New York’s Department of Records has digitized 870,00 photos that date back to the mid-1800s taken by city engineers, municipal workers, and police detectives. Have a look at some of these amazing images of historic New York.
One of my photographs has been selected for a juried group show! I am very excited to be a part of this MOPLA event benefitting Heal the Bay. I hope to see you there!
I just saw the Rineke Dijkstra retrospective in San Francisco. It surveys 20 years of her work, portraits presented in large scale and videos in conjunction with a couple of the series. It is a fantastic show. I especially loved the series of Almerisa, a 6 year old Bosnian refugee she photographed over the course of 14 years. Very inspiring!
99 Bottles of Ketchup on the wall
I snapped this pic at the Corner Bistro in the New York’s West Village. I came across the Corner Bistro on my first trip to New York when I was 21 years old. I have always had fond memories of the burger joint we frequented at 4am after the clubs closed. Many years later on a recent trip to New York I was staying near by and was happy to stumble upon it again. The burgers are still just as juicy and delicious as I remembered, and with all of the fancy burger spots opening, a bargain at 7 bucks. I will definitely be back.
Gordon is a sculpture and foundryman who does metal casting at ArtsRefoundry in downtown Los Angeles. He has built almost everything at the foundry himself, often using recycled materials, including the bronze and aluminum he uses to cast. I followed him around for two days capturing the entire process from mold making to finishing.
Gordon sculpting a wax mold of a belt buckle
A wax mold being dipped in slurry, a binding mixture which will make a porcelain like shell over the wax
After each dip into the slurry, sand is applied. Several coats of slurry and sand will create the hard shell into which the metal will be poured
After the shell has hardened it is heated in order to burn the wax out. Notice the flaming wax coming out of the shell
Flames ignite as the furnace heats up. The metal will be placed in a small pot called a crucible and placed in the furnace to melt
Gordon removing the crucible from the furnace
Bronze being poured into a shell
The shell is split open, revealing the bronze sculpture
Portrait of Gordon after a days work
I found this fellow at a location I was scouting. The homeowners had an amazing garden and five chickens. Fresh eggs- yum!
David Skelley for Luxe Magazine
Check out my portrait of David Skelley in this months Luxe Interiors and Design. David is the owner of Boomerang for Modern in San Diego, a vintage shop with a fantastic collection of modern furnishings and accessories.
