The Dining Car

The Dining Car
(Photo shot 2002, edited 2011.)

I know it's been quiet around here lately, but I promise I'll have many new photographs to share with you soon. Lately I've traveled up and down this beautifully Golden State, which means I have a fresh abundance of photographs to sort and edit. Josh and I have some exciting excursions planned, and it looks like me & my camera will have one wonderfully busy summer!

Happy weekend to you... enjoy!!

the colors of spring travel

soft, light

"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."
-H.D. Thoreau

1-2-3 California

Forgotten Barbie

as good as spring itself

The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.

-Ernest Hemingway

Yesterday I spent my day with people of the "as good as spring itself" kind.
I hope you enjoyed a lovely Mother's Day too...

5 Days at 50% Off + SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale

I'm excited to announce that, once again, I've been invited to participate in the
SFMOMA Artists Gallery 18th Annual Warehouse Sale!

May 4 - May 8, 2011

I've contributed 11 photographs, including:

20x30 Framed "Sunlight and Yellow"

20x30 "Ornament, Study, no.1"

20x20 "Pie Shop"


Other photographs I've contributed are 11x14, Matted to 16x20, and are priced at 50% Off!

Proceeds benefit the Artists, the Gallery, and SFMOMA
(San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.)

Because many (most!) of you are
not in San Francisco...

For a limited time (5 Days!),
visit our Able And Baker shop to find
the same prints that I've contributed to the
SFMOMA Warehouse Sale at 50% Off.

(Free Shipping on orders above $50.)

"The Juice" and "Thug Life in Pink"

(Snapshots of a few of the photographs, before I delivered them to the Gallery -- We are all so accustomed to seeing art digitally, I think sometimes that it's easy to lose sight of what pieces look beyond the computer screen, in a matte or frame... These matted prints are wrapped in plastic sleeves, so in these snapshots, the colors are not quite as vivid as they appear in person.)

"Motel In Orange"

"Skycab, no.7"

"The Battle"

"Wonder, no.4"

"Camera Obscura"

Thanks everyone, I hope you have a lovely day!

(UPDATE: 8 of the 11 photographs I had at this event Sold!
Thanks to each of you for your support...)

Bloom

Camillia, circa 2002.

Morning drive

One of my favorite things about Oakland

is this sign...

Ah, happy day...

Three years ago, today, we had our best party ever!
I love that day (and of course, every day since.)

(Photo by Jeff Walls - if you're in Portland, and need a great Photographer, contact Jeff! He traveled all the way to Oakland for us, and he captured our day in such a beautiful way.)

(Additional Photo post-processing by Me -- you know how much I like to play with color...)

Recently while unpacking boxes, I came across our Save the Date card and thought it'd be fun to share with you. Many of our out of town guests were unfamiliar with Oakland, so we wanted to show them an image so stunning, so charming they simply couldn't resist!

Because our reception was to be held in a beautiful art deco hotel in Oakland, with a sparkling view of Lake Merritt, this vintage postcard perfectly suited the mood of our wedding.

We simply added a few "Josh and Jen" touches...

and sealed it with a kiss!

Friday's Found - California Classic

I know, this isn't a photograph, but still, I found it, and I love it. Hope you do too.

Happy weekend...!

(Each Friday I'll share a found photograph with you, in hopes of further celebrating how photography can enrich our lives. Whenever I visit thrift stores or antique shops, I really enjoy looking through bins and boxes of photographs and paper ephemera. Found photographs have an air of mystery about them, and whether they incite laughter, admiration, or a gentle heartache, they spark a sense of curiosity and wonder that makes me feel in-the-moment alive and part of a common humanity. And I like that.)