I Stay, I Go

Happy New Year

2013-01-02T00:07:13Z

my wish for you is simple..

that you

stop
and be still

stop
and breathe..

stop and smile

be silly

be kind

stop and take care of each other

and our mother earth

stop and give

and keep each other safe

and warm

play! and
delight in life!

and spread joy

be bold

and see the world from different perspectives

>

stop and remember where you came from

and remember who you are

and don't neglect your flying lessons

and,

above all,

love each other..

I love you all...

Happy New Year!!

::confetti::

~

iamkatia @ 2011-04-19T14:25:00

2011-04-19T21:25:33Z

inde severely burned.

iamkatia @ 2011-03-26T08:22:00

2011-03-26T15:22:29Z

almost six years old.
i have always loved this photo.
i don't know why.
it's like a message that i can't quite decipher.

iamkatia @ 2010-10-24T18:13:00

2010-10-25T01:13:51Z

t-fiddy, gloves and lost.
street family, 2010.

exhibition

2010-05-01T01:21:09Z

Eight of my street youth photos will be part of a joint exhibition opening tomorrow, here in Seattle.
I was so excited to see the prints. It felt like I was finally giving birth to my babies. :)
It feels good that they are out there being seen.
I humbly hope they help the kids in some small, or big, way.

Details are here in case you're actually in Seattle and would like to come.
Most of you aren't so I'll show you the eight that will be hanging tomorrow.
Plus an extra, the last one, that won't be exhibited.

Update: Received this email from my contact, Helen, late last night:
"We received your photos this afternoon. They are fabulous!
We tried for several hours, with our curator, to develop a plan
for presenting them but, unfortunately it will not be possible.
The only way we can "hang" them is to paste them to the wall
Not only will this method ruin the photos but, the subjects in
the photos will be absorbed by the dark brown wood paneling.

The good news is that have had so many request for submissions
that we have decided to present another show in September, when
Tent City 3 is in residence. We would like very much for you to resubmit
your work - framed or with heavy backings - and tags describing each
photo."

So, my photos are out and somehow I need to find funding to get them mounted and/or framed for a possible run in September.
Thanks for all your well-wishes though! Made my heart swell. :)

Willis, Dark, Blakk Robb, Inde, Joe Marvelous, Cat Phisch, Sophie, Aztec, Jesse, Patrick Lost.

and the bonus pic that will not be exhibited:

Inde about to hammer a guy with a street sign. Love the expressions on the other street kids' faces who are watching.
Sad for the violence though..

iamkatia @ 2010-03-27T21:22:00

2010-03-28T04:22:41Z

iamkatia @ 2010-03-06T10:48:00

2010-03-06T18:48:58Z

patrick [lost family] with his kitty, shell.

iamkatia @ 2010-02-14T13:59:00

2010-02-14T21:59:48Z

inde
getting a tattoo.
finally a photo that i love.
it's been a while..

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T05:01:06Z

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books, and kiss someone who thinks
you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art. Write, or draw, or build, or sing, or live, as only you can.

May your coming year be a wonderful thing, in which you dream both dangerously and outrageously.
I hope you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it; that you will be loved,
and you will be liked; and you will have people to love and to like in return.
And most importantly, because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom
in the world right now, I hope that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you
will always be kind. And I hope that somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself."

~ Gaiman

R.I.P. Pop

2009-10-20T18:15:39Z

my beautiful father died last night.

when i was growing up, my pop would work hard every day to provide for us -
his four kids and my mother.
he would come home, slip into his corduroy slippers, and lounge back
in his recliner in the living room. moments later, he'd be snoring softly.
this happened every day for years and years.
it's my favorite memory.
it was a constant and comforting thing that he was home
and peaceful, enjoying his nappy.

i Know he is enjoying his nap now too.

i love you, Pop.
be safe,
and journey with all our Love.

xoxoxox

R.I.P. Vash

2009-10-19T18:14:45Z

safe journey, my son.
i will miss you so much.
i hope you are at peace now.

xoxox

iamkatia @ 2009-07-15T12:21:00

2009-07-15T19:24:43Z

sophie and gracie, street kids.

iamkatia @ 2009-03-10T16:29:00

2009-03-10T23:30:14Z

in the death of the other there is a loss that belongs to everyone. - Paolo Pellegrin

iamkatia @ 2009-01-29T06:38:00

2009-01-29T14:40:31Z

iamkatia @ 2008-12-12T10:44:00

2008-12-12T18:45:12Z

Help..?

iamkatia @ 2008-11-07T08:07:00

2008-11-07T16:12:30Z

road warrior, leroy, with her puppy, noodle.
i just found out that noodle was killed.
i didn't ask how.

safe journey, sweet noodle.
thank you for the Joy you brought us
in the short time you were here.
we'll miss you..

om mani padme hum.

iamkatia @ 2008-10-24T07:27:00

2008-10-24T14:28:44Z

joe marvelous

iamkatia @ 2008-10-21T06:47:00

2008-10-21T13:47:49Z

Enjoy the little things,
for one day you may look back and
realize they were the big things.

-Robert Brault

iamkatia @ 2008-08-27T09:30:00

2008-08-27T16:33:44Z

inde, tripping down the rabbit hole.

iamkatia @ 2008-08-21T07:35:00

2008-08-21T14:40:26Z

tails and joe marvelous with my favorite puppy, leo.
i don't know why i love this photo so much.
i think co's it reminds me of an older version of the 'the little rascals'.
their expressions are priceless.
and, of course, the light.

so..

how is everyone..?

iamkatia @ 2008-06-28T11:41:00

2008-06-28T18:41:52Z

mississippi.
homeless train-hopping street youth.
good kid. kind eyes. big heart.

sleeps under a bridge.
four days ago, as he slept, his dog wandered off
and didn't return.
on the streets
loss is the Law.

iamkatia @ 2008-03-23T15:14:00

2008-03-23T22:15:34Z

inde and flitter

iamkatia @ 2008-03-17T21:07:00

2008-03-18T04:10:33Z

please watch this.
it's 20 minutes well spent.

.

iamkatia @ 2008-03-04T10:56:00

2008-03-04T18:59:00Z

Homeless street youth, Shaggy, holding a stranger's pug at a dog
park after all of his possessions were stolen.

these kids are some of my greatest teachers.

iamkatia @ 2008-02-02T16:40:00

2008-02-03T00:41:09Z

homeless youth, ghost, and pet zao, wait under a bridge for the rain to stop.