These shots are from probably my first half dozen rolls. Before I was getting them scanned to a disk. Top photo is from the lower east side, don't even know if the store exists any longer since things change so rapidly down there now, but I loved the old world feel.

The other two photos are from when I was working at Oliphant.
The middle photo is looking out into central park while a storm is rolling in and the last one is looking down fifth avenue.

We had a job in The Plaza, which was closing at the time for a major overhaul {it is actually opening its doors again on March 1}. It was awesome and spooky to be there. We were on the top floors, so it was mostly safe {meaning not too much had been looted}, but most of the place was trashed. There were mountains of coat hangers in these huge closets. There were tags from from either Christie's or Sotheby's on chandeliers and fancy sinks. Rooms of maid's outfits that people were buying. The lights weren't all on…so the place felt a bit abandoned. Most of the photos I took with the Holga that day are way to dark to be printed by anyone but myself, so I can dodge and burn the hallways to life. One day I'll tackle that, because I feel really lucky to have been there in The Plaza at that time, and I'd really like to see them.

sleeper III
4" x 4"
acrylic on wood

The three on the crib before I mailed them out to Charming Wall in nyc.
The show will open March 1.
We got a dresser last weekend and loaded it up with clothes…they are so tiny, it is starting to feel more real. Maybe only four weeks left.

without any photos because these ladies are doing it lovely!

some sx70 love:

*nectar & light - jennifer makes magic & now her four year old daughter is making some as well

*my polaroid blog -i adore jen's sense of space {you can see more here}

some digital love:

*shari's new by the water's edge series is lovely, plus they way she is putting the images together, the colors, all of it

*and ky can work some major magic with light and a 50mm lens 

{speaking or writing of photos - i need to drop off some film & pick up some really old holga shots that I got made into prints & i think i need to get a digital slr here soon.} 

two of the little paintings done for charming wall show in march.
right now the third one will be a little boy sleeper.
{guess I am practicing boys in preparation for the little one to come}

sleeper I
4" x 4"
acrylic on wood

sleeper II
4" x 4"
acrylic on wood 

Here are some sketches for a little sleep series for the Charming Wall show in March.

the birds will go in her clouds below 

I am thinking to keep this series up for a bit.

I have been preping a lot of canvases, so I should be pretty productive this weekend & I have a bunch of color ideas {blue & green for the girl above. that or the grey & yellow - any thoughts?}:
grey & yellow
red & orange
brown & red
blue & green
blue & yellow
yellow & green
red & yellow
dark blue & white
purple & green
blue & brown  

a huge thanks to Holly for her wonderful write-up about Johanna and for including me in it.
have a great weekend.