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32 hours with Bum

4/18/2015

Heading out early with 3 of the 4 members of one of my favourite bands ever... Bum, it wasn't the most direct route to Seattle but it sure was scenic. Making it to Seattle by the skin of our teeth we met up with Kev (and lovely Leah) so the guys could do an in studio performance at KEXP radio (thanks Mary for the pizza, the "P-Town 3" for your support and Kent and Gareth for making the whirlwind trip!) and then play a show at the Highline Bar with Sgt Major III and The Tripwires.
Angry hands forced me to put my camera down more a lot more than I would've liked - especially come showtime - but in doing so, it gave me the chance to just sing along at the top of my lungs and dance and hop around and enjoy the show. And in 24 years of seeing them onstage, it was one of the best shows I've seen these guys play - and with borrowed equipment no less.
I fell in love with Rob back in 1991 and the early days of Bum. Watching him onstage is unlike anything else for me and every time I see him play - whether he's playing a show, practicing, or just sitting playing guitar in his chair at home - I am in awe of him and those feelings of first love come rushing back. All over again.
So getting the chance to head to Seattle to see Bum play, well, of course I had to go. The first time I went with them to Seattle I was only 20 years old. They were playing at the Off-Ramp and I was too young to go into the bar part to watch them, so I had to hang out in the gross little diner while they played. I could just barely hear them. We stayed at Jim Sangster's house - he was dating Neko Case at the time - and Kev, Andrew, Rob and I crashed on his floor. Over the next few years I managed to go down for a few more shows - both in Seattle and Bellingham - snap some more photos and meet some amazing people.
Now fast forward 24 years. This trip was reminiscent of that first trip... short & sweet (minus the gross diner) and a super fun time with some of the same great people - still playing music.
And thank you thank you thank you Jay & Ayne for your amazing hospitality and (once again) allowing us invade your beautiful home.

I anxiously await the next show.
To see more photos of BUM in action from this trip and other shows, head over HERE!

100-Day Project

4/6/2015

"Not only were the projects clever, but they also offered an opportunity to grow in one of the ways my friends and I were craving: discipline. The great surrender is the process; showing up day after day is the goal. For the 100-Day Project, it’s not about fetishizing finished products—it’s about the process."

~ excerpt from Elle Luna interview at The Great Discontent

I like to wander along my own photography path, going where I feel and photographing subjects and stories that I'm curious about or offer some sort of inspiration. But when I saw the link shared by the super-talented B.A. Lampman, something about it resonated with me. Discipline. Something I'm lacking when it comes to my art.
Taking a great photograph and sharing it gets a bit of instant gratification, but it's superseded in short order by the next great photograph, then the next one and so on. But with a head chock full of ideas, the only way I'm going to get them out and see if any are worth bringing to fruition, is by having discipline.
So begins #the100dayproject.
An opportunity to work on my art with regularity and have someone to answer to: me. By publicly sharing my participation, I'm in... if I bail, I'll be forever shamed (in my own mind).

"Creating work is about surrendering to the process. It’s about the act of creativity, which exists as an action and not as a product."

I had to come up with a theme to focus on, so when I finally decided on it, I thought "great, this is totally different for me". This theme will be a departure from what I usually photograph. But then as I ruminated on it I realized it's not so far off. But I'm going to stick with it. Because keeping with something I'm familiar with will lessen the stress and pressure of the discipline.
So, DISCARDED it is.
From April 6th to July 14.

I've created a page on my site HERE to keep all the photographs together, but in the meantime, I will share them on my blog and/or instagram and/or facebook as well... all will have the hashtags #the100dayproject & #100daysofdiscarded
Let's see where it goes.

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facebook: wendy nesbitt [photographs]

For more info on the 100-Day Project, visit: https://thegreatdiscontent.com/interview/elle-luna-100-day-project

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