Made by Katie

1.25.12

2012-01-26T11:47:00.000-08:00

it's almost bedtime
we can still shoot a few pics
clean hair, lookin' good!

1.24.12

2012-01-25T13:51:00.000-08:00

it's late, Sean's drawing
he cranks these things out so fast
#1 artist

1.23.12

2012-01-24T13:49:00.000-08:00

gung hay fat choy (yum!)
Chinese delights made by Sean
enter the dragon!

1.22.12

2012-01-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

round and round we go
hold on tight, it won't be slow
Henry's horse is wild

1.21.12

2012-01-23T11:56:00.000-08:00

playing Skyward Sword
the boys love video games
dad, you beat this boss

1.20.12

2012-01-21T16:35:00.000-08:00

cleaned my studio
space to work & stuff to do
ready, get set, go!

1.19.12

2012-01-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

our tape collection
hanging with the vintage cups
& porcupine quills

1.18.12

2012-01-19T09:54:00.000-08:00

you feelin' cranky?
then what you need to do is
have a dance party

1.17.12

2012-01-18T16:22:00.000-08:00

amigurumi
teeny tiny Kurt Russell
a work in progress

1.16.12

2012-01-17T11:31:00.000-08:00

I shoot while driving
don't worry, it's not scary
red lights turn to green

1.15.12

2012-01-16T11:46:00.000-08:00

brothers on the couch
watching music videos
with banana bread

1.14.12

2012-01-15T16:38:00.000-08:00

Dee Dee dog dog dog
sit sit dog Dee Dee dog sit
guest haiku by James

1.13.12

2012-01-14T20:51:00.000-08:00

Otto, make a wish
go crazy in the arcade
pizza, cake & friends

1.12.12

2012-01-14T15:16:00.000-08:00

how the hell do I
write a poem about Target?
red & white haiku

1.11.12

2012-01-12T12:16:00.000-08:00

for Otto's birthday
mini-golfing with his friends
my baby is six

Otto's 6th year in pictures

2012-01-11T10:33:00.000-08:00

I can't do a post like this on the boys' tumblr, so here it is on my blog instead. Today is Otto's birthday and he is six years old! Here are my favorite shots from the last year, starting with his birthday portrait from one year ago.

And here are the first year, second year, third year, fourth year and fifth year retrospectives.

1.10.12

2012-01-11T09:58:00.000-08:00

PORKs framed on the wall
toys and tchotchkes in the hall
fish eye sees it all

1.9.12

2012-01-10T12:27:00.000-08:00

baby brother draws
art time at the big table
decorate yourself

1.8.12

2012-01-09T12:57:00.000-08:00

rolling fields of vines
yummy food & fancy wines
happy birthday, mom!

1.7.12

2012-01-08T17:00:00.000-08:00

reservoir posing
family walks on the butte
1926

1.6.12

2012-01-07T13:49:00.000-08:00

mall lights reflected
a beacon through the dark trees
night walk by water

1.5.12

2012-01-07T13:43:00.000-08:00

shadows, graffiti
trainspotting, I'm not waiting
watch out for the train

1.4.12

2012-01-05T12:48:00.000-08:00

portraits on the bridge
cloudy sky, river rushing
two impatient boys

1.3.12

2012-01-04T14:36:00.000-08:00

1st Tuesday at Kitsch
reflections in the window
a stunning model

1.2.12

2012-01-03T13:04:00.000-08:00

intersecting lines
reach for sky and broadcast thoughts
steel and paint and sound

1.1.12

2012-01-03T12:01:00.000-08:00

New Year's Day bikers.
A sober celebration.
Loud! Dog does not like.

12.31.11

2012-01-01T10:16:00.000-08:00

Celebrating New Year's Eve with fireworks!

2011 was a huge year for me, creatively and career-wise. We were so busy (but never overwhelmed), and I got pushed in all sorts of new directions. The magazine is taking off, I'm growing as an artist, the kids are more amazing all the time. 2012 is going to be even better!

PORK #5!

