The following is a guest post by Matt Crawford who took part in the Orbacle Collaboration Project.
Thanks to Tdub for creating this imaginative and crazy international collaboration project. I’m happy to be a small part of the action….I hope to include this in my light painting documentary.
We all had a great time working with The Crew and we made some indelible memories along the way.
One important thing here is to recognize and respect the models that made The Orbacle shoot so fun and successful here in Texas.
Erica, Jimmie, Sean, Rebecca, Tyler, Big E, Joseph, artandsteel, Josh, Kyle and all the others whose names I can’t remember!
Thanks Y’all!
One of the best things about light painting is that it is enthralling.
I say that in all seriousness. Over and over again I have seen and been a part of group situations that revolve around light painting. Each time the experience is similar and unique. It’s hard to describe exactly…but there is a very strong dynamic that develops.
It’s the power of creation. It’s the sense of being outside of yourself and in a present that relies upon a nexus of constructive contributions.
Light Painting is a complex action with technical as well as creative considerations. The attention to detail that makes great images is significant. The complexity and creativity combine with physical motion and human performance to create an integrated, united unit of creative effort.
Being inside this effort is transformational and provides a lot of energy. It’s an exhausting and energizing experience.
“It’s addictive!!” one of our lovely models exclaimed in the heat of the experience….
It is addictive…it is energizing…it is challenging…it is gratifying and fulfilling.
The smiles and laughter tell the only story that really matters….it’s a primal connection emotionally…
The usual barriers to communication and sharing are simply not present. They are not struggled with and conquered, but more simply they don’t exist in this space. The walls…all barriers…. emotional, intellectual, psychological, and dare I say spiritual cease to exist in these actions and in this space…
It takes a very short period of time before the world opens up in peoples’ minds as they interpret the process of making the picture and suddenly take creative and imaginative leaps…literally…the idea comes and the ACTION follows unquestioningly and whole heartedly……..just like that..idea to action in seconds…It’s awesome to be a part of.
When you add some crazy ass animal masks that were shipped in a small box from Japan to this already potent group experience you get some unexpected and sometimes “extreme” results……..hahahahaha!
Masks and wigs bring out something in people…..their alter ego…your alter ego…..their spirit animal…whatever…..but there is a liberty of expression people feel in masks…
Piggy Boy Chillaxin’ – Lone Star Crew #1
Piggy takes a break after long days of travel…he may appear to be in repose, but deep somewhere inside the tiny piggy brain lurks insidious plans and machinations of brutality…..you see, while the Orbacle may have had good intentions in mind when it transformed these people into creatures, it may be that something has gone horribly wrong.
The feeling he felt with the Payback stayed with piggy.
He learned that there are certain “liberties” he allows himself as a pig creature that he would not normally entertain as a human….he is, in this moment, beginning to relish the sense of power and domination his Payback gave him…and he begins to calculate a new series of “liberties” to take.
It’s not a payback…this time it’s more like….fun…in his increasingly twisted pig brain…..
The Round Table – Lone Star Crew #3
Piggy Boy has been drinking heavily and he is a mean drunk….everyone has shown up and The Crew are all a bit on edge.
In his eloquent way Piggy Boy is pitching his idea to team up and continue their little crime spree as a group.
He has their attention and now he’s pushing the envelope a bit, he’s suggesting things thats are way way out of everyone’s comfort zone….Bucky protested to some of the more violent and brutal ideas.
Piggy Boy is unabashed and continues to push for more… and more…
I’m Too Sexy – Lone Star Crew #5
Piggy Boy strikes a pose and sings “I’m too sexy for my shirt….I’m too sexy for my mask…”
He is stimulated and the little nerve endings at the end of his snout are quivering with anticipation.
He is pleasantly surprised with the sensitivity and erogeneity of his new pig snout.
It’s physical sensitivity combined with scent awareness makes Piggy Boy “all a quiver”……
H1N1 – Lone Star Crew #8
Piggy Boy is on the trail of something and he’s all hopped up on the euphoria of The Loss of Morals.
He’s in a fervor…he has a fever for the flavor of females….Anything is possible….permissible.
He is on the scent trail of something strange, alien and massive. He’s creeping and snorting his way through the back streets and Railways that intersect Houston.
