Sarah + the oregon coast.
12.21.11
Yes, we change our plans often.
What seems fickle feels just fine to us.
We've been learning to roll with the punches and go with what feels right.
Lately, that meant leaving a career path I thought (past tense) was right for me, and moving from a place we enjoyed to a place we'd like to call home for a long time.
We've settle just outside Portland, Oregon on the coast and we've both commented on how the ocean has somehow energized us. Like we've been gone for months, living in someone else's beautiful and inspiring space that just didn't have the same effect as our own. It's hard to explain.
Feels like we're back to something we've been missing.
07.12.11
Our first batch is done.
Everything looks so much better in print, doesn't it?
I'm off to New York tomorrow for the next ten days (work training) and couldn't be more excited to spend some time with friends in the area.
06.07.11
I love how this turned out.
I've been so impressed with the quality of work coming in for this project. It really makes the whole process a lot of fun. Thanks for all the support, by the way.
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06.29.11
I've really enjoyed working with such a fun and creative group as we put things together for Kinfolk next month. This was a promo shoot last weekend over in DC that we're excited to share this Friday.
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photos by carissa gallo
06.26.11
Sunday morning.
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kinfolk is off to print
everything is a remix video on creativity. Dry and brilliant. Thanks Andrew
bon iver - calgary and the rest of his new album
tartine bread documentary - reading his book right now, and couldn't be more inspired to master the art of bread making.
06.14.11
We've been visiting friends for a few days on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
It's our first time here and we love it!
Back on the road soon for a wedding in Oregon... Does anyone have any good road trip songs?
06.09.11
This project has been in the works for a few months now, collaborating with some good friends and artists to produce a new magazine, Kinfolk. It's been fun to see it come together, and the support has been unreal. It will be offered both online and in a limited print, scheduled to launch July 15th. None of us are in it to make it big, or capitalize on the project... it's just something we enjoy, a concept that resonates with us.
I don't petition for things often, but I hope you'll check out the landing page, www.kinfolkmag.com, and come over to Facebook for updates on the launch.
I'm excited to share more soon.
05.26.11
So we moved to Salt Lake City.
Just as we were packing our bags and finalizing our move to the UK for grad school I got a call from a company I interviewed with over 6 months ago. They offered me a full-time position here and we decided it would be a smart choice to take it.
Anyway, we got that phone call and now we're in Salt Lake City playing house and getting settled in here. I'll admit that it feels pretty good to have a place and settled in for a bit.
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Photo from our road trip: Canada to Utah.
Our cheesy idea of a "rest stop" was to pull over at interesting fields every couple hours and make the passenger do sprints while the driver shot photos.
05.21.11
We left Oregon a few weeks ago via train to Canada and then moved on last weekend for Minnesota, Connecticut, and New York. Our good friend Michael met up with us in Brooklyn to give us the grand tour.
We loved it.
Our plans for this year have completely changed, by the way. I should really just stop sharing updates because it seems that as soon as we get confident with our plans there's always an unexpected curveball to throw us in a different direction. This latest change was least expected, but we're thrilled about it.
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04.29.11
This break has been good for us. Frankly, I feel like a 60 yr old retired man keeping busy with yard work, reading, antique shopping, refinishing an arm chair, wooden high chair, and most recently this sail boat. I love visiting family, but if I don't keep busy with projects my mind gets congested quickly.
Have a great weekend.
04.25.11
We love Oregon.
It usually rains while we visit, but I still consider it one of the best places to live.
Orchards, vineyards, fields of tulips and crisp spring air right now.
04.18.11
I swear Katie rolls her eyes every time we leave an antique or thrift store.
While I'll admit to a few poor choices in the past, this bull horn was definitely a good find.
Thanks for the chocolate, andrew & carissa.
changing education paradigms, illustrated
04.15.11
We left Hawaii this week, and it was much harder than we expected. Katie and I met there, set up our first little apartment, made friends whom we now consider family, and just graduated last weekend. We finally confirmed our plans for this next year. We'll be bouncing around a lot this summer to visit family, then moving to Lancaster England in August for graduate school. It would have made our planning much easier had we heard back from that school earlier. The program is exactly what I want, and both the school and location are great.
So while we're torn up about leaving friends and memories (cheesy? maybe) in Hawaii, we're also ready for some new adventures. It's time, again, to push ourselves out of our comfortable bubble to enjoy new areas, cultures, and the company of new friends.
We'll be in Oregon for now.
04.07.11
The Tuvalu documentary is finished! Of course I'm biased, but if you have 9 free minutes I recommend you watch it and learn about our project and the people of Tuvalu. This will be a special memory of mine for awhile.
(Thanks Spencer)
04.04.11
These kids are a couple of our favorite people in the neighborhood (along with their parents, and these two from before).
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