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Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature was a commissioned multimedia performance for the finale of Light in Winter, January 2006. Images of the most dramatic forces of nature tell the story of how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes and floods affect our lives, to the live original music of Judy Hyman and friends.

Galle Dragonfly Coupe

The Dragonfly Coupe is a fairly small, beautifully decorated glass chalice, 17 cm high. It includes much detail, some of it only appreciated by the varying play of light. We were commissioned by the Corning Museum of Glass to create video of this coupe to play continuously during their Galle show. This video was played on a 54″ monitor in the gallery next to the real object.

Creations From Fire

Frederick Carder, founder of world famous Steuben Glass, created gorgeous, colorful glass. Tommy Buechner demonstrates the varied techniques Carder used including casing, trailing, intarsia and aurene. This video plays continuously in the Rockwell Museum in Corning, NY, in the midst of their extensive collection of Carder Glass.

Pythium Suppression with Vermicompost

he microbes found in vermicompost can help protect plants from disease. Using line animation and video microscopy, we describe how the plant pathogen, pythium aphanidermatum is unable to infect a germinating cucumber seed planted in a potting mix containing vermicompost.