My Chapbook for Sale

I recently published a 36-page chapbook with a collection of images that I created in my home and during my daily walks during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The images in this booklet are a reminder to me that, in the midst of hardship, light and hope prevailed. This chapbook is available for purchase at the Atlanta Photography Group Small Works Holiday Show through December 30^th, for $10.00. I can also mail you a copy for $12.00. Payment can be made through PayPal or Venmo. Email me at beatesass@comcast.net for mailing and payment details.

A Windy Crossing

We drove our car onto a ferry in Edmonds, just north of Seattle, and crossed the Puget Sound to Kingston, on the Olympic Peninsula. Most people got out of their cars and went up on deck to enjoy the view for the duration of the crossing.

Whale Watching Trip

The Offering

May you share the bounties of this day with those you love. Happy Thanksgiving!

Pondering the Color Red

Whale watching in the Puget Sound proved to be a bit tedious after an hour of only catching a glimpse of the flippers and tails of these incredible creatures. But, the scenery was dazzling. The second image was taken at the Olympic Sculpture Garden in Seattle.

Museum of Pop Culture

The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle was designed by one of my favorite architects, Frank Gehry. I’m fascinated by how he is able to create soft, flowing, and fluid-looking structures out of materials that are hard and stiff, such as steel.

Pandemic Inspires Creativity

Last week, I had the pleasure of photographing my neighbor, Huckleberry Starnes, the artist behind the business, Huckmade. Huckleberry is one of those amazingly creative individuals who can do anything with his hands. At the start of the pandemic, he started making masks for our City workers and neighbors before there were mask templates available. Another skill that he picked up during the pandemic was chain stitching. He purchased a vintage chainstitch embroidery machine and taught himself how to embroider intricate patterns on jackets, hats, shirts, and anything he could sew on. The patterns are drawn by hand by guiding a lever underneath the machine as seen in the image below. Thanks Huckleberry for such an enjoyable hour. I’ve missed creating portraits.

Looking out at Sunset

People line up along the glass windows in the Space Needle in Seattle to admire the view.

Glass Floor at the Space Needle

The Space Needle in Seattle was built for the 1962 World’s Fair and continues to be an iconic landmark. The top level, The Loupe, offers 360-degree breathtaking views of downtown Seattle, Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, and the Cascades and Olympic mountain ranges. But what is the huge attraction is the rotating glass floor which enables the viewer to see straight down, 520 feet to the ground…for those who are bold enough to stand on it.

Seattle

In the summer of 2020, our family had planned a vacation to Washington State, but had to cancel as a result of the pandemic. This past July, our long-awaited vacation became a reality. We flew into Seattle where we stayed for a couple days before heading west to Olympic National Park. After being limited to photographing in my home and immediate neighborhood for 16 months, this trip was a feast for my eyes.