In the early seventies I developed a friendship with an individual named Donald Lommis (who has passed away since.) I was involved with holographic optics and mass production of holograms and Donald was involved with a patented new 'prime mover' that used a unique energy source. I started helping him in regards to marketing, but his technology, like the holographic optics, was ahead of its time.
Once, as a gift and for safe keeping, he presented me with two folders...two different translations he had done of the Tao Te Ching. The different 'versions' of his Tao Te Ching, were: "The Nature of The Way" and "The Glory of His Way" (kind of an 'Eastern' and 'Western' version.)
The two visuals shown above are from "The Nature of the Way". Eileen Borgeson created the artistic and thoughtful collage which float the Tao's timeless and timely message. "The Nature of the Way" includes visuals of Eileen's "Brandon Tartikoff Award" and other sculptures, photos and glass carvings. Carol Williams created the Buddha.
[3D Video walking up to Fresco II before the CSF dinner awards event. Owners Lenny and Lea Graffeo hosted the event...food and ambiance was simply the best]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Members Honored with Sculptures and E-Holograms for Enabling Commercial and Private Space Travel.
Eric Anderson, Chairman of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (“Federation”), and artist Eileen Borgeson honored John Gedmark with the prestigious
CSF "Space Pioneer Award" (sculpted by Eileen) at Fresco II in Palmdale, California at their semi-annual meeting January 17, 2012 for his pivotal role as Founding Director of the “Federation”.
John Gedmark recently left his position as Founding Director of the ‘Federation’ to pursue other opportunities and has been succeeded by Dr. Alex Saltman (who coordinated the event.) Gedmark served as Executive Director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation along with Bretton Alexander, first President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, together building and leading it since the organization was incorporated in 2006 overseeing the growth of the Federation from the original 10 companies to over 50 members today. Gedmark remains as an advisor to the “Federation”.
Eileen, while creating the Space Pioneer Award given to Gedmark, used her “Muse of Excellence” sculpture as the featured sculpture and designed a custom marble base for this Federation’s special presentation piece. Eileen's “Muse of Excellence” sculpture has been used twice before with different bases for significant industry awards.
JUSTSAP (Japan – U.S. Science, Technology & Space Applications Programs) presented the “Space Exploration Pioneer Award” to Takaji Kuroda (also an accomplished artist in Japan) for “his sixty year involvement with Japan’s space program as well as being the co-founder of JUSTSAP.” Holography legend, Lloyd Cross, also received Borgeson’s Muse as the “Holography Pioneer Award” for his major contributions since the early Sixties in Lasers and Holography (Multiplex Holography inventor).
Also recognized at the dinner were the individual members of the COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT FEDERATION, as they enter the 2nd decade of Private Spaceflight, for their synergistic efforts in achieving the first decade milestones…starting with Dennis Tito’s historic trip to the International Space Station. Borgeson collaborated with holography pioneer, Jeff Allen, in creating the Holographic “Space Visionary Wings” E-Hologram. This embossed hologram was made into a signed and numbered CSF limited edition honoring the accomplishments and spirit of the members of the Federation.
For this E-Hologram art piece, Borgeson enlisted the help of some of the most talented and experienced industry engravers and printers. Freeman Thomas (Graven Images) spent hours hand carving the “Space Visionary Wings” into solid brass to be able to create a physical bas-relief image with a holographic optical surface above. Jason Henry (Henry and Co. since 1976) added his experience and expertise in the meticulous printing and holographic embossing of the art edition.
Borgeson also presented a ‘sneak preview’ of a ‘one-of-a-kind’ artist proof of the “Space Visionary Wings” during the dinner ceremony. The “Space Visionary Wings” prototype pin was made by silver jewelry master, Stanley Guess. Borgeson has been working with the Federation for several years in preparation of honoring the new private astronauts with their own ‘Private Astronaut’ Wings.
