Brent Borgemeister's Page

Congradulations on your new job. That's wonderful news!

Brent, Thank you very much for birthday wish, I hope you have a great year full of luck and happiness.

Thank you Brent for your very kind words about the images from the Major Arcana of the Tarot that I posted in my photo album. They were computer generated using the same kinds of computer software that studios like Pixar and DreamWorks use to produce computer animation. I've actually done this kind of artwork for a number of years now as a hobby across a number of themes from science fiction and fantasy to more spiritual and metaphysical surrealist work.

The human figures were all created and styled using a program called Poser, which specializes in posing and preparing humans and other animals. It does skin textures, different styles of clothing, facial expressions, and hand poses. The resulting figures were then imported into another program that specializes in producing outdoor environments, giving you control over lighting, the sky, terrain, plants, and so on. There are other programs that I used as needed to create objects I needed that didn't exist elsewhere or modify objects or surface textures I obtained. The entire process of composing and generating all 78 images in the Tarot took about 3 years to complete.

Hello Brent,

Responding to your comment on my page about the Rutilated Quartz photo. No, that one is no longer mine. I've bought and sold MANY during the past 24 years I've been in business for myself. :) The one you admired was faceted and polished in the shape of a crystal and was one of my first experiments with digital photography about 10 years ago. I call it "Rutilated in the Afternoon" and even though I no longer am its caretaker, I will have its beautiful image forever. Quartz with Rutile inclusions is certainly one of my very favorite stones and I have several amazing 'natural' ones in my own collection including a natural doubly terminated rutilated smoky. Rutilated Quartz enhances Clairvoyance or 'clear seeing'. :)

It was cool seeing the work you feel passionate about doing. I've been a therapy technician for three years, working with many lines of people with disabilities or troubled backgrounds, so its kind of similar work you were doing. Have you ever looked into being a developmental specialist or something on those lines? The abundance of love you hold is definitely a blessing to all around you who you have helped and/ mentored. Keep shining

p.s. Of course, I cannot forget that it is the EYE that I saw first! :) :) :)

Thank you for your friendship, Brent... I now see THREE other images in your crystal. Above the head of the entity, is a much larger head with deeply set eyes, very easy to see. Directly in front his feet is a skull, representing Wisdom. The center of the eye*where you see outstretched hands) now looks like the head of a raven and the raven body comes down right in front of the entity, an entire Raven and the feet of the entity actually become the Raven's feet. I also get an Egyptian feel to the Raven-like creature, an alien feel to the large head above the entity. I have a Chrysanthemum stone like yours in that the one image(a native American in full headdress), also becomes a wolf in another direction and Beethoven in another! I find it very interesting that your crystal does the same(many images in ONE... :)

Brent-

    It is great to connect with you! It was interesting looking at your chart above and seeing you are almost a Leo! You are right on the line! That most-definite Cancer/Leo combo must bring some  poweful energies into your being. Staurolites are also one of my most favorite stones. There is something about them: )  That is neat the one included in your jewelry is one you found. It would be neat to see more of the gemstone combinations you create. That photo above of the crystal is really beautiful. Is that a sort of Lemurian crystal with Phantoms? It looks very poweful. Look forward to hearing more~

Blessings and love

David