2011-12-31T17:13:00.000-08:00

PORK #5 is out now!

You can find it now in Portland and Eugene, and it will start showing up in the other usual spots nationwide next week!

Or you can read it online right now!

Open publication - Free publishing - More bad ideas

And here's a big version of the fumetti we did for the back page!

2011 in review: my favorite shots from December

2011-12-31T17:01:00.000-08:00

Feels funny to review a month that's not over yet, but my annual review wouldn't be complete without revisiting December...

A studio visit with Sarah Refvem.

Yellow on yellow.

Cicada.

Big buddy, lil buddy.

Pizza puss.

Delta ponds frozen over.

PORK TIME!!! Read the whole thing here!!!

The artist hard at work.

Figuring out Pez on Xmas morning.

All my dudes, Xmas day, Skinner's Butte.

12.30.11

2011-12-31T16:46:00.000-08:00

2011 in review: my favorite shots from November

2011-12-30T20:44:00.000-08:00

I love fall!

We adopted Dee Dee the dog!

Book club.

Henry at the river.

Knitted shawlette I made for Amelia.

Fisheye view of rainy day drawing.

Our family made an animated gif (instead of a holiday card picture).

James meets xmas lights for the first time.

12.29.11

2011-12-30T20:42:00.001-08:00

2011 in review: my favorite shots from October

2011-12-29T12:18:00.000-08:00

Bananaphone!

Detail on my first knitted lace shawl.

Apple picking time!

My mom and James at the farm.

Pumpkin patchers.

Hayriders.

Amelia at the pumpkin patch.

Halloween costumes! Mummy and wizard....

...and King Kong!

And me as the Empire State Building (photo by Sean).

12.28.11

2011-12-29T09:43:00.000-08:00

Getting bigger! Up to 20 lbs now.

2011 in review: my favorite shots from September

2011-12-28T11:36:00.000-08:00

September was a very busy month!

Amelia at Enchanted Forest.

James outside a James-sized (dwarf-sized) cottage at Enchanted Forest.

We had a near-drowning wading pool incident, and this picture commemorates that James did not die. It was an awful experience with a very good outcome.

Gabby takes a break behind the scenes on the Juvenile Delinquent shoot for PORK #4.

Check out the whole shoot here.

From the PIZZA PUNK shoot in PORK #4. See all of them here.

Carousel at Roaring Rapids.

For my birthday, we had a BBQ party in the park, and Stephanie made these awesome burgercakes!

Ghostriders!

Bubblegumelia.

Puppet show at Children's Fairyland!

Riding the Jolly Trolley at Fairyland with Grandpa!

Danny Shoup got married!

I finally got to meet my niece Makeda! Fatherhood suits Sean's brother Michael.

Shot for the ad for Monsters, Weirdos & Creeps cards. Otto was an A+ model!

12.27.11

2011-12-28T10:52:00.000-08:00

The last night of Hanukkah! The remaining candles were pretty sad, but we made it work!

12.26.11

2011-12-27T11:57:00.000-08:00

2011 in review: my favorite shots from August

2011-12-27T09:23:00.000-08:00

Otto's freckles!

Amelia as a flower child...

...and Otto as the same? Still cracks me up.

Chasing geese at the river!

Finally getting to meet Sammy!

Midway at the Lane County Fair, as viewed from the top of the ferris wheel.

Henry is a skater dude, whatta hunk!

More is more, from the Tuesdays at Kitsch series.

Marching with the Knotty Knitters in the Eugene Celebration parade.

James, 15 months.

12.25.11

2011-12-26T21:38:00.000-08:00

All my dudes on our traditional Christmas day walk on Skinner's Butte.
More holiday fun here.

2011 in review: my favorite shots from July

2011-12-26T15:15:00.000-08:00

All-American burgers & nails!

Beauty shots by the PORK wall.

Touch-a-truck!

Summer backyard shenanigans.

Homemade pudding pops!

Henry's faceplant aftermath.

Art walking!

Posing at Alli's show at the Voyeur.

