Wild Artichokes

Wild Artichokes

Wild artichokes permeate the wilderness of Southern California, a region whose climate is similar to that of the Mediterranean. For many years we have ridden our mountain bikes past several stands of artichokes in their various stages.  In late winter you’d see stalks bereft of flowers.  Then in spring a bunch of spiky bulbs lolled on their stems.  By summer the bulbs would burst with purple blooms.  After that, the stands of chokes looked dead and depleted, the bulbs drooping with white fluff.

ECommerce Video Production

ECommerce Video Production

When you use videos for e-commerce, you can truly bring your retail to life in a way that you’ve never been able to before. These videos can increase customer satisfaction as well as conversions. ​ This is an example of an ECommerce video produced by Crystal Pyramid Productions several years ago using green screen, for Memphis Audio in the year 2000.

Visiting Italy

Visiting Italy

Visiting Italy Visiting Italy was certainly a long-time dream for us.  To celebrate our anniversary, we carved out a spot in our calendar for May.  That is the time prior to summer just before a cloud of tourists descends upon Europe.  We vacationed in Italy for two...
Gary Puckett and the Cruisin’ Gap

Gary Puckett and the Cruisin’ Gap

When we climbed aboard the Norwegian Epic on a cruise to Italy a month ago, we had no idea what surprises that Park West Galleries would have in store for us.  Beyond the presence of several up-and-coming artists including Michael Godard, Scott Jacobs, Patrick Guyton and Tim Yanke, there was one more fantastic evening that thrilled everyone inside the Cavern Club.