Kevin J. Miyazaki/Blog

i love this photo, #40

2012-01-28T23:46:00.003-06:00

within reach: scrambled

2012-01-24T13:56:00.002-06:00

eggshell © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

within reach: soured

2012-01-18T11:47:00.004-06:00

bulging milk carton © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

1/13

2012-01-13T22:43:00.004-06:00

calendar entry © kjm

My nephew's first calendar.

as seen: recurring

2011-12-29T18:29:00.005-06:00

Nina's guest bathroom © kjm

A room as muse - past examples here and here.

starry

2011-12-08T19:07:00.002-06:00

constellations © Alexi Hobbs

I've been a fan of Alexi Hobbs' work for a long time. His pictures are mysterious and sweet and a bit sad, all at once. Glad to see his work showcased on Feature Shoot yesterday.

photo talk

2011-11-19T17:28:00.003-06:00

© Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times

Lots of photo-goodness in my hometown in the last 24 hours.

Today, Taryn Simon lectured about her past and present project work, in conjunction with a show curated by Lisa Hostetler at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Packed house, engaged audience and a brilliant artist. Last night, Barbara Davidson and Curtis Mann gave terrific gallery talks at the opening of Shutter, a group show at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Union Gallery curated by Andrea Avery. And at both events, the crowd was broader and more diverse than just the local photography community.

as seen: urban soup

2011-10-26T23:32:00.003-05:00

Hatton's Deli building, Cleveland © kjm

within reach: forgotten fruit

2011-10-13T17:15:00.003-05:00

fruit salad/ziploc incident © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

as seen: deer and dog

2011-10-07T07:45:00.001-05:00

cabin wall, Old World Wisconsin © kjm

I shot at Old World Wisconsin for a travel story this week, and really had a wonderful time. You may think of it as a place of merely superficial reenactment, but that's far from the case. I was fortunate to spend the morning touring the grounds with the curator of research, who described in detail the variety of European ethnic farm architecture displayed, and telling stories of hunting and finding representaive buildings in all parts of the state. All the farm structures on site are actual historical buildings acquired and transported to the site.

cracked colonel

2011-10-05T23:19:00.002-05:00

Park Avenue Location © kjm

as seen: lobby

2011-10-03T22:38:00.002-05:00

actual good hotel art © kjm

I don't like it when bloggers apologize for not posting, explaining that they've been too busy and/or lazy. So after two months of not posting here, I'll just say... nothing.

within reach: taken

2011-08-09T16:29:00.001-05:00

cardboard cake plate © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

within reach: it works

2011-08-05T10:57:00.002-05:00

pen test © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

departure

2011-07-30T16:48:00.001-05:00

dead bee on the travel section © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

as seen: air guitar

2011-07-21T09:20:00.000-05:00

guitar shop parking lot © kjm

as seen: stop/shop

2011-07-19T23:00:00.003-05:00

tourism sign, highway m22 © kjm

as seen: lone pine

2011-07-18T07:32:00.001-05:00

tree near Harbor Springs © kjm

as seen: windowsill church

2011-07-16T20:01:00.003-05:00

window, Red Fox Inn Bookstore © kjm

as seen: farmette

2011-07-10T06:19:00.004-05:00

toy farm, Traverse City © kjm

TITW?

2011-07-07T08:29:00.014-05:00

© Adam Amengual, Mark Hartman, Randal Ford, Timothy Devine, Melissa Golden, Adam Golfer, Michael Rubenstein, Robin Twomey, Billy Delfs and Adam Krause

I've known Kate Osba for some time, as a picture editor who has hired me for portrait assignments. A few weeks ago, I met her in person for the first time, while schlepping my editorial portfolio in New York. I learned that Kate's blog, This Is The What, is a great source of photographer interviews (more than 40) which she frames as "10 Minutes With..." There are photographers I'm already a fan of, like Daniel Shea, Matt Eich, Robin Twomey and Michael Rubenstein - and others, whose work is new to me: Andrew Querner, Randal Ford, Adam Amengual, Adam Krause.

