Artificial Horizons

Cut From...

2012-01-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

Marimekko "Unikko" yardage

Marimekko "Sademetsa" yardage.

Today we converted the life drawing room into our photo "studio". After clearing out drawing chairs, tables, easels and chairs (so many chairs) I set up to shoot textiles. I was not prepared for 2 things; 1 actually having to clean the drawing room (don't they have some work study for me to abuse, use?) and 2 shooting large pieces of fabric without a large source of light. It took 2 softboxes, 2 lights strategically bouncing off the ceiling, 2 sheets of foamcore, a text to Maja and a frantic call to West Photo on how to change a modeling light for the Speedatron 202vf (I inherited these lights from the previous dude and have no clue about them. Note: push down and turn past the notch. Thanks guys!).

Out of the 20 or so we shot today these Marimekko pieces were my favorite.

Preservation

2012-01-05T11:16:00.001-08:00

After spending almost a decade of making objects and people look better than they do in real life, it's hard to switch gears. Working at the Goldstein I sometimes have to be reminded of what I (we) do there. I am documenting and preserving objects. I try to recall my experiences at the M.I.A and how I love to look at the worn spots of certain object and think about how they got there or the person that used to own it. From those experiences I know that the tears, nicks and wear of the objects I photograph are important but in my mind I keep saying "I could make you so beautiful." It's hard to resist the urge to clone a little here and there but I do. I swear I do!

It's in the Fiber

2011-12-08T07:30:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not these are photos of students taking an exam. The objective was to identify how the fabrics were woven (identifying the weave). It looks a little silly but I'm sure it is probably really important to know these things if one were to be a designer.

The Goldstein research lab (above) is a hands-on resource for students at the U of M at the College of Design. I think it's great that these students have this resource and are able to take an exam that is so physical and tactile and way more informative that seeing these weaves in a book. The only thing is we need more giant magnifying glasses.

The Passage

2011-11-28T18:56:00.000-08:00

Here is part 2 of the 2010 family vacation posts. The first half of our trip we stayed with Moose and Addie. The second half we were lucky enough to stay with Lark. Lark’s place is a combination of the Secret Garden and Wonderland. I keep waiting for Martha Stewart Living to do a photo shoot here.

Lark’s house has a long history. It was a duplex when she originally purchased it in the late 70’s but before that it was a farm house complete with a pig barn in the yard. The pig barn is now Lark’s pottery studio. Over the past few years she has worked diligently to convert her duplex back to a single family dwelling. Being the conscientious consumer that she is, Lark searched reuse centers, Craigslist and various other outlets to find salvaged materials for this major remodeling project. The result is gorgeous. It was a true labor of love. The living room flooring is a combination of the original wood and new floorboards that were hand painted by Lark to match the grain and patina of the old ones. The construction guys laughed at her proposal to hand paint them. They ate their words later. It is flawless. I dare you to find where the old ends and the new begins. That’s probably a good way to describe her house and style in general. Vintage is the new “new” and in Lark’s house it’s hard to tell what is genuinely vintage and what’s a new vintage-style furnishing.

Anyway, Lark treated me like a princess during my stay and I loved every day of it.

Gunning Court

2011-11-28T09:17:00.000-08:00

I am consciously making an effort to post more, mainly for ego reasons. It makes me sad to look through my posts and see the big gaps in time. There are a few things that I have intended to post but have not gotten around to doing so. One of them being our 2010 family vacation back home to Rhode Island and Massachusetts. On that short trip I shot 1500 images and other than a light edit I have not touched the files. So a blog post is a good motivator to start processing them.

While in Rhode Island we stayed with Moose and Addie for the first half of our visit. They live in a cute 2-story house on a dead end road. There are huge beach roses in the front yard and the always beautiful blue hydrangeas in the backyard. Although both yards are really small there are little nuggets of beauty tucked in. Now we move into the inside. Moose and Addie share their home with Harriet and Karl. Harriet has a gorgeous under bite and loves to greet you at the door. Karl is always dressed to impress in his furry tuxedo but prefers not to be seen.

