travel day/

Heading back to California today after a lovely weekend spent in The Springs, NY. It was a little bit of R&R and a little bit of work. This is one of the locations I shot at...nice place for a portrait, no?

ICFF Talk Saturday/Noho Design District Plantworks now!

I just wanted to let you know about a couple of events I am participating in for ICFF in NYC this weekend. I mentioned the other day that I am doing a talk and slideshow at ICFF on Saturday at 3pm. I'll give a nice little preview of my new book "Modern Originals: At Home with Midcentury European Designers".
In addition to this I have some prints in the show "Mixed Greens" at Plantworks, part of the Noho Design District. I took this quick shot of my work after we hung it yesterday. I am honored to be included with fellow artists Brian Ferry, Laure Joliet, Paul Barbera and Debbie Carlos. Come by and take a look! And have a lovely weekend friends!

travel day/NYC bound

I love modern travel. Being able to put up a blog post as I fly to NY is rather nice indeed. We are above Wisconsin at the moment and I was reminiscing about where I was last year. This shot was above France somewhere. Isn't this image so painterly?
But today I am heading to NYC with 2 beautiful prints of Alvar Aalto's house in tow for the Noho Design District Plantworks show and a really great slideshow ready to go for my Talk on Saturday at ICFF. Hope some of you can make it out to one or the other of these events (or both!). Come up and say hi if you do!

ICFF talk/this Saturday, May 18th at 3pm/Javits Center, NYC

I am happy to say I am heading to NY this week. One of the reasons is because I am doing a talk at ICFF on Saturday at 3pm. I will be doing a slideshow and talking about the project that became Handcrafted Modern and now my upcoming book that I shot in Europe. So I will share a bit of a preview for those of you that can make it. Please come and say hello!

travel day/

heading back to California. Kisses to you NY.

manhattan/

Missing all my friends in New York today...you know who you are...xx

clouds/above jfk

I know, I know....it seems like a cop out to post another image of clouds, but I have to say, yesterday's clouds right before I landed at JFK we just damn spectacular! Look at those babies!!! Like cuckoo mashed potatoes! Ha!

Shooting and work begins in earnest next week so lots of new things to show soon. So excited!

nyc treasures/

On 11th street saturday night I discovered a treasure. it's owner (seen here in the background), allowed me to photograph it.

Nothing better than a wood trunk full of wood.

my carry on priorities/

After I arrived in NY last week, I was unpacking my carry on and I just had to laugh at myself. I realized that my carry on priorities are little outside of the norm.

The most important items I shot so I could share.

Here is the list:

1 box of collected California ephemera (driftwood, river rocks, a redwood chunk) for a friend who is working on an art piece.

1/2 loaf of Tartine bread

my personal mix of Nopalito fried garbanzo beans and marcona almonds

a bag of organic plums

1 slice of double chocolate tea cake

Ha! What an odd bird I am! In my defense, I had a shoot the next day and I was worried I would forget to eat (which I did the last time I shot at this location) so I was covering myself. And there was 4 pro-packs of film for the shoot. of course. What I didn't anticipate was the fine mess of flour and California dirt that would be on the bottom of my bag. Well worth it.

travel day/

on a red eye to nyc. can't wait to share all the amazing things I will be shooting this trip! be back tomorrow I hope!

wishes/battery park

Shot this when I was in NY last month. My eyes got wide when I saw all these dandelions, perfectly lit by the afternoon sun. I couldn't help but think of all the wishes that were just sitting here in the grass. Just pick one and make a wish.

sight unseen popup/icff

A couple of weeks ago I was in nyc for the annual furniture fair, icff. While the actual show was not super exciting to me, I really enjoyed the Sight Unseen Popup shop. So I'm going to share a few of my favorites over the next couple of days. In this image, Brendan Ravenhill's work. Not sure who did the lighting in the foreground. Anyone know?