Pigpen

Rain Boots

Metro/ Sam Erenberg

Orange Line, Roscoe station: tile mosiac by Sam Erenberg
(photo appears courtesy of Metro)

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Metro, Ken Gozales-Day & Me

I'm photographing art and architecture along Metro's new Orange Line in the Valley throughout August, and here's an image from the first day of shooting, which, mercifully, was not too hot. Landscape photo and tile mosaic by the incredibly talented Ken Gonzales-Day. (You owe it to yourself to check out his Hang Trees.) This photo that I shot appears courtesy of Metro. (And a huge thanks to the inspiring Alan Nakagawa.)

The Knowledges, contd.

Came across this at Mt. Wilson, while wandering through the Knowledges. If you know anything about it, I'd like to hear it.

May Your Day Be as Good as This Was

Artifact # 17: Last Day of Art Camp

Which one is my kid's? That'd be beside the point.

Hammer VBB, pt. 2

Fossilized dinosaur poop holding up books. Hands-down the most minimal setup I saw at the VBB. If you can ID the artists responsible, please let me know.

Hammer Venice Beach Biennial

Our whole family had a blast visiting the Hammer's Venice Beach Biennial yesterday, and I scored this cheery addition to the Pelican case that holds my lenses thanks to artists Alexis Smith and Scott Grieger. 

22 Months

I Couldn't Not Photograph This Thing

 (Out-of-towners: primer here.) What I enjoyed most was the barren, negative space around it, but from my grounded position, I didn't see any way to make a picture of that.

I Dislike Nature Photography More Than You Do,

but when we grow it, we photograph it. If my calculations are correct—and there's no reason to assume they are—this Russian mammoth sunflower is from the fourth generation of saved seeds here at our Picfair Village compound.

The Knowledges: Gabie Strong

Part of an installation by artist and friend Gabie Strong at Mt. Wilson last weekend. Gabie's site is here.

The Knowledges

On our way to see The Knowledges at Mt. Wilson. More on that to come.

In the Office

Grateful to say this was my office today.

Swift Lee Office Stairway

I don't know the cat's name. More about SLO here.

LA Green Grounds (dot org)

They do amazing work. I hope you'll follow the link and read up about them. I shot a time-lapse of one of their garden Dig-Ins. Watch it here.

Artifact #16: Vanity

A visit to the decorative arts/furniture galleries at the Getty Center (here's one of her favorites) sparked the kid's creative impulse. This is her new vanity.

West Covina Cypress