Eating a peach at the lake.

2011 in review: my favorite shots from June

2011-12-25T21:13:00.000-08:00

Garden "before".

A robot?

From the Wild West shoot for PORK #3... boy did we get a bunch of crap for this!

Out-take from the shoot.

A trip to the coast.

Flag day babes.

Reflections and heads.

My dudes.

Another gif!

12.24.11

2011-12-25T20:57:00.001-08:00

12.23.11

2011-12-24T17:07:00.000-08:00

Latke time!!!

12.22.11

2011-12-24T17:00:00.000-08:00

Ice cream man.

2011 in review: my favorite shots from May

2011-12-24T14:31:00.000-08:00

Mother's day fruit salad party!

Sunset over I-5.

Summery weather, finally!

Hello?

Lumberjackie style.

James turned one!

And I made my first animated gif!

2011 in review: my favorite shots from April

2011-12-23T12:06:00.000-08:00

Out-take from the centerfold shoot for PORK #2.

From the Ice Cream shoot for PORK #2.

Behind the scenes on the ice cream shoot.

Spring in our yard: the apple tree.

First stump sit of spring.

Printing up PORK t-shirts!

2011 in review: my favorite shots from March

2011-12-22T11:44:00.000-08:00

Plaza Latina. Still one of my favorite shots of all time.

My tiger & lightning quilt.

Street/fashion photography with Amelia.

Baby at the window.

Recursion! Amelia! PORK #1!!!

Porkettes at the carnival!

I love taking self-portraits in reflective surfaces.

Henry's third birthday!

12.21.11

2011-12-22T10:38:00.000-08:00

What time is it? Time for the revolution! I gave Sean this rad clock for Hanukkah!

12.20.11

2011-12-21T12:00:00.000-08:00

First night of Hanukkah! Otto got some Hot Wheels and the kids had a blast!

2011 in review: my favorite shots from February

2011-12-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

PORKing the Weinermobile!

Allihalla underwear party/trunk show at Dawn Baby Salon.

Somehow, this is one of the most popular photos on my Flickr.

At the beginning of the year, we had a weekly Tea Time at our house. I miss having Tea Time.

Photo shoot for PORK #1!

2011 in review: my favorite shots from January

2011-12-21T10:24:00.001-08:00

Behind the scenes on my very first fashion shoot! I won a third place ribbon in the photojournalism category in the Lane County Fair for this photo.

A trip to the aquarium!

The audience watched Andy Warhol eat a hamburger during Sean's talk on conceptual art (part of his show at The Voyeur).

Sean's show.

Some favorite headshots from fashion shoots in January:

12.19.11

2011-12-20T11:52:00.000-08:00

12.18.11

2011-12-18T22:37:00.000-08:00

Has a great photo shoot with these jokers today!

12.17.11

2011-12-18T22:20:00.000-08:00

12.16.11

2011-12-17T21:34:00.001-08:00

From the PORK TIME photoshoot... oh man I am SO EXCITED about this one!

12.15.11

2011-12-17T21:23:00.000-08:00

12.14.11

2011-12-15T09:55:00.000-08:00

The Delta ponds were frozen over on my morning ride.

12.13.11

2011-12-14T10:49:00.001-08:00

12.12.11

2011-12-13T19:59:00.000-08:00

12.11.11

2011-12-12T11:45:00.001-08:00

Out-take from Amelia & Sammy's Christmas pictures shoot!

12.10.11

2011-12-12T10:47:00.000-08:00

Video/book installation by Xiaoze Xie at JSMA (with Otto).

12.9.11

2011-12-10T19:35:00.002-08:00

12.8.11

2011-12-10T19:35:00.001-08:00

12.7.11

2011-12-08T13:18:00.000-08:00

snack time picture

12.6.11

2011-12-07T13:26:00.001-08:00

12.5.11

2011-12-06T12:55:00.001-08:00

12.4.11

2011-12-06T11:36:00.001-08:00

12.3.11

2011-12-04T20:40:00.000-08:00

Went for a studio visit with Sarah Refvem; more photos to come soon.