He is to be feared. His faculties have begun to leave him.
With no compassion and no thought of consequences, Piggy Boy roams the night, alone, in search of gratification.
Choking The 20′ Rubber Chicken – Lone Star Crew #9
There have been rumors that The Crew are not the first people to be “helped” by The Orbacle.
There are stories of others. Wild, unimaginable stories that are way too outrageous to be taken seriously.
One of those legends tells of a tragic victim who found himself a 20ft Rubber Chicken after meeting The Orbacle. This legend is called “The Legend of The Man That Was Turned Into a 20′ Rubber Chicken by The Orbacle”.
It is an epic adventure full of wonder and depravity in gutters and in churches.
“The Legend of The Man That Was Turned Into a 20′ Rubber Chicken by The Orbacle” was always considered to be allegorical, but with his heightened senses and lust for adventure Piggy Boy managed to find the exact spot where “The Man That Was Turned Into a 20′ Rubber Chicken by The Orbacle” finally came to rest.
Right now he is squealing with delight and saying…”…what’s up NOW Mr. Chicken?!!…….squeal!!!…..Where’s your epic adventure NOW Rubber Chicken Man?….!….squeeeeeaaaaallllllll!!!!! I’m choking the chicken with my legs!…….you like getting choked Rubber Chicken Man?…..you ever seen Deliverance Rubber Chicken Man?……Squak like a chicken! SQUAK! LIKE! A! CHICKEN!!!!!”
Piggy Boy is obviously insane at this point. Why is he simulating a brutal sex scene from a movie with a dead 20′ Rubber Chicken?
But, until you’ve been transformed into a half man half pig creature and shipped in a box across the ocean to the Humid Summer of H-Town try not to judge. Walk a mile in his shoes before you cast any proverbial stones.
I even hear there are certain web sites dedicated to simulating a brutal sex scene from a movie with a dead 20′ Rubber Chicken. So, try to be open minded…OK?
Pig Lick 1 – Lone Star Crew #17
Texas is just hitting the right combination of hot breath and tongue/ear contact for Piggy Boy and he finds himself literally weak in the knees….He thought his new pig snout was erogenous, but it turns out the wet breath of Texas on his fleshy piggy ear flaps is just too much for him to handle…..can someone get a napkin?….props?….
It’s starting to get close to daybreak….Bucky and Crazy Horsehead Man are worried about being seen in the daytime and they want to go…
Bucky and Crizazy Horsehead Man start to have a bad feeling about the situation….Piggy Boy is incapacitated, it’s almost daytime….and they still have to “take care of” Texas before morning…..
Texas is whispering “……it’s OK Piggy…..it’s OK Piggy…..just relax Piggy…..you like the moist Texas air on your ear like that Piggy?…..there you go Piggy…..there you go Piggy…..you’re such an animal Piggy….”
Piggy boy manages a constant, gutteral snort/sigh that sounds disturbingly like purring….it’s resonating out of his nostrills and throat like a Puma or Jaguar….he is like a Piguar…..potent, but subdued by the soft breath of his master….
Strobist Info…two SB’s either side of camera probably at Manual Full Power…..we shot a lot and make quick adjustments….and drank beer…..not sure of exact strobe settings….sorry
The Texas Triangle – Lone Star Crew #18
And Just Like That….
…the tables are turned. Texas is right handy with a rope and the game is over. Texas has places to go and other games to play…..
The Eyes of Texas 2 -Lone Star Crew #23
Eventually The Crew lured this fine specimen of Texas Femininity back to their secret garden by pretending to be simply crazy dudes in masks having fun rather than depraved and maniacal half beasts bent on lustful domination.
The Crew finally admit that Texas has the best women in the world.
There is something in the crazed look of a cowgirl in her prime that strikes to the core of our Jungian archetypes of rugged, yet sensual extremes juxtaposed aggressively in a stance full of hidden plans and mysterious crevices.
The Crew recognize in Texas an equally manic and powerful soul…..so ultimately, yet again, they fall victim to the wily ways and passionate displays that Texas brings to the Party.
They bow before the Eyes of Texas…There is a classic Texas song The song was written in 1903 by John Sinclair……
It’s called The Eyes of Texas the lyrics go:
“The eyes of Texas are upon you, All the live long day.
