JoeySee

Writography in bits and pieces by JoeySee

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Well - it’s a work in progress and isn’t finished yet, (still missing that painting above the fireplace, some other art pieces, and a bunch more plants) but you can still come over and hang out now. (Swipe to see the before) . It’s really effing peaceful here in the evenings. . Holla at me if you’re down to come over for a podcast, music or photo project, or if you just want to hang and play. (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPlyz0BxL4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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After a summer break and fixing some major technical difficulties, I welcome back Zach Herbert of St. Terrible for a deeper dive into conversation of a more personal nature.  (Listen link in bio) # We talk about the death of a friend of his from years ago... how that death has influenced his art, his life, his growth and learning.  We talk about the grieving process and what grief offers us when we engage in it fully.   # We also speak to the nature of vulnerability and the difficult nature of balancing how and what to share as artists - in a public vs private setting.  How much do I want to share, and for whose benefit?   # Lastly, we ask the question: # If you knew that when you died, all the art you created were to disappear with you... would you still create it?   # Find more of Zach at www.stterrible.com # Find more from the podcast at www.thisnakedvoice.com # 📸 by @steelskis # #creativitypodcast #vulnerabilitypodcast #griefandhealing #impermanence #moviesthatmakeyoucry #stterrible #lossofafriend #idahomusicians #freakfolk #podcastsforceeatives #nakedvoice https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4p4PoAdm_/?igshid=h9k29jm1ksq8

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I never imagined that starting my podcast @thisnakedvoice (give it a follow) would allow me to focus on creating in the visual realm almost as intensely as the aural realm, but I’m really glad it has. I mean, look at this badass and beautiful photo we made of @abeckerblack ! # Alexandra Becker-Black is an absurdly talented watercolor artist in Portland, OR. She also works in other mediums such as charcoal - this is one of her drawings next to her, here. # In episode 8 of This Naked Voice, Alex and I talk about Death and the prominent role it has played as a theme in her work and life the last many years, and even more so since the recent passing of her father in late 2019. # In diving into the realm of Death, with all the pain, fear and grief that comes along with it, we find there is much richness, magic and beauty waiting to be uncovered. # I also bring up how much the topic of Death is avoided in our culture, and invite us to consider why that might be. Link to listen in bio. # See Alex’s work at www.alexandrabeckerblack.com # Hear more of the podcast at www.thisnakedvoice.com # #onelightsetup #blackandwhitehumansphotos #deathanddying #plantmedicine #vulnerabilitypodcast #nakedartist #skullsofinstagram #creativitypodcast #singlelightportrait #simpleportrait #bwportrait (at Falcon Art Community) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCeFv3DH7l2/?igshid=4oxm7ospq8nd

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Alexandra Becker-Black is a watercolor artist based in Portland, Oregon.  That may sound boring, but this ain't your Grandmother's tea-time kinda watercolor... # Alex has made a name for herself with her incredible large scale realistic portraits and renderings, done in a medium that is notoriously unforgiving of even the slightest mistake.  # We speak a lot in this episode about Death and the prominent role it has played as a theme in her work and her life the last many years, and even more so since the recent passing of her father late in 2019.    # In diving into the realm of Death, with all the pain, fear and grief that comes along with it, we find there is much richness, magic and beauty waiting to be uncovered. # And we get to have fun in the process as well.  After all, we can't always be locking ourselves in the basement to paint and sing our hearts out.   There's a lot of life out there.  # Link to listen in bio. # See some of Alex's work at her IG @abeckerblack and her website: www.alexandrabeckerblack.com # #watercolorartist #facingdeath #denialofdeath #deathanddying #watercolorpainter #vulnerabilitypodcast #creativitypodcast #portlandartist #beautyindeath #plantmedicine #creatingmagic (at Falcon Art Community) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCY6Dj2g5HK/?igshid=143corj1dkphy

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Miracles are not to be trusted. Trust in yourself instead. # Limiting beliefs don't just go away once we start experiencing "success". # Tara Mangini is one half of the supremely talented and sought out home design duo known as @jerseyicecreamco  # For years, she and her partner, Percy Bright would move into old homes and hotels for months at a time, remaking and remodeling them in their signature style.  They have been featured in the @nytimes, @gq, @archdigest, @elleusa, and countless design blogs such as @remodelista, @apartmenttherapy, and @designsponge.  
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I have been fortunate to know Tara since our days at @udelaware, where we were close because of our time together in our a cappella group, The Deltones.  
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In this episode, Tara shares about how she never really saw "success" coming, and how she still battles limiting beliefs even after what most would consider a pretty damn successful early career.
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I also challenge Tara in her story about how her life has unfolded thus far, asking her to look beyond giving external events all the credit, seeing if she can take responsibility and claim the truth about herself for how well her professional creative career has turned out so far.  
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And we talk about miracles and fishing and freedom too.  
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See more of Tara (and Percy)'s work at www.jerseyicecreamco.com 
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More from This Naked Voice at www.thisnakedvoice.com # #homedesigners #vulnerability #rewriteyourstory #creativitypodcast #vulnerabilitypodcast #challengeyourstory #definingsuccess #createyourlife #beinganartist #livingacreativelife #vintagedesigner https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEUvYQgcHj/?igshid=lg2hbufb5j7a

