Sunday, August 22, 2010



these are two pictures i shot of people i have seen around, but finally had conversation with and soon after, took portraits of.

first day back to school tomorrow. on the schedule: 8:35 am: beginning drawing. im super excited. the new 70s writing desk i got today sure will come in handy.

Saturday, August 21, 2010






icsm@mac.com:
love the new photos
me: thanks sensai
good morning
icsm@mac.com: morning
icsm@mac.com: anyway we will talk about your new photos in depth when you get back
Sent at 10:17 AM on Saturday
me: no
now
im k'2d as shit
now.
icsm@mac.com: well ok
icsm@mac.com: I love that you are shooting again, and you color and composition are great
me: gay
ok
keep talking
icsm@mac.com: but I want to know how these shots are getting you to a place closer to knowing your body of work
right now they are curious and cool hipster shots, not art
me: no fucking way'
fuck hipsters
icsm@mac.com: haha
me: they have no talent
wtf
they all suck
at least 100% times as much as me
gay faggot
icsm@mac.com: you are awesome, but these are not art
if you were just going for some cool snaps
then mission accomplished
very cool snaps
playful and fun
me: my moms in a wheelchair right now
and on her paper
that day she chose to draw a bike
and my sister, writes in her journal and draws on taco tuesday.
i caught her writing about me
icsm@mac.com: ok keep going
me: she said, "everyone always loves alyssa.
"
icsm@mac.com: see now THIS is intereting context
keep going
me: then somewhere else it said, "shes just so ..."
i forgot the word
but basically,
i have NEVEERR seen my sister act the way she did when she thought i might have read what she was writing.
it really scared the fuck outta me
just how her eyes started darting around
and she flushed
and was
all weird
icsm@mac.com: wow crazy
me: yeah
this is them on "taco tuesday"
its this thing at at burrito boarder
where tacos are 1
and its in downtown downtown st pete
so they go there
and everyone knows them
icsm@mac.com: interesting
me: and they sit outside
and draw
and write
icsm@mac.com: now this is interesting stuff
me: all evening long
i was there with them for like 5 hours
icsm@mac.com: you know your next project may just be a family project
me: and they invited me
to their special taco tuesday
icsm@mac.com: it could be fing amazing
me: it was awesome
i sat there with my camera
icsm@mac.com: that is great
me: and they wrote and drawed
my whole family is artists
like every mother fucking semi even related to me person
icsm@mac.com: wonderful.
icsm@mac.com: have to make breakfast for the baby
ok I want to see more shots of the fam soon
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Sent at 10:30 AM on Saturday

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-aj