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The first round of photos from LA Fashion Week @ BoxEight are up on Flickr.

I'll be at BoxEight for the Spring 2009 Collection. I still need to post photos from the last gallery event...

Here it is, the Rudyland FW08 collection of designer Tshirts! The Men and Women's tshirts are based on a custom pattern that is unique to Rudyland; they're not prefabricated shirt bodies from a generic wholesaler. The collar shirts and tshirts with stuff on them already are part of the "Rudyland Recycles" program, where I take existing garments and print my art on them, making something cool that is also good for the environment!

On Saturday I loaded my car with the Rudyland FW08 samples, camera gear, plenty to drink, and my awesome friends, and we headed for the BoxEight Factory in Downtown LA to take some pictures. I'm currently in the editing process right now, but the collection will be up by the end of the week, I promise! (see Photographer's Dilemma)

In preparation for the blog redesign I have planned to feature Rudyland FW08, I will be slowly making changes to various page elements. Besides, any excuse to post a picture of David Bowie is a good one, right?

Currently, Rudyland FW08 samples are with the silk screener, and I'll be shooting the Look Book the following weekend. In the meantime, there is a secret painting project that I am working on...

My most recent photo adventure was covering the Music Loves Fashion party during Coachella. Fortunately I managed not to get sunburned! Photos are here.

I can imagine that during the early 60's there was a rivalry stirring amongst the tranquil waves of the Salton Sea. In the Southwest, as part of the Holly Corporation's development of Salton City, a championship golf course was built, and the crown jewel of the city was the Salton Bay Yacht Club. The Salton City 500, a speed boat race, attracted many visitors, including some from Hollywood. In the Northeast, the lavish North Shore Yacht Club & Estates opened at a cost of approximately 2 million in 1960, home of the largest marina in Southern California at the time. There was also a luxury seafront motel, and North Shore became known as the "Glamour Capitol of Salton Sea." With two new cities each trying to outdo the other in terms of attractions on opposite sides of the shore, the Salton Sea was poised to become Southern California's next premier vacation spot. With the dedication of the Salton Sea State Park only a few years earlier, the Sea was a land of opportunity for real estate and recreation. What went wrong?

I'm about halfway through getting my FW08 photos on Flickr. My "Photographer's Dilemma" is that I find far more enjoyment in the taking of pictures than in post-processing them - instead of sitting around making minor corrections in PS and then resizing photos for web, I'd rather go out and take more photos. It's counterproductive, really, because as I sort through my photos I often think to myself that although I am satisfied, I still feel that I could explore other situations and angles and lighting, and basically take the photo over again to make it better instead of bothering to edit what I have. I explained this to another artist and he called me selfish. He's probably right.

Of course, dealing with clients is totally different - all my clients get work delivered on time and in the specified format. But for personal stuff, I'm woefully lazy.

When I was still in school, a professor asked me "What is your best photo?"

My answer? "I haven't taken it yet."

LA Fashion Week FW 08 was amazing; I had press credentials for both BoxEight shows, which were done beautifully @ The Factory, their official studio in the downtown fashion district.

I'm in the process of organizing and editing all the photos; there are nearly 1000 photos covering 4 collections, art installations, live performances, party people, and exactly one lowrider (it was a '63 Impala and it was rad).

In March last year I had a press pass to the very cool BoxEight Fashion Show in Downtown LA, held at the gorgeous Los Angeles Theater. The stunning opulence of the old time movie palace was the perfect backdrop for the exciting and unique show, which showcased a variety of distinctive styles.

What is the Salton Sea? Or, rather, where is the Salton Sea? In this series I'll present a brief retelling of the history and tragedy behind one of California's most infamous disasters and why I draw so much inspiration from it.

The Salton Sea was created by sheer accident in the California Desert around 1905 or so - some dams holding back the Colorado River broke and millions of gallons began rushing towards the lowest ground, which happened to be the Salton Basin. Stories say that an entire city was wiped out, along with lines of rail and an unfortunate train or two. I don't know how much of this is true, but it's neat to think about a Lost City under there, or sunken rail cars containing unspeakable horrors, forever shut away from the world. A bit Lovecraftian, perhaps, but imagine the incredible mystery!