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There is a poem by the 13th century Persian poet, Rumi, called "The Guest House" that has always touched me deeply.   # It has offered me comfort and perspective throughout my adult life, and I found myself coming back to it recently when I was feeling deep in sorrow, in fear, and feeling extra lonely.   This episode is a personal look at my most recent unexpected swing down into some tough emotional terrain.  It's also an invitation to look at how emotions can cycle through us as humans, and how we might be able to loosen any judgements we might attach to them as we experience them.   # Listen at link in bio - www.thisnakedvoice.com # Original photo by @tobias.bjorkli # #rumipoetry #theguesthouse #emotionalliteracy #vulnerabilitypodcast #emotionalcycles #rumipoem #emotionalcycle #unexpectedguest #wavesofemotions #reachoutandconnect #releasejudgement https://www.instagram.com/p/CBv_-B6FNMT/?igshid=12ghrlhj68oo8

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Episode 5 of This Naked Voice is with the incredibly talented artist and musician Morgan Sorne - @morgansorne - who goes by the stage name, Sorne. He is not an easy individual to encapsulate - here’s what his website bio says: # SORNE is an enigma. A true polymath in the highest sense of the word. A multi-disciplinary, award-winning, prolific visual artist, musician, actor and filmmaker, boasting an unparalleled vocal range with perfect pitch. He brings listeners to tears with his angelic falsetto, and churns crowds into a writhing frenzy with his other-worldly sound. # That doesn't mean getting to where he is has been easy, or he hasn't had things thrown at him on stage in the process, as we talked about during this podcast. # This episode is a bit of a deep dive into the "Why" the journey of being an artist is worth the trip, if at all.  What can inform us on our path, and how can we let as much information in to guide us, while letting go of control as to how we end up expressing those ideas and feelings that want to come out?   # How can living a creative life help us live, and not just survive?  We also explore the question of, “What's your legacy?” # Find more of Sorne at: # www.sorne.com # If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a 5 star review! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts and more. # www.thisnakedvoice.com # #sorne #creativeprocess #creativitypodcast #perfectpitch #polymath #artistlife #creativelife #vulnerability #beinganartist #creativitycoach #morgansorne https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQ4M--lSpq/?igshid=19pvrjctkpcve

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In episode 4 of This Naked Voice I speak with Amanda Stelling, who tells the story of an assault she went through in college, and all the bullshit that comes along with the process of when a woman speaks up after having been the target of violence. # Amanda also speaks to the power of art in helping her find her voice and process her emotions around the incident, and how it helped her find a community of support in sharing her art - where other people could then share their stories, and find comfort with each other in knowing they were all in this together. # #creativitypodcast #vulnerabilitypodcast #humanconnection #healingthroughart #findyourvoice #communityhealing #metoo #communitysupport #selfportraitproject #powerofart #thisnakedvoice #metoomovement https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx9JIhFVlf/?igshid=l1jnq2y1r8ps

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"That's what made it worth it... and that's why it's one of the most successful projects I've had, because it's continuing on - not about the photography, not about the art, but about creating a space to talk about it." -Amanda Stelling # Amanda Stelling is a photographer and athlete based out of Ketchum, Idaho.  She reached out to me to share about a traumatic experience she went through during her sophomore year of college, and how a creative project, a photography editorial, helped her process what had happened and find her voice to tell her story.   # And in the sharing of her creative project, she unexpectedly found a community of support in the process.  # Never underestimate the power of art to help heal and bring people together.   # Link to listen in bio. # www.thisnakedvoice.com # See Amanda’s photography at www.amandastelling.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsdNJglV9b/?igshid=1w44hrl15swad

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Trust and vulnerability is always risky. And yet there are some people who, when I met them, for some reason I felt no hesitation to trust - Nate being one of them. # Call me woo woo, but the fact that we were “assigned” to be together as roommates freshman year has always made me think that something bigger than us (or maybe it was exactly me and him in another life) had arranged for us to team up during this phase of this life. And thank goodness for that. I mean, just look at this glimpse of what we’ve shared! # Episode 3 of my podcast, This Naked Voice - @thisnakedvoice - is an intimate look at a piece of me and a piece of Nate - as individuals, as men, as artists, and as old friends, sharing deeply about what is often left unspoken between men - shame, struggle, disappointment - while leaving space for wisdom, growth and learning. # I hope you’ll take the time to have a listen and see if it shifts anything for you, like it did for me. # #creativity #vulnerability #collegeroommates #thisnakedvoice #bffs4eva #lettinggo #notknowing #udel #deltones #jdandturk #blackandtangents #blackandtan #brothafromanothamotha https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlpWzYHxm2/?igshid=4hejv4wolsx1

