Opening Celebration of A Fuller View of China, Japan and Korea

It was a gorgeous, hot, summer evening in Seattle and I had the pleasure of photographing the opening of "A Fuller View of China, Japan, and Korea" at the Seattle Asian Art Museum for Team Photogenic.    The museum is in such an incredible Art Deco building and the exhibits and lectures were both interesting and beautiful.  Enjoy!

Jimmy Cliff!

It was so much fun seeing Jimmy Cliff the other night at the Neptune Theater in Seattle.  He has a great band, and always puts on such an uplifting performance.  During the Seattle winters, I always get happy when I hear him singing…"I can see clearly now, the rain has gone…."!

JDRF Seattle Guild Invitational Golf Tournament

It was a gorgeous sunny day for the JDRF Seattle Guild Invitational Golf Tournament at Glendale Country Club.  Everyone had lots of fun and they raised a lot of money for Diabetes research.  (For Team Photogenic).

Kneading Conference Photo in Seattle Times!

I was so excited this morning to read the Seattle Times and see one of my photos from Kneading Conference West, 2012!  It's on the front page of the B section, and in case you don't get the paper, here it is:

The Kneading Conference is a wonderful event.  This year's conference starts tomorrow in Mt. Vernon.  Here is some more information:

Kneading Conference West is a three day event designed to inspire and educate novice and professional bakers, grain growers, millers, wheat breeders, wood-fired oven enthusiasts, food entrepreneurs, food writers, and anyone who loves to eat hand-crafted breads.  The purpose is to bring together people who, by exchanging skills, experiences, and ideas, will invigorate the rebuilding of regional grain systems.

Workshops span topics from small-scale grain growing and milling to artisan bread and pastry baking to wood-fired oven construction. On the last afternoon a field trip will take participants to a farm that grows grain, a mill, and a bakery that will demonstrate using the local flour in bread. 

The Heavy!

I recently photographed a band I really loved seeing called The Heavy.  They are from the UK, and I've seen them a few times - this time they performed at the Neptune Theater in Seattle.  Their website is:  http://theheavy.co.uk/.  Check them out!

Chanel CEO!

I recently photographed a really interesting event at the Seattle Art Museum for Team Photogenic.  It was a beautiful reception and then conversation with Maureen Chiquet, Global CEO of Chanel.  Mimi Gates, the former director of the Seattle Art Museum,  invited her to come in honor of the SAM exhibit on Japanese fashion currently showing (and because they are friends!) Maureen talked about leading a global high fashion brand, and also showed some new short films Chanel has just created to celebrate their upcoming anniversary.  She is an amazingly accomplished woman, here is some more info. on her:  http://www.vivendi.com/vivendi-en/governance/supervisory-board/maureen-chiquet-2/.  She spoke with Chiyo Ishikawa, the SAM curator - more on her - (also very accomplished!): http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/pressRoom/prRelease.asp?prID=114  

An interesting crowd, and fun evening!  Here are some images:

guests

guests

Bill Gates' Dad and stepmom - guests

Maureen Chiquet and Chiyo Ishikawa

Maureen Chiquet and Chiyo Ishikawa

more guests!

more guests!

Mimi Gates. Maureen Chiquet, and Chiyo Ishikawa

Studio Evolve

I am currently showing a variety of summer pictures at Studio Evolve in Wallingford.  This is a great Pilates studio and a beautiful space.  They will be up until the end of August.