You can read all the interviews here, including 10 new minutes by yours truly.

the chain

2011-07-01T10:36:00.007-05:00

nineteen blue things i didn't know i had © kjm; © Simon Winnall

I'm thrilled to have been included in The Chain, the latest online curatorial project by Stuart Pilkington. Participants were asked to submit a theme, which would then be sent to another photographer. The theme I put forward was 'Make an image that references your earliest childhood memory,' to which the British photographer Simon Winnal l made the photograph, above.

I was given the the phrase "Go for blue," which had me scratching my head for a few days. I actually don't really like the color, but as a result started noticing how much blue was within the reach of my home environment. I began gathering things and result is this little still life. A departure for me, but incredibly fun to assemble and shoot.

You can see all the work here.

backyard party

2011-06-29T07:41:00.000-05:00

Elena's watermelon © kjm

within reach: bedroom view

2011-06-22T11:13:00.001-05:00

spring growth © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

as seen: over easy

2011-06-20T11:34:00.000-05:00

breakfast place, Astoria © kjm

as seen: (and heard)

2011-06-11T09:52:00.006-05:00

musician Andrea Belanger listens to Ray LaMontagne perform at the Bonnaroo © kjm

no gondolas

2011-06-08T14:54:00.002-05:00

morning © kjm

Part of what makes travel so compelling is how new landscapes differ from our own. And Venice, Italy might as well be Mars when coming from Milwaukee, or anywhere else for that matter. Its simply one of the easiest places on earth to make beautiful photographs.

This was my third visit to Venice, a last-minute, frequent flyer miles-enabled trip, to meet up with Marilu, who would be there to see artwork at the Venice Biennale. I did no fishing for an accompanying editorial gig, and carried only a small man bag with one camera and an iPad. I've never been abroad with so little gear.

I felt like I've made beautiful pictures of Venice before, of the Grand Canal and gondoliers and the city's narrow passageways. So while the city's unique beauty still made an impression, I focused my camera on everything else - the minutiae of travel, of walking and looking.

Which makes for thousands fewer files, no sellable stock imagery and 18 small, simple photographs, which frankly don't tell a story specifically about Venice. Such is the vacation album of a photographer, I suppose.

as seen: venezia diciassette

2011-06-08T07:32:00.001-05:00

yellow flowers © kjm

as seen: venezia sedici

2011-06-07T20:08:00.001-05:00

food map © kjm

as seen: venezia quindici

2011-06-07T06:01:00.003-05:00

turf © kjm

as seen: venezia quatordici

2011-06-06T18:26:00.000-05:00

publication © kjm

as seen: venezia tredici

2011-06-06T00:01:00.001-05:00

produce stand © kjm

as seen: venezia dodici

2011-06-05T14:00:00.000-05:00

lockdown © kjm

as seen: venezia undici

2011-06-05T00:01:00.001-05:00

faceless © kjm

as seen: venezia dici

2011-06-04T16:21:00.002-05:00

cherub © kjm

as seen: venezia nove

2011-06-04T02:38:00.002-05:00

gelato cup © kjm

as seen: venezia otto

2011-06-03T09:20:00.003-05:00

flea market © kjm

as seen: venezia sette

2011-06-03T02:41:00.002-05:00

direction © kjm

as seen: venezia sei

2011-06-02T11:08:00.001-05:00

posted © kjm

as seen: venezia cinque

2011-06-02T01:59:00.003-05:00

white window © kjm

as seen: venezia quattro

2011-06-01T17:14:00.004-05:00

japanese maple at belgian pavillion © kjm

as seen: venezia tre

2011-06-01T10:48:00.002-05:00

plaid © kjm

as seen: venezia due

2011-05-31T03:02:00.002-05:00

accademia hand © kjm

as seen: venezia uno

2011-05-30T10:23:00.008-05:00

hotel wall © kjm

sick

2011-05-26T13:40:00.001-05:00

flu pill packaging © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

dusting

2011-05-16T17:20:00.004-05:00

drywall dust on the coffee table © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

chinese, japanese

2011-05-13T17:45:00.002-05:00

Chinese noodle on Japanese book © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

whole wheat

2011-05-10T12:34:00.003-05:00

moldy bread that looks a little like a Holstein cow © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

great point

2011-04-19T11:30:00.001-05:00

I'm thrilled to add this book and print produced by Andrew Phelps to my collection. I'm a fan of just about anything Andrew has done, from his Higley project to his great blog, Buffet. And I've thought recently about his series from Japan, Not Niigata.

