. For example while walking through your own home your feet will stir the dust of a memory of a loved one, your body will digest through inhalation this particle and your body will process this particle and reflect a moment of interaction with that person. So the dust particle itself becomes a processing chip of memory that once integrated with your system (a bio-computer) will recall the information. Or memory, experience or presence of someone.

To go deeper into this process, ghosts or memories of sounds and experience could be stored in microscopic dna particles floating through your personal areas (home, office, etc.) and in those moments you feel a presence could be your biological machine processing the dust of that being.

The inspiration of this though was triggered by the organic integration of James Camerons creative movie AVATAR. How the tribe of people integrated with their beasts organically. Then with simple observations of dust through a sunbeam of my window the connection of the thoughts opened up a forum of understanding the Magic of Dust. The integration of how mere dust carries years of history and experiences. I have seen in television and on the Discovery channel how smell can recall memories as well. Our senses have been dulled by visual and audiotory oversaturation - smell, taste and touch can then be processed through feel. When a person feels a presence, even though it cannot be explained physically (the entity) is not there. We may perceive it as a mental adaptation or physic adaptation.

Mental manifestation and recollection could be questioned as a biological transference of particle intelligence. A dust particle remains of a person who studied or conceived the notion and now that intelligence has been downloaded into a particle structure (dust dna) for ingestion by a third party.

So maybe dust can now be traced to memory, or ghosts, instant physic connections between forms - our brainiac scientist have discovered that great energy is stored at sub-atomic particles - maybe now we can travel by dust of
one another or appear in multiple planes of existence through the power of DUST.

Next time you wisk your hand through a sun ray or beam and part the dust take note that the download of this matter could be the intelligence of a well-known astro-physicist, pychoatic-killer, former Leader-President, prisoner of war, poet laurette, Class-clown, or just maybe yourself

Dusty Room
© mental images, 1998 Sunlight through a stained glass window, scattered off from dust particles in the room. Rendered with mental ray.

Payback Designer Karma

Let me hop in the custom DeLorean and set the digital alarm for 1995. We are in Las Vegas, Nevada at the now closed (then open) Hands Ink Advertising. The firm is near I-15 and Meade Ave. A disgruntled production designer has been working for the company for three years and has put his time and due diligence into the company. Eager to have his wages reflect what he feels owed to him. He still tolerates a company that is not so eager to grow creativity. He visits a local Photography company called Adventure Studios and meets a photographers assistant Sergio “Checko” Salgato to discuss what this town really needs is better creative. Most creatives discuss these things but rarely have the chance to express nor develop these ideas. Then opportunity struck. Production Manager Bob Dempsey decided to ask the team at Hands Ink to design and develop the new “Concert of Love” for Opportunity Village. Everyone heard of OppVillage but very few heard about the “Concert Of Love.” A spectacle of Vegas’s top acts performing one or two acts to raise funds for Opp. Village. The show was a highlight reel of Vegas’s finest. The opportunity was exciting and such a change from the drab work of the daily grind.

After exploring several options. We needed Sergio’s photography and the designs to merge to a poster design that would set the tone of the whole show. After working several nights with loss of sleep and dedication towards creating a work of art, The new design was taking flight. I designed and developed two concepts, mounted them and prepared them for client viewing. The next day the owner came in made the announcement that the client was coming to see the creative, yet not one single designer answered, except m3. The owner took one look at the work and bluntly stated they sucked and he doesn’t want to show the work at all. By the time he mentioned that statement My hero walked through our front door. Linda Smith, CEO of Opp. Village. She is bright full of life and was very excited to be there. After basic cordials I presented the work and she was speechless until she slowly mumbled Its Beautiful!! I absolutely LOVE IT!
The owner must have forgot what he said about the work since he all of a sudden loved it too. Luckily for him he didn’t have to pull strings for a photographer to shoot the four elements using light filters and cool objects. And countless hours of research to develop a theme for the event! - Inside turmoil and steam were building, I couldn’t believe the owner pulled such a switcheroo. I had to go get fresh air, I took Linda’s advice and visited Opp.Village and to my surprise all my worries, a majority of my stress went away. The place had workers that absolutely loved hat they were doing and when I entered the room everyone greeted me with a smile of hug. The people at Opportunity Village allowed me to drain my current frustrations and fill my DeLorean up with fuel. As guests of Linda Smith we were able to see the show and our design won a couple of ADDY’s, they were my first of many to collect dust on my studios shelves. More importantly, we set a standard for the Concert of Love for the next few years! The poster was simple in a challenging format. How does one “grasp a concept of Love?” worked in Venus (Greek myth), a bed of Red Roses and elements of photography to represent the heart. It was a big event for Opp. Village they deserve all the support and luster from our town.

