magic wand/

I originally chose this image with the thought that this is what my magic wand would look like if I was to have one now. My 3 year old niece is a fan of the magic wand and so we play...but it got me to thinking about the whole concept of the magic wand. To my niece it is about instant  dream and wish fulfillment. But who wants that? The wonderful part about dreaming, and the reason why getting them fulfilled feels so good, is that much of the time there is work, care and love that goes into them. Right now I am scheduling shoots in Europe for my next book. It is not my favorite part of the project process, but I wouldn't use my magic wand to skip over it. It is part of the process. Part of the story. The bumps, bruises and woes as well as the joys and triumphs all go into making realization of dreams so very sweet. Nope! No magic wand for me. I want to savor every single second...

PS - quote of the day "Action is the antidote of despair." -Joan Baez

moving day/pt.1

lucky me...a 2 day moving extravaganza! But I will triumph!

moving stirs things up/

I've been moving out of my studio this past weekend and setting up an archive at the same time. Rather daunting. It stirs me up to look through so much past work - going through job files from the beginning of my career. My first job was a portrait of the cartoonist Daniel Clowes for Raygun shot on my 126 camera. It seems like ages ago (and it kind of is), but it also feels like yesterday. And frankly, I would love to shoot a portrait of him again. On my 126 camera!

No real commentary on todays image. Just like it.  ; )

summer cravings/

What can I say? It was 70 in San Francisco yesterday and I did not get a thing done beyond keeping my meetings. I mean...I got some stuff done but all I could think of was summer. Swimming in lakes and even batting away mosquitoes. At the very least I am going to bask in the sun like a cat this weekend...

hope you take some time to do the same. Kisses friends!

bay bridge/

A lovely day yesterday in San Francisco. Crazy beautiful, as you can see...but what is that weird gate on the Bay Bridge. I always notice it and finally got a shot of it. So weird. I love it.

wildness/

I love the thought of nature taking things back. Years ago while traveling in the  deep south I came across a man, Francis (a fantastic story in himself, but I digress), clearing Kudzu off a house. I was in a panic because a day before I had driven by and just had to shoot it. But it was night so I planned to come back. And when I came back they were clearing it...eeeek! I still got the shot (see below), but the thought of the house wrestling with the wildness of nature had stayed with me. Taken root. I just like that idea. And then awhile back I took some scouting shots of a house in Berkeley and noticed the wisteria growing inside the house by sneaking in the window. I felt secretly joyful. Go wisteria, go!!! We coexist with such wildness and beauty on this earth and so much time is spent trying to tame things. How boring! Let the wildness in.

wallace neff/bubble house

I shot this lovely image of the only Wallace Neff bubble house in the US a few years ago for a book that is finally out! Such a fascinating story...I mean , I think of Wallace Neff I think LA Mediterranean style houses. But this chapter in his career is fascinating! Jeffrey Head's new book No Nails, No Lumber: The Bubble Houses of Wallace Neff is worth a look.