Leaving the studio at sunset [ + zoom ]

My camera died.

The shutter fires repeatedly whenever a battery is present, on or off. It’s a mess, and I’m a mess without it, it seems.

I’ll try and find a repair joint and save up for a new one, but until then I have Wendy’s mom to thank as she’s letting me borrow hers.

Thank you Janet.

I doubt I will ever be able to spell embouchure without a dictionary.

This is the busy season when it comes to music. With multiple performances each week and the tizzy of the quarter ending at school, I’m lucky to see Dan for large chunks of time.

He had his faculty recital last month—a quite enjoyable affair followed by reception.

This year we were able to comfortably entertain colleagues, students, friends and family at the house, which is proving to be a fine setting for such events.

And last week there was a performance by the university’s Chamber Orchestra in which Dan was a featured soloist. I’m sharing two of the movements for your enjoyment. They blend together at 9 minutes in length. New word (for me) bonus: attacca means no pause between movements.

MP3Neruda: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat, (Movement II. and III.) MP3

an excuse to use the font Avant Garde

Been wanting to make this shirt for a long, long time.

Tom figured it out with some creative screening and a hit of white underneath to help intensify the colors. (Had we gone with a white shirt, this would have been a lot easier).

Printed up a batch today while the sun kept hidin’ and the temperature dipped—reminding us that the holidays are right around the corner. And soon? The inspiration for this shirt might make the rounds on the ‘tube. Right before Frosty, Rudolph and all those other kick ass specials.

For sale here: SPECIAL, at Wire & Twine.

screens stacked in the darkroom

Joel (the “new” guy at the studio) has been getting things in order.

We’re gearing up for the holidays.

No time to type!

I bought these old glasses because I thought they were neat and funny.
Every once in a while, they are, but most of the time they’re just sad.

The compression artifacts here kinda make a moiré pattern

Tom was making something in the studio the other week and this print out of a field and blue sky was almost bound for the trash can.

He saved it with additional doodle and brightened my day.

This would have a been a great alternative image to yesterday’s post.

carved in wood

Last night was our made-up anniversary. Arbitrary might be a better word, because we didn’t have a date that made things official.

For three years I’ve been sharing my life with Dan, and its still exciting and awesome and good.

I have a bunch of mushy stuff I could say, but this isn’t the place.

Some things you write on a postcard knowing full well anyone can read it.

Other times, I figure it’s best to skip the postage, shut down the computer, and deliver the message directly.

Current music: Rufus Wainwright “11:11”

From Wilhelm Staehle

I’m quite enjoying reasonable and excellent artwork to hang on the wall.

This is a new and likely forever favorite from The Bazaarium brings the silhouette masterpiece theatre series home quite attractively.

In other news, I’d new brakes put on the car today, and this gives me great comfort.

This season

In other news, the weekend was quiet and cool.

As the sun sets and the light is golden

I’m still processing this week.

On the backside, catching up and welcoming the return of creative energy.

Lots of work to be done.

This photo? My mom’s house—a retreat where I can always count on an ever changing exhibit of inspiration, and very likely a solid meal.

with camera reflected

Getting ready to leave yesterday morning, we heard some rumbling out front.

The township had sent around the leaf collecting crew. Luckily Dan had caught this detail online and made appropriate arrangements with the leaves.

Something small to mention is the reflection of camera in this photo. Again, it’s the point and shoot.

As far as I can tell, my Canon 20D is near dead. I’ve determined that it has something to do with the card slot. (The shutter fires repeatedly when a memory card is simply inserted into the body). So while this is sad, I am very satisfied with the performance of the camera. I’ve had it since February of 2005 and taken over 13,000 photos. Many of those were bad, some I’ve liked.

Now I’m going to research the slew of new cameras on the market and work with what I’ve got for the time being.

Current music: The Welcome Wagon “Half a Person” [ mp3 ]