Grandma's Garage

I snapped this photo of some old dust pans, some hangers, and a nasty drywall stain in my Grandma's garage this past weekend while we were celebrating Thanksgiving:

The dust pan on the left is so old that the telephone number for the Easton Farmer's Elevator is 6. That's it. Just 6.

Final Photos from the "RISE" Exhibition

CVA Action shared a great album of photos from the "RISE" exhibition that was up 2 months ago at the Concordia Gallery. Here's a link to the album if you'd like to take a look. Below are 6 photos from the album (2 general photos and 4 of my piece):

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Postcard.




My piece on the far right.

Also, I just saw that CVA Action had another album from the opening reception. Here are 2 from that one:

Me chatting with Concordia professor Cate Vermeland (left) and former
CVA professor and juror of this exhibition Karen Wirth (middle).

See more on CVA Action's Facebook page.

Related: here are my 3 posts about the exhibition: photos from the opening reception, a panorama of the exhibition, and the photos I made of the entire show.

New 4 a.m. Print

Yesterday, I made a 17” x 25” print of a recent 4 a.m. photograph. A good friend had seen an image she really liked on my Instagram page and asked for a print. Here it is just after it was printed:

A rainy morning outside of Como Conservatory in front of the Casto Solano
sculpture of prairie grasses and fireflies. Hanging on the white board.


A skewed close-up photo of the sculpture.

The print turned out well, and my friend was quite happy.

Also, this brings up that I haven’t posted about my Instagram page here. I started a page devoted to my 4 a.m. photos about 8 months ago. Search for “photostenzel” to find (and follow) me:

Full of my 4 a.m. photo series. Updated often!

My Pre-Schooler's "Camera"

My 3-year-old goes to preschool, and the school sends photos to parents after every class. I recently got these 2 photos of his homemade camera:

That viewfinder is in an odd spot. Maybe it's some sort of strange rangefinder?... :)

Carrots

I recently helped my Mom dig her colorful carrots on her farm:

CLICK HERE for a larger version.

“RISE” Exhibition Photos

The juried College of Visual Arts alumni exhibition “RISE” is still on display at the Concordia Gallery in St. Paul. If you’re unable to get to see it, here are some overall photos of the exhibition that I made a few weeks back:

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There’s my piece on the far right.

Click here for a panoramic photo of the exhibition, and click here for photos from the opening reception last month.

RISE Panorama

Last week, I stopped by the “RISE” exhibition at the Concordia Gallery to photograph it. I still need to fix up the rest of the files, but here’s a quick iPhone panoramic shot from the gallery:

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Photos from the Opening Reception of "RISE"

Last week was the opening reception of "RISE:" a juried exhibition of College of Visual Arts graduates. I was at the opening for a while, and here are a few photos:

That's my piece in the middle. The one with no one looking at it. *sad face*

On the CVA Action Facebook page, I found this photo of the opening where you can see me, my wife, and my boys:

Also, in conjunction with this exhibition, CVA Action is hosting some fun "Pecha Kucha" artist talks next week, which will feature people associated with CVA:

I know most of this isn't legible in this tiny image, but what you need to know is at the bottom:
Sept 21 at 6:45 pm at the Buenger Education Center (200 Syndicate St N) at Concordia University.

Check out CVA Action on Facebook and find out more about the Concordia Art Gallery here. The exhibition is up through October 11 if you want to stop by: M-F 10-4.