mail is wonderful

i received this in my po box today. i probably have the best friend of best friends (sorry best friends, she's pretty awesome).

so i decided to make this to share with you, and others, and your friends:

and this is for my dad... he turned 61 this week. holy shit.

and here is some artmail that i'm sending out today.

i know, it's been a long time, and i haven't shared much of what i've been working on with you. mainly because i haven't been working on anything. between Seattle, moving, and LA, everything has been a whirl wind. oh, and i was sick. twice. so i'm finally settling into my new home, and my new studio - which is heaven on earth, its' true.

greg gifted me with a printer/scanner, so i no longer have to run around trying to find an unused one.

upcoming things (that you should probably know about):

artshow:

this fall (stay tuned)

artmail:

it's going to have a real operating, functioning system,

so we can get the whole world on board.

listening to Mumford & Sons.... because they're beautiful, with beautiful souls, i'm sure.

seattle, pt. 1

so, there will be a second edition of this post, considering there is a roll of film lost somewhere in the midst of traveling (!), packing, unpacking, and moving (!).

but for now, here are some wonderful things from the pacific northwest:

family (and our lovely hosts)

feels like home

two of my best friends

flying a kite

hidden anemones & urchins.

little things & great colors.

alki beach

freemont troll

all images © k baergen

life is exploding, love every moment of it,

- k.

listening to Beach House right now. loving it.

anemones

seattle has been wonderful.

i'm slowly, but surely, falling in love with the city. and slowly warming up to the idea of moving here one day (the mountains/ocean combination definitely helps). being close to my family is becoming more and more of a priority, especially when i see what i've missed out on being far.

new york is currently the top choice (i think), but seattle will be well-visited until (if) moving here is a real option.

what's more wonderful is that i have film from all of this - video and 35mm (!)

so, prepare yourselves, i'll develop that film as soon as i have a chance

and i will soon have a wonderfully, beautifully, large studio to work in...

love,

-k

p.s. today i touched a sea anemone.

p.p.s. we also found a jelly fish!

p.p.p.s. grey's anatomy. the season begins. boom. that's all.

here. in seattle.

5:23 wake up > 5:45 leave house > 7:25 departure > vegas > (falling asleep and almost landing on the lady next to me... > 12:45 seattle > 2:00 Jacquie pick up > 5s instead of 5n > visiting Jeff at Whole Foods > home by 4:45 (6:45 nashville time).

whew.

today is Rosemary's birthday. she is one of Jacquie's best friends here in Seattle, and she is a wonderful lady.

so i made her a little drawing: i hope she likes it.... i mean, i just met the girl today.

hurrah to making art the first day i'm here (!)

it feels so wonderful to be here, with family. which reminds me how much i want to live near them. nashville is home, but i don't think it will be forever. new york is calling me, eventually. but i think seattle is the other option for alternate US homes.

more to come. market in the morning (FISH!).

so much love,

- k

ps. seattle is so cold! but i love it.

(july's pentax)

late july, ellie and i decided to take a magnificent camping/adventuring trip to the georgia/south carolina coast. however, terrible forecasts forced us to rethink our plan: thus we went to stay with her brother in flordia (a beachy midwest). it was wonderful. the beaches were beautiful, and we really just needed the ocean and the sun.

along came my pentax. like i had said prior, i am still becoming friends with my pentax and learning the likes and dislikes of a fully manual camera... so here's what i have:

all images © k baergen

heading to seattle tomorrow. where are your favorite places in and around the city?

so much love,

- k

currently listening to Death Cab For Cutie's record Transatlanticism (one of my very favorites... no matter what people say).

i've finally reached a breaking point in Three Cups of Tea... still not too far in, but i'm excited for the promise it holds.