Plans for 2012

I have some exciting news to share… well at least for me anyway.

I’ve been slowly working on a new site, it’s going to be grand. really, I promise. It will have content that is interesting and valuable. I’ll be using and updating it on a regular basis, so it will even be current. Oh, and also… I’ve been making art again. *gasp*

I know, I know, my life the past 5 years have been sucked into the world of web… and I love that, but making art again is refreshing.

I have been having lots of fun the past several months making cool stuff, and in the coming year with the new site I plan to focus more energy into that. I’ll be continuing to create pieces and getting them ready for the store section that will be part of the new site.

I have since updated my setup a bit from my first foray into screen printing and now have a nice large space to work (my garage). I’ll likely start slow with several designs available as prints and t-shirts, and depending on interest, and time, will build on that. So, look for that in the coming months… I promise to post some updates, even if no one reads them.

Part Two:

Life on the homefront is awesome. Enjoying all the wonderfulness of homeownership, even despite a recent furnace repair and a propane tank fill-up. Having a nice quiet spot has been such a great place to raise a family, and the wood flooring we put in a month ago has made home feel even better. We also have some plans for 2012.

We’ll be getting some laying hens, and start building our garden too.

My wife is going to be a busy lady, but we’re looking forward to starting a small homegrown farm. More information on that to come in 2012 as well, so if you’re interested keep an eye and/or ear out, or shoot me a note with your email and I’ll add you to our list.

Grandma Gold

I don’t consider myself a good photographer, especially in the technical sense. I don’t even know much about the art. That doesn’t mean I don’t love it in my own way.. and nothing more refreshing and beautiful than capturing true expressions like this.

AMAN

Aman Park

Valentiger – Oh, to know!

I’ve been really digging Valentiger’s album, “Oh, to know!”. Their previous album was great, but everything on here just seems to be at an entirely new level.. from production, to song-writing, to arrangement, to variety. It’s truly a great piece of music and no.. not just because I know the guys.

I got carried away designing while enjoying one of their tracks, “Sunshines Through”.

http://www.valentigermusic.com

Dark Road

We traveled north. We enjoyed the campfires. The night sounds. Then we traveled home.

Crosby Napoleon

Faces

The Boardwalk

Summertime Chimes

Sammie The Cat

My sister has a cool cat named Sammie. She is pretty chill. I snapped a photo of her and I thought it was pretty cool.

CrossProcess

I purchased the recently released CrossProcess by Nick Campbell. He is also the creator of the Shakeitphoto app for the iphone. I’m still getting a feel for using which filters, and in which combinations… but I definitely dig some of the results I’ve managed to get, as well as looking through the CrossProcess group on Flickr. Even though I love my Pentax, I still share the same sentiment of Chase Jarvis – the best camera is the one that’s with you.

More shot on my Flickr.

The Kimmel Center

Taken at The Kimmel Center while visiting Ray Brown with Victor Sirotek and Pat Perry.