I'm Melissa. THIS is my personal, really meandering, disjointed personal blog...
if you're looking for my portfolio,
it can be found here.
I've lived in the central valley of california for awhile now, after spending the first of my years in pennsylvania/ohio. People keep mentioning that i'm all grown up, or asking how being an adult is going -- I really don't know what they're referring to.
TEAMTEAM
TeamTeam is a collaborative creative effort with fellow artist and generally awesome portland-dweller, Daniel Schultz. Our current project is called TeamTeam Answering Machine, and you should participate.
I'm officially a (self-proclaimed) curator -- OF GIFS. GIF CONNOISSEUR. Check it out. My GIF blog even made it to buzzfeed once.
ONE MORE CHECK OFF MY LIFELONG INTERNET TO-DO LIST.
Albums of note UPCOMING/2011/2010/2009
A list of albums from the year that had staying power. Not a top album list, because I haven't heard every album, so that just seems a bit silly to me -- the whole "of the year" thing... although I suppose in my own mind that's what they are...
THE ARCHIVES
Nostalgia
a place where I keep things that are already memories and store things that are currently in my life that will inevitably become memories. Vague enough?
Vestiges of a Life Soon Forgotten
A photographic series devoted to images taken in and around my apartment where I lived for 3 years in college. I moved out for good in December 2009.
Photobooth Sketches
photobooth documentation of sketches i have done and/or found.
Monthly Self Portrait Series
This was a short-lived project that sometimes shows up without warning again on my feed, but definately cannot be considered an "on-going" thing.
My New California Life
What started as an essay series about my experiences living on the left coast turned into a general account of my life here -- through words, photos and other ephemera.
jef etters tips of the day
Jef Etters was a colleague of mine who gave me life tips on a daily basis via a telephone call from a rotary phone. I would then transcribe the tips and post them here for the benefit of all mankind. He didn't know what tumblr was (nor does he now), but he did want to share all his wisdom with the world. enjoy.
PLEASE NOTE: Jef did finally get free long-distance after 7pm EST and will occasionally call to give me tips to transcribe. Be on the look out, it'll change your life.
ScreenCaptureSeries
Funny and or poignant things I feel the need to share with the world via screen capture. This project carries on with the luck that the internet will continue to bring the lulz. I think the odds are in our favor.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Knxwledge on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson).
DIBIA$E on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson).
Cutting Room Floor: Installment 4 on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson).
See more from the Cutting Room Floor.
Honey Baby | Cutting Room Floor on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson).
Photos from 2009, third installment of Cutting Room Floor.
Monthly Self Portrait: November | Cutting Room Floor on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson).
Another photo from a few years ago, second installment of Cutting Room Floor.
Steven: Cutting Room Floor on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson).
This piece didn’t make the cut for the Men series, but I still like the image. The feel didn’t match my concept, so I left it out. I finally got around to editing it and feel like it’s good practice to share work that didn’t make the cut. I’ll be posting images from the cutting room floor in the coming weeks.
horseshoes on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
On my grandpa’s farm in Pennsylvania.
I haven’t been so sad to leave a place in a very long time…
Everyone I spent time with in the last week made me remember why I feel so lucky to come from Northeast Ohio. For so many reasons, I am counting down the days until I can be back in the heavy humid air of my hometown.
Standing on top of a parking deck all alone, watching cars drive by below, closing my eyes and feeling the gusts of wind wrap around me that night really instilled in me the motivation I’d lost. I miss going out to photograph alone, going to learn more about myself without any tether to anyone else. Just me and my camera. I really feel confident after this week that what I want is attainable, and more importantly: it’s something that needs to happen.
Sometimes [read: most times] life is really quite surprising. I got tired of waiting around, so now I’m going to do something. Today I looked at the difference between property ownership and property leasing for retail/commercial space. If you know me at all, you might have an inkling of why I’d be doing such research. If that inkling has anything to do with an idea I became fascinated with 5 years ago, you are correct. Stay tuned, big things are coming in the next few years. I’m only 25 years old, and I’ve got a lot left to achieve.
(Source: icatchfoxes)
Jenn Wasner: Wye Oak on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
Andy Stack: Wye Oak on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
Jenn Wasner: Wye Oak on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
Jenn Wasner: Wye Oak on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
What a woman. She is humble about her talent and truly an inspiration to me, I couldn’t have asked for a better show on my birthday. I’ll be posting some photos from the show over the next few days.
