March 3rd. REPORT

Hello from Portland!  Amelia and I are here visiting friends and attending the opening of a fantastic group show at The Tribute gallery.  If any of you are in town, it would be so wonderful to see you there!

Opening reception: March 4th, 6:00-10:00 pm.  On view through March 27th.

Featuring work from Molly Landreth (Seattle), Amelia Tovey (Sydney, Australia), Rachel Papo(NYC), Carmen Winant (San Francisco) and Sarah McKemie (Tulsa).  Curated by Ashley d’Avignon Goodwin (PDX).

We also wanted to share a few pictures from our recent trip to Munich where we (thanks to very supportive individuals at the Amerika Haus and the American Consulate) to be able to give a talk on our current exhibition.  Here are a few snapshots from the lecture!!  If you're in Munich, the exhibition is on through March 12...be sure to check it out!  

FEB 13. JET SETTER

After six long months of dodgy internet connections and frustrating gchat meetings....even viewing video footage via mirror and webcam (yah yah, we learned about screen sharing a bit late in the game), Amelia is returning to the United States this Monday.

Yippie!!  Amelia is a very worldly lady but this week will really put her jet setting abilities to the test!  After a few days of rest and most likely a few glasses (bottles?) of wine...we will both be getting on the plane to Munich, Germany.  As we've mentioned before we will be giving an artist talk about Embodiment on the 23rd at the Amerika Haus.  This is the biggest exhibition of work from this project that has ever been on exhibited at once, with 30+ peices and a video installation.  We are jumping out of our skins we are so excited finally see everything!

STAY TUNED NEXT WEEK FOR A POTENTIAL TALKY BLOG REUNION!!

Jan. 4 SNEAK PEEK

I'm feeling super antsy and caffeinated this morning (errr...afternoon) and not wanting to put up a landscape shot like I've been doing.  Uhhh, that's SO last year.  Instead I really want to show and get an opinion on this new portrait.  Is anyone out there?  Let me know what you think!  (click on the image to make it bigger!)

  Shey, sitting at the edge of Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL.  2009  © Molly Landreth

Dec. 30 STP

Oh my lordy, today has taken an unexpected twist!  I have just zoomed back to the printing studio to recreate work for the Versus exhibition that opens in one week and has STILL not arrived to the gallery.  This little bundle of goods was supposed to have arrived 10 days ago but still no sign.  So much for shipping Priority over the holidays....doesn't work.  Sooo I'm rushing around and trying to reprint, resend and get these lovelies to the gallery in New York by TOMORROW!  AK!!  This means no image of the day because I'm without my proper hard drive. BLARG.  

 Sneak peek!

I do however want to announce something very exciting!  The same day that Versus opens in New York, Amelia has an exhibition opening at Carriage Works in Sydney!  So fun!!  This exhibition is a really amazing showcase of the many music videos that she has created for her other side project Shoot the Player.   Be sure to find out more about it via the links above.  :) 

Dec. 5 AT WORK

Amelia and I have been busy sifting through Embodiment footage (Amelia in 100 degree summer-time Sydney and me in icy wintery Seattle) and it is so much fun to uncover little memories like this one! :)

Amelia and Dusty shooting in the Ozarks, June, 2009.

Oh to be on the road again. (sigh)

Oct. 17 JULZ RULZ

Julz ...throwin' down the tough questions.

Today I had the super exciting chance to meet with Julie-Ann "Julz" Ignacio, a student from Seattle University and answer a few questions about Embodiment for a class assignment. Julz was awesome and is working on a year long thesis project about Queer Asian/Pacific Islanders in Seattle so she wanted to find out more about my process. Turns out....we not only share a love for queers + photography but we also share many a friend, photo subject and even a common professor!! Her current photography teacher, Claire Garoutte, was my HIGH SCHOOL teacher and and a huge inspiration to me in choosing my current career path. Crazy. What a great way to start the day!!

While there's still no work (that I know of) to see from Julz on-line at the moment. You can check out Claire's work HERE!

Thanks again Julz!

xox Molly

Oct. 17 PROGRESS REPORT

On this blustery fall day in Washington State I would just like to take a little time to say "Hello" and "We're still working". Nothing as glamorous as being on the road but progress all the same. Today I'm in the studio once more scanning and organizing about two hundred + rolls of film. It's overwhelming to say the least but it's SO much fun to see all of these new images appearing before me. All this footage is still under wraps but someday soon we'll have an unveiling that's going to knock yr socks off!!

Dozens of negatives, organized in piles by state, line the floor of my work space.

Question: Ok photo students...can you tell by the image above what kinds of cameras I'm using?

Answer: A Mamiya RZ and a wooden, 4x5" view camera! I found both of these cameras on Ebay over the last several years and love them so much I can't stick to just one format!

Ps....Here's a little sneak peek out my window right now. Ummm....Seattle is liquifying!

(The weather is great, wish you were here! xox Molly)