photobooth for andrea 

38 weeks

which means:
any day now
soon
almost here
the wait is almost over
so close
we're waiting for you

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.

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.} 

The rain was falling slowly in the photos above, it almost felt like snow.
Its been raining so much…who said it doesn't rain in southern california.
I have been chilling on the couch all week {I think I am all healed} and sketching some new ideas that I'm pretty excited about.

I love Manon's work, only wish there was more on of her lushness to see. {via decocentric}
And Shari's winter white week!

have a great weekend, going to be selling some of my paintings at littlebird gallery for a charity event on Saturday. {they have a new updated site that is really sweet}

for more moments like these
afternoon lunches with the boy & trixie
& to be ready for the baby that makes his way to us in less than three months.
{deep breath}

good to meet you 2008 

trixie is not a big fan of the sling…but she looks cute in it.
{27 weeks or 6 months}

I feel like I am going into this new year a bit unsure. I am having an art identity crisis. Well, not a crisis, but rather I am questioning it.
who I am, what I am thinking about. my place in the art world.
where do I want to be, what do I want to say, what colors do I want to say it in?
I think after hanging our with lisa s and talking lots of art with bri*ana, and getting a little of the behind the scenes of a gallery from mylissa.
I realized that my approach is on an emotional level and I want there to be more thought about message, about color {color has been on my brain a lot}.
I guess like everyone else I am struggling to figure it out. It'll come, that's for sure and then I'll have another identity crisis when a little baby makes his way into our lives.
I guess what I really need to do is get with the getting on…living a bit to much in my head, need to live more in the doing…so that'll be my resolution, more of the doing needs to be happening over here in the back studio.

but, while i bring in the new year with questions, check out amanda marie {via amy ross}
{under available for purchase there is a really great works in progress section & I am a huge fan of her girls with elephants…!} 

Last week I was lucky enough to play assistant to lisa s. I was a really invigorating to play with paint. To help lisa get her vision across. Plus all the people at the gallery were unbelievable amazing. I heart little bird gallery!

Here are some photos from opening night.

I didn't take many photos, but here are a couple from when we were waiting for paint to dry. Lisa is working on her new trees, but I am just resting.

in progress

behind the scenes

Working at the gallery put a little burr in my but to really figure out my plan before the baby comes. It also took some of the mystique out of approaching galleries. Have a great weekend.

trixie has loved how much time I have spent on the couch in the last couple months. She likes to take naps on my belly and help keep the baby warm.

bits o' news
*thank you such much for the well-wishes, the boy & I are grateful
*had a creative idea for the first time in months, I have been sort of giddy with excitement
{such a relief I can't begin to tell you how strange it was not to be creative. it wasn't like a block, but more like there was nothing there at all}
*sketched a couple ideas in my journal
*finishing up a painting for cannibal flower tomorrow night

I welcome the creativity with open arms. Have a fabulous {& creative} weekend. 

::baby does not under any circumstances like processed sugar, like cookies, candy…can't eat it, if I do it is given to the porcelain god.
{and don't think I am not going to remember when said child is seven & wants a candy bar as we checkout at the grocery store.}

::baby does like fruit & veggies
{I guess right now baby is a little smarter than me in the food department}

::baby had me resting for at least two months
{not so much resting as all I could handle was sitting or lying on the couch}

::I am going to be helping lisa s install her show in october, so excited! 

::the internet made me feel sick, hence my absence
{I am probably going to take baby steps back into posting, I think I can handle once a week}

::I am 13 weeks along 

::I am finally sort of feeling back to normal…well normalish.
{not feeling like I have to run to the bathroom every couple hours is a start}

::my ideas are coming back as well as the ability to follow through

::I am going to have a show at the bloomingdale's in soho…that just got moved back to october

::I think my year of beds might end up being six months of beds, I still have a couple rolls of film to develop {haven't felt up to getting myself to the camera store}…really didn't even have the juice to look through a camera

::my meeting went well, hopefully I'll have more to say on that in the next couple of months

::I really wish I could just eat one cookie

my painting sold
& went to the best home
a friend's home.
i spent the night with amazing friends
my new la crew is pretty awe-inspiring.
thank you all so much.

I am going to be missing in action for about a week. I have a friend coming down and we are going to get some time away. I can't wait. A trip up to slo.
But I will leave you with the magic of the venice canals. briana took me there a couple weeks ago. what an amazing place. it’s like you step into another world. it was like i had taken a deep breath and the world slid back in time for the duration of our walk.

a place where you can row down the canal with your girl

where cats & ducks live side by side

{there is a black cat further down the sidewalk}

where cats nap is the cutest of chairs, and little flower petals shower down.

have a great week, i'll see you on the flip side. 

got to see ann's ships in person. Ever since I saw them online I have wanted to see them live. They are more than I imagined. They are fantastic. My photos don't even come close to doing them justice, but here you are. It was so exciting to walk up to tinlark and see her fabulous pieces hanging in their windows.

this ghost ship was my favorite

while the boy was loving this amazingly detailed owl.

I also braved felt club to say hello to jenifer and jaime. Both whose work I love.
I don't know how jenifer did it after a long holiday in europe to make her way not just to california, but to have to drive in la. 

I have some pieces of my own that I am really excited about, but I can't show you until I they are more complete. Hopefully wednesday.

have a good monday. 

working,

yet not much to show except…

a little paint on my hands. 

even the gnome is working.