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December 1, 2011

Portland’s Unicyclist Bagpipe Player…

Filed under: Photography — Tags: , , — Matty @ 11:36 am

…Only Comes Out When It’s Sunny
So maybe in the next week or so, as the weather report says it’s supposed to be endless sun despite the 31 degrees on the thermometer, we’ll hear/see our old friend… I hope so!

Portland Unicyclist Playing Bagpipes

June 10, 2011

Dolls and Sink

Filed under: Photography — Tags: , , — Matty @ 9:32 am

Doll and Sink

March 12, 2011

Mailbox Dinosaur Experience

Public Art or Interesting Mischief? What’s the Difference?

Mailbox Dinosaur Portland

From my dining room table, I stare out the large picture window just about all day, most days, while I work — drawing at the table, writing on the computer at the table, etc. I stare out to the west, watch the sun set, see people walking up and down my street, which has a lot of shops on it, and thusly, a lot of foot traffic. I can also see the large, royal blue mailbox on the corner, right in front of the nail salon. (more…)

May 11, 2009

Book Launch for Michael Schmelling’s The Plan at Family

Book Launch for Michael Schmelling’s The Plan

Michael Schmelling The Plan 1

Michael Schmelling The Plan 1

According to the official statement on the book, The Plan, by Michael Schmelling:
“Between 2003 and 2005, Michael Schmelling photographed 12 private residences in the company of Disaster Masters, a New York-based company specializing in cleaning up homes and counseling compulsive hoarders. Featuring 490 photographs printed in black-and-white on 576 newsprint pages, this volume devotes one chapter to each home — producing an arresting art object and a fantastic document of urban archaeology and psychology.”

I attended the reading and presentation of this book last night at Family (book store) in Los Angeles. (more…)