Say hello to our newest, and youngest addition to the studio … Tallulah Jane! My co-worker Jenn P. just got a new puppy yesterday. Ten weeks old. 3.5 lbs.

Recently spent the afternoon and evening relaxing on The Highline, watching the sun set over the Hudson River. What a great way to spend a few hours! The Highline is one of my new favorite places.

No reason … Just love this!

Not too long ago, I ran around Manhattan with 25 white, helium-filled balloons for a photo project … Purity in the City. Well, this basic idea was replicated by 300 +/- volunteers who were a part of City Uprising 2009. Purity in the City photo project was one of two Arts Renegade Projects curated by SALT artspace. And all the participants took photos while galavanting through the streets of NYC, documenting their experience.

I also went out with a one of these groups and took portraits, which you can see by clicking here.

All of the particpants photographs were collected, printed and became a part of an interactive gallery exhibition at SALT artspace … Photos above.

Recently summoned to my civic duty, I was in lower Manhattan in the heart of the NYC Judicial system. Sat for hours and hours in a large room … Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.

While out for a lunch break, I stumbled upon this octagonal urban oasis in the middle of a small park. Beautiful and refreshing.

Gotta love public art installations!

One of the many missions of City Uprising 2009 was the Arts Renegade Projects on the streets of NYC. And one these Arts Renegade Projects followed one of my recent, personal projects … Purity in the City, the 25 white helium filled balloon project.

On Monday afternoon I followed one of the many groups that descended on the city with 25 white helium filled balloons, and we went up on the Highline. We had a great time … Short-lived, but lots of fun. We spent about 30-45 minutes walking down the Highline, and I took a handful of portraits in the process.

So, I know the coolest 12 year old in all of New York City … Noah R. And he recently had this killer idea that ended up being called “12 Second Sketch.”

It all started one day in Central Park when Noah decided to sketch the Dakota building. For those who don’t know, that’s the super-famous building where John Lennon resided, and was shot just outside. Anyway, Noah decided to sketch the building in 12 seconds, because, well … He’s twelve!

And today, Noah, Paul, Jenny and myself set out to make a short film that explains all of this. We interviewed Noah, so that he could explain his concept. However, we didn’t want the visuals of the film to explain the concept. We want the visuals of the film to represent Noah’s perspective. So, that’s what we set out to accomplish. We headed downtown to the Meat Packing district to the Highline. We shot video, shot some stills, did a quick audio interview, and took some audio clips from the streets of NYC.

Looking forward to seeing the final piece. Paul’s supposed to be putting it all together tomorrow and it will be used at City Uprising this year in NYC. Over 400 volunteers are going to be running through Manhattan trying to get New Yorkers to participate in a 12 second sketch of “anything that comes to mind.”

Pretty cool, no?

I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with a young couple & their daughter who are from Sciliy, here in NYC on vacation visiting family. It was a glorious afternoon following weeks of rain. It was a perfect day for this. A few selects above.

Two things I wouldn’t expect to find in a flower shop in the flower district of NYC … A baseball and a very dirty iMac. Just thought I’d share!

Apparently Ice T wants you to Obey Giant as well! Found this down in the Flower District over the weekend while Jenny was working on a friend’s upcoming wedding.