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THIS IS OREGON from Shwood Eyewear on Vimeo.

No matter where you live, adventure is much closer than you think. New experiences, unknown surroundings, and exciting opportunities are just waiting to be discovered. Sometimes all it takes is a bit of motivation and knowing where to start. We’ve traveled to ten locations within a 90-minute drive from downtown Portland, Oregon to showcase the […]

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Rob Mulholland  is a contemporary sculptor and installation artist based in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Vestige installation boasts six life sized mirrored figures installed at the David Marshall Visitors Centre in Aberfoyle Scotland. Using a plexiglass derivative called PMMA, these sculptures simultaneously distort and reflect light, allowing for these ghostly images to appear almost liquid. More […]

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Three brothers find inspiration from a recent clear cut by their home in Vermont. Scavenging scrap wood to build a surprisingly skateable obstacle, they have a fun session in the backwoods of Manchester. Check out some more of their videos at: vimeo.com/user3333124

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Definition: Refraction : re·frac·tion – [ri-frak-shuhn] The change of direction of a ray of light in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different Markus Reugels of Deutschland uses the properties of refraction to create beautiful miniature worlds inside drops of water. Check out more of his work at: […]

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“Rabbit Island is a remote, 90-acre, forested island located in Lake Superior, Michigan. I lived on the island for over a month in the summer of 2011 breaking ground on a sustainable artist residency program. Working with a group of volunteers and with the support of our Kickstarter supporters we have already completed an Adirondack […]

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