Just got back on Sunday from the 3 dayz of camping in Santa Barbara to participate in Lightening in a Bottle 2008. Wow!!! What a turnout this event was. It was sold out and packed over 7,000 people at a large campground near Lake Cachuma.



It drizzled a bit here and there and was a little chilly at times, but it was so much fun :) I painted in the forest with rest of the people who came from the Hive gallery to donate our live painted murals to support art education.

Anyhoo, here are some pics to show ya...


This is what i donated at the event. Didn't get to hear the result of the auction, but hopefully somebody bought it and gave a good donation for our future little artists...



Some of the Hive peops painting away...




















Here are some interesting stuff i snapped while i was there.... very coool clothes and circus like feeling with a hint of the renaissance fair / hippie love / burning man like was the vibe... very friendly and nice peops... loads came from all over the country and some were even from overseas! Didn't know that the event was so popular because I dont usually do these types  of events. I usuallly go to a one day and never camp out... It was super fun :)




































I walked down to the river right next to our camp site really early in the morning. The music dies down by morning and is a little quieter but there's different stages going on at all hours... so it's really hard to get a quiet moment, but I found it next to the site by the river.

I was the first one there cuz i was up before sunrise... I felt a bit privilaged for waking up early and going down there before anybody got there.... it's quiet and i stood on a small rock as still as I can and watched the slow currents move and listened to all the morning birds and the rustling leaves of the trees.

Here are some pics I took on a different day at the river while hangin out with a friend from the Hive...











May be you'd wanna check it out when it comes next year. I'd do it again
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