The Art & Engineering of B.E.Johnson

When Other Artists Like Your Stuff

BJ — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:15:58 +0000

The Deepsea Anemone Table It's Great! There are few who could be more critical and discerning. Their observations mean a lot because, in one way or another, they've been there. Just had the sincere pleasure of reading a colleague's blog post over at Under Nevada Skies, the blog of artist Julie Rodriguez Jones. The post is about [...]

Fellow Space Artist Robert T. McCall Passes at Age 90

BJ — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:14:53 +0000

An inspiration to many space artists over the years, and indeed for some the person who started them in their art careers by way of example, and also to the many men and women who make the exploration and education of the realm of space possible every day, has become one with the Cosmos. He [...]

Space Art: The Vehicle, The Connection

The Technology of Fire

BJ — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:38:51 +0000

The United States Space Program and its Place in History? Originally published on my space art website in 1995. Still holds true today; now more than ever. Each time I observe or participate in a spacecraft launch I wonder at all that we have been able to do with The Technology of Fire. This earth is born from [...]

No related posts were found, so here's a consolation prize:The California Wildfire That Burned Big Sur – Part 2.

An Artist in an Engineer’s Body

BJ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:53:41 +0000

Or is it the other way around? Every so often, I receive queries in my mailbox asking about various topics. Today, I was asked a question about the path that I took and how it affected my life’s work: “I am a freshman at Brigham Young University Idaho, and I’ve wanted to be an artist all [...]

The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Glass Blowing

BJ — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:06:13 +0000

This entry is part of a series, The Making of the 21st Century Orrery » Next, we'll move into the process of creating the blown glass planets and Sun. The planets are supported by curved, hollow carbon fiber arms; the longest being 3 feet (1m), so the orbs must be very light. Just as [...]

Why I Hate Varnishing Paintings

BJ — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:32:45 +0000

A colleague in England posted today that he had a harrowing experience varnishing a painting when the varnish began dissolving some of the paints and started spreading them across the rest of his painting. I’ve always dreaded the varnishing operation. You painstakingly coax every individual millimeter of a work to get them all to sing together [...]

No related posts were found, so here's a consolation prize:The California Wildfire That Burned Big Sur – Part 2.

Why are the Disks of Stars Not Seen in Telescopic Views?

BJ — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:02:35 +0000

Every so often, I receive queries in my mailbox asking about various topics. Today, I was asked an astronomy question that intrigued me: "Under enormous magnification, such as the HUBBLE – WHY ON EARTH don’t individual stars, when focused on, look absolutely ENORMOUS. I mean – focus on a GALAXY, and you see an [...]

No related posts were found, so here's a consolation prize:The California Wildfire That Burned Big Sur – Part 9.

Space Art: The Vehicle, The Connection

BJ — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:40:23 +0000

I ran across a couple of articles today, one by Paul Gilster of the Tau Zero Foundation on Centauri Dreams entitled Space Art: Reviving the Imagination and another by Jeff Foust of The Space Review on When Space and Art Intersect. It’s really good to see the resurgence in this area in so many circles [...]

The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Glass Casting

BJ — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:35:24 +0000

This entry is part of a series, The Making of the 21st Century Orrery » Glass. It’s captivating. It’s mesmerizing. Attempted by many; mastered by only a few. It can be a harsh teacher. Working with it is exhilarating and humbling. It requires planning and intense concentration, while at the same time also requiring [...]

The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Woodworking

BJ — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:08:18 +0000

This entry is part of a series, The Making of the 21st Century Orrery » This being one of our larger productions—but not the largest by far—we thought we’d give you a peek into what went into building this creation. We know that a lot of our stuff is in a Black Box but [...]

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