Slighty Feral Media: The Raccoon's Cabinet of Curiosities

The First Expedition Field Notes from the Firing Line, Part Two The First Expedition documents Alethea Mehdipour’s first full J & M Displays fireworks shoot near Bonner Springs, Kansas, through Laverna the Rockin’ Raccoon’s field notes on pyrotechnics, live event production, fireworks safety, racks, shells, quarry heat, and the work behind a fireworks display. The raccoon has reviewed the evidence. Part One was the long fuse. Part Two is where the raccoon enters the field and immediately discovers that the field is made of rock, dust, heat, explosives, and poor shade availability. The first full J & M Displays expedition took place on July 2 near Bonner Springs, Kansas. This show was shot at a rock quarry. A hot one. On a cliff-edge. The raccoon arrived early and waited outside the quarry because new habitats should be observed before they begin making demands. Also, the raccoon was nervous. This has been logged. The quarry was huge. Not large. Huge. The kind of place ...

The Look on My Face Said It All Field Notes from the Firing Line, Part One The Look on My Face Said It All is the first installment in Field Notes from the Firing Line, a Slightly Feral Media documentary series following Alethea Mehdipour’s path into pyrotechnics, live event production, concert production, special effects, stage management, and proximate pyro through the field-note voice of Laverna the Rockin’ Raccoon. The Long Fuse  The Long Fuse traces the early warning signs behind Alethea Mehdipour's path into pyrotechnics, from childhood fire curiosity and fireworks fascination to live event production, concert production, pyrotechnics and beyond. Field Notes from the Firing Line series.The raccoon has reviewed the evidence. This did not begin with J & M Displays. It did not begin with a license application. It did not begin with a safety class in a metal barn in rural Kansas. The first warning signs appeared much earlier. Aquanet. Bedroom walls. Brief fire. A mother with ...