PATTERNS AND TONES

"Three Strikes Park No. 1" from the Sun Shadow Series Sun shadows . Light and dark at the same time. Opposites that make each other exist. I began this series last year so I could have a parameter to study the stark contrasts of light and shadow as well as the textural nature of the bark and concrete. In this newest installation, I wanted to flatten the image into abstraction and then bring it back into a three dimensional form. The pebbles and debris that littered the sidewalk were defined by the late afternoon sun. Their long shadows on small objects reminded me of Ruth Bernhard 's study of light and form in her photograph  "Lifesavers" from 1930. The stark contrasts and simplified forms flattened the image out and became more of a study of spacial geometry. It also reminded me of Piet Mondrian 's non-representational forms in his paintings from his neoplastic period. In post, I began to see the fluttering of butterfly wing patterns, stained glas...

"2nd Annual Bob Baker Day No. 1" A few months ago my daughter and her pals attended the 2nd Annual Bob Baker Day celebration. The carnival had spilled out onto the street in front of The Bob Baker Marionette Theater  while live performances celebrating Bob's birthday were happening inside.  The overhead freeway was a perfect shelter from the sun. While the little ones crafted masks and played with their puppets, musical performances and puppet shows were presented on a small stage. Special guests included puppeteer and performance artist Paul Zalooom , the amazing costumed characters from Yo Gabba  Gabba , juggling by Lindsay Benner and strangely enough LA's own barbie doll, Angelyne ! I first blogged about Mr. Baker and his marionette theater in " Bob Baker and His Magical Marionettes " where I was allowed a peek behind the curtain. The following year Mr. Baker graciously allowed me into his magical puppet warehouse. Our two hour intervi...

I don't know anyone who has been more fun, more outrageous, and more into Hanoi Rocks then the Bay Area's own Rock and Roll Queen - Ms. Tina Lucchesi. Originally from the North Bay, Tina is one powerhouse of a human being who lights up a room and gets the party started every time she's around. Her influence on the "Bay Area Sound" is profound. From her early days as the sassy, sultry drummer for The Trashwomen to the snotty, hot lead singer for The Bobbyteens , her unabashed enthusiasm has always made whatever she is involved in magical. Every band Tina has ever been in has had an amazing concept behind it. Clothing, lyrics, attitude were all intertwined and emphasized in Tina and the Total Babes , Deadly Weapons, Midnite Snaxxx , The Glamour Pussies, HUNX and His PUNX , Top Ten or her current incarnation drumming for  Cyclops . I met Tina in San Francisco in the late 8T's hanging out with all the other goofballs in the garage scene at the time. W...

This promotional postcard I made for Tower Records featured two very close friends of mine and was styled with items they literally had laying around the house. Throwing their iconic plastic bag into the middle of midcentury wax, I was able to place the Tower Records brand into a time warp and emphasis the joy teens derived from laying around listing to music and reading the album liner notes. When I began shooting commercially I rarely used professional models. I suppose its due to the fact that I have always been surrounded by interesting people who are willing to be photographed in the various projects I had going on. I also saw that by employing everyday people in my commercial work, it gave the images a more genuine feeling. This postcard was so popular they even made them into notebooks and date savers. The outakes below have never been published nor seen since 1997! For the love of vinyl, Julie Green May 7, 2016