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PARK CITY KIMBALL ARTS FESTIVAL 2011. Best in show - Mixed Media
See you again next year! I have tons of ideas already brewing...
In the meantime, if you stopped by my booth and are interested in a custom art piece or table contact me and we'll collaborate! THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY MY BOOTH and inspiring me!

You can see many pieces from the show as wel as some new creations on display at Silver Queen Gallery in Park City. Stop by and say hello.

If you are interested in seeing photos of pieces displayed at the festival or shopping for available pieces see my Flickr Galleries at these links: FINE ART PIECES HERE  or  CUSTOM TABLE HERE

{lovely amanda}

Some people, you couldn't get a bad shot of if you tried. Among them... miss Amanda. See some of my favorites from our shoot below. Click to view larger.

 

 

Into the Fire

I've been inspired lately by various artist's ability to create beauty with the most unexpected elements. Etsuko Ichikawa's fire glass paintings (also called pyrographs) are stunning. Handling molten glass while aglow at 2100°F, she loops, stretches and presses the smoking mass of lava atop paper to create abstract drawings. The creative process she goes through is mesmerizing. One day I would love one of these paintings in my living room! view her website here.

2011 Park City Kimball Arts Festival

In just five days over 200 artist’s will be invading Park City for the 42nd annual Kimball Arts Festival.
I am thrilled to be able to show my work next to some highly acclaimed artists and to be chosen from a list of over 860 applicants! I’ve spent the last four months working tirelessly through the nights and weekends on 31 new pieces from small to HUGE — AND one very special piece that takes my technique in an entirely new direction.

I hope you can come up, enjoy the festivities and get a little inspiration. I will be in booth 125 — on the East side of Main Street, just a little ways up from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory & Dolly's Bookstore.  My talented friend and local artist, Joi Aoki, is right next to me in booth 127 with her sculpted wire bonsai trees.

The Festival Hours are:
    •    Friday, August 5th  5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    •    Saturday, August 6th 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
    •    Sunday, August 7th 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

In addition to great art, there will be a ton of fun things going on in Park City all weekend long.
Here's some of my personal weekend recommendations:

• Hear my friend Jack Dunn play a live acoustic music set on the outdoor patio at Robert Redford’s restaurant Zoom on Main Street Friday night at 7PM (reservations suggested for the best seats).
• Visit the Miner’s Park Stage for variety of musicians all weekend long (just a half block up from my booth on the west side)
• Let the kiddie's imaginations to spill over at the Kid’s Art Center on the lower end of Main Street .
• Get an adrenaline high on the Alpine Slide, Alpine Coaster or the Zip Line at Park City Mountain Resort.
• Enjoy a scenic sunset Gondola ride at the Canyons Resort, Deer Valley or Park City Resort.
• Bring a bottle of wine and enjoy the Utah Symphony play an outdoor concert at Deer Valley Resort all three evenings:
  Friday Evening — Holst: The Planets
  Saturday Evening — Broadway Rocks II
  Sunday Evening — St Regis Big Stars
• For some great after aprés festival spirits stop by the newly opened and highly raved Silver, the ever swanky Sky Blue Rooftop Bar, or the relaxed but always delicious High West Distillery & Saloon (I recommend getting on the waiting list early for all three)

I hope you can come say hello!

see it.

One of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. Each scene could be freeze framed and be a perfect photograph. I think this one will be tripping my brain out for the next week at least.

New Art Pieces

I'm back in art making mode. I've been experimenting with various methods of working with resin the past year and I FINALLY have the technique down! The resin looks just like glass.

See the new pieces at this years Park City Art's Festival on August 5, 6 and 7! All pieces are made of inlaid vintage books with a clear .25 inch resin surface. Sides and edges are accented with guilded gold leafing.

Red vintage books from the late 1800s/early 1900s. guilded details.
36x36 inches. Contact me for purchase inquiries.

Avocado. vintage books from the late 1800s/early 1900s. gold guilded details.
36x48 inches. Contact me for purchase inquiries.

a country wedding

alexa and julio had a beautiful country themed wedding at the brookside equestrian center in walnut california. here's a preview of some of the shots of the day. click on the images below to view larger.

if the unspoken things had a sound, this is what they would sound like.

bon iver's much overdue self titled album came out yesterday.  I drove up the canyons last night with a friend to give it a listen and well — I think it just might be perfect. well done juston vernon. well done.
This is going to be the creative soundtrack and definitive music for the pieces that come out of the next two months.

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JuMo Dance

Molly Beardmore Heller and Juan Aldape, the choreographers+dancers+VISION behind Jumo Dance have invited me to a private rehearsal and photoshoot tomorrow night - just before Molly ventures off to New York City next week to make her niche in the NYC scene. As artists we all have an innate need for outlet and personal expression. Whether that be through movement, music, visuals, words - they're all different and equally relevant ways we express ourselves. I have such a respect and admiration for for the control and training involved in what these two do. The pair have developed such a unique and evocative style - I can't wait to see them do their thing and get some killer shots.

This video of Molly and Juan is just amazing:

the Bryants say i do

I took a more photo journalistic approach with the Bryant's wedding - I'm really digging on the emotion that comes through on the high contrast black and white shots and more candid shots. Here's a few of my favorites.

For all you family and guests... I'll be providing a link to the full gallery where you can see all 800+ photos and purchase prints within the week.
(as always, click on the photos to view them in detail)

 

Alexa and Julio's Custom Invitations

Alexa and Julio wanted invitations with a vintage Anthropologie style flare. I photographed or hand drew every element of these invitations with their style and personalities as the inspiration. The full color tri-folded invitations are printed on a gorgeous slightly iridescent pearl stock, accompanied with two double sided Cards - one RSVP and one Map with directions to the event.  Invitations are Inserted into a 100% recycled brown craft envelope. The envelopes will be hand-addressed on a vintage label in red ink to match the hand-written elements of the invitation and postage paid using authenticate vintage US stamps from the 1950's-70's. Click on the elements below to view them in detail.

Thanks for choosing me to do your photography and custom invitations Julio and Alexa! These invites are just a taste of the details to come in the wedding! If you are interested in ultra custom invitations or announcements that fit your personality and story let me know!


Invitation (First flap displayed after opening)

RSVP Card (Front)

Invitation (Inside Announcement Two Panels)

Invitation Inside (Panel Bottom - RSVP and Map cards will sit on top of this panel)

 Invitation (Back Panel)

RSVP Card (Back)

Map Card (Front)

Map Card (Back)