Hop back in the DeLorean, rev back to 2010, last weekend, went to Sam’s Club to do my ritual of snack and Graze and Noticed a New book on display, “Helping Hands, Healing Hearts” the story of Opportunity Village. I thumbed threw the pages to see how Linda would share her venture. Then the Designer Karma hit me harder than an elbow to the face from a UFC match. The very design that would give me permission to defend myself is still be honored (Page 153). I was floored, Thank you Linda Smith, Peggy Smith, Bob Dempsey and Sergio Salgato my deepest thanks! You never know when designs will later in life be gifts of inspiration!

Looking forward now to reading the story!

REMODELING THEMES of YESTERYEAR

Every other year a pattern of remodeling occurs. A pattern where

the memories of yesteryear creep back into our lives and invigorate

the fond memories of our youth. It would seem every generation 

witnesses a reblend of old songs that are now hip-hop riffs.

Old themes are adrenolized for a faster more connected society.

A japanese method of fighting movie is now is Kung fu, vintage 

shows are being repackaged for a society that doesn’t remember 

their original orgins.

Pasttimes of recreation were outdoor activities and daily rituals 

of slurpees, comics and allowances drained in games. Game 

interaction has been more on the domesticated home front

than the vintage FLYNN hangouts. How could we forget ARCADES?

It would be hard to fathom the acceleration of lost quarters or homemade slugs we dropped in those machines. In Las Vegas, we have our own version of FLYNN - Tim Arnold owner and operator of the PINBALL HALL OF FAME. Talk about remodeling, Tim patiently reworks each machine and restores them to 100% working condition and rewires key machines to use more green lighting effects! His collection is well over 1000 pieces! Hollywood has a wealth or remodeling from vintage movies and television shows. In the next year we will see a remodeling of Clash of the Titans, The A-Team, The Karate Kid and the much anticipated

TRON Legacy. If you had to go back and remodel for your current future what would you remodel? A friendship, a lost love, A desire to journey somewhere? A favorite toy? Fila shoes? Members Only jackets? Light Bolts? OP shorts? To relieve a moment from your past? Pop culture definately influenced me and revisiting Tim’s place,, akhmmm I mean FLYNN’s place restore the childlike venture that was more enjoyable than a typical outing - I think its time to 

dust off my rollarskates and see if my knees can handle my vintage bee gees dance moves! And while the sound and smells rekindle the fond memories creativity I will wonder how design, the creative though invigorated music, films, graphics for the machines and the articles of cloth we wore. What design takes you back? Or what design would you remodel for now?

www.pinballmuseum.org/

 

DARE YOU TO MOVE ++++

If I was Dared to Move....

I can honestly look back at 2009 and be bewildered at the crazy stunts I pulled just to get my ego in check and make sure my heart was more useful than pumpin blood. 2009 was filled with many transitional firsts for me as an artist, a business man, a father, a husband, a patron of design and patron of PATRON SILVER, That is...all with leaving a lasting impression as a professor. From leaving a business partnership that had its moments of greatness to embarking upon marketing my wife’s book RocketRisks. Every embrace of panic and distraught brought amazing opportunities...From going to LA and trying out for a reality show to interviewing a Rebel Billionaire, lets play and recap those moments...

