For the Wild-Hearted Souls

To me, Nature is God. Without it, we simply would not exist. Conserving the world’s natural spaces and the creatures that live there is paramount to the survival of humans as a species, and I have therefore dedicated my life to studying environmentalism in order to help people co-exist more successfully and sustainably with the natural world.

All natural materials I use in my creations are either sourced from roadkill, Fish and Game, secondhand sources such as fellow artists and estate sales, or are antique. In this way, I'm ensuring that no animals were needlessly killed for the sake of the artwork I produce. I fully believe that no part of any creature should go to waste if a purpose can be found for it, but I do NOT support trophy hunters or overseas fur farms by buying 'byproducts' like bones, skulls, or claws directly from them. The only exception I make for this rule is for parts from animals legally culled for population control programs approved by Fish and Wildlife.

As a photographer and wildlife enthusiast, I've been involved with many fantastic organizations such as Images4Life and Wild Tiger, as well as the Sierra Club and many smaller, local groups.
I've been published, interviewed, and even featured on Rainn Wilson (Dwight from “The Office”)'s personal networking website, SoulPancake.com.

I’ve also been blessed with the opportunity to visit many of the world’s most amazing wild places, like Komodo Island, Bali, Lombok, Malaysia, and the Cayman Islands, and have even documented entirely new species previously unknown to science.

Other interests include: Wilderness survival, primitive skills, backpacking, fishing, kayaking, boffing, airsoft, snowboarding, meandering around town, and caving.

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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

And there you have it. I’m a useless as fuck superhero.

(Source: a-synesthetic-world)

Random Synesthesia Number Thing…

I hate the number 333. It hurts to even type it. It makes me feel almost physically sick. And I don’t even know why. The color of the number isn’t anything unsightly (just a VERY intense deep green color), nor is the personality of green particularly offensive. It’ just something about that number that’s so….GRRR. 

Anyone else have weird synesthetic experiences like this?

musicproblems: submitted by: spinningincircles95 My brain does this automatically - it’s called Synesthesia. 

musicproblems:

submitted by: spinningincircles95

My brain does this automatically - it’s called Synesthesia. 

Synesthesia painting of the University of Buffalo’s a capella version of “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, with focus on layered voices.

Synesthesia painting of the University of Buffalo’s a capella version of “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, with focus on layered voices.

Meow.

Meow.

Photographed with a 200mm lens at the Honolulu Zoo in Hawaii. I had a need for a skin graft that day, but photographing wildlife seemed more important. 

Photographed with a 200mm lens at the Honolulu Zoo in Hawaii. I had a need for a skin graft that day, but photographing wildlife seemed more important. 

I tend to think that synesthesia actually affects more people than just one in 25,000. I’d say it’s more like 1 in every 200 or so. It’s just that many synesthetes don’t even realize they have the condition because seeing funky colors and tasting shapes is perfectly normal and no cause for concern.  I learned that I had the condition because synesthesia came up in a discussion during physics class in high school. Otherwise, Id never have known about it. 

I tend to think that synesthesia actually affects more people than just one in 25,000. I’d say it’s more like 1 in every 200 or so. It’s just that many synesthetes don’t even realize they have the condition because seeing funky colors and tasting shapes is perfectly normal and no cause for concern. 

I learned that I had the condition because synesthesia came up in a discussion during physics class in high school. Otherwise, Id never have known about it. 

(Source: grantmarkwell)

Wish the migraine I had last night looked more like this. But this was created by an inner ear infection that fucked up my equilibrium or something of that ilk. Last night’s migraine was a freak occurrence, and was bright orange and black. 

Wish the migraine I had last night looked more like this. But this was created by an inner ear infection that fucked up my equilibrium or something of that ilk. Last night’s migraine was a freak occurrence, and was bright orange and black. 

(Source: Flickr / littlelioness09)

Synesthesia: The color of the feeling I got when I learned that a friend had fallen victim to the cancer which had been destroying her body for over a year. She was kind to me, and to others who believed the world was not suitable for them. Her sacrifices made life possible for those who may not have lived otherwise. 

Synesthesia: The color of the feeling I got when I learned that a friend had fallen victim to the cancer which had been destroying her body for over a year.

She was kind to me, and to others who believed the world was not suitable for them. Her sacrifices made life possible for those who may not have lived otherwise.