This particular project, Point Sublime, features not Andrew's photographs, but those of his father - 35mm slides shot in 1984 on a trip to the Grand Canyon. To celebrate his father's remission from prostate cancer, Andrew is offering the set, with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society resource center at the Ironwood Center in Arizona. He's already donated a large sum, but prints and booklets remain. To learn more about the project, click here.

is connected to the

2011-04-14T23:47:00.002-05:00

museum lab © kjm

new work #4

2011-04-13T22:41:00.000-05:00

148A-19617 (nest) © kjm

new work #3

2011-04-08T00:13:00.002-05:00

153B-19617 (back door) © kjm

new work #2

2011-04-06T07:55:00.001-05:00

196K-19617 (calendar) © kjm

new work #1

2011-04-04T12:26:00.001-05:00

148C-19617 (chimney) © kjm

family. history.

2011-04-01T23:53:00.010-05:00

Heart Mountain, as seen from Tak and Emmy's homestead © kjm

I'm having an exciting week.

On Wednesday, I visited with an aunt, uncle and cousin in Denver, who I hadn't seen in a decade. In the telling of family stories, I learned new things about my dad's family, from both before and after the war. And now I'm in Cody, Wyoming, visiting the area around the former Heart Mountain internment camp site, where the family (minus two aunts, who headed East) was sent from Tule Lake.

My path here is a result of a panel discussion I was on in the Fall, where I discussed my Camp Home project, and the history of my family's incarceration during the war. At the presentation was a professor from the University of Wyoming, who informed me that he and others from the university were researching the reuse of buildings from Heart Mountain. Barracks were re-purposed at all the sites, but at Tule Lake, the program of homesteading by veterans, and their use of the buildings, had been the compelling component in Camp Home. I've come to now know that homesteading, with incredible similarities, occurred here as well.

In the past two days, I've already met fantastic and kind people, including three original homesteaders now in their 80's. On many levels, it feels so right to be making this work, and I'm excited to have started phase two of Camp Home.

union thugs?

2011-03-16T22:48:00.006-05:00

During recent visits to the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin, the recurring human chant (and drum beat and car horn-honking) was, "This is what Democracy looks like." It's been the powerful soundtrack to the mobilization of so many concerned Wisconsinites. I've created a video slideshow of portraits from two shoots, conducted on a sidewalk near the state capital building - my take on what Democracy looked like, in faces, signs, hard helmets and buttons.

Thanks to Michelle Nolan and my sister, Cheryl, who spotted and chased down subjects, and to Joe Dapier for generously offering the use of his song for the video.

Click the image above, or here, to view.

life and support

2011-03-13T00:03:00.006-06:00

Doll in The Living Room, 2005 © kjm

*Update: The print edition has sold out.

Life Support Japan is the brainchild of Wall Space gallery owner Crista Dix and photographer/blogger Aline Smithson. It's a terrific way to collect some contemporary photography while donating to the current relief efforts in Japan.

I've donated the photograph above, which was made as part of my Early Places series, in which I document intimate places that have remained the same since my early youth. The picture was made in the living room of my childhood home.

If you happen to purchase a print, let me know and I'll send you a copy of my little 38 booklet and print.

Title: Doll in The Living Room, 2005
Size: 8x10"
Edition size: 10
Price: $50
Media: Digital c-print

portrait of a protest

2011-02-26T13:35:00.003-06:00

© kjm

I shot a series of portraits yesterday in Madison, of protesters outside the state capital. My editorial rep, Redux Pictures is trying to find a good home for them, but here's a few of my favorites.

within reach: world wide

2011-02-15T00:27:00.004-06:00

backlit cobwebs under the Ikea lamp © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

after

2011-02-12T11:16:00.008-06:00

Black Locust Tree, Mount Williamson © kjm; Apple Blossums, Mount Williamson © Toya Miyatake

I really enjoyed my visit to Manzanar. They have a terrific visitors center there, operated by the National Park Service and staffed by a knowledgeable and engaging group of rangers. Manzanar is the most-visited of the former camp sites, both for the well-developed visitor experience, as well as it's proximity to cities in California. A driving tour of the site outlines the scale of the camp, but it was still hard to imagine 10,000 people living in this now very quiet, windblown landscape.

