PATTERNS AND TONES

I met Leesa Creamer back in 1995. My first initial reaction upon entering her home was one of awe and some trepidation. There was some voodoo afloat and I wasn't quite sure if she was a punk rock witchdoctors or if I had just stumbled upon the most amazing person I had met yet. Luckily my overnight stay did not include any ritual sacrifice and I woke up in her colorful world of horror movies and rock n' roll.  This photographic series would not be complete without featuring Leesa. From being the lead singer for The Creamers  for over 25 years to co-owning one of the most amazing cult video stores ever (which was located up in Sacramento) called Cinemania , Leesa has always dedicated herself 110% to her passions.  What made you fall in love with rock n' roll? "I started going to see the whole Lazy Cowgirls / Eddie Flowers / Moist & Meaty / Claw Hammer clique of bands and through my association with those amazing players got turned onto The Ramone...

Beverly Blvd. Commuting an hour and a half ever day, I have found it a necessity to find something productive to do with my time during that daily drive. I usually talk on the phone, catching up with friends and family or listen to music on the radio. Sometimes I find myself trying to meditate in the midst of aggressive local drivers fed up with tourists slowing down to see the sights. Through it all, I remember how I used to take public transportation for years throughout San Francisco wishing I had a car to get me there faster. The grass is always greener... The other day I was on my way to meet a friend for oysters in Silverlake after work and started the trek across town going East on LA's historic Beverly Boulevard. I immediately found myself in a nasty traffic jam and decided there and then that I was going to make the best out of a very frustrating situation. But talking on the phone or listing to music in a traffic jam doesn't always cut it... I have often dri...

"Space Couple No. 1" from The Mask Series "Space Couple" is the 3rd set of images I shot for  The Mask Series . Their iconic space helmets were a perfect foil for these subjects, allowing us to explore themes and personalities of traditional and nontraditional astronauts and space rangers. The first question I'm always asked when people view  The Mask Series  is "who is the person behind the mask?" The desire to know the identity of the subject comes up over and over again. My attempt at allowing subjects to become universal iconic characters, hiding their own personality, gives them freedom from the constraints of their individual personas. Two limited edition prints from this set are available through my  Etsy store . Julie Pavlowski Green May 17, 2014 Subscribe to our mailing list   "Space Couple No. 2" from  The Mask Series "Space Couple No. 3"  from  The Mask Series "Space Coupl...

Eddie Cochran moved to Bell Gardens, CA in 1953, but little did he know that 60 years later, rock n' roll would still be alive and well in his adopted city in the form of the Black Mambas ! With Michael Prince on vocals, Dorian Chavez on guitar, Leroy Martinez on drums and Eric Martinez on bass, the Black Mambas  are a revved up rockin' good ride that keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through their set. Their debut self titled CD and a 45 single " Baby, I'll Give It To You " came out in 2013 on  Wild Records ,  who describe them as a 4 piece rock & roll band playing first wave punk.  Rodney Bingenheimer has said "they have a Rolling Stones-meets-Iggy and The Stooges way about them. Very blusey side of the Stones vibe, with an edge of garage". And they were described by Chris Ziegler, editor of LA Record , as "staggering into 1976 with gutter-glam songs and dawn-of-punk velocity and attitude". I was introduced to the ban...

"The Structural Ecology of the Lower Desert" My visual essay submission to  ARID: A Journal of Desert Art, Design and Ecology  consists of 7 previously unpublished images investigating the juxtaposition of man made structures with the natural architectural elements found in the desert landscapes of 29 Palms and Joshua Tree. Taken throughout the summer of 2003, I began to explore and investigate how these communities visually impacted and blended with the natural environment of the lower desert.  I approached the composition, subject matter and scale with deliberate intent. The snapshot quality of prints with white borders, fingers in front of the lens and a pilgrimage to Gram Parsons' last hotel room, lends itself to a folksy feel - as if a tourist on vacation.  The man made one story structures, all harkening back to an era of wooden road signs and drive up photo huts, were engulfed by the vast open spaces, towering moonscape mountains and human ...