Tag Archives: photography

weekend in photos

December 19, 2010Postsdiana, jason, maiki, photography, renegade craft fair, retro camera, susan magnolia, weekendsusan

This was a fabulous weekend for me. Saturday we went to the Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco. I cannot wait to post our crazy fun/silly pictures from the Magnolia Photo Booth. I bought a zip up hoodie from R&L/chickabird and some small fun items.

Sunday I went to Castle in the Air and picked up some new colorful inks for calligraphy practice. I bought an alphabet from Linea Carta at the fair and was all ready to jump back into my calligraphy practice. I wrote up a bunch of thank you notes at Local 123 and sipped a delicious mocha. The rain did not keep me from enjoying every second of my weekend. ^_^

novembers: a look back

November 7, 2010Postsautumn, jason, maiki, november, photography, timsusan

2007
We all just moved to Berkeley and lived in Cloud Ninth. It was fun times. I loved to ride my bicycle along the Bay Trail and see the birds at the Aquatic Park. Together we played Quiddler and Magic the Gathering.

2008
Still at C9th this year and having fun exploring the Bay Area. I was going to SF for school and maiki to San Jose to visit SVBC. We had a projector and watched a ton of media.

2009
We had moved to Highwind and it was a cold and drafty house! We drank a lot to keep warm. maiki figured out how to make fantastic hot toddies. I worked at the Bread Workshop and practiced calligraphy. In Japantown, Bushi Tei Bistro opened and maiki and I enjoyed Humanitas Cabernet and Sake flights.

maggie taylor

October 24, 2010Postsalice in wonderland, art, collage, maggie taylor, photographysusan

After ten years as a still life photographer, Maggie Taylor started using the computer in 1996 to manipulate her photos to create a new kind of artistic work. Her pieces are rich with texture and I am drawn to the surreal look they achieve. Absolutely love her collection “Almost Alice-New Illustrations of Wonderland.”

Karl Blossfeldt

December 13, 2009Postscastle in the air, karl blossfeldt, nature prints, photographysusan

Sunday I took a walk over to Fourth Street here in Berkeley and visited Castle in the Air, a favorite shop full of imagination and creativity. They are offering books now and I found Taschen’s book on Karl Blossfeldt.

Karl Blossfeldt (June 13, 1865 – December 9, 1932) was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher and artist who worked in Berlin, Germany. He is famous for his close up photographs of plants.

When looked at close up the subjects take on a whole new identity.

oceanscapes

October 28, 2009Postsdebra bloomfield, ocean, oceanscapes, photographysusan

I am mesmorized by the book Still: Oceanscapes by Debra Bloomfield (a fellow Berkeley-ite).