Once upon a time in Tralfamadore there were creatures who weren't anything like machines. They weren't dependable. They weren't efficient. They weren't predictable. They weren't durable. And these poor creatures were obsessed by the idea that everything that existed had to have a purpose, and that some purposes were higher than others.
These creatures spent most of their time trying to find out what their purpose was. And every time they found out what seemed to be a purpose of themselves, the purpose seemed so low that the creatures were filled with disgust and shame.
And, rather than serve such a low purpose, the creatures would make a machine to serve it. This left the creatures free to serve higher purposes. But whenever they found a higher purpose, the purpose still wasn't high enough.
So machines were made to serve higher purposes, too.
And the machines did everthing so expertly that they were finally given the job of finding out what the highest purpose of the creatures could be.
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howdy, i'm chris and i've been blowin glass since spring 01'. got to start the real adventure three years in, makin other than production. i love clean lines and lots of contrast. art deco and graffiti are probably my biggest influences. it been a blast, and it keeps getting better all the time. most of my nicer stuff is at the sandbox here in southern cali. i plan on doing this till the day i die. buck fush. i love you all. i hope you enjoy. i always welcome any advice or pointers or questions. also, none of the glass displayed here is for sale. thanks for looking, chris.
PROPS and major influence - Tommy Chong for opening the door to this amazing medium and lifestyle.jeremiah G cleaned me up and taught me the basics, Arturo Ulloa taught me all the tricks and keeps SoCAl real., jefe Mcwild helped me look at it from another angle, Jamie made it possible for me to explore and gave me the space and tools to do it. Now i'm in Oregon and have to give love to Marcel, J.Lee, and Dale for welcoming me into one the sickest studios on the planet. and to Shad and the SOul Fired crew, kickin down mad knowledge and good times...
www.chrisacarlson.com
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The machines reported in all honesty that the creatures couldn't really be said to have any purpose at all.
The creatures began slaying each other, because they hated purposeless things above all else.
And they discovered that they weren't very good at slaying. So they turned that job over to the machines, too. And the machines finished up the job in less time than it takes to say "Tralfamadore."
» Posted by
ChrisCarlson
on 7/11/2006 2:28:25 AM.
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RAd!
Nice post! Loving the quality of your pics! Keep up the sick work!
» Posted by
Eusheen
on 7/11/2006 4:29:31 AM.
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lovin
the flea market with all the cans of paint
» Posted by
MRW
on 7/11/2006 4:44:46 AM.
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Nice Peice chris
sick as always.
» Posted by
TheGoAt
on 7/11/2006 6:13:13 AM.
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very cool
...I'm diggin' the photos too..
» Posted by
SteveGelb
on 7/11/2006 6:43:54 AM.
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mucho gracias!
the story comes from Kurt Vonnegut.
» Posted by
ChrisCarlson
on 7/11/2006 7:53:21 AM.
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nice piece and i really enjoy your photos.
» Posted by
EA
on 7/11/2006 8:14:28 AM.
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ok so
vonnegut changed my life.
that was pretty dope...
The Seventh Book: Bokonon's Republic
[ "...a whole book about Utopias". [ 126 ] ]
The hand that stocks the drug stores rules the world.
Let us start our Republic with a chain of drug stores, a chain of grocery stores, a chain of gas chambers, and a national game. After that we can write our Constitution.
» Posted by
ONION
on 7/11/2006 8:36:26 AM.
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what he said ^
massive cans.... ill picks... sick ass piece... that first pic of amsterdam triped me out for a sec
» Posted by
Ryno
on 7/11/2006 9:55:58 AM.
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Sirens of Titan
Is one of my favorite Vonnegut books!! This piece looks as though it just materialized from the Chrono-Synclastic Infundibula. Bad ass! You, sir are rocking the Delta!
» Posted by
SatoriGlass
on 7/11/2006 10:06:37 AM.
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sick man,
looks like you had a good trip eh?
» Posted by
Nitsuj
on 7/11/2006 10:29:44 AM.
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@#@
that cro fry toy mib is hot . nice work
» Posted by
MakaB
on 7/11/2006 11:43:51 AM.
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VONNEGUT
love sirens of titan, galapagos, BLUEBEARD(about a painter whos paint disintegrates fifty years later). his short stories are awesome-Bogombo snuff box and Welcomre to the monkey house are great collections of short stories.
» Posted by
ChrisCarlson
on 7/11/2006 10:05:27 PM.
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that
reflection photo is bad ass man. makes me want to dive in. LOL
» Posted by
TheGoAt
on 7/12/2006 6:53:44 AM.
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