To the point. I love to look at stuff. Old stuff, other people’s stuff, tag sales, yard sales, estate sales, Savers, the Salvation Army, etc. Your stuff tells your story. I am intrigued by what items people choose to have in their homes. These things give your house it’s character and charm. On our trip to Rhode Island I took note of the things in the houses we visited and stayed at.
Here are a few pics from the lovely little cottage on Gunning Court.

What are the things you choose to keep, display or save?

The Hardisty Art Center

2011-11-27T09:00:00.000-08:00

I bet you didn't know I have an art gallery in my house. Here it is. It's kind of unconventional with one green wall and one off-white wall and none of the hanging materials are archival. Our gallery specializes in displaying collage artists (pronounced coe-lodge). Our current artist-in-residence is Ms. Patience Hardisty. An emerging artist that has been working in the mediums of collage and mixed media since the beginning of November of 2011. I am excited to see her art transform as she matures as an artist.

Age 2 is the best and I have been trying to take advantage of all the new big leaps in motor skills and language development. For Halloween we made leaves and pumpkin faces out of construction paper. Patience didn't quite get it but she colored the leaves and loved using the glue stick. For Thanksgiving we made hand turkeys and for a few days afterward she kept asking us to trace her hand. Now for Christmas we have made a red and green paper chain. Patience applied glue and I assembled. Later we will make evergreen trees and stars to complete our holiday look.

Room with a View

2011-11-26T12:00:00.000-08:00

My kitchen window is a constantly evolving snapshot of the changing seasons. Here it is in fall mode. The vines are turning brown and woody. The fruit is still there but dry, shriveling and falling off. When winter finally arrives the remaining fruit will be gone, eaten by the birds as the last memories of summer. In the spring this scene will turn to green spirals reaching in and around the small squares of the mesh screen with small reddish green buds on the newly vibrant vines. In the summer an explosion of leaves cover the window acting as a natural curtain blocking out the view of the neighbor's house.

There is not much I like about this small crumbling house we rent but this window is one of it's saving graces.

Thanksgiving Weekend 2011

2011-11-25T18:39:00.000-08:00

It's been a full Thanksgiving weekend and we still have two days left. Thanksgiving was filled with play and cooking. Patience, Zoey and I were exhausted by 5 pm. Patience fell asleep right as dinner was being served.

Today we finally got to rake the leaves. We lucked out that it has been so warm lately, 60˙ on Thanksgiving day, and melted the light snow cover. We even had time to make a red and green chain link to decorate the kitchen entrance way. Patience glued and I cut and assembled. Later after the raking Patience and Namdev put the final touches on our mini-christmas tree.

Up next the Holidazzle, if Miss P can stay awake.

Made for Walking

2011-11-21T09:05:00.000-08:00

With the new shelving being installed, the shoes had to be taken out of their old shelving. This means 800 pairs of shoes are filling up every bit of extra space in the research lab. Putting the shoes back in the shelving will be a slow process because each pair is going to have it's own archival carrying case. For each pair the carrying cases need to be assembled and then the shoes need to be secured with a wide linen string.

Since the shoes are out we decided to photograph them. So until the end of December I will be getting an education in the history of women’s footwear. Maybe this is why I have become obsessed with trying to find a pair of boots. I got shoe fever.

Labour

2011-11-15T13:16:00.000-08:00

One of the challenges of the Goldstein Museum of Design literally being inside of the College of Design are the small rooms and low ceilings. Photographing can be a struggle especially if I need a light overhead. The movers installing the new shelves for our shoe collection could really sympathize with me. Luckily the shelves did fit in the elevator and didn’t require dismantling. With about an inch or two to spare and the assistance of knee pads the shelves slid through the doorway.

Nokomis

2011-11-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

I am thinking about starting a new project. I'm just not sure what it might be yet. Either way I thought I should start by going out and shooting to get the creating energy flowing.

It was indeed cold out at Lake Nokomis at 8:30 this morning. I think I need to purchase some fingerless gloves if I decide to continue shooting outside this fall/winter. Brrrrr.

The first image is my favorite. I think it sums up the Nokomis experience.

Back to Basics

2011-11-02T08:04:00.000-07:00

Apparently I photographed this dress backwards. It looks right but when I uploaded the image to the archiving system the metadata said it has a cowle neck front. Hmm. I went and showed it to Eunice and we stared at it. Then I said, "look for the tag?" Yes, indeed there is a tag on the inside of the v-neck. I have to go back to basics here and remember what my mother taught me growing up, tag goes in the back.

