More shows to come....

I have a few weekend shows coming up in July that I am very excited about. First is Portland's Mississippi Street Fair, July 11th, 2009 from 10a to 7p


and then the Renegade Craft Fair in San Fransisco on July 18th and 19th, From 11a - 7p at the Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion.

Happy SUNDAY! I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July!

Press Club

I am having a First Friday Opening at the Press Club, this coming Friday. I will be showcasing my Japan photography for the whole month of July. Come by and check it out, and maybe stay for some of their excellent beer, wine and food!

July 3rd, 2009 . 5p - 9p
Press Club
2621 SE Clinton St.
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 233-5656

Unique....

They just posted the video from the last Unique Los Angeles show in May. This is a show I go down to LA for twice a year. I absolutely love it! Check it out!

Half way through the video they do a close up of my PDX Night photo!

Good Morning

And Happy MONDAY!!! It is a beautiful sunny day here in Portland and I am sitting by the window watching the light breeze push shadows across the floor. I have two whole days off and I am trying to get caught up on all of my favorite blogs.
I just came across a new blog by my most favorite photographer in Portland, Lisa Warninger. Lisa and local stylist Chelsea Fuss have started a collaborative blog called Urban Weeds: Street Style from Portland.

photo by lisa warninger

Last Thursday

Yesterday was quite busy. Woke up early and finished getting ready for my show at the Bonfire and got it hung by noon. Surprisingly I made the exact number of woodblocks to fill the space. The two front rooms are all from my Holga Series and the pool room has some images from my Japan Series. The show will hang until July 29th. After hanging my show, my friends and I went up to Alberta and had our art set up for the Last Thursday Street Fair until 10pm. Come find us next month, we are always set up at the corner of 26th and Alberta!

Bonfire Lounge
2821 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214‎
(503) 232-3704

www.bonfirepdx.com‎

Joy + Tom Wedding

Here are just a few photos from Joy + Tom's wedding on June 6th, 2009 at the View Point Inn.

Back at it!!

The Fremont Fair in Seattle this weekend went GREAT! I couldn't have asked for a better weekend. For one it was supposed to rain all weekend long, and it did through out Seattle, but not on Fremont. I didn't feel a single drop of rain until we were hopping in the car all packed up to leave! I met alot of great people, got a chance to lay out in the sun behind my booth and even saw a few naked people here and there! Gotta love Solstice! I will definitely be returning next year!

I took Monday off of all work. I just laid in bed reading most of the day, trying to catch up on some much needed R+R. I did start editing my photos from Cade's and my week long camping trip to the Red Woods. Here are just a few to start you off!

Fremont Fair . Seattle

I spent all day getting ready for the Fremont Fair in Seattle. It is this Saturday and Sunday [10a-8p and 11a-7p], there will be artist, musicians, a parade, food and much much more. My booth will be located on N 35th St near Evanston Ave N if you find yourself in the neighborhood. This will be my first time participating in the Fremont Fair, or any Seattle Street Fair!


My friend Erin is making the drive with me to help with set up and such, and just for some good company for the long weekend. Even though I cant wait for the fair, more than anything, I cant wait to spend Friday before setup at the Pacific Science Center!!! YAY!!! Erin and I are going to leaving bright and early so that we can play ALL DAY!!! When I was in grade school, my family had a Gold Membership to the PSC and we went at least once a month!! LOVE IT!!!


I will do my best to take pictures at the event, but if not, at least at the Science Center!
Wish me luck and keep your fingers crossed for good weather!!!

Sunny Bike Ride

The sun has been shinning not stop here in Portland. I love it! Don't get me wrong though, I do love the rainy weather as well, especially summer rain. I am really hopping for some fantastic thunder showers this year. But for now with the break in rain, I have been riding my bike non stop. Here are a few photos from my Sunday bike ride on the SE Promenade. [this post is actually two weeks old, but I realized I had never posted it. It is now raining again in Portland, so I figured it was a good time to put the photos up!]

Melissa + Michael

I recently designed wedding invitations for a wonderful couple, Melissa and Michael. They wanted an old Victorian theme with a bit of a modern twist. The two got all dressed up and took adoring photos of each other that I designed into the front of their invites. They were printed on off-white cardstock to help add to the "Old" style and were done as postcards in hopes for an extra authentic worn look as they go through the mail to each of their guests!!




On other things, I had a great time photographing Joy + Tom's wedding at the View Point Inn, photos to come...AFTER I get back from my week long camping trip in the Red Woods. Monday is Cade's birthday and I am taking him on a camping/hiking/sandboarding excursion for the week!

Travel Portland + WINNER

I had a few photos published in Travel Portland Magazine again this year. Just a few snaps taken around the neighborhoods of Portland.








Now to announce the winner of the Amusement Park *Give Away*... Jen!
Email me your mailing address and I will get the Black and White Ferris Wheel print sent out to you!! [misha@mishaashton.com] Thanks for all of the comments and for taking the time to read through my blog posts everyone!!!

Lost LA!

LOST AND FOUND!
So maybe they weren't really lost, but I had no idea what was on the first half of the roll I just got developed, other than that they were photos from my trip to LA a month ago. Ever since Ive started working with my holga camera, my Nikon film camera has been neglected. But I finally finished the roll while I was at the Rose Festival last week. You cant see the Rose Festival photos though until I've gone back a few more times for more picture taking.




On another note...my printer for the last five years has moved on. I am very sad about this. She did the best job at printing my photographs for me and who knew just how great she was until now. I have been trying out other labs in town and so far haven't found one I am happy with the quality. My work has been very consistent as of late and these last few rolls just don't have the same pizazz of colour they used to. I also the the chemicals are bad at the place I just took them to.

Plus, dont forget only two days left to enter my Amusement Park *GIVE AWAY*