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The last in this series of fast portraits. This is Harlan - my friend and roommate of 3+ years, a damn fine fellow and maker extraordinaire. He is the founder of OOAK Forge (One Of A Kind Forge) where he makes knives, slingshots, “pizza slayers”, and other odds and ends and works of art of incredible craftsmanship. (Both Will and Savannah have been helping him for a few years now) @ooakforge I love getting to explore a vast array of hypotheticals, current events and real life experiences with Harlan, and I never tire of seeing that twinkle in his eye. (Seen here, can’t miss it). I’d love to capture some of your magic in front of the camera this Sunday, March 15 in Portland. Details: * * Sunday, March 15, 2020 * 9am - 7pm * Portland, OR * 25 min * 1 outfit * 1 retouched photo * $100 Scheduling Link in Bio DM me or email [email protected] with any questions #onelightportrait #pdxportraits #fastportrait #bwportrait #portlandheadshots #professionalheadshots #portlandportraits #PortraitPerfection #PortraitPhotography #headshots #blackandwhiteportrait #ooakforge #knifemaker https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kCknVHZBb/?igshid=ii8it0nsw3aa

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Another quick 5 minute portrait - this one of my friend Savannah who claimed she doesn’t love having her portrait taken because if she’s not fully smiling, she has a terrible case of RBF. (You can google it if you want) I told her I didn’t think that was true and I bet we could get a really nice photo in just under a few minutes. After some back and forth banter, a few breaths and a moment to collect ourselves, (and a hairstyle adjustment from her BF) we got some really great shots. This was just one of them. I love working with people and helping to break their long held negative perceptions of who they are and how they show up in front of a camera lens. (Thanks Savannah for trusting me in the process.) Come out for your portrait this month: Details: * * Sunday, March 15, 2020 * 9am - 7pm * Portland, OR * 25 min * 1 outfit * 1 retouched photo * $100 Scheduling Link in Bio DM me or email [email protected] with any questions #onelightportrait #pdxportraits #testshoot #portlandheadshots #professionalheadshots #portlandportraits #PortraitPerfection #PortraitPhotography #headshots #pdxphotographer #headshotlighting #fastportrait #bwportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/B9XLVTWHLtt/?igshid=c3m0sj4d0iyt

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I had my friend Will, of @bensonblades stop in for an impromptu portrait last week. If I’m being honest, it was really hard to take a bad photo of him. I mean, look at those cheek bones! And though you can’t really see it in these black and white photos, his blue eyes were popping in this one light set up. ( Check out some of Will’s knife-craft on his page @bensonblades ) I’m starting to remember how much fun it is to create something from nothing, and see what can be captured in only 5 minutes. Let’s capture some portraits together Sunday, March 15 in Portland. Details: * * Sunday, March 15, 2020 * 9am - 7pm * Portland, OR * 25 min * 1 outfit * 1 retouched photo * $100 Scheduling Link in Bio DM me or email [email protected] with any questions #onelightportrait #pdxportraits #fastportrait #bwportrait #portlandheadshots #professionalheadshots #portlandportraits #PortraitPerfection #PortraitPhotography #headshots #blackandwhiteportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ST2E4Ho_z/?igshid=mhhomjiwolbl

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Dropping into summer like... . . . #summer #shower #raindrops #droplets #waterdroplets #taste #tongue #fresh #tasty https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EQTnxAixg/?igshid=1b3b6l4dou6ii

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A beautiful moment (if I do say so myself) from Audie and Kino’s #wedding that I photographed last month. #weddingphotography #portland #sunflare #brideandgroom #weddingportraits #portlandweddingphotographer #joeysee #love #beauty #sunset #lovers #pnwwedding #pnwweddingphotographer #pnwbride #bride #groom https://www.instagram.com/p/BohWAyrApZj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r5kojp29o0ag

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From when I was a beard model almost 2 years ago - back in snowier, hairier days. Photo by @b.a.vansise #snowbeard #beard #beardsofinstagram #winter #nyc #nycwinter #icebeard #snow #beardmodel #portrait #winterportrait #youngsanta

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My amigo @drawingupastorm has been doing #livedrawing of #performers at our monthly #Portland Salon - an #openmic amongst friends, held in someone else's house each month. I was honoured to be sketched and was so stoked with how this came out. (Thanks Colin) The next Salon is Oct 29. Y'all should come. #inktober #portrait #illustration #ukulele #beard #beardsofinstagram #likeness #musician #uke #music #livemusic #pdxmusicscene #pdxmusic #pdxmusicians