If I am having trouble with a simple garment like this, I fear how many times I will have to photograph the more complicated historic pieces. Good thing we are taking a break from dresses soon and moving on to shoes. 800 pairs to be exact!

Tip of the Iceberg

2011-10-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

Strawberry Suit

Hand Bags

I photographed this sweet strawberry suit on Wednesday. It reminded me of my dear friend Lark. This job makes me want to shop.

The ladies (Eunice, Jean, Rebekah, Jenny & Caitlin) have been very busy getting everything together for next week's opening that there have been some oversights in my induction to the Goldstein. One of the major oversights was showing me where the storage rooms for the archives are located (and the security codes!).

Thursday was a wash for Rebekah and I, so Rebekah decided to give me a tour of the various storage archives for the Goldstein which are located throughout the 2nd and 3rd floor of McNeal Hall. Most of the storage is similar to your home closet, not an inch of space left, boxes crammed everywhere. The 2nd floor also has new archival storage closets that are on hydraulics to move the units back and forth. The room is all white and felt a little like THX 1138. When Rebekah opened up the first metal storage unit to show me the hand bags, the "thrift store" smell punched me in the face. Once I got over that and began looking at everything contained in these closets, I thought to myself,"This is the best thrift store ever!" I think the alarm system caught on to my thoughts because next you know we tripped the burglar alarm and the police were called. We ran downstairs to the gallery and our handy dandy intern Caitlin punched in the overriding code. Phew!

ps Please forgive the camera phone images. They are trying their best.

New Digs

2011-10-11T07:57:00.000-07:00

Set

Office

Shelves

October 5th was my first day at the Goldstein Museum of Design as their senior photographer.
This job has been challenging for me on many levels.

Over past 7 years I have been working at the General Mills photography studios. In that time I became accustomed to working with a large crew of people, the newest equipment and all the resources I could ever need. The crew at the Goldstein is just me and the bare bones equipment I inherited from the last photographer. This week I learned to adapt to photographing in small spaces and to make due with the equipment I have. The first day was very hard for me; hauling all my own gear and setting-up without help or a cart to transport my stuff. Since we do not have a dedicated shoot space, everyday I must set-up and breakdown which can be tiring. I think a cart to move equipment with and weight lifting may be required in the future.

I was given the goal of photographing 15% of their collection in one year. That is 4,350 pieces to shoot in 96 days (it's a part-time job). It works out to be 45 pieces a day. Wow. My first day I did 12 pieces. Each piece is photographed at 4 views plus details shots. The image count at the end of the day totaled to 112 final shots. Yes I have a lot of Photoshop in my future.

I have my own office but unfortunately it is on a different floor away from the rest of my department. I do like having my own office though. I have one of the only windows that opens too. No one is in on Fridays so it's just me and Pandora working on files. It's kind of nice.

When I am shooting I work with Rebekah Njaa, who prepares and handles all the clothing and objects before and during photography. Rebekah has an interesting history. She also lives in an old church in West St.Paul! Eunice Haugen is my boss. She is the registrar and material library coordinator. Jean McElvain is the assistant curator and reminds me so much of an art director I worked with at General Mills. We both have young children and bore the ladies during lunch about cute stuff our kids do.

The Goldstein is trying to raise it's visibility within the school and community which will hopefully bring more money to the department. My job was made possible by a grant to help digitize their collection. The museum exists as a tool for design students so they can inspect and reference how certain objects are constructed. It is a also a good archive of the history of manufactured design.

ps Please forgive the camera photo images. They are trying their best.

A Keenley Collaborative

2011-06-25T22:33:00.001-07:00

Caitlin and Zack have been collaborating on projects since art school. Now they come together to create one of their most important pieces, the Keenley baby. I can't wait to see this little boy grow up. He no doubt will have a great sense of style coming from parents that are not only talented artists but snappy dressers and connoisseurs of taste.

Afternoon in Mattocks Park, St. Paul

2011-06-11T21:09:00.000-07:00

Today the ladies and babies (toddlers) met up in Mattocks Park in St. Paul for an afternoon of fun. The girls had fun swinging, sliding and playing in the sand. We attempted a group photo. At least they are all in the picture together.

