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Everyone needs some play time. When I sit down, I'm there to do research for a project, or just goof off. Either situation can be a learning experience, and lead to something I have been trying to figure out for a long time.

When doing research for a project, I have an idea of where I want to go with the software. I'll sit down with a notebook and work out what I want to do. Even though I'm doing research, I will playfully try out new things with the understanding that I can make mistakes, I can start over and I can make a unexpected discovery.

True Play Time is when there is nothing on the plate and I want to see what I can have fun with. I will pull out a notebook before starting or record actions of the steps I take to create a piece of artwork. If I create something totally new and amazing, I will want to be able to repeat it. What is the point of creating something really cool and not being about to duplicate the effect?

Projects

	A map to an imaginary place created in Photoshop. Butch Curry has a podcast on Fantasy Cartography that uses some of the same techniques here. Check it out.
	We were driving around, looking for picture worthy elements, to try out the camera on.
	Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas. I thought it was great, the kid didn't think so. I got the pictures to prove I was there, and made another panorama. The Zoomify Version of Luckenbach.
	I like to go to Central Market and pick up some peppers. I dry them out in the oven and grind them up for seasoning. They made an awesome photo.
	Bluebonnet images are popular in Texas, but pinks? Yes, this is a real shot of pinkbonnets, a variant of the blue flower that is so iconic to Texas. I had them made into bookmarks.
	Tapered Box Inspired from the"The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns" by Laszlo Roth and George L Wybenga. Packaging is an area I wouldn't mind learning more about.
	Certificate Border: An early attempt at the Guilloche style patterns used to add anti-counterfeiting elements to a document. To see more, check out the Custom Screens page. I have some continuous line patterns there.