A historic ‘Space Awards’ installation of the STS “Dennis Tito Award”, holographic crystal “Orbit Award” and the ISDC06 Poster was on display with Eileen’s “Wings” sculpture and Kent Lauer’s dichroic and “Time Tunnel” and “Spectral Mosaic” optical crystals in an installation corner of Eileen's "Space Awards". Eileen is always exploring new designs and mediums to honor future recipients with art awards representing the caliber of their accomplishments. These awards were presented to seventeen individuals and companies at the ISDC06 awards show the same year the Federation was founded.
Eileen also produces Fine Art internationally for top industry awards for Non-Profits, Corporate & Entertainment Industries, Television/Gaming/Film Industries, Leaders and Individuals, with a passion to see these individuals and companies acknowledged.
She has supported the Space Industry for the past 7 years (creating and sometimes presenting: The ‘STS’ Dennis Tito Awards, Holographic Crystal Orbit Awards, the X Prize Vision Circle Pins, Orbital Muse, Space Ambassador Award, Space Exploration Pioneer Award, Muse of Flight (for FAA) and now the Space Pioneer Award. She is currently creating Jewelry and Sculptures (celebrating Space Exploration, Travel and Lifestyle) that will still be in fashion into the 22nd Century and continues to expand her artistic role in the Evolution of Holographic Artistry. Eileen’s adventure into art has also included collaborations with notable artists and their Estates and companies, i.e. Erte, Yoko Ono and The John Lennon Estate, Al Hirschfeld, Warner Bros. and Disney.
Eileen Borgeson, Meryle Holmes and I brought in the new year at two parties. First was hosted by our friends, Pete Sarenana and Kathy McNamara at their annual party. Pete and his group The Carry On Band with musicians friends entertained a large crowd of family and friends in their tented backyard. Kathy, as usual, danced the night away.
We later joined Robert O'Hara and Tina Longobart and went to Jeff Gund's annual New Year's Eve party "Hollywood style" with many actors, actresses, models and musicians and a view to 'live' for.
Recently I came across these videos on Eileen Borgeson and myself that a friend, Zion Estes, had produced in Hawaii and posted on YouTube four years ago covering some of the activities we've been involved with in the past.
What’s it like to come in contact with a Holographic Avatar?
How does it ‘feel’ to have your actual hand pass through a Holographic Avatar’s virtual hand or body? Holography has and will continue to present us with new, sometimes radically new, imaging, concepts and applications that are going to challenge our past belief systems and ‘truths’ about what we thought was and will be possible.
Holography’s ability to record (or store) within a two dimensional plane then re-create (or re-construct) fourth dimensional (and multi-dimensional) visual reality opens up an array of possibilities in entertainment and educational experiences.
Holographics (applied Holography) will redefine what entertainment and educational ‘experiencing’ is and offer new portals of possibilities. Space can be created where it wasn’t before, and then occupied with virtual people and imagery. The virtual ‘outer’ space can be stored in the real ‘inner’ space of the holographic substrate.
Holography opens up the possibilities of creating environments and experiences that support a ‘post-terrestrial’ mind-set, freeing the participants to have a more total experience during each moment of their personal interaction and immersion in the HoloZone.
This video shows the Holographic Avatar (Mime) coming to life through a light and projecting out in front of the holographic image plane. For all observational and interactivity purposes, this Holographic Mime really does visually exist in and occupies space. Notice when First Contact is made with this Holographic Avatar my hand literally goes through the Mime’s outstretched virtual hand.
Next-gen imaging techniques inspired by this holographic capability will be folded into the HoloZone experiences we’re creating at Virtual Live Stage Entertainment and Holographics.com , including the images themselves being ‘triggers’ for the participant’s ability to interact with and change the experience.
This 3D journey into a ‘First Contact with a Holographic Avatar’ was taken and created by Eileen Borgeson and Jeff Allen using Sony’s Bloggie 3D camera. The holographic imagery was entirely reconstructed with the light source of the 3D camera.
