PATTERNS AND TONES

"Fleeting Perspectives: A Paper Ballet No. 13" will be exhibited in the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at historic Barnsdall Art Park  as part of the 2015 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition. Presented by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, this "pioneering biennial exhibition provides emerging artist from across Southern California with a competitive opportunity to exhibit their work". The exhibition runs from July 26 - September 20, 2015. The opening reception will be tomorrow Sunday, July 26th from 2-5pm. Hope to see you there! Barnsdall Park 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 In other news, I have been invited by The Photographers Eye to give a lunchtime lecture on my photographic series " California County Fairs " at the Los Angeles Public Library Wednesday, August 26th from 12:15 -1pm. The Photographer's Eye is a free lecture series presented by Photo Friends of the Los Angeles Public Library . Pho...

"Three Mystic Apes No. 1" from The Mask Series  Three Mystic Apes , also known as T hree Wise Monkeys  called Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru represent the general principles and rules for behavior  in Japanese culture.  See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil is a  Japanese proverb associated with being of good mind, speech and action.  These three apes from Japan were a perfect foil for representing their ancestors lessons on etiquette, virtue, and self control in a barber shop.  Three Mystic Apes is the 15th set of images from  The Mask Series . As always, two limited edition prints  are available to purchase through my  Etsy store .  Julie Green July 18, 2015 Subscribe to our mailing list "Three Mystic Apes No. 2" from The Mask Series  "Three Mystic Apes No. 3" from The Mask Series  "Three Mystic Apes No. 4" from The Mask Series  "Three Mystic Apes No. 5...

Back in March, I began constructing a costume which I was creating for  Joan Agajanian Quinn . You can read all about the process and construction of the garment  here . A few weeks ago I photographed her in that costume. The moment we put the hat on it screamed baker but I knew the final results would elevate it to Queen Nefertiti's headdress! With images of Joan shot by Hurrell , Mapplethorpe  and Rolston in the back of my mind and elements of my recent Paper Ballet series draped on her shoulders, I approached how I wanted to craft my own image of Joan by tipping my hat to those who captured her likeness before me while at the same time conveying my own style and approach to portraiture. When I went to go to visit Joan the other day she asked why it was taking so long to create the image. Part of it is due to working for Picassso full time and the other half is due to the process I chose to use. Hand "painting" the photograph took several weeks to comple...

Hey Baby, it's the 4th of July  and what could be more appropriate than digging out your patriotic paper to decorate and celebrate the birth of our country? To be honest, ephemera for the 4th of July is harder to find than most holidays. I've only seen one other patriotic Hallmark Plans-a-Party pack which was not a honeycomb at all but contained just a standard 8" American flag with a stand.  Earlier this year I did come across a few patriotic honeycomb ornaments in the shape of eagles, cherries and a log with an axe in it but they were in such a sad state of deterioration I decided not to purchase them. But that is it! In the past 10 years I've been collecting these paper pleasures, I have only been able to russell up these 2 Hallmark centerpieces I have listed here today.  We begin with none other than Uncle Sam's lovely red, white and blue stovepipe hat. This Hallmark Plans-a-party centerpiece titled "Patriotic" was originally lis...