I didn't make many pictures on the site, but shot this tree and Mount Williamson at dusk. The next day, on a visit to the Eastern California Museum in the nearby town of Independence, I found the book Elusive Truth, Four Photographers at Manzanar. On page 104 was this photograph, Apple Blossums, Mount Williamson, by the great Japanese American photographer Toyo Miyatake.

road to manzanar

2011-01-31T21:38:00.006-06:00

cactus on hwy 395, left, manju on the passenger seat, right © kjm

as seen: little tokyo

2011-01-29T23:57:00.003-06:00

floating hashi © kjm

as seen: curbside

2011-01-22T22:35:00.003-06:00

taco truck interior, Columbus, Ohio © kjm

Ten days later and 2,332 miles north.

as seen: roadside

2011-01-12T21:29:00.001-06:00

Tequesquite, Mexico © kjm

ff in sf, sd

2011-01-06T22:05:00.001-06:00

S. Minnesota Avenue Location, #1 © kjm

as seen: kings

2010-12-31T10:50:00.003-06:00

Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel, left, Jungle Room at Graceland, right © kjm

as seen: sweet

2010-12-28T09:28:00.001-06:00

sugar cane plant, New Iberia, LA © kjm

fast break

2010-12-26T22:06:00.002-06:00

Highway 59 Location, #3 © kjm

Slammed on the brakes to stop for this one while driving through north Texas with Marilu.

as seen: dashed

2010-12-24T16:26:00.002-06:00

storefront, Hope, Arkansas © kjm

as seen: voyage

2010-12-23T07:49:00.002-06:00

as seen: i am here

2010-12-13T21:45:00.004-06:00

i love this photo, #39

2010-12-10T06:00:00.002-06:00

Oakland, California, 2010 © Noah Beil

I love this photo by Noah Beil, included in the Fraction Magazine Holiday Print Sale. It's sort of a perfect, crammed composition that reminds me of a contemporary version of a Stephen Shore photograph from Uncommon Places. Lots of great pictures to be had in the Fraction sale, including some items for sale to benefit CENTER, so be sure to pay a visit.

[See past 'i love this photo' entries here.]

as seen: mountain view

2010-12-08T08:50:00.004-06:00

fastr

2010-12-03T06:38:00.001-06:00

one

2010-12-02T04:20:00.001-06:00

Today is the one year anniversary of collect.give!

I'm thrilled that such a talented group of photographers have contributed their photographs and time to the project: Jane Fulton Alt, Jonathan Blaustein, Mark Brautigam, Barbara Ciurej, Amy Eckert, Matt Eich, Jon Feinstein, Sarina Finkelstein, Elizabeth Fleming, Max Gerber, Ben Huff, Dave Jordano, Stella Kalaw, Melissa Kaseman, David Leventi, Lindsay Lochman, John Loomis, Kerry Mansfield, Mark Menjivar, Annie Marie Musselman, Susana Raab, Ellen Rennard, Dalton Rooney, Kelly Shimoda, Emily Shur, Allison V. Smith, Aline Smithson, Brea Souders, Lacey Terrell, Sonja Thomsen and David Wright.

We have slowly, but surely raised over $17,000 for 30 different causes, all dear to the hearts of the contributing artists. And we're not slowing down: Yesterday, we had our second busiest day ever, with 1200 visits to the site. All this week, we're giving away great gifts to those who purchase prints - see the details here. And we have a list of talented artists who'll be contributing to the site in 2011.

