jvc profile picture

jvc

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


Arcborn designs and manufactures lighting elements made from recycled and reused materials. All pieces are handcrafted in Nashville, TN. The above lamp, Stativ Floor Lamp, stands about 65" tall and is supported by three pole legs. It's tight.

My Interests

self sufficiency, sustainable living, stirling engines, british motorcycles, 60's chevys, metal sculpture, welding and fabricating, art and architecture, busting my ass, Jean Prouve, David Smith, Mark Di Suvero, Tadao Ando, Carlos Scarpa, Edward Weston and other great creators

I'd like to meet:

yer mom

Music:

Neurosis, Failure, Don Caballero, Shellac, Tomahawk, Isis, Old Man Gloom, Zozobra, Burnt by the Sun, Mastadon, Grotus, Guapo, Charles Mingus, Freddie Hubbard, Grant Green, Stan Getz, Outkast, Mobb Deep, Black Moon, Eligh, Roots Manuva, Hank Williams Sr., Slackers, Hepcat, Johnny Cash, Radiohead, Nirvana, Sleepy Time Trio, Mephiskapheles, Faith No More, Police, Rolling Stones, Nailbomb, Tricky, Bjork, Fantomas

Movies:

Flight of the Navigator

Television:



Books:

haynes manuals

Heroes:

Reverend Dr Robert Stirling

My Blog

Rollin in the Benzo!

After a few years, I finally found my car: a 1985 300TD Mercedes Benz Wagon. Everything works on the beast and I got it for a steal. Now for the fun part: converting waste vegetable oil from resta...
Posted by jvc on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:41:00 PST

Sooo... I care because...?

I have this widget thing on my google home page that spits out the latest and greatest news items around the world in popular categories like 'US', 'Top Stories', 'Entertainment', 'Political', etc. A...
Posted by jvc on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:31:00 PST

what a great time to be alive

ok first off, let me say this: I go to Wild Oats to fill up 15 gallons of filtered water every few weeks, and I like to treat myself to some cheese - good cheese. I got this shit tonight - Bruder Ba...
Posted by jvc on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:25:00 PST

GS on Eric’s back

Oh, I almost forgot. So Eric needed to get his other scooter to breakfast on Saturday, but I'm not sure why he let this guy ride. This fucking idiot moped fuck who doesn't understand the function of...
Posted by jvc on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:31:00 PST

Oh, Detroit...

Back from Detroit. Had a great time and a very long day on Sunday, which I'll get to. I think that there needs to be a re-gentrification of the Boston-Edison neighborhood in Detroit. My dream is to...
Posted by jvc on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:11:00 PST

manifest your life

I'm a firm disbeliever in fate or destiny or whatever you choose to call it. I am a FIRM believer in that FACT that every person is responsible for their own actions and their own lives. I have a ha...
Posted by jvc on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:18:00 PST

New Work

"Broadway Park" on the corner of Broadway and Division across from Ken's Sushi in Midtown
Posted by jvc on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:13:00 PST

am I home yet?

I can't wait until I have painted walls and no drywall dust on the floors, a steaming bowl of noodles and a cold beer, Charles Mingus on the stereo and Moose laying on her back - all after an invigora...
Posted by jvc on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:18:00 PST

breaking patterns

Cyclical actions seem to keep some people pacified, but I find that this is tremendously stifling to my own creativity and personal well being. I hope that means that I'm really smart or something. ...
Posted by jvc on Sun, 20 May 2007 06:56:00 PST

don't ever do this

I fed this squirrel some fries on my front porch the other day, he seemed hungry. I got him to come snatch one out of my hand, then he disappeared into a tree. Almost everyday when I get home from w...
Posted by jvc on Sun, 06 May 2007 02:14:00 PST