Just wanted to make sure this recently surfaced image makes it into the Wayback Machine (here https://web.archive.org/ ).
Even longer than I remembered, the moon has figured into my work. I was reminded by this photograph. As I recall, I was sitting outside the local community pool, likely babysitting. I did a lot of that in HS. I used most of the $ to buy art supplies, fabric to sew clothes, and parts to upgrade my 10 speed. I’m not sure why my pieces were hanging on the fence here. Maybe some sort of “show”? The piece on the left was my first try at batik. The one on the right was a hooked wool rug from a design I did on paper. Even back then I was fiddling with color and fiber. I was in the 10th grade, so about 16 years young.
My sister just digitized a trove of old photos (almost 800). There are some classics there. I pulled a few more to post on FB for the Yokohama Girls. (I’ll tag you there once I get them posted.)
And a special thanks to our dad Cale, who was a photographer his whole life. His collection of slides was immense, many since discarded unfortunately. I wish I had them now- especially the 1000’s from Japan in the 60’s. Would be fascinating to see some of them now.
And into the New Year we continue to travel. I plan on making a giant pot of Pho tomorrow to start the year off.
Travel well my friends. Continue to be courageous, kind, and creative into 2018.
oh ha! this is great to see. It’s old photo time… hey ho, here we go.
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hey ho! maybe this will be the year?
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WOW – This is a great photo and wonderful early work. I love your message too and promise to continue to be kind and as courageous as possible. May you journey onward in peace and always find the means.
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Michelle, I don’t think you could be anything but courageous. I hold you in high esteem on that peaceful journey. And so it is.
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Oh, Glennis. These 788 pictures are the first culling of the thousands of slides. I picked mostly the ones that had us kids in them. Those other ones of scenery seemed boring next to these. I can certainly get to all of them in time.
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Ha! Good to know. Looking forward to more. Whenever… So many of Expo 70 in Osaka in that bunch too. Interesting.
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wow. Nice to see this. Thank you for being you. Love you. Into the next year we go~~!!
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Just got your NY postcard today. WOW! The boys are looking so grown up. Pretty soon they will be like Jan’s kids!
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Love seeing the young you and your early work! Blessings in the new year!
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Handwork and creating were strong in me. It soothed me and took the edge off of some difficult times too. New Year blessings to you too Nancy.
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the early art work…yes. love the old photo. also, babysitting, it seemed, forever.
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it was a good job back then. I was the most employed kid I knew – entrepreneurial from the beginning-ha!
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