Thanks to the photographers, the collectors, and to anyone who's simply stopped by and learned about the great organizations spotlighted.

family photographed

2010-11-26T12:19:00.003-06:00

Sketch of Autumn © Yoichi Nagata

Aline Smithson has posted a terrific exhibition of photographs on the theme of Family on her Lenscratch blog, the first of a new series of democratic online group shows. It's lovely set of pictures, and this one, by Japanese photographer Yoichi Nagata, stopped me in my tracks. See the exhibition here.

remember the

2010-11-20T07:02:00.012-06:00

a very shiny fire hydrant in front of The Alamo © kjm

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting my Camp Home work at the American Studies Association annual conference in San Antonio. It was the first time I'd talked about the project in an academic setting, and it was really a great experience for me - both in thinking more about the project in preparation, and in the discussions and possibilities that resulted. Art historian Kate Palmer Albers invited me to be part of a panel addressing the Japanese internment and photography after learning about my work as a reviewer for Critical Mass. On the panel, she discussed the work of Andrew Freeman, who's photographed buildings near the former Manzanar internment camp site. Also on the panel were Elena Tajima Creef, author of Imaging Japanese America, and Dalia Habib Linssen, who spoke about the work of Life Magazine photographers Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel.

While in San Antonio, I had great fun hanging out with photographer Mark Menjivar, who in turn introduced me to some great area photographers and artists, including photographers Jason Reed, Elizabeth Chiles, Sarah Sudhoff and her husband, Gary Schott and Dawn Roe, who was visiting from Florida, also for the ASA conference. A friendly, fun and talented bunch.

My hotel was right across the street from The Alamo, but I never got there.

baby, it (was) cold outside

2010-11-19T07:16:00.016-06:00

negative seven degrees © kjm

The third annual Fraction Magazine Holiday Print Sale is now live, and I've contributed this photograph from my series Within Reach. The picture is of my front window, as seen from my desk on a frigid morning last winter. For the sake of my heating bill (and all that is right in the world), I hope the same scene won't reveal itself again this year.

Don't miss seeing what's available on the Fraction site - some really lovely images by a terrific set of photographers.

Title: negative seven degrees
Date: 2009
Size: 8x10"
Media: Digital c-print on Fuji Crystal Archive matte paper
Edition size: 10
Price: $50
Shipping (U.S.): $3

To purchase via PayPal or your cc, click here.

3rd chance

2010-11-14T09:37:00.005-06:00

Highway 61 Location, #1 © kjm

This one nearly got away. I've been past this closed Hardee's twice before, on an annual canoe trip in far Northern Minnesota. I intentionally leave my camera at home on this trip, making it a true vacation (students, shut your ears), with the exception of my phone. But I forget each year that this amazing restaurant exists. Luckily, my friend Steve was along on the trip, and he had his gear. Whew.

within reach: little hand

2010-11-11T23:24:00.003-06:00

the big clock, down for dusting © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

within reach: jammy

2010-11-05T06:09:00.001-05:00

voices of afghanistan

2010-11-03T09:36:00.005-05:00

© Stephen Crowley

The latest issue of Visura Magazine has a wonderful series of portraits by New York Times photographer Stephen Crowley. His story and photographs are compelling on several levels: How journalists find themselves in specific places during specific times in history; the science of photography, which many of us have long forgotten; and fleeting but meaningful connections we make with our subjects. See Stephen's words and pictures here. (Be sure to hold your cursor over the captions for the expanded text)

as seen: ampersand

2010-10-31T23:17:00.002-05:00

as seen: 9:03am pst

2010-10-27T13:12:00.003-05:00

journeys

2010-10-24T12:35:00.002-05:00

© John Mann, left; Fifteen Strange Seconds © Jon Horvath, right

I was struck recently by lovely work by photographers Jon Horvath and John Mann and the possible pathways between their work. Jon, who lives, teaches and makes pictures in Milwaukee, had new work in a recent faculty show at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. In Passages, he uses the literary work of Jack Kerouac to lead him on GPS-assisted rambles, using the highway naming system to spell out phrases as he goes. The resulting images (his literal paths) are graphic in their presentation and reminded me of political gerrymandering maps.

And I recently received John Mann's terrific book Thinner Air in the mail. The limited edition book poetically depicts the creation and flight of a small handmade airplane. The images are delicate and buoyant.

Where are you headed?

ciurej & lochman on collect.give

2010-10-14T12:00:00.003-05:00

The photographic team of Barb Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman have offered a print today on collect.give, with all proceeds pledged to The Voices and Faces Project.