The Quaking Bog

2011-05-20T20:19:00.001-07:00

The Hardisty family visited the Quaking Bog in Theodore Wirth Park. I brought along my Lens Baby (control freak). We were lucky because the rain stopped raining when we arrived. It was muddy, kind of buggy, lush, beautiful & definitely a great trip.

Sunshine

2011-05-15T17:01:00.001-07:00

Spring has had a slow start this season. Today was a gorgeous day and everyone was out and in good spirits soaking up the sunshine. Today also happened to be wonderful day to photograph children. It seemed everywhere I went there was a mother with a beautiful child. Here are a few of them.

Sarah & Paul

2011-02-02T12:46:00.000-08:00

Paul and Sarah were nice enough to invite me into their home and let me photograph them during this very exciting time. I feel that Sarah's nurturing nature really comes through with these images. These are two of my favorite people and I am so happy for them. I can't wait to meet their little one.

One plus One

2010-12-24T17:24:00.000-08:00

Open publication

This issue took way too long to come out but it's finally here. This issue of Thirty features two really good friends of mine, Caitlin Longley Keenan and J. Zachary Keenan. It was designed by our amazing intern Ryan Hageman.

The photographs are beautiful and I love the way they work together. I hope you do too. Enjoy.

To download a copy to your computer, use this link.

Thanksgiving part 1

2010-11-28T15:49:00.000-08:00

Joe Rizzo hosted the annual Orphans Thanksgiving potluck.

On arrival there was mulled wine to warm up your chilled bones for it was a high of 13 that day. Food was to follow.

Thanksgiving part 2

2010-11-28T15:43:00.001-08:00

Patience, JNH & I ate delicious food and had good conversations with old friends and new. We sampled as many desserts as we could. It was a shame we never got to the pear butterscotch pie. To top things off Patience finally broke the unbreakable cup. All in all it was a great night.

Down the Rabbit Hole

2010-11-18T08:17:00.000-08:00

Stand-in

Working it

John Vogt has started a new venture with his friend Susan Brown called Elizabeth Martin. It combines John's illustrations and Susan's dress making and designing talents. This dress is a one of a kind (for now). I hope there are many more of these in the future.

Melissa Schedler was our lovely model for the day. She did a great job being serious and aloof for the camera although there were outbursts of laughter and uncontrollable smiling. It was alot of fun working with her and the rest of the team. I can't wait for the next shoot!

I hope you enjoy these outtakes.

Cait & Zach

2010-10-21T08:37:00.001-07:00

September 4th was a very lovely day for a wedding indeed.
The ceremony and reception were held at Riedel Farm in Fridley, MN.
Cait and Zach crafted a very intimate and personal evening for their guests
which included the couple serving drinks to their guests immediately after the
ceremony. I am sure all guests, myself included, felt very lucky to be part of this
magical night along the Mississippi River.

Water Babies

2010-08-31T21:02:00.001-07:00

Patience had her first pool experience Saturday at the Wabun-Minnehaha Park. The girls all took a dip in the new zero depth pool, ate crackers and hung out by the poolside. Even though the summer is coming to a close I hope we will visit this park again for another swim (wade).

Heather & Brock

2010-07-19T12:29:00.000-07:00

On July 17th 2010 Heather and Brock stood before friends and family and pledged their love to one another. The ceremony and reception took place on Raspberry Island at the Minnesota Boat Club. The stormy weather, tornado sirens & torrential rain only added to the excitement of the evening.

The Gang

2010-06-15T09:18:00.000-07:00

Don't mess with this crew because they are on the move.

We had another great Mom & Baby day this weekend, hosted by Megan. The babies are growing fast, crawling, standing & lots of talking (babbling & vocalizing). I can't wait until next month to see how these guys have changed.

Beens Doin' This

2010-05-05T10:21:00.001-07:00

Sneak peek of a poster for an upcoming exhibition at the Weisman.
This is the proof we sent for approval, you can see the corrections lined in red.

Sneak peek of a drawing John Vogt helped us out with for a poster for an upcoming exhibition at the Soap Factory.

MVA killing since 2003 to infinity.

Ai Servo Hooray!!!

