Mount Vernon – Jessamyn Tuttle

December show

My show of fruit and vegetable photography is up at the Skagit Co-op! Their mezzanine is a great place to hang art, and I love how my pieces look on the colored walls. The show is up until Friday, December 28, and everything there is for sale (don’t forget I can do any photo inContinue reading “December show”

Skagit Valley Food Co-op show coming soon

This Friday I’m putting up a show right here in Mount Vernon, at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op. For the month of December my photographs will be on the walls all along the mezzanine above the deli, and given the setting I’ve decided on food as the subject – mostly abstract and/or macro shots ofContinue reading “Skagit Valley Food Co-op show coming soon”

lines & shadows

I find powerlines strangely compelling. Also, the shadows of powerlines.

pink

It rained a lot last week. I had driven to work one day and was walking through the parking lot when I saw a pink rhododendron that was shedding its flowers all over the pavement. I decided getting the shot was more important than trying to keep my camera dry.

storm troopers

Something I love about taking photographs is the way it forces me to really look at things. Instead of just walking to work, I look up at powerlines, down at puddles, through windows and open doors, and generally keep an eye out for visual opportunities. When I saw that someone had decorated the Empire AleContinue reading “storm troopers”

eyes of Mount Vernon

We’re presenting our main projects at photography class tonight. I’ve been working on a series of shots taken in downtown Mount Vernon, all windows, mostly in back alleys, many barred or broken. You wouldn’t know by looking at this image that it shows the back side of a brand new coffeeshop. If windows are theContinue reading “eyes of Mount Vernon”