First Friday 06.05.09

Join us this Friday night from 6pm-12am at studio/gallery 6 for First Friday. We will be showing more photographs from the trip as well as some new mixed media collages by me (Todd). The show also features live music by The Chiggers (true honky-tonk/hillbilly). Mariachi Band, Akumal Mexico, 2009. photos by Todd. more information about studio/gallery 6

First Friday 05.01.09

Please join us this Friday from 6pm to 12am at Studio/Gallery 6. We will be showing new photos from Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. The show also features ceramics by Alex Johnson. For more information on Studio/Gallery 6 visit pattern searching animals.

Marakesh

photo by todd.
a local dentist displays his resume in the square, photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by angie.
photo by todd.
photo by angie.
photo by angie.
photo by todd.
photo by angie.
photo by todd.
open grills in Djemaa el Fna (the main square), photo by todd.
a snail vendor serving us. photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
my harem...photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by angie.
photo by angie.
photo by todd.
photo by angie.
photo by todd.
our new friends at tea, photo by todd.
photo by todd.
incense, photo by todd.
photo by todd.
apothecary, photo by todd.
natural pigments, photo by todd.
spice cones, photo by todd.
photo by todd.
photo by todd.
entering the mosque. photo by todd.
snake charmer, photo by todd.
photo by angie.

We are in the airport in Frankfurt Germany enroute from Casablanca, Morocco to Florida. Here are some images from Marakesh with more to follow soon.

Thailand

Chiang Mai, photo by todd
Chiang Mai, photo by todd
Chiang Mai, photo by todd
Chiang Mai, photo by todd
Chiang Mai, night market. photo by todd
Chiang Mai, night market. photo by todd
Bangkok Mall, photo by todd.
Bangkok, photo by todd
Bangkok, photo by todd
Chiang Mai, photo by todd.
Chiang Mai, photo by angie.
Chiang Mai, photo by todd.
Chiang Mai noodle shop, photo by todd.
Chiang Mai, photo by todd.
Bangkok, photo by todd
Bangkok, photo by todd
Bangkok, photo by todd
Bangkok, photo by angie.
Bangkok, photo by todd
Bangkok, photo by angie.
Bangkok, photo by angie.
Bangkok, photo by angie.
Bangkok, photo by angie.
Bangkok, photo by angie.
Ko Tao, photo by todd.
Ko Tao, photo by angie.
on the boat to Ko Tao, photo by angie.
Chiang Mai, photo by angie.
Chiang Mai, photo by angie.

We are currently finishing up the trip in Marrakesh, Morocco, returning stateside this weekend. We will continue to add pictures and stories to the blog in the weeks to come....

Sydney, Australia

sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by angie
sydney, australia photo by todd

smoldering fires in Victoria, Australia photo by angie
sydney, australia photo by angie
sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by todd

We are leaving Chiang Mai, Thailand and heading south tomorrow (April 9) and heading to Ko Tao, "Turtle Island". It is a small island famous for great diving. We will be filling in the rest of the Australia photos and then catching up to Bali and Thailand.

First Friday 04.03.09

Ubud, Bali. photo by todd
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by todd
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by todd
Sydney, Australia. photo by todd
Legian, Bali. photo by todd
Legian, Bali. photo by todd
Seminyak, Bali. photo by todd
Sydney, Australia. photo by todd

Seminyak, Bali. photo by todd
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie

Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie
Kuta Beach, Bali. photo by angie
Seminyak, Bali. photo by angie
Seminyak, Bali. photo by angie
Special thanks to Alex Johnson for hosting First Friday again this month. The show will feature his pottery and photographs by Todd and Angela Hale from Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, Indonesia and maybe a few from Thailand. Please enjoy! We will be there in spirit but physically could be attending the "Internasional Snake Show" in Bangkok..... Studio Gallery 6 is open from 6pm to 12am on 04.03.09.

Lakes Entrance, Victoria Australia

a house/boat along the Metong that is registered as a jetty to keep the coppers at bay...
our little buddy and neighbor
Happy Birthday Angie!
"Tando"
one of the original cottages on New Works.

Andrew and Kirdie, our hosts.
Brian, a female Blue Healer, our other host....
aerial shot of the island
the backyard at "Sea Shell"
looking South toward Tazmania


We arrived March 8 in Melbourne, Australia and drove three hours to the coast to stay with friends in Lakes Entrance. Lakes Entrance is located on the edge of Ninety Mile Beach where the Gippsland Lakes meet the Southern Ocean. Andrew and Kirdie live on New Works, a protected island accessible only by boat with only about 8 houses. Their house, "Sea Shell", was one of the original cottages built to house fisherman and workers. The framed picture above gives some idea of the layout of the island, their house is the third from the left. It was a great few days and warm welcome into Australia. On Angie's birthday (March 9) we took a cruise on "Tando", their beuatiful restored wooden salvage boat. The next night Andrew and I took Tando out to dock and saw a group of Kangaroo grazing at dusk. When they saw us get out and wade up toward them they all raised up on their back legs and turned....thanks Andrew.

After leaving Victoria we made our way up the coast toward Sydney, stopping at some incredible spots along the way. We are heading to Bangkok today (April 2) after leaving Bali. We have a lot to catch up on with the blog.....New South Wales, Jervis Bay, Sydney, and Bali...the internet has been tough to find the last two and a half weeks...its been nice!