Cab, Mountain and the Master of Disaster in Portland Oregon
August 18, 2011
WK Studio’s “We Make” show. First Thursday at The Cleaners (Ace Hotel)
August 14, 2011
WK Studio’s “We Make” show. Featuring the work of Curtis Pachunka, Tatum Shaw, Karen Koch, Brad Simon, Sam Tudyk, Dani Guralnick and Chris Larson.
Jeff Proctor’s “Flora & Fascia” at Breeze Block Gallery
August 14, 2011
“Flora & Fascia” by Jeff Proctor at the Breeze Block Gallery. Portland, OR.
Yuck at the Doug Fir Lounge. Portland, OR
July 30, 2011
Super Skate Summer 2011. Portland, OR
July 25, 2011
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the second day of Super Skate Summer held at Portland’s Hollywood Theater. Hosted by Patrick O’Dell and Chris Johanson, the weekend explored the art and process behind the cinematic documentation of skateboarding.
Jerry Hsu and Jon Miner were amongst the guest speakers to discuss the making of Emerica’s Stay Gold while Greg Hunt, Jason Dill, and Anthony Van Engelen talked about the process of filming Alien Workshop’s Mind Field. Special guests, including Thomas Campbell and Neck Face were also in attendance to sit down and share their favorite video parts followed by a Q&A with the audience.
And if that wasn’t enough, Super Skate Summer attendees were treated with free Chris Johanson prints, beer koozies and hats provided by Vans.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry
July 17, 2011
After our failed attempt to check out the Art In The Streets exhibition, we did find some time to check out Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. Above are some of the photos that I took.
LA in a day: Rose Bowl Flea Market and Mike Mills at Family
July 17, 2011
On Sunday, I met up with my friend Alvin and drove up to LA with plans to check out the Art In The Streets (Ironically in a museum!) exhibition MOCA. Unfortunately, we ended up falling behind schedule and had to skip it since we had to make it back to San Diego to return the rental car that I had picked up the day before. We pretty much just spent the day catching up in between digs at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. There’s always next time, I guess.
We even ran into Ted and Yoyo of Jyumoku
After finishing up at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, we made our usual LA rounds through Fairfax to check out Supreme and Family Bookstore. Since my last visit, the back room gallery at Family has gotten a face lift and is definitely a bit more welcoming than their previous partitioned layout from before. Much more welcoming.
Mike Mills had some of his work up for the Beginners: Drawings and Photographs show – and since we came up dry at the Rose Bowl, we decided to do a little bit of shopping. I was looking for Eric Elms’ Wish You Were Here, but they were sold out. Instead, I ended up buying the latest issue of Mountain Fold Music Journal.
What I saw in San Diego
July 16, 2011
San Diego International Airport, Chris Bilyeu at Pizzeria Luigi, Andy Davis and Randall Christopher, Bottlecraft, Dom from Flying Panther
The Northwest in Photo Pt 4: Horsetail Falls Trail
July 9, 2011
Wildwood Trail. Portland, Oregon
June 26, 2011
Earlier today, I spent the late afternoon making my way up the Wildwood Trail in Portland’s Forrest Park. I must admit, going up this path was a good indication of how out of shape I am. Seriously, I think I broke a sweat 30 yards in. For you Nike heads out there, this is the very trail that gave name to the Nike Air Wildwood ACG.
Our hike destination was Pittock Mansion, about a 20 minute stroll each way. The first quarter of the hike is probably the only remotely difficult part of the trail. The rest of the path slowly winds its way up to the top along a narrow fern-lead trail. On a clear day like today, you can pretty much see all of Portland sprawled out in front Mt Hood. Horay for nature.