2010-05-04T12:27:00.000-07:00

For years I have been having trouble photographing moving objects, for example a wedding party walking down the isle. I worked with photographer Tom Matre last week and he told me able AI Servo mode on my Canon 5D. I set my focus to this and did some tests. Namdev walked up and down the studio and all my images were in focus. Thanks Tom for solving this baffling problem for me.

More Best Buds

2010-04-29T15:31:00.000-07:00

More images from Best Buds. I love spring and all the stages that the trees go through before they become the beautiful shady shelters we escape to for relief from the summer heat.

In-Progress

2010-04-29T15:11:00.001-07:00

I am still working on producing window images for the California Building project that I started in February. The first 2 images are new, shot this April. The other 2 are from February/March. They are also the same subject shot two different ways.

Evie

2010-04-19T09:37:00.001-07:00

While taking her parents' engagement photos I could not help but take a few pics of Evie.

California Building 2nd Floor

2010-04-13T15:16:00.000-07:00

Piano detail-duct tape residue.

Defunct xmas lights & I believe pedals for the piano.

Armchair details.

Sitting room for two.

The building where my studio is, the California Building, has these bizarre sitting areas on every floor, though I do appreciate the effort. http://www.californiabuilding.com/

Best Buds

2010-04-07T12:37:00.000-07:00

Today Namdev, Patience, Zoey, & I went for a walk around Lake Nokomis. Well, they walked & I took photos. After waiting for what seems like forever the trees are emerging from their slumber.

Sissy Spacek

2010-04-06T13:55:00.000-07:00

Corydon Ronnau

John Wiese

The only way I can describe their performance is like a thunderstorm. You can hear it softly in the background approaching. The next thing you know it's right on top of you & you are looking for shelter. Even though there is danger you can't take your eyes off the clouds looking for lightning & hoping it strikes. Get it? Amazing.
http://www.myspace.com/ssississpssk
http://john-wiese.com/

Gerritt Wittmer

2010-04-06T13:53:00.001-07:00

Although Gerritt decided not to play that day, he did come to listen to the rock (noise).
http://www.gerrittwittmer.com/

Young Quitters

2010-04-06T13:36:00.000-07:00

The set list.

The stance.

Joe

Croix

The rock.

Young Quitters my favorite hometown heroes.
http://www.myspace.com/thankyouband
They were a great source of entertainment musically & Joe's witty banter was also quite amusing. Their performance & personalities lightened the room.

Visions of Christ

2010-04-06T13:32:00.000-07:00

I loved seeing these relics (cassettes & walkman) in action.
Thanks Casey for putting this show in motion & making it happen.
http://www.myspace.com/visionsofchrist

Seth Ryan

2010-04-06T13:29:00.000-07:00

The Opener. Unfortunately the whole crowd had not arrived but Seth Ryan still gave us a good performance. http://www.myspace.com/cellphonenoise

A Few More

2010-04-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

Images of the bands are coming soon until then enjoy these pics.

The Attendees

2010-04-03T21:57:00.001-07:00

Art of This

2010-04-03T21:49:00.001-07:00

My husband, Casey & Dan Black helped set-up a show for Sissy Spacek at Art of This. I really liked going to see live music in a sunlit room. As I get older I am less interested in seeing music in a dark loud space at a time when I am normally not awake. This show was refreshing.

Opening BBQ of the Season

2010-04-03T20:39:00.001-07:00

Grilling

Ms. Serious because she's serious about grilling

Grill Masters

Sophie

March 31st is the earliest I have ever been to a BBQ. Zach & Caitlin hosted the grilling at their new house. I ate until stuffed & drank Paul Wenzel's famous home-brew. Perfect night spent with friends. I hope this opener BBQ is a sign of times to come.

Randomness

2010-03-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

Resting.

Zoey basking in the sun. After listening to
her pant for awhile I brought her some water.

Patience & Francois chilling on the quilt.
Patience is learning to get around but
not by crawling instead by rolling.

I am excited. I have a back-log of images to process but as not to make this a baby blog, here are a few random images from March.

Weekend

2010-02-21T20:40:00.000-08:00

Francois at the mom & baby gathering.

Canoe outside the Nokomis Coffee shop.

Light at the "Land of Milk & Honey" performance.

