lila roo | a wall on kickstarter
pledge to “a wall” on kickstarter today! join lila and jesse on their ambitious and elegant project “aWall, a medium to bring art out into the open . . . surrounded by the wild dynamism of both the natural and man made worlds.”
elsewhere + the washington post | greensboro north carolina
Elsewhere makes the Washington Post’s Travel section with a photo of mine featuring our fearless navigator, .
lila roo + mermaid tails | kauai
lila roo takes to the water in her tails, made by hand out of refuse plastic.
lila roo underwater | kauai
kauai’s resident mermaid and i get back to our early days in red and turquoise
susan delozier’s vintage collection | kauai
[susan delozier’s vintage collection] up for sale next weekend in kapahi, kauai, hawaii more pictures here
erika ryn | portland oregon
[erika ryn] erika ryn, bellydancer and red sky photographer, poses in her regalia in our studio. she performs with deviant dance company and the bridgetown revue in portland oregon.
hazel rickard | portland oregon
[hazel rickard in portland oregon] miss hazel poses against our brand new yellow door and packs her bags to set off for her european tour with underscore orkestra this summer.
lynnae gryffin | portland oregon
portland own lovely songstress lynnae posed in our natural history museum for her forthcoming release on apes tapes http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynnae-Gryffin-Music/137688306286729
riley maclean | hillsborough north carolina
photographer riley maclean and his faithful hound, out for a walk.
black and white winter
santa brough me irving penn’s small trades and emmet gowin’s photographs, beside a agfa report II. looking forward to black and white film practice with the classics in hand.
sidewalks end farm | portland oregon
the trio of swarthy upstarts of sidewalks end farm wrap up their first harvest season on a wintery afternoon at one of their plots outside of SE Portland. You can buy in to next years harvest of dreamy organic veggies on their website. Yum !
kacey johansing + tiny telephone | san francisco california
[kacey johansing tracking vocals at tiny telephone, san francisco] there’s nothing like spending a warm morning in sf languidly listening to the heart-breaking voice of kacey, as her forthcoming record comes together.
dia de los muertos + garfield park | san francisco california
my installation made from found and refuse tissue paper, found photographs, petals, wax. made possible through the marigold project, a mission district-based non profit dedicated to preserving and promoting the holiday every year, providing stipends to artists and community members to make altars for their loved ones.
dovekins + tour de fat | los angeles CA
on stage with colorado’s own the dovekins at the tour de fat in los angeles CA. a a cadmium yellow cult? the doves, outfitted in circus glam, know how to play LA style.
olivia and micheal’s wedding | tucson arizona
second shooting and playing digital tech in Tuscon for Justin Winokur, photographer, musician and friend, of LAPhotobooth.
fresh pain art advisors | culver city, CA
THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20th 5-8 pm . CULVER CITY, LOS ANGELES. FRESH PAINT ART ADVISORS. http://www.freshpaintart.com FOR OUR OPENING EXHIBITION OF OUR JOURNEY AT ITS FINEST: A SELECT COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS, SMALL AND LARGE AND THE STAR: GUADALUPE (the van).
cirque plume
Link: cirque plume you never know who you’ll meet on the road. in albuquerque, as he rang up our green wine, and chocolate covered road-snacks, the tattooed trader joe’s cashier told us his secret. he was in the circus too, once. pouring over his cirque plume, we’ve been indulging our european dreams, of lila fanning...
walls, weapons, wild things
the circus travels from new york city through the desert of arizona, finding beasts and sharp teeth wherever we go.
the living daylights ledge performance | stonington maine
a ledge off of stonington, maine, becomes the site for our latest circus performance, set to music by the living daylights
tiffany and zack + el matador | malibu california
tiffany took me to her favorite childhood beach, el matador, to take her bridal portraits. the desert cliffs run all the way down to the see, and the bride and groom caught a lot of eyes as we walked down the bluffs. it was lovely to photograph somewhere that had personal meaning for the bride,...
tiffany and zack’s wedding + calamigos ranch | malibu california
tiffany, a yoga teacher and massage artist, and zack, a scupltor and rock climber, made my job easy by being so hopelessly and so gracefully in love.zack and tiff were married under a sea of greenery and twinkly lights as a blue grass band played, and then we spent the evening shredding it on the...
laundry room + elsewhere | greensboro north carolina
details from my laundry room installation at elsewhere, a chromatic arrangement of all the clothing too mothy and tattered to wear, made on a one month residency stay.
northward
the circus travels onward, to deer isle, maine. scouting the site for a performance in an abandoned ballroom, and sleeping in a seashell house in nearby brooksville.
elsewhere couture | greensboro north carolina
Lori and Kate model some of Elsewhere’s most tattered finery against a skylight photo studio i cleaned and plastered during a one month residency.
red carpet elsewhere | greensboro north carolina
playing city at elsewhere – images from the red carpet
elisofon residency | vinalhaven island, maine
lila and I are staying and art-making in the home of a legendary photographer, eliot elisofon. his daughter elin works her own art magic through plants, creatures and textures, not to mention supporting our creative endeavors with inspiration, and unlimited black tea and chocolate. here are some photos of eliot’s.
vegas, deserts, colorado, eastward
the circus travels eastward, from vegas through the desert, to colorado.
lila roo + bronwen | gospel flats, bolinas ca
artist documentation: bronwen murch of gospel flats farm in bolinas, ca, poses for a set of portraits, in the body paint and elaborate found-made plastic headdresses of artist lila roo.
gravel + gold | san francisco, california
window dressing wild fire & smoke mujer de las iguanas gravel and gold, a little shop, run by a trio of beauties. the girls open up their storefront windows for our sun-and-moon circus performance as night falls in the mission.
erin and will’s wedding | white rock maui
Erin and Will at their beautiful wedding at White Rock beach on Maui last Tuesday …
vaudeville + surf thrash | portland oregon
the last few weeks in portland have been such a busy time: vaudeville spirit circles, surf thrash locals, latin pop music videos, and living room burlesque.
the art department
some fashion photography inspiration from the art department, christian witkin, koto bolofo, ruven afanador and more.
ADA + washington duke | durham north carolina
The ADA puts on a gala event at the Washington Duke Hotel here in Durham every year, with a masquerade ball theme. I covered this event for Hilton Pittman Photography, I’ve never been to a gala before! -norah hoover www.norahhoover.com
pippa + 1970s bridal | hillsborough north carolina
pippa hoover takes a vintage high-necked wedding gown out to pasture in hillsborough, north carolina.



















