squeakwhimsical

For People Who Aren't Afraid To Say I LOVE YOU

mortal-husk — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:39:00 -0600

My sister sent me a video by the youtuber steveroggenbuck, and I loved watching it so much that I told Diana that I felt like I wanted to do something similar, but that I was sort of frightened to try.

She told me that it would be “soul-demanding, yes, but also really rewarding,” and expressed her excitement at seeing me yell passionately at a camera.

Standing alone in a field and trying to come up with meaningful things to say wasn’t as easy as it looked, and I still feel somewhat foolish about what ended up coming out.

But what’s life about if not stretching yourself to at least try doing something that could matter?

And Diana’s reaction alone made this entire project more than worth it.

Roots

mortal-husk — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:34:32 -0600

Times like these.

Jay:“I want a raft. I’ll raft everywhere this...

mortal-husk — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:20:00 -0600

Jay:
“I want a raft. I’ll raft everywhere this summer.”

One week later:
“I’m going to go buy some rafts.”

One day later:
“Do you have an air compressor?”

Refugees Music Video Exploration and adventure; things I hope...

mortal-husk — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:21:00 -0600

Refugees Music Video

Exploration and adventure; things I hope that we never lose sight of.
Despite the number of scrapes and bruises find ourselves with on the other end. (;

Just a few chunks of the excellence that was Spring Break. Our...

mortal-husk — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:17:00 -0600

Discovering an alien's workshop.entrance

Super 8 diner table

The press!

The West Virginia Rust Belt

Pittsburgh, PA

The Chicago BEAN

Sears/ Willis Tower Skybox

Lake Michigan

China Town with Sophia!

Indian Cliff Dwellings, CO

Just a few chunks of the excellence that was Spring Break. Our trek was so notable that we ended up on the front page of a local West Virginia paper and on the nightly news. We met wonderful and talented people, explored new places, and experienced the beauty of this continent. I couldn’t have asked for any better.

One of our adventures back in February. We held a blanket to the...

mortal-husk — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:09:00 -0600

One of our adventures back in February. We held a blanket to the wind at the peak of the Butte and picniced like it was meant to be!

I asked Jay, a dear old friend of mine, to be my Valentine. We...

mortal-husk — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:52:49 -0700

I asked Jay, a dear old friend of mine, to be my Valentine.

We packed up a tablecloth and dineware and a couple electronic candles and went to McDonald’s. It was a grand experience.

AQUA REUM

mortal-husk — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:40:09 -0700

A small aquarium recently opened up in Boise, and Faith and I got the chance to visit a few days ago.

I had my mom’s old point-and-shoot with me, so I did a bit of filming and whipped up this short video.

Ah, the wonders of human wonder.

Magic Mic

mortal-husk — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:17:00 -0700

I recently worked with the Boise Hip Hop artist “Magic Mic” to create a logo and the cover of his first bulk music release, the Magical Music Mixtape.

Our collaboration involved a photoshoot at a local waterfall, and design session into the wee morning hours.

Getting to work with people of various talents and skills is my favorite part of being an artist. (:

Listen to the newly released “Magical Music Mixtape” here.

"Give It All" Music Video

mortal-husk — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:05:34 -0700

My good friend Josh (Youtube’s MrJoshuaBB) strikes again with yet another He Is We music video that’s been in the creative oven for a few months now. We did two days of filming, once in October and once in December.

I’m always glad to get to work with Josh, and it was great to get to meet and work with Tyler, the actor in the video. We had some good laughs, good food, and good conversation.

Here’s to future projects and adventures. (:

Someday.

mortal-husk — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:19:02 -0700

Someday, you’ll reach up. And your steel lungs and your heart of flint will strike against each other. And they will spark, and your soul will finally ignite. And all at once you will become the fire that burns so big and so bright, that the stars and even the sky itself will gasp. Someday, I will stand in the white hot heat of you. And I’ll remind you to resurrect the sun. Someday.

Fall in New Mexico.

mortal-husk — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:59:37 -0700

Fall in New Mexico.

Jump Creek Falls. I’ve been there three times in the past...

mortal-husk — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:29:14 -0700

Jump Creek Falls.