We’re so used to seeing print, photographic, video and digital images and symbols in 2D (shapes, contrast, and color) that when we see a hologram it’s hard to understand how can the images look so real compared to most other imaging techniques. The simple answer is that when a light source is directed onto a hologram at selective “reference” angles, it literally, reconstructs, with its own light, all the visual properties of the pre-programmed holographic image (s).
I was recording, in 3D, some ‘holographic techniques’ that we, (Virtual Live Stage Entertainment) will be ‘fusing’ into our initial HoloZone-hybrid (HoloDeck-like) Experiences, when I noticed an interesting capability. The light source emanating from the 3D camera itself was actually strong enough to recreate a fairly bright holographic image from a ‘pre-recorded’ hologram and the resulting image was capable of actually being recorded by the camera itself.
This felt like an excellent opportunity to demonstrate a most important principle… that holographic images are created entirely by light. This is why a hologram can ‘communicate’ directly to the viewer/participant’s eyes the exact description (information), in forth dimensions (space/time), of the object/scene recorded on/in the hologram. In addition, this particular hologram enabled the demonstration of viewing separate ‘holographic universes’, created within the same hologram, as shown by noticing how two entirely different images/scenes are visually reconstructed in 3D by the movements of the camera.
Notice the minute details of the images and how their highlights and perspective change with the viewing perspective. Notice how the holographic images completely disappear when the camera's light is switched off and an entirely new image or perspective appears when switched back on.
Eileen Borgeson ‘filmed’ this video with a Sony 3D Bloggie Camera and the light from it. David Bowie’s “TVC15” song is playing in the background. It’s about a Holographic ‘hologrammic (Bowie’s term)’ television and its ‘captivating’ capabilities.
3D video of Pete Sarenana wailing at Kathy McNamara's Birthday Party - If your don't have red and cyan (blue) glasses click 3D and choose non-3D viewing)
Virtual Live Stage (VLS) Entertainment - 'Behind the Scenes’ blog series
Of course there’re ‘real’ individuals behind VLS Entertainment’s ‘virtual’ performers. “The Spirit of Rock & Roll” Virtual and Holographic Avatar is based on the passion, talent and spirit of Pete Sarenana.
Pete is a die hard enthusiast of Rock & Roll music who wails like no body else on guitar and synergistically combines his sounds and talent with others in the Carry On Band. He personifies the “Spirit of Rock & Roll” that many of us have for ‘down and dirty’ Rock and Roll.
VLS Entertainments has started capturing the images, nuances and essence of “The Spirit of Rock & Roll” Avatar in Randy Martinez’s studio. Of course “The Spirit of Rock & Roll” Avatar will not be bound by terrestrial restraints. “The Spirit of Rock & Roll” will be able to change form and shape at will…at least at our will.
In the spirit of Rock and Roll, Pete brought his Carry On Band (Mark Prudeaux, Adam Ponce and Rik Cruz) together with some very special guest stars and performed for his wife’s, Kathy McNamara, birthday party. Kathy was enthusiastically dancing the night away. Playing from their amphitheater in Pete and Kathy’s backyard, the music blasted ‘til the early morning hours. (Pete also has a full on recording studio on premise.)
Attending Kathy’s birthday celebration were many interesting characters and celebrities, including: Lou Pizarro, star of TV’s, ‘Operation Repo’, Jerry Salas of El Chicano (who performed all evening), Rudy Esquivel of G&R Entertainment and VLS Entertainment, artist, Eileen Borgeson and music producer, Gerry Gallagher.
A holographic installation was also set up showcasing Rob Taylor’s full color holographic woman with fan, which, as usual, fascinated the partiers with her seductive movements.
As for me, besides celebrating Kathy’s birthday, I found the evening to be a much needed ‘blast from the past’ with driving loud, live music taking me to a period before Holography where I was full time involved with music, managing groups and producing concerts.
Pioneering holographic breakthroughs since 1970. Currently working on publishing holographic art editions by Eileen Borgeson and developing the HoloZone (a HoloDeck-like interactive and immersive experience.)
