serious props going around the internet for hometown hero emily nathan and her new lifestyle travel magazine tiny atlas quarterly. a few of my shots are included in the current portrait section, and a full feature is in the works. enjoy your virtual vacation!

taking photos even! though you might not know unless i tell you. i’m at 0:21 … have a look.

with the basic structure in place, next come the walls. the first layer is a mixture of harvested clay and hay.

then, time for the big guns… machinery! the outer layer of the walls have finely ground hay in the mix.

what’s up, slackers?

aubrey wraps the support beams in string, which gives the bottom layer of clay something to hold on to.

some students from the tassajara zen joinery apprenticeship program lend a helping hand.

watch and learn.

the interior, including the newest addition (the non-structural inner wall), ready to be coated.

a non sequitur worth seeing: the rock wall.

not necessarily in chronological order, i’ll conclude with this shot since roof completion is slated for next week.

twin creatures by ashley eva brock, in dresses i’d love to wear.

Everyone needs a sanctuary, even cats.

Here are a few images I shot to help promote this year’s fundraiser for Creative Growth Art Center, the world’s oldest and largest center for artists with disabilities. Last year’s runway fashion show was such a hit, they decided to turn it into a three-day party this year, one of which I’ll be playing with Shock.

opening reception:
fri, jan 18, 7-9pm
hatch gallery
492 23rd street, oakland
(show runs from jan 18th – feb 23)

the show, curated by aimee friberg, includes work that “examines our desire to make order from, or understand the interconnectedness of the universe, from subatomic particles up through the species. whether observing expressions of landscape – abstracted, bastardized or imbued with mysticism – or zooming in to see the patterns that exist at the particle level, we intuit the moving force that connects.”

this reminder of interconnectivity is particularly poignant at this time of year, so in the spirit of our collective newness, i share a few images from the first dawn of 2013, spent visiting 49 palms oasis in joshua tree.

this 30×30 mounted C-print entitled “key west” will be available at the cinematique benefit art auction this friday. these guys have been pioneers in supporting experimental film and video for 51 years now, happy to do my part.

silent auction details:
friday, december 14, 2012
incline gallery
766 valencia street @ 18th, san francisco
6 – 8:30pm

more info here