The Landscape Portrait
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This is The Erickson, an 18 storey residential building in Vancouver, designed by Arthur Erickson (hence the name). This one was built in 2010, but I'd never actually seen it before. I'm always on the hunt for more cool architecture....
From a recent morning walk along Leif Erickson. There are these days in Portland where if the weather is just right and you time it just right there can be this low-lying bank of clouds draped over the Willamette River. Then if you head to Forest Park and take one of its several winding roads up toward the crest you can go from misty, mysterious, foggy forest to beaming, bright sunshine. On this day, a friend and I had decided to meet up at Leif Erickson for a walk, some photo talk and of course a bit of photography. As our luck would have it, Leif Erickson was right at the top of the cloud layer, so as our path dipped and climbed we found ourselves plunging into the fog or ascending above it, or as here, spending time in that in between zone where sunbeams played through the trees. Also as luck would have it, I had a leftover roll of Fuji Pro 400H in my Pentax. It is a film that I have long enjoyed for its color palette, even if I did not enjoy it quite as much as Ektar or Portra from Kodak. Nonetheless, Fuji and I have long had some success in forests, so it was fortuitous that I had lugged this camera with this film on this day at this time for this stroll.
Pentax 67
Fuji Pro 400H
From left to right:
Louise, Bernice, Ambrose, Ferris, Emory and Clement Anderson-Erickson.
You can find out about our foster kittens on the itty bitty kitty committee blog. See profile for address.
Skycrane 'Goliath' on a helipad near Drummuir, it's strange what appears in the middle of nowhere sometimes.
On my way to work one morning, this scene caught my eye. This is the window of a now chain sandwich shop. And luckily, no one was sitting at the table. But it used to be a jeweller. Erickson’s. A wonderful store. It’s located in a neighbourhood that used to be predominantly Swedish, Andersonville. My great grandparents lived here and my great grandfather was a beat cop here.
Now these places, where one could hear - and speak - Swedish are slowly disappearing. They’re almost gone. There used to be two delicatessens on Clark. They would really hum at the holidays when people were buying their smörgåsbord cheeses, meats, and fish. There was a bakery that provided all the baked goods and sweets for holidays and everyday. That closed a couple of years ago.
There’s still a small cafe that serves Swedish pancakes just like grandma used to make. Or at least there was until the pandemic. I really hope this place survives because the food was tops, the service friendly, they knew me, they were always full, and it would be very sad for the neighbourhood, not to mention the employees.
There is a pub which serves glögg at the holidays with neon signs to announce the time has arrived once more. Several bars serve this delight, actually. My grandmothers made glögg, as well, and I always enjoyed the pageantry of that night in the kitchen. I grew up drinking it (in very small amounts) which might explain a few things.
So I was remembering and wishing that some things could remain the same.
The backstory I wrote when this was featured in Frames Magazine (online) in 2020. That same year, it was also included in an online class on what makes a good photo originating in the UK.
And edited today to say the café is still open!
Erickson Air-Crane
A few months ago I spent an entire day at Erickson Air-Crane in Central Point, Oregon (Medford). I'm finally getting some time to go through and edit. More to come later.
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a typographic experiment
listening to daniel johnston
inspired by ywft's black slabbath type, which i don't have, so played around a bit in illustrator.
The Erikson Condominium, named after it's designer, Arthur Charles Erickson (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) a Canadian architect and urban planner, was completed in 2010 by Concord Pacific.
The Senior Art major solo exhibitions (12 of them!) at North Park University launch tomorrow night with an stunning exhibition by Tim Erickson. Reception from 5 - 7 pm, 2.13.15. Tim's show runs through 2.20.15.
In addition to being an outstanding student / artist in his four years at North Park Tim has been an excellent gallery assistant, doing the brunt of the work installing shows in the gallery at NPU. Further Tim has assisted me with my own work as a studio assistant. You could not ask for more from a student. You definitely want to check out and follow him on his Flickr stream.
Much of the work Tim has done over the past two years has involved rocks, both drawn from life and imagined. Check this out: Tim Erickson rocks.
(Yes, add him as a contact and fave like crazy.)
--on the subject of cellphone photos, this shot of Fox's best pal, Jiffy, floats to the top. The eastern tip of Hayden Island is one of our favorite spots, always a destination romp for the mutts. Sadly, Fox and I missed this outing, but my pals knew I'd enjoy seeing what I missed--so now I share it with you. Proof that a fancy camera isn't necessary to create a great photograph.
This one is for the brothers! "Mark of Falworth" and "Brother Steven" have shipwrecked with their fellow Loreos brethren on an island cover in our favorite brother duo techniques :P You can find Erickson foliage, palm trees, most obviously water, and dont forget their obligatory red, gold, and silver Loreos characters!
This was built as our final entry into the MOCathalon. The Category was "Will it Float".
P.S. This is not our house lol we borrowed someone elses as we dont have a lap pool ;) we are starving artists lol.
**Note** This was more complicated than just dumping a bunch of legos in a pool... Each brick had to have a plate mounted to the botom to hold the air in, as well as to make sure they lay horizontal to the water :)
On this Memorial Day, we take time to remember those who paid the ultimate price defending our nation. May we always remember and never forget the high price that has been paid by so many heroes and their families so that we can live in freedom.
Though they are no longer with us, the impact of their sacrifice and their legacy lives on prompting us to live lives worthy of their sacrifice. I believe that their sacrifice is a commission for us to fight for freedom and that it's our responsibility to create the future they knew was worth dying for.
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