SAGE

My fantastic photographer friend, Joshua Sage (who happens to be father to 50% of Nanda), is making his annual return to the Northwest and will be doing portraits while he is here. We make it a habit to do a shoot with him. The photos we get are gorgeous, unique and capture much more than physical presence.


Contact him now to schedule a shoot with him--Don't be slow, you don't want to miss out on this!

Here's a note from Joshua:

"Hello to you all,

Kirsten and I will be spending some time in the Northwest this summer and I will be available to shoot photographic portraits.

Sitting for portraits is something we often don't take the time to do, even though well done portraits are appreciated for years and years. They can illicit feelings and memories with every viewing. Family pictures are those things we think of taking with us if we only had one suitcase to take to our desert isle.

I only use natural light and generally shoot in black and white or duotone. Color is possible.... let's talk. Price for a sitting starts at $85.

If this is something you would truly like to consider, click on the link and take a look at the slideshow of portraits I have taken. Don't hesitate......... "

PORTRAIT SLIDESHOW

CONTACT JOSHUA: sageland@olypen.com


IMAGES: A few of last year's portraits by Sage of my two daughters, Emerald & I (top), Dare (middle) and Emerald (bottom).

LOVE.

Love, 2009, acrylic, ink, glitter, 60" x 36"

I just returned from the most moving and artful wedding I've ever been to. A friend of twenty years has found the woman of dreams he didn't even know he had. I made them a painting. This was their wedding gift from me and thinking about these amazing individuals and their commitment to each other freed me up to do something I've not done for years: place actual, specific humanity in a painting. Last time that happened was 2002 in The Wait.

The Wait, 2002, acrylic, ink, glitter, 20 x 48"The Wait DETAIL

Here's some details from Love (the profiles are theirs and the word "Love" is copied directly from their invitations):

Erin Sherry Makes Awesome Clothes

I've brought you good food, great music and now (it's about time) for some hot clothes. Erin Sherry is one of my dearest friends, meticulous with needle and thread, and a brilliant clothing designer. Here's a sampling of her latest collection, shot on location in San Diego by photographer Kat Woronowicz.

Pinky red cotton, burgundy piping, front pockets, cream hand stitching, button back

Erin makes clothes for women with bods of all shapes and sizes. Everything is impeccably made, sexy-cute, and made with the premise that true gorgeousness is always comfortable.

You can see my particular attraction to her work is in the details. Lines of piping, shining dots of the snaps laid out in a unique 1, 2, 1, 2 . . . pattern. Wonderful!

JUMPSUIT! fine wale midnight blue corduroy, red piping, pears snaps, front fly

Organic cotton woven sweater, burgundy piping, front pockets, pearl snaps.
Skirt, purple cotton, cream hand stitching

And, now, drumroll please . . .
The Best Pants in The Universe:

Organic cotton woven sweater, burgundy piping, pearl snaps
Fine wale midnight blue corduroy pants, pockets, front fly

This sweetheart of a dress is one of a kind . . . go searchin' for rad vintage bed sheets . . . Miss Sherry will make you one!

Vintage wilderness scene bed sheet, fully lined, white piping, front pockets, vintage trim straps

Erin has a website in the works, I'll be sure to tell you all about it as soon as it is up and running.

For now you can reach her this way: erinsherry@yahoo.com

Uneasy Heavens Await Those Fleeing: A Celebration of Art and Armageddon

I am so excited about this event!

Uneasy Heavens Await Those Fleeing, 2009, acrylic, ink, glitter, 30 x 60"

Jennifer Borges Foster is bringing together writers, musicians, dancers, painters, photographers, performance artists and more to re-interpret the title of her first completed poetry manuscript, Uneasy Heavens Await Those Fleeing.

This project is made possible through the generous support of the Mayor's Office of Art & Cultural Affairs and 4Culture.

Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 7:00pm

Canoe Social Club at Theater Off Jackson

409 7th Ave S

Seattle, WA

Admission:

Free to Canoe Social Club Members

$5 for Non-Members

Note: Full Bar available.

This event is 21+

Contributing Artists:

Music

Sean Nelson

David Nixon

Jose Bold

John Ackermann

Rick Miller

Erin Jorgensen

Sunday Service

Dance

Amy O'Neal and Mark Haim

Zoe Scofield

Poets/Writers

Rebecca Brown

Matt Briggs

John Olson

Roberta Olson

Doug Nufer

Kary Wayson

Arne Pihl

Linden Ontjes

Brian McGugian

Kate Lebo

Elizabeth Colen

Carol Guess

Koushik Ghosh

Karen Finneyfrock

Peter Periera

Bob Redmond

Brangien Davis

Amy Schrader

Art/Installation

Elizabeth Bisegna Gaston

Counsel Langley

Kim Drake

Erin Shafkind

Jennifer Zwick

Jed Dunkerley

Paul Larned

Karen Rudd

Costume

Chrissy Wai-Ching

Rhody 2008

Grand Parade highlight, Uncle Dekker, sweet drummer, on the quad.


















Emerald making the precise face one makes when looking at a half eaten dead snake hanging from a tree branch. She's with great friend, Rayna. Rayna is John and Sarah Coffelt's daughter. They were here visiting for Rhody weekend. I've been friends with Sarah since we were babies.

There is a dead snake there. Way off to the left. Really.














Dare in her natural habitat.

Collaborating with Erin Sherry

Fashion Designer, Erin Sherry and I have teamed up to create a line of clothing and housewares. Check out some of Erin's other projects at erinsherry.etsy.com.

We will be slowly unveiling our direction as things progress. For starters, one of our initial sketches is available for purchase. These are:

Limited Edition, printed with lightfast inks on archival canvas, 14 x 22"

READY TO HANG gallery wrap style

$48 each *contact me and offer a little more dough if you want some original painting added*