View of the city outside the Soap Factory.

Pay's winter suit.

More of trying to break my fine art education pitfalls. I am trying to photograph interesting things when I see them and not worry about having to have an art project to photograph something.

31 Days Til It's Here

2010-02-16T16:23:00.000-08:00

Cabbage

Native Tall Grass

Cone Flowers

Planning for spring & my spring garden even though my garden looks like this. I can image it through all the layers of snow & ice. I am getting really excited and need to start planning what I want to grow & where it will grow. This will help get me to the end of winter.

The Many Faces of Patience

2010-02-06T11:51:00.001-08:00

Visitor

2010-02-06T11:43:00.001-08:00

Dan Keenan came to the Twin Cities to promote Urban Outfitters new internship program. The goal of the internship is to make stuff, anything as long as it is done well & interesting. I wish I was in school so I could apply. He interviewed a bunch of Mcad students as possible candidates. Good luck to all who applied.

Dan paid us a visit before he left. We ate food & played scrabble .I look forward to seeing him again this summer at Zack & Caitlin's wedding.

Johnny Jump Up

2010-01-29T14:27:00.001-08:00

Even though Patience is using the Johnny Jump Up in a non-traditional way at least she likes it, for licking.

Babies

2010-01-26T11:49:00.001-08:00

On Saturday I attended what is becoming a monthly mom & baby get-together. For me it was interesting to watch Patience interact with other babies. In general it seems so hard to get her attention but put her down near another baby and she will be very active & try her best to get next to the other baby. All of them were like that. Rolling to get near one another. Babbling at one another. Needless to say there was a lot of drool. I want Patience to be more social than me so I hope this side of her, reaching out to people, doesn't fade.

1st Roll Over for Real

2010-01-16T11:03:00.001-08:00

The look of accomplishment

Remembering she hates to be on her stomach & starting to get upset.

Namdev had tweeted a few days ago that Patience had rolled over. I didn't count this because it was only the lower half. Last night she did it for real.

Lucky Number 33

2010-01-13T18:56:00.001-08:00

It's Namdev's birthday...

and everyone is so excited about it,

even Zoey!

Today's celebration consisted of sleeping in, lunch at the Bad Waitress with JZ Keenan, setting up the new tv, Punch Pizza for dinner followed by cake & ice cream and a movie. Much needed family time. The past few days & weeks have been busy and stressful for the Hardisty household. We have been working hard to make our studio successful. Here's to a great year Namdev. Happy Birthday.

Sunset

2010-01-10T16:16:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of image making. I think this project will consist of a lot of diptychs and triptych which I am excited about. I used to work that way before art school. The art school I attended was more into the body of work and how the images acted as a whole. After a semester of fighting I succumb to their ways and stop the diptychs and triptychs. How refreshing to be at the beginning of something again.

2010

2010-01-09T16:07:00.000-08:00

Here are several views from windows on the second floor of the California Building where my studio is located. This is a start of a much needed new project for me. In 2009 I decided not to make any "fine art" & focus on trying to get commercial work. Part of this decision came after paying 2008 taxes and looking at how much money I spent on exhibition submissions & materials. I realized in 2009 that I really needed to make imagery and work on personal projects because it really does fuel me. In '09 even though I was working hard on other things I did not feel productive. I am hoping to make at least 2 photo projects for 2010, which will be the most I have ever done in a year. I am wishing for inspiration & motivation for 2010.

The Return of the Tundra

2010-01-02T10:56:00.001-08:00

The weather outside is frightful.....

So since we have nowhere to go.....

It happens every year even though I convince myself that it won't.

The worse months to live in Minnesota or the Midwest at that is January through March.
Even though the days get longer the weather gets colder, a lot colder. Today the high is 1˚ and the low is -19˚ without the windchill. I'm not complaining, Minneapolis has so many awesome things going on that you forgive the weather. Plus in the summer you really really appreciate the weather and try to spend all your time outside despite that it's 90˚ with 99% humidity.

Well, the true winter is here and I am going to snuggle up with my family, watch movies, visit friends and wait for the thaw.

California Dream

2010-01-01T15:42:00.000-08:00

Okay maybe not California dreaming but definitely thinking warm thoughts.
The low today is -17, so I am dreaming of my future garden for this summer.
This was my largest tomato from last summer's crop, granted it got too big and cracked.