Repercussions: Tides & Time

2010-10-12T18:22:00.004-05:00

I'm proud to have work from Camp Home included in a group show at SOIL in Seattle, through the end of October. Repercussions: Tides & Time was curated by Alex Emmons and features work by Rebecca Cummins, Amze Emmons, Mark Klett, John Mann, Leslie Mutchler, M. Alexis Pike, Shawn Records, Margaret Stratton, Filippo Tagliati, Jason Urban, Ian van Coller, Angela Franks Wells, and Byron Wolfe. The show, in several variations, will travel to Central Washington University next and then closer to home at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan.

fast belfry

2010-10-09T17:08:00.002-05:00

S. Broadway Avenue Location, #5 © kjm

I photographed this Kentucky Fried Chicken about 6 months ago, but found some interesting changes upon a recent visit.

within reach: juice

2010-10-06T13:18:00.002-05:00

extension cord on the kitchen floor © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

as seen: impersonator

2010-10-04T19:50:00.003-05:00

water way

2010-10-02T14:40:00.006-05:00

bwca © kjm

Just back from a solid week of vacation, paddling the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a wilderness area of over 1 million acres between Minnesota and Canada. There are more lakes than you could count and 1,000 miles of canoe routes, but our group (which has been camping together in different configurations for years), only tackled 5 days worth. Which is a lot these days, considering the increasing time demands of work, family and life. It's been a busy summer, so the time away was important, and helped slow the spinning of my internal hard drive. I can't let myself forget how important these things are: paddles in the water, Fall colors, drinks around the campfire, stargazing, bad jokes with buddies, and an email-less week.

collect.give: mark brautigam

2010-09-15T13:35:00.002-05:00

Alvin, WI © Mark Brautigam

Mark Brautigam, a fellow Milwaukeean, has released a print today on collect.give. The picture comes from his terrific project On Wisconsin and Mark is pledging all proceeds to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.

within reach: shrivel

2010-09-13T12:04:00.003-05:00

strawberry from a bowl in the fridge © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

the bell rings

2010-09-07T08:17:00.003-05:00

© Laura Hughes, left, Zachary Seib, center, Alec Schuppel, right

We've started up the MIAD-FA382 blog once again, with a new group of photography majors from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. The first blog assignment was to post their favorite picture from the summer, and a few examples are above. Please stop by and take a look at the students' work, and know that there's much more ahead in the next few months.

Also, we're also approaching 600 photographer interview and informational links on the site, so visit us for lots of additional photography content, too.

jane fulton alt on collect.give

2010-09-03T18:09:00.004-05:00

The Wedding Portrait, 2005 © Jane Fulton Alt

Chicago photographer Jane Fulton Alt made a timely offering this week on collect.give. The photo was shot in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and all proceeds will benefit the group Lower 9th Ward Village.

within reach: stems

2010-08-26T12:08:00.001-05:00

contents of the small glass vase © kjm

[within reach is a series of photographs examining the environment of home in detail]

as seen: 68

2010-08-24T16:57:00.001-05:00

phone home

2010-08-22T06:21:00.001-05:00

matt eich on collect.give

2010-08-21T05:24:00.004-05:00

Elvis the Zebra © Matt Eich

Matt Eich offered this lovely image this week on collect.give. Matt is one of the founders of LUCEO, a collective of incredibly talented young shooters (I've written before here about the work of Kevin German here before). Matt pledges 100% of proceeds to the organization Critical Exposure, with specific hopes to buy a quality digital camera for a group of inspired young students. In many ways, Matt (who's 24) represents the future of photojournalism (yes, there is one) in hard times. And through his collect.give pledge, he's looking a little further down the path.

new rich

2010-08-12T06:00:00.004-05:00

© kjm

A group of us headed north last week to The Poor Farm, an exhibition and learning space created by Chicago artists and educators Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam. The huge, old building is a work in progress, both physically and creatively. From the 1870's to the 1930's, it housed destitute individuals who worked on the adjacent farm. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writer Mary Louise Schumacher has, and will be writing about the unique art space. While we were there, she was compiling components for a future multimedia piece, so stay tuned.

(Re: these images: I may be the last photographer with a phone to get the CameraBag app. And I love it, especially since I haven't shot with a square format camera in about 20 years.)