irving harper/

I have been wondering what Irving Harper's Barn is looking like lately. Are there more sculptures in there? Have these disintegrated more? There is something so sadly beautiful in how these pieces of art he made are slowly just falling apart. Soon there might just be the skeleton hanging there and a pile of string on the floor. Wish I could shoot that...

patrick dougherty/

I keep driving by this amazing piece by Patrick Dougherty in Palo Alto and I finally stopped an took a few shots this past weekend. It looks like Where the Wild Things Are!

handcrafted modern/the secret portraits

I am really excited about this portrait of Irving Harper. I shot this October 15 of this year, when I brought him his copy of Handcrafted Modern. I feel like this really captures him well. Isn't he a handsome devil?

handcrafted modern/outtakes/harper

One more from my visit to Irving Harper's place a couple of weeks ago. This is a view from the second floor of the barn with the hay doors open, to let in some light.

handcrafted modern/outtakes/harper

Well, I guess this isn't really an outtake. I promised myself I would shoot more in Irving Harper's Barn and during my trip to New York a couple of weeks ago, I did. I visited Harper to give him his copy of Handcrafted Modern (which he loved, thank goodness) and I shot a few more rolls of film in his barn. I was so excited to pick up the film because of this shot. I was not sure if what I was seeing would read on film...but it did! Look at that crazy reflection on the floor!!!