Monthly Archives: August 2011

Rothko, Mondrian and Martha Stewart flasking limoncello

Rothko, Mondrian and Martha Stewart flasking limoncello

I pictured Mark Rothko and Piet Mondrian drunk and roaming around Seattle, paint at the ready when I saw this one. Maybe Martha Stewart tagged …

 

Oh my eyes, the graffiti layers!

Oh my eyes, the graffiti layers!

Nestled under a few layers of paper across from the gum wall in Pike Place Market, I locked eyes with a piece from Xavier Lopez. …

 

Scaling Walls and Breaking Down Barriers

Scaling Walls and Breaking Down Barriers

Today I saw a wheatpaste graphic on some safety glass about nine feet off the ground. It was in a little door jamb that had …

 

10 Years and a Day — An Indian Retrospective

10 Years and a Day — An Indian Retrospective

I found a journal today from my trip to India back in 2001. There was an entry from 8.26.2001 that summed up a lot of …

 

From The Ground Up

From The Ground Up

The tall grass can reach higher than the trees, when viewed from the right perspective.For months now I’ve had the grass’s perspective at my office. …

 

Cross Sound Observatory

Cross Sound Observatory

I love the waterfront of Elliot Bay in the mornings. No tourists, still air, placid water. I recently spotted these mounted telescopes to look out …

 

HWY 99 – 20 MPH + 1 rhino = a perfect 80° Seattle day

HWY 99 – 20 MPH + 1 rhino = a perfect 80° Seattle day

You have waited through 9 months of fall for a day like this one, so get out there for lunch peeps. Hang out with the …

 

Sorry! Your altar is in need of repair.

Sorry! Your altar is in need of repair.

Yesterday I saw this amongst a pile of black garbage bags, filled with someone’s life. It was outside an assisted living community just on the …

 

One Man Traveling Show

One Man Traveling Show

What do Cut Chemist and Reggie Watts have in common? Aside from having them bookend my weekend, they’re one-man-audio-geniuses. Cut Chemist tore up the Showbox …

 

Heavenly Sleep Intermission

Heavenly Sleep Intermission

Popped out of bed momentarily to fetch some water with no intention of staying up … it was 5:30, why would I be up that …