Blue Moon

2009-12-31T22:07:00.001-08:00

Blue Moon in the Midwest night time sky on New Years Eve.

thirty–one month

2009-12-29T14:05:00.000-08:00

Photojournal edited and designed by Kimberlee Whaley, featuring photographs taken over a 30-day period by Erin Hauber, J. Namdev Hardisty, Jeremy Miranda and Gene Pittman.

Tidings of Comfort & Joy

2009-12-26T08:58:00.001-08:00

I believe.

Festive & practical

Practicing hand-eye coordination.

Zoey received a kit filled with shoes from my mother.
Zoey prefers the pink boot that says "Bite Me."

Holidays

2009-12-25T21:06:00.001-08:00

Patience finds the holidays to be overwhelming, especially with all the costume changes. Her Grandmother had bought her 3 Christmas outfits. This photo features outfit #2.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T21:01:00.001-08:00

This year I accidentally blew out the lights on the fiber-optic Christmas tree. Good thing these blue lights were plugged into a surge protector, so we could still have that Christmas feeling.

Bath Time

2009-12-20T13:58:00.001-08:00

2 More

2009-12-01T18:20:00.000-08:00

I took these two images today. The landlord had covered the garden bed in the front yard with compost in an effort to rejuvenate the plants underneath for next year.

Fall 2009

2009-11-27T17:37:00.001-08:00

I love these and hope to make more before it snows.

Thanksgiving pt 1

2009-11-27T17:28:00.001-08:00

Namdev & Patience with Ryan in the background.

Rizzo, Patience & the motorcycle

Miss Bobblehead

Ancho

Since 2003 Joe Rizzo has hosted the "Orphans Thanksgiving", which is made up of a group of Minneapolis transplants with no family to spent the holidays with. This year there were some new faces; Patience, Ancho (the cat), Elena and JV.

Thanksgiving pt 2

2009-11-27T17:26:00.000-08:00

Rizzo

JV

Elena's hands

Aesthetically pleasing book

The game.

We feasted, relaxed, enjoyed each others company and drank wine. Rizzo is in a new apartment this year and it was set up perfectly to just spread out and sprawl out.

Thanksgiving pt 3

2009-11-27T16:53:00.001-08:00

There were two heated Scrabble matches. After viewing the scrabble two & three letter website, Namdev was comfortable with taking a chance and spelling jiberish in order to gain more points. Rizzo & JV were so determined to come in as the "first loser" that they created their own words and "bonality" was born. Ultimately Elena won both matches because her game is just too sick for us. Her game is like an art. If you challenge her you may win that battle but not the game. When she's 40+ points ahead it really doesn't matter.

Halloween

2009-11-27T16:14:00.000-08:00

Introducing

2009-10-09T15:20:00.000-07:00

Spring Garden

2009-05-13T11:28:00.001-07:00

One of the best signs of spring.

Here is my new larger garden. Larger vegetable garden, 2 trellis areas, and a flower cutting garden area.

This is the man who dug up all these garden areas for me. Thanks!

Photo Experiment

2009-03-08T16:48:00.000-07:00

This is an experiment with text layered on glass. We, MVA, think it looks pretty rad.

Namdev Zoey

2009-02-27T15:01:00.000-08:00

This is a photo of Namdev and Zoey watching the weather report on tv.

Emma's Moving On

2009-02-02T13:14:00.001-08:00

Emma is moving back to her home state of Michigan. It's sad to see her go but I know I will see her again. This is a pic I snapped before driving her home to apartment in N.E.

Self Portrait

2009-01-26T13:09:00.001-08:00

Saturday I worked for hours trying to get a photo of myself. I hate being on the other side of the camera. The studio had awesome light coming through the windows. This was the best of the images.

Summer Storm

2009-01-07T12:41:00.001-08:00

Waiting for the storm.

Moments before it started to pour.

Wind chimes and street lights.

Attempting to photograph lightning.

Blue sky returning, the storm is leaving.

I tried to find some images of spring to help warm up this winter but I only found these images from a thunder storm last summer.

