Polaroid Entry #2

Today I attended a polaroid workshop hosted by photographer Chloe Aftel @ The Impossible Project store in NYC. (Heaven) 

I love attending workshops because it brings an awareness of my strengths, my weaknesses, and always provokes curiosity in approaching things in a new way. 

I used my beloved Spectra camera and PZ 680 Color Shade for the class.

                                                                    And these here are randoms from the past few weeks...

OverUnder

OverUnder

They're everywhere.  Flying creatures of the air flocked across buildings, mailboxes, doorways, and gates.  They're all over my neighborhood.  I have no idea who the artist is, but he/she visually captures the different states and positions of wings in flight in a myriad of media.  The chalk drawn or spray painted soaring animals send out invitations to fly.  Sometimes lines are replaced by phrases including the words Over/Under.  I don't look for them anymore.  It used to be my Where's Waldo of graffiti, but now they call to me as I pass.

The other day, I walked for 3 hours in a 5 block radius and was able to spot 64 different pieces.  I'm curious, and inspired by the advertisements for simplicity and flow.  There is a message inside the pieces, behind the words he uses, that speaks to me.  An alchemical idea, including all that is above and all that is below, shows itself throughout the work.  

It's quite genius.  

This is to my little friends in flight, I hope to meet your maker someday.

Sincerely,

Mike

Farmers Market NYC

Im a vegetarian that eats eggs. But I only eat happy eggs laid by chickens that don't take drugs and that spend their summer days running around the farm with the rest of the hens sunbathing and gossiping. 

The only place to get these happy eggs is the Farmers Market. 

Today I got more than eggs. I got juicy heirloom tomatoes, leafy kale, fresh basil, and a bunch of pretty flowers for Mike.