Happy Birthday, Beau
Happy Birthday, Beau x Whatever happens… make it work. x We are dreamers thinkers explorers leaders peacemakers creators and together we can change the world. x
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My First Iftar, Among Icons of Palestine’s Martyrs
I was invited to my very first Iftar last night, which just happened to be in the same space where these beautiful icons to the martyrs of and for Palestine were on display; faces we grew up with and names we’ve tearfully gotten to know too well. Four panels of eight; four panels symbolizing the “too many” taken too cruelly and too soon. I’d reached out to the artists before realizing that I’d end up at this Iftar and see them for myself. A romantic would call it “qadar.” x I’d reached out to @dianafakhoury and @bradytheblack to invite them … Continue reading “My First Iftar, Among Icons of Palestine’s Martyrs” →
Permission to Read a Different Script
A friend’s been going through a profound transformation that’s been a privilege to witness and be invited behind the scenes for, and it’s been making me think about my own threshold experiences, past, present, and future. Another friend has been calling this year a time of blooming. As the perennial late bloomer, I’m thinking about that too. What seeds are sprouting, I wonder? A subterranean connection I think these two friends have in common is a love of being alive, as a meme one of them shared with me this morning put it. And the more I think about it, … Continue reading “Permission to Read a Different Script” →
Swap n’ Soup (and Johnny Don’t Like the Teacher)
I’m so excited to see these scans from my swap n’ soup with @_fromthemorgue! I took the first exposures with Christine during @seattlefilmclub’s Sight & Sound photowalk—we listened to a curated playlist while exploring Belltown’s back alleys—so there are layers upon layers here. I was nervous about using my Konica C35 AF2 for this, but it really lends itself to street photography. Morgan took the second exposure with a Lomography Fisheye No. 2 and souped the roll in laundry detergent, kosher salt, white wine, and boiling water. The results are insane! x I’m especially pleased because I was especially bummed … Continue reading “Swap n’ Soup (and Johnny Don’t Like the Teacher)” →
Comrades, Freedom Fighters, and Reclaiming Shared Reality
Moments past midnight, after a whirlwind three-night spree spent with comrades old and new. x I loved this moment and was honored to spend time with this freedom fighter in the pistachio power suit. x “Reclaiming our shared reality is the first step. Getting into spaces like this, unpacking the trauma and what they have done to us, because it is a full frontal assault – on our minds, on our bodies, everyone that we know… every living creature on the planet.”—@fababs speaking at UW, featuring a poignant moment I captured at SIFF Uptown the next day. x
The Community Archive at Pipsqueak
More scenes from Saturday’s pop-up exhibit at Pipsqueak. x This is Jordan, one of the core organizers of the community archive project. This is also the first Polaroid I took on Saturday in hopes of adding new layers to this living palimpsest of memory by documenting the documenters, so to speak. I used the Reclaimed Green 600 film that Seattle’s polaroid queen @sarahlatour_ gifted me last May because I can imagine it looking pretty cool in a future display with all the other photos. Plus, there’s something “meta” about portraits in duochrome for a project like this—like a time out … Continue reading “The Community Archive at Pipsqueak” →
The Saint Project, Grief, and Choosing Tenderness
Yesterday was so fun! Thank you @northwesttastings and everyone who passed by to chit-chat about my art! I’m really touched by the opportunity to share the stories I’ve loved so much for so long. The Saint Project will be on display for the rest of the month, so go grab yourself a glass or two and don’t skip out on the Filomena cheese (yes, like the saint!) – it’s delicious! x I’m so proud of @christine.bingham.art for her faithfulness to her art and mission, doggedly pursuing every project she puts her mind to for however long it takes, against any … Continue reading “The Saint Project, Grief, and Choosing Tenderness” →
The Veil Is Thin (All Souls’ at Pike Place)
The veil is thin. The portals are open. x It’s the day after All Hallows and before All Souls, and we went to Pike Place to see a friend at a wine bar. He’s the new manager there. You should check it out. x It was nice to take my Fuji back out for a walk. x
Two Wolves at the Arundhati Roy Lecture
We went out to see the formidable Arundhati Roy speak at the opening night of @seattleartsandlectures yesterday. This was thanks to a generous gift of two tickets and two books from a dear friend and colleague whom we only realized once we walked in is an SAL patron. So, the seats were pretty good. She’d offered me the tickets after hearing me wax passionately about how Roy’s famous speech on “the other 9/11” had become a pillar I built my worldview on since I first read it in college. I think I’ve paraphrased her comments about Palestine in that piece … Continue reading “Two Wolves at the Arundhati Roy Lecture” →
Hype at the Madison Park Art Walk
“We’ll hype you up.” That’s what Erica told us when we called it a night and left the Madison Park Art Walk where @christine.bingham.art’s showing her “Pacific Lore” at Sotheby’s Realty. Hype, you say? Oh I’ve got plenty of hype… Thanks @friendsofmadisonpark.seattle for putting this together. Our second year attending; Christine’s first year showing ✨ so proud! x