December 21st

2008-12-23T10:57:00.001-08:00

New "for real" Studio

2008-12-12T19:54:00.001-08:00

This is MVA's new studio space in Northeast Minneapolis.
We are going to rock this place. Watch out!

First Snow of the Season

2008-12-05T15:04:00.000-08:00

Saturday, November 29th was the first significant snow (about an 1").

Z's New Bed

2008-11-30T08:06:00.001-08:00

Christmas came early this year for Zoey. Her new bed arrived in the mail on Saturday.

Frankies 457

2008-11-30T07:48:00.000-08:00

Karen and Matt October 18th 2008.
I had the privilege to photograph Karen and Matt's wedding in NYC.

Zoey

2008-10-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

some doxies are mini but mine is mini-mini

Back In Town

2008-10-11T09:52:00.000-07:00

Emma's back from Jersey. We had a delightful time at Bewitched. Veggie burgers made from roasted beets and heirloom tomato chili.

I had been trying to keep this an art blog but it's my blog so rules can bend.

A Wedding in the Park, Minnehaha Falls, MN

2008-09-21T18:17:00.000-07:00

Sarah & Paul exchanged nuptials on one of the most beautiful days in September thus far.

Fall Garden

2008-09-21T18:09:00.001-07:00

08/08/08 Wedding

2008-09-07T21:46:00.000-07:00

Here are some detail images from a wedding I shot August 8th.

My Garden

2008-09-07T21:36:00.000-07:00

This summer I had my first garden in 16 years. I had a small vegetable garden and a larger flower garden. I'd like to thank the bees that are living in the foundation of the house for working so hard to pollinated my garden. Without you none of this would be possible.

Love and Marriage

2008-07-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

Croix - Thank You

2008-06-28T23:05:00.000-07:00

Today, I photographed Croix for the cover of his band's , Thank You, CD. I had an awesome time during the shoot, although the mosquitoes were eating us alive. Croix was a good sport never complaining once, even though he was in his underwear, standing in tall grass while mosquitoes dined on him for dinner.

Providence

2008-06-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

Here some images I took of musicians in Providence, RI.

Grizzle Time

2008-06-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

I have been working on making new images for my portfolio in my free time. Last week I photographed lemonade, an Alpine strawberry plant, and Shiitake mushrooms.

In Bloom

2008-06-21T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some images I took this spring of some magnolia trees.

Nearing The Final Edit

2008-04-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

Here are some new images from Plateau.

Plateau sponsorship
“Kimberlee Whaley is a fiscal year 2008 recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.”

Minnesota Harvest

2008-02-17T17:34:00.000-08:00

February 17th (mom's 60th Birthday, too)
Today I went to the Minnesota Harvest to further work on my winter landscape project. I got some really great shots but I decided to share with you outtakes of some friends I made there. I heard for the first time in my life the real sounds a goat, sheep and horse makes. I was really amazed. It did not sound like any of the impersonations I have heard.
–Kim

February 5th

2008-02-07T17:33:00.000-08:00

Here are some images that I shot on February 5th in Kenwood Park for my new project Plateau. More snow is on it's way which is really good for me and the project I am working on but unfortunately I am sick and will be taking a break this weekend from shooting.

I have been worrying that spring will get here before I am done shooting. Someone told me that the best snow is in March. I hope so. I need a really good snow.

I was not expecting that a solid block of ice would be under the new snow. Climbing the hills in the park was a challenge. I used my tripod like a walking stick to get up the hill. Walking around I felt like I was drunk because I kept stumbling on the holes created by people's foot prints that were frozen underneath snow. A good layer of new snow would fix this.

That's it for today.

Plateau Sponsorhip
“Kimberlee Whaley is a fiscal year 2008 recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.”

Plateau

2008-02-05T08:29:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,
I have been working on a winter landscape project since January and now I feel like I have hit a plateau. I am use to photographing a single subject and exploring every single aspect of that subject. With this project it's different. I am exploring a theme; places that are filled with people in the summer and cleared out in the winter. I feel like the images as a whole are very eclectic and I wonder if it doesn't feel like a cohesive body of work. I am posting some images. Let me know what you think. These images are only screen shots so please don't judge me on exposure color etc.
Thanks for reading,
KIM

Plateau Sponsorship
“Kimberlee Whaley is a fiscal year 2008 recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.”