The eyes of Texas are upon you, You cannot get away.
Do not think you can escape them, At night, or early in the morn’.
The eyes of Texas are upon you, Till Gabriel blows his horn!”
The Crew…in this moment….feel the power of The Eyes of Texas…..and they tremble….
Behind The Badge or Don’t Mess With Texas 1 – Lone Star Crew #25
A Special Agent was dispatched from Japan the day The Crew flew the coup.
She has been tracking them for weeks…..
She is part a highly secretive and shadowy Japanese Intelligence Agency loosely affiliated with The Government and equally connected to private industry security forces.
Their loyalties, however, are a mystery. They roll with their own agenda.
This agent is code named “Texas”…. specially selected and trained to track down The Crew and “bring them in”.
An Extraordinary Rendition of sorts, to an unknown place for unknown purposes. She’s working in association with The Texas Rangers, but even they don’t know her real name.
It didn’t take Texas long to track The Crew down to a small Texas beer joint called The Tall Texan…..This is where the next victim was going to come from….if it weren’t for The Hammer Drop of Texas Justice!
Can’t Pull The Trigger – Lone Star Crew #26
Crazy Horsehead Man and Bucky managed to escape the grip of Texas Justice because Texas found that there is some irresistible animalistic attraction she has for Piggy Boy….
She is distracted by his scent…….
Texas is aroused by Piggy Boy’s sensitive, inquisitive eyes….
she wants to bathe in his hot pig breath…..
The Guns are loaded and the triggers are cocked, but Texas can’t pull the trigger on Piggy Boy……
Piggy Penetration 1 – Lone Star Crew #28
Piggy Penetration 1
One of Piggy Boy’s greatest delights is the erogeneity of his new pig snout…..it’s special sensitivity is surpassed only by the unbearable sensitivity of his piggy ear flaps…..
This is the first time Piggy Boy has been penetrated….
….Piggy Boy is in Hog Heaven.
The hot, inner-nostril action combined with the cold steel barrel of The Texas Hammer against his cheek has made Piggy Boy loose control of his bladder….
Getting Down By The River – Lone Star Crew #34
good times…..
Pig Lick 2 – Lone Star Crew #35
Texas Women love to lick pig snout….
Piggy Boy is a Playa…..
…instead of being brutally murdered and disposed of in The Bayou this fine specimen has soothed The Savage Beast that is Piggy Boy with her wily feminine ways…..
….hot swine snot is an aphrodisiac in some places…..
Piggy Back 2 – Lone Star Crew #36
Piggy Boy reaches his zenith…..
Jacking Jills – Lone Star Crew #38
So, Jacked Rabbit and Bucky found these women on their way to one of Houston’s many body painting costume parties.
These women unfortunately tried to take a short cut. They had been drinking and “warming up” for the party and realized they were late.
In a hurry, they cut through a brushy field…this turns out to be a very bad idea.
Jacked Rabbit and Bucky couldn’t believe their luck when these ladies literally walked giggling into their hands.
Jacked Rabbit and Bucky pounce from the darkness and ruin whatever plans the ladies may have had.
Bucky Likes To Watch – Lone Star Crew #39
Somewhere in the fray things turned slippery. If there were onlookers they would see what still looks like a proper beat down, but is now something far more enjoyable…..
Jacked Rabbit is reputed to be fast, but frequent.
Bucky likes to watch and would prefer not to interrupt.
Apparently these ladies are good friends….
Jacking Jills 2 – Lone Star Crew #40
Jacked Rabbit makes the most out of his time in Texas.
Texas Women know how to treat their “men”…..but be careful, they are full of secrets and alterior motives….
Texas Women are strong enough to handle The Crew, in fact, Texas Women have consistently been golden handcuffs for The Crew.
Bucky Bumpin’ – Lone Star Crew #43
Bucky savors his time in captivity.
Breaking Bucky – Lone Star Crew #44
Bucky is ridden hard and put away wet. Leaving Texas will be a bitter sweet departure.
What happens in Texas stays in Texas…..
Bucky is screaming ….”RIDE ME LIKE A HORSE!! RIDE ME LIKE A HORSE!! RIDE ME LIKE THE HORSE THAT I AM!!”