12.2.11

2011-12-04T19:08:00.000-08:00

12.1.11

2011-12-03T11:14:00.000-08:00

Most of the trees around have shed all their leaves, but this huge maple outside my office is looking amazing!

11.30.11

2011-12-01T13:09:00.000-08:00

James meets xmas lights for the first time (that he can remember). Photo lit by the xmas lights.

11.29.11

2011-11-30T12:05:00.000-08:00

11.28.11

2011-11-29T11:27:00.001-08:00

11.27.11

2011-11-27T21:16:00.000-08:00

James is 18 months old today!

11.26.11

2011-11-27T21:06:00.000-08:00

11.25.11

2011-11-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

How we spent Black Friday: making gifts at MECCA.

11.24.11

2011-11-24T21:02:00.000-08:00

In my rush to get all the food on the table, I always forget pictures! Oh well, here's the aftermath. Happy Thanksgiving!

Bonus:

11.23.11

2011-11-24T20:35:00.000-08:00

Our yard was flamingoed! It's a fundraiser for a local youth group. We can pay $20 to have the flamingos removed, or $15 to have them removed and directed to another house of our choice. How much to keep them?

11.22.11

2011-11-23T12:11:00.000-08:00

11.21.11

2011-11-22T12:01:00.000-08:00

Late night self-portrait, dirty mirror and all.

11.20.11

2011-11-21T10:33:00.000-08:00

11.19.11

2011-11-20T14:52:00.000-08:00

11.18.11

2011-11-20T14:48:00.000-08:00

Sammelia!

11.17.11

2011-11-18T12:31:00.001-08:00

Elderberry Gingko

2011-11-17T13:26:00.000-08:00

I finished this shawlette for Amelia back in September, but wanted to get pictures of her wearing it for the post! The pattern is Gingko by Maggie Magali, knitted in Knit Picks Shimmer Hand Dyed Lace Yarn (elderberry colorway) on size 6 needles. I loved knitting this little shawlette, so fun!

Here are some outside pictures, to show off the structure a little better!

11.16.11

2011-11-17T10:09:00.000-08:00

My prizes from the EMQG anniversary party: a potholder by Virginia, a wallet by Denise, insane 70s patchwork book and awesome loteria fabric scraps!

11.15.11

2011-11-16T11:15:00.000-08:00

11.14.11

2011-11-15T11:09:00.000-08:00

Why yes, that is a Planet of the Apes cup full of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, why do you ask?

11.13.11

2011-11-14T11:38:00.000-08:00

11.12.11

2011-11-14T11:32:00.000-08:00

This one is much better bigger, on black.

11.11.11

2011-11-13T10:20:00.000-08:00

11.10.11

2011-11-13T09:49:00.000-08:00

11.9.11

2011-11-10T10:45:00.000-08:00

11.8.11

2011-11-09T12:57:00.001-08:00

Dinnertime goofus!

11.7.11

2011-11-08T11:10:00.000-08:00

Chilling out in the evening with a toy.

I promise I won't let my blog become a dog blog, but how can I resist taking pictures of this cutie?

11.6.11

2011-11-08T11:08:00.000-08:00

We adopted a puppy! Her name is Dee Dee, she's 9 weeks old. She's a mutt (Dalmatian, Lab, Pug, French Bulldog + ??? mix). So sweet. Just getting used to her new home and her new people.

11.5.11

2011-11-05T19:36:00.000-07:00

We found our puppy today! She is coming home with us tomorrow!

11.4.11

2011-11-05T19:26:00.000-07:00

The kids are using this book of mandala paintings as a map for their adventure game. It's pretty cool to listen to them talking about the paintings and describing all the characters and dangers they have to pass in the game.

11.3.11

2011-11-03T21:54:00.000-07:00

I just spent TWO HOURS getting this kid to sleep. I'm posting this picture so I can think of him as a sleeping baby and not a wailing banshee.

11.2.11

2011-11-03T12:32:00.000-07:00