I’ve been there three times in the past two weeks. The beauty never falters.

CABOCHON

mortal-husk — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:41:00 -0700

November 6th, 2011:

When I was younger, we didn’t watch much TV, so my siblings and I played outside. We were wizards and warriors, pilots and pioneers. We had guns and crystals and swords and wands. We built forts out of pig pens and stacked stones and bales of hay. We raided junkyards for parts and built spaceships out of broken cars. We crawled through fields and climbed trees and ran around on rooftops and waded in canals. And we dressed up. I had leather boots and a leather jacket, and some pants with an attached chain belt. I made a cape out of a piece of scrap material, and carved a staff out of a branch. I tied bandages around my leg, and braided my hair.

Our imaginary worlds were projected in front of our selves, but that was as far as they existed.

So yesterday was like my childhood coming to life. And the whole thing will be in tangible form.

It was epic.

Natalie and I had a tea party. Legitimately. I made raspberry...

mortal-husk — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:33:46 -0700

Natalie and I had a tea party. Legitimately.

I made raspberry tea with honey and coconut milk. Natalie asked for two spoons of sugar with each cup.

And of course no real tea party is complete without accents and pompous conversation about the neighbors.

My dear friend Joshua Bello (MrJoshuaBB on YouTube) has been...

mortal-husk — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:31:00 -0600

My dear friend Joshua Bello (MrJoshuaBB on YouTube) has been making his way in the world and was contacted a few weeks ago by people who had recognized his talents. Joshua was asked to make a video promo for the then-unreleased song “All About Us” by He Is We, featuring Owl City. He accepted the opportunity and had just five days to write, direct, film, and edit the music video. After some brainstorming, Joshua asked his brother, David Bello, and I to be his actors, and employed the talents of Daylyn Kira for production hair and makeup. We spent an 18-hour day filming around the diverse and beautiful state of New Mexico. Joshua did an phenomenal job, as always, capturing the wonderful story he wanted to tell, and after he sent it to be viewed at Universal Records, they decided that the video was worthy of being made the “official” music video for the song.

The day we filmed had even more epicness off camera than on. We gave Josh a new nickname, David yelled Lord of The Rings quotes at the mountains, everyone kept calling Daylyn “doll,” and I faked a British accent around the tourists (as if the girl in a bald cap on top of a mountain couldn’t get any stranger). We enjoyed food together, cracked dozens of jokes, appreciated the purple sky, and even saw a bear. And I’ll never forget when I couldn’t stop laughing as David pushed me in the wheelchair, racing through the forest and the rain.

This entire experience has been completely fantastic, and I’m absolutely looking forward to making more beautiful memories in the future.

Sara

With beautiful names.

mortal-husk — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:49:57 -0600

"I look over at you, and I see, a woman. Living in a thatched hut. In Indonesia. With a bird living in her hair. Holding a basket, under her arm. With red lips-"

mortal-husk — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:35:32 -0600

“But I don’t have red lips.”

“But you would if you lived in Indonesia. Red, red lips, as soft as a robin’s belly. And delicate nails. And a skirt, with a a train, that leads a mile off into the water. And that is what I see, when I see you. Right now.”

My hair was ridiculously curly yesterday, (even after using...

mortal-husk — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:10:00 -0600

My hair was ridiculously curly yesterday, (even after using “Dangerously Straight” conditioner) and I decided to document it.
I asked Natalie to come with me.
So the shoot didn’t turn out quite how I envisioned it.
It turned out much better.

So it seems that it was too dark at the Rec Center for...

mortal-husk — Fri, 13 May 2011 09:48:00 -0600

So it seems that it was too dark at the Rec Center for underwater photography. The lady at Walmart set the package to the side and said it was free because the film was “blank,” but I later came to find that the CD I ordered was still included in this free package, and that it had all 27 exposures on it. (:

So that’s one good thing that exists regardless of the fact that these exemplify the quality of all the pictures.

This just means we’ll have to try again some time. Because, obviously, Sarah’s a wonderful model and these pictures would have been amazing.