Photographer Photographed
Oakland-based photographer Mo Saito has a gift for portraiture. His work is varied and has been published far and wide, but he’s best known for his canine photography. Recently, I got wind that he was doing an artist portraiture project, and I volunteered to serve as a subject.
Oakland-based photographer Mo Saito has a gift for portraiture. His work is varied and has been published far and wide, but he's best known for his canine photography. Recently, I got wind that he was doing an artist portraiture project, and I volunteered to serve as a subject.
We met on a rainy wintery afternoon in my studio. I had my toddler in tow, and the lighting was terrible. But we had a lovely meeting, during which I told him a bit about my work and studio practice. Afterwards, Mo suggested that we do a three generational shoot with my mother-and-often-muse at his place. On a gentle spring morning in the Bay Area sun, we did a breezy photo session. His style was calm, confident, and supportive. I think the photos are beautiful, and I see something new each time I revisit them.
Many thanks to Mo for lending us his skillful gaze and gifting us with these images.
Photographer: Mo Saito
Ghost Town Farm Harvest
On a recent beautiful Saturday, Novella Carpenter hosted the last Open Farm Day at her West Oakland Ghost Town Farm.
On a recent beautiful Saturday, Novella Carpenter hosted the last Open Farm Day at her West Oakland Ghost Town Farm.
There were pumpkins, tomatoes, kale plants, honey, t-shirts, and books for sale. There was a honey extraction tutorial and a round of lemonade made with the Farm's honey. A lovely time was had by all!
Here is a selection of photos from the Farm: first its opulent August incarnation, then its autumn harvest expression.
AUGUST @ GTF
OCTOBER @ GTF
New exhibit on children's literature: Wardrobes and Rabbit Holes
Now showing at Cornell Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.
Showing at Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections...
Wardrobes and Rabbit Holes: A Dark History of Children's Literature.
November 7, 2012 - March 22, 2013
It promises to be a spectacular exhibit and opens with a lecture by author M.T. Anderson!
Enormous congrats to former colleagues (and always friends) Eisha Prather and Fredrika Loew. It was a privilege to serve as your AC.
Now Showing: Italo in Ithaca
Gimme! Coffee
430 North Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
A series of excursions intended to document an overlooked present and a past not told, “…but [contained] like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps…”, this project is an exploration of the narratives embedded beneath the surface of Ithaca, New York.
Photography by Jillian Piccirilli / Writing by Mary Thomas
Now with a new website: www.italoinithaca.com
New Work: Mama Vinter
The final chapter of The Mama Series comes to a close with Mama Vinter, who takes us on one last rambling wander through New England, showing us her version of the world both through her companionship and her own lens.
Rag Mag {Occasionally}:See the Cat? See the Cradle?
Rag Mag {Occasionally} Vol II, Issue I: is live!
Works inspired by a communal reading of Kurt Vonnegut's anthropology thesis. Please enjoy.
Rag Mag {Occasionally} is an online publication based out of Ithaca, NY, that gives voice to the work of emerging writers, artist, and other so-inclined creative folk. Occasionally.
Italo in Ithaca: Rhenia
Mary Thomas and Jillian Piccirilli publish the second installation of
Italo in Ithaca: Rhenia.
Italo in Ithaca is...a series of excursions intended to document an overlooked present and a past not told, "...but [contained] like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps..."
Italo in Ithaca: Deterra
Mary Thomas and Jillian Piccirilli launch the blog Italo in Ithaca.
A series of excursions intended to document an overlooked present and a past not told, "...but [contained] like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps...", this project is an exploration of the narratives embedded beneath the surface of Ithaca, New York. Inspired by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities.
Rag Mag {Occasionally}: Postcards
Rag Mag {Occasionally} has released its second issue, themed: Postcards.
Rag Mag {Occasionally} is an online publication based out of Ithaca, NY, that gives voice to the work of emerging writers, artist, and other so-inclined creative folk. Occasionally.
Co-founded / edited by Jillian Piccirilli
Rag Mag {Occasionally}: Spring
Rag Mag {Occasionally} has released its first issue, themed Spring.
Rag Mag {Occasionally} is an online publication based out of Ithaca, NY, that gives voice to the work of emerging writers, artist, and other so-inclined creative folk. Occasionally.
Co-founded / edited by Jillian Piccirilli
Transcript of the Paws Family
Announcing...
Transcript of the Paws Family: A Correspondence Between Two Sisters
This transcript of The Paws Family story has been published in conjunction with the show The Paws Family through Exhibition, Cornell University, Spring 2008. A rich and engaging field notebook accompaniment to the family's art and living artifacts featured in the show, this correspondence stands as the seminal text for the exhibit.
Available for $10.