I’ve spent some time downtown at the Occupy Portland camp. And I marched on October 5th. It’s inspiring to see so many people joining together to reject an economic system that supports corporate personhood, bank bailouts, speculative debt mongering, and waging war on the poor. FYEAH! Here are some of my photos. You can see the complete set on my Flickr page.
In July we sold nearly all we owned and packed up the rest out of a three bedroom farmhouse in Montpelier, Vermont and put it in a tiny U-Haul trailer which we hauled across the United States with our dog to start a new life in Portland, Oregon. Where it isn’t winter for six months out of the year. And the gigs are more plentiful.
I’ve lived in Vermont off and on since 1991, with some travels elsewhere, but for lots of reasons, I stayed long after I knew I was ready to move on. But that’s another story for another time.
My man Dan Haley was a fixture in PDX back in the day, so it was a natural place to head off to, as I wanted to be somewhere on the best – I mean west – coast. Here is a little snapshot of the travels.
Everything we own fits in a 10' trailer.
WE'RE READY!!
Goodbye Montpelier!
On the road...
A diner in Pennsylvania...or was it Ohio?
Michigan barn
entering the flat lands...
roadside lolz
America: it still exists!
Iowa
Nebraska
Boulder, Colorado
Windmills
Wyoming
Wyoming
A storm in Idaho
Great Salt Lake
on the beach at The Great Salt Lake
Boise, Idaho
two favorite men
Boise record store
entering Oregon
Columbia River
Multnomah Falls
Me at the falls
The Beak at the falls!
Here’s a video on Facebook of us entering Portland:
sculptural, large-scale dream catcher installation from montpelier’s favorite sister act duo at salaam boutique in montpelier, vermont. big, reverent, and re-imagined interpretations of this native cultural symbol through the lens of modern bohemia. show also showcases photography by both artists, all prints are $5.
i’ve been completely obsessed with the various apps available for making iPhone photos look all retro and psychedelic. my favorites are Hipstamatic, Lo-Mob, and Tilt-Shift-Gen.
phone exhibit poster
these are pictures i took to exhibit at a “phone-tography” show for Geek Week at Langdon Street Cafe in Montpelier, Vermont.
i also made a 12:1 scale iPhone out of foam core and paper, and used the prints i made as the apps.
Here are some examples of my promotional materials for my own band(s) and events:
Concert Poster Collage using original record purchased from Exile on Main Street in Barre, VT -- this is the one that went in the window of Langdon Street Cafe in Montpelier.
Detail of Some Girls Concert Poster Collage
Poster for Documentary Film about Koko Taylor
Concert Poster for my Opening Show for Birdie Busch -- showcasing my Poladroid fascination
Concert Poster for Claire's of Hardwick
Concert Poster Design for a Solo Show
Concert Poster Design
Poster Design for Daniel Haley
Concert Poster for Daniel Haley
Concert Poster
Poster design for Katie Trautz
CD Jacket Design for The House Carpenters: simple, effective, and cheap to print, glue and fold!
