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The 10th Anniversary of CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work, A Contemporary Dance Festival happens this February 18th & 19th! (get your tickets here) A creation of founder and Producer/Curator Eva Stone, the festival has reached its tenth anniversary as a direct result of both her and managing director Lizzy Melton’s extraordinary efforts and devotion.…

CHOP SHOP Contemporary Dance Festival: 2016 Highlights

February 11, 2017

The 10th Anniversary of CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work, A Contemporary Dance Festival this February 18th & 19th will feature The Stone Dance Collective, reprising a work from the inaugural festival in 2008! (click for tickets) Eva Stone, founder and Producer/Curator of CHOP SHOP, is also a gifted…

The Stone Dance Collective: CHOP SHOP Contemporary Dance Festival 2016

February 9, 2017

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Spring arrived right on time in Seattle, as our seasons usually do. While I don’t have a favorite season (I love them all here), I do have favorite things about each season. One of my spring favorites is the arrival of calla lilies in the nurseries. I’ve…

Calla Lily #1

May 8, 2016

Making espresso at home is a methodical ritual that I look forward to each morning. I’ve often noticed the lines and shine of the portafilter and planned these images in my mind. When I purchased a new portafilter, I kept it boxed in new condition…

Portafilter

April 20, 2016

This exercise was to shoot shoes, careful to show shape, texture, height of heel, and color. I had three very different pairs to select from, and I chose these very glossy shoes for the extra challenge that the shiny surfaces present. I used thick, shiny,…

Shoe Shine

April 7, 2016

While in Phoenix for a day this past February, I got a chance to do a little walkabout shooting with Ivyena around Don Giannatti’s downtown studio. It was exceptionally warm (but normally sunny) for that time of year, and working with the heat and high…

Ivyena

September 10, 2015

I’m strange. I know this. I like cloudy days, dramatic skies, and rain. Yes, I said I like rain. Actually, I love rain. I lived in the Arizona desert for twenty-five years and, even after ten years here in Seattle, I still find myself excited…

Gulls, Clouds, & Turbulence: Summer’s End in Seattle

September 8, 2015

This past February, I was fortunate to be able to stop in Arizona for a day and spend some time shooting again with Briana. The occasion was a Project 52 meet-up at Don Giannatti’s studio in Phoenix. Most of the group, including Briana, would be…

Briana on the Rocks (and other places)

September 3, 2015

Photographing any Coriolis Dance performance is always exhilarating. In the uniquely private, personal view thru my lens, the dancers, choreography, & music take me to a place of transcendence, connection: a flow of energy occurs, and I become fully aware of only what is in the viewfinder, anticipating,…

Coriolis Dance: Threaded Cosmos

August 31, 2015

I enjoy a good hair toss/spin/flip image. It’s not because I am as bald as an envious egg– probably. It’s not because at one time in the distant past I coulda done some of this my own self — probably. It’s not because, even if…

Hair Toss

August 30, 2015

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