In a leap of faith I tried-out for a reality show in Los Angeles based on America’s top-graphic designers, called - CMYK. Although taping was postponed until 2010 - I am hopeful the show will find the necessary channels to grow and flourish. During the CMYK, I had the opportunity to meet some amazing designers Barry Lai, Travis Neilson, Derrick Kardos & so many more - 

I even got the chance to see Disney’s New Music Hall - Designed by the great Frank Gehry:  http://la.curbed.com/uploads/2009.11.disney2.jpg  The whole trip I blasted Dare You To Move by Switchfoot -Two weeks prior I saw Jon Foreman and Switchfoot conduct a small performance at LAX and he (Jon) jumped of stage headed towards me high five’d me then used my height to get up on a table to sing this song Dare You To Move...talk about leaving an IMPRESSION..  www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=93247401915

Out of over 1064 designers that tried out only 64 were selected as semi-finalists. After the 4 hour design challenge only 10 remained, My design was in third place and the only knucklehead from Las Vegas on the show - Look out world MThree will be more than just a bad BMW!! 

My personality tends to push boundaries constantly, I think I was just fed up of all the reoccurring sameness in design. A close friend called me up out of the blue and told me CSN was looking to hire professional designers to teach and he could only think of me when they asked him for recommendations...Ironically one of the classes I taught used all PC’s and I am a devoted Mac Crack head. The students taught me PC - I taught them design. I pushed their envelope and they broadened my awareness of what’s cool. I used inspiration from Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen and The F-Word to develop an intensive immersion design process that worked beyond my expectations. Instead of having a final exam the students had to create an design exhibition. We birthed it as IMPRESSIONS:  

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The bold steps endured to take on being Professor M3 made the impression, one jedi - decided to blog about his triumphs - well deserved, he ripped blood into ink and churned out some fine cheese this year - keep an eye or two on this one his use of the force is strong....www.travisneilson.com

This year I had the privilege to design a few book covers and lend the voice of M3 for an audio portion of Wealth Magnetz. I have been told for years that my voice would be great for broadcast and now I believe them. The voice is also a bookend on RocketRisks Audio book and Dr. Cherie-Carter-Scott who is a New York Times best seller and has been on numerous shows like CNN and Oprah asked if I could be her Ed McMahan to her Johnny Carson - 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfU5y6tNC1M - So officially MThree is into audio design!

Another first is motion design, although been a secret fan from the movies for years, I wanted to take on motion design and review the efforts. RocketRisks Introduction video gained a few awards. One of the awards was the Silver Award For Excellence in Motion Graphics at AIGA Las Vegas 10th Work Show judged by Joe Duffy, Lynda Weinman and Patricia Hallenbeck and some recognition from an unexpected source, Michael Riley - former designer at Imaginary Forces and now owner of Shine in Hollywood, CA. (The RocketRisks video is my first attempt at Motion, with now training prior too.)

Your video is awesome and inspiring. Thank you for sharing it. There is a lot of good thought in your piece. It's got a lot of good energy. I love looking at design work that tries to pull the world toward a better place. It's a work of art.

Michael Riley
creative director / Motion designer (hollywood, CA) (known for beginning &  end title sequences of Gattaca & Kung Fu Panda)

Before the passing of a great teacher Randy Pausch, “ The Last Lecture” one line from his statements ring true for me. “If you do what you love with passion your dreams will come to you.” I love design and I love the entrepreneur spirit, because of the video access of youtube.com - I watched ted talk highlights, lectures and watch a reality show I never had the chance to see when it aired - Richard Branson’s ‘Rebel Billionaire’ - the winner Shawn D. was from my hometown of Salt Lake City, UT and owner of LoveSac. He was given the key to run a part of Virgin for a year before he returned to running LoveSac. I consider him Branson’s protége and just a few short weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing him for goinggreen.com. Shawn D. installs his own stores merchandising racks, has one on one meetings wit his sac-aroos and has an insane work ethic. He calls the shots and his heart is on the line for his people make sure you google his youetube business tips they are nectar for the cranium - So now we can add journalist, interviewer, motion designer, audio personality, professor and dream maker to my resume. I am in awe of the path presented before me and I’m looking forward to taking more risks learning more from my students and having several exhibitions a year to connect people, inspire audiences through the power of design.

If your were Dared to move, where are you gonna go?

MThree - Take Risks, Live Life.

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