12.31.2009

a girl i once knew said this best.


I am who I am.I'll do what I want.With who I want.When I want.On my terms.No one has been able to change it yet.So love it, or leave it.I refuse to waste my time with someone who isn't comfortable with the way I am, who I am, the way I've always been...

sick.
if we meet again.
xoxo
vans.

12.12.2009

oh how i've missed your embrace.

if anyone is still out there... i'm sorry i haven't been around.
life hasn't been to interesting as of late and it has left me feeling a touch un-inspired.
but as i say that i take a minute to sift through some of the moments i have captured over the last month or so made me think, "ya know what james?... lotsa shit been changing"
i finally sent out a roll of black n white from what felt like months ago.
found a few nice little gems from way back when the sun was still warm.



sam and i got pretty fond of lock port and onion rings... and of course cigarettes.
a little while back my dear friend scott brownlee's mother and her long term partner tied the knot in a very intimate and personal ceremony. i was asked to snap a few photographs of the event, i got a pile of digital, but to my dismay my nikon was suffering from a dead battery so light meter was pooched and the film was kinda fucked.
either way these are a few i thought could be salvaged for at least a quick viewing



jerry only, getting ooooold.


everyone needs to get into this show.

an un-naturally warm and pleasant fall made for many trips to the moon.
ladyboy steve was in town just in time for a hung over tuesday meal.

a dinner set for a king.

black light mini golf. just a couple of grown men... NBD
the last crew ride of the year...
the holidays are around the corner, and a new years about to dawn. im washing my hands of all the bullshit ive dragged around for too long.
i feel a bunch of posts coming along, so if anyone still reads this shit lemme knaw if you love it or hate it.
just want to let you know, i love all of you who deserve it.
till we meet again,
xoxo
-vans

10.26.2009

what else do we have if don't have what makes us happy?

i spent some time tonight with pat in his studio in his home, photographing him for his upcoming interview,
i was very jealous of his work space, small, but large enough... lots of inspiration on the walls and in the air for me.
despite the fact i first met pat when i was but a wee teenager, i hadnt really gotten to know him
until the last few years... we have become good friends and his art and passion for rad shit
is a constant
inspiration to me. thanks for your friendship pat and thanks for helping me discover my art. much love.
jai. respect.
two things i believe pat would beat the shit out of anyone for.
never leave home without you...
till we meet again.
xoxo
-vandal

my bodies a zombie for you.

i'd do anything for you.
till we meet again,
xoxo
-

life is better in black and white.

take my hand, won't you?
till we meet again,
xoxo
-vans

i wouldn't normally do this kinda thing..

inspirations.
use your nights for what they are meant for.
till we meet again.
xoxo
-vans

10.24.2009

i'm working on drawing a straight line.

and i'll draw until i get one right.
its bold and dark, girl cant you see?
i've done drawn the line between you and me.
i been working on my backwards walk
there's nowhere else for me to go
except back to you just one last time
say yes before i change my mind
say yes before i change my mind...
till we meet again,
xoxo
-vans

all in the family...



i very much enjoy the fellowship of good friends over cheep delicious food.
till we meet again,
xoxo
-vans

10.22.2009

roll the window down this cool night air is curious...

let the whole world look in... who cares who see's anything... i'm your passenger.
sunday afternoon was a gorgeous autumn day. something out of a shitty novel... i let my bicycle be my tour guide to parts of the city that are someone left unnoticed... i find it rather interesting what you can
come across when you just explore your otherwise familiar surroundings.
in a city with such an diverse cultural heritage and financial tiers you'll never know what you might find.
i did a little soul searching... not like thats anything new....

gang territory. point side apparently runs shit.
pat is a influence to me daily.

believe me, if there wasn't snow 8 months a year i would.


as the sun begins its decent, i couldn't help but wish i was sailing away on a ship with black sails.
forever in my heart.
till we meet again,
xoxo
-vandal