Michael Levy

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Adjusting Mouse Position After SVG Scale

After applying a css scale transformation to an SVG element, mouse positions within it were no longer accurate. The further they got from center the greater the inaccuracy became. Mouse events are recorded from the top left, but zooms are based on a center point origin with negative values to the left and bottom. To […]

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Nature Machine

With curves a sports car would be jealous of, this organic machine amazed me. Sharp grabbing teeth fit in front, pronged molars in the back, each fit snuggly into bony sockets. The lower jaws arched as if drawn by a draftsman.  The rounded skull, probably of a raccoon, was at once dangerous, beautiful and kind […]

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Cleaning Laser Etched Necklaces

A happy accident, leaving some laser etched wooden necklaces in the washing machine cleaned away all the discoloration left from burning. I’m going to keep that in mind for my future projects.

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Making Tsa Tsas at Karmê Chöling

A burial structure similar to a stupa at Karmê Chöling. Painted with saffron water and clothed in satin, we prepared printed mantras. After tightly rolling them around a stem of incense, they were wrapped in electrical tape to protect the text from water. We tested the snugness of the sandalwood after it had time to […]

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Roger Williams Natural History Museum

The jaws right whale greet visitors to the Roger Williams Natural History Museum. The realization that a creature that large swims off our shores startles the imagination. The curious collection of taxidermy and anthropological specimens was inspiring while slightly creepy. Speckels, dots and stripes, stuffed birds and mammals, inspired me to snap some iPad photos.

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