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DLa Weekend Rendezvous in Seattle

News from Sunday, March 02, 2008 @ 3:06 PM, PST

DLa Tuf in Seattle, 2008 Last weekend, core members of DLa reunited in Seattle and enjoyed a completely inspiring art session at Ladro’s Cafe. The festivities began the day before, when ThaneC and Perishable threw down tuf with several hours of high-octane collaborative creativity. The evening was spent at the downtown Seattle Travel Lodge, which delighted us with some pretty major upgrades. After grabbing a quick bite and a couple of espressos to go, we completely chilled out with a little Black Sabbath, Beatles, and Cypress Hill. Late into the evening, several choice collabz were accomplished, photographed, and chopped up real proper-like for FCU’s impending production of the next long-awaited issue of Dead Letter Art.

The next day, ThaneC and Perishable pulled up tuf in the Honza and returned once again to the lush University of Washington campus. As the clouds broke, the day manifested a plethora of deluxe photographic opportunities. Equipped to the gills with multiple cameras, an abyss of digital memory, and pocketfuls of replacement batteries, we proceeded to collect a few hundred megabytes of premeditated, well-composed digital images of everything from twisted bark macros to abstract architectural compositions. By around noon, we set up an afternoon meeting with fellow core heads, Osseus and Sui Lan, sharpened our cameras and set our sights on shooting the magnificent mechanical ruins currently rusting into oblivion at spacious GasWorks Park.

For a solid two-point-something hours, the fenced-off mountains of abandoned industrialized atrocity unfolded beneath beautiful clear blue skies and shining sun. With such prime weather conditions — extremely rare for February in Seattle — we were able to completely focus on the visual exploration and photographic expression of the ominously inspiring landscape. So absorbed in the moment, time had quickly vanished, leaving us to conclude the event with a surreal gathering of battling warriors, clashing weapons, and friendly conversation. Memory cards thusly stuffed, and batteries feeling weak, we exited the park and made our way downtown for our imminent rendezvous with the Honorable Osseus and Sui Lan sans.

After a brisk walk through the bustling streets of downtown Seattle, the four of us met at Bauhaus Cafe and quickly relocated to the ultra-laid-back and musically gifted Ladro’s Cafe. Unwinding over delicious coffee and intriguing conversation, we soon found ourselves mixing news with ideas, projects with plans — business with pleasure. As the evening unfolded, discussion gave way to drawing, as each of us advanced work on multiple collaborative efforts. Within moments, several hours had passed and we found ourselves deep into the flow — collectively focused on the present moment and grooving with some incredibly complex background music, drawing, creating, flowing..

Eventually, our collaborative festivities had run their course. We concluded the evening with casual reflections, light banter, and loose plans. Once again, DLa has demonstrated its propensity to flow with art, ideas, and creativity — a clear reminder that the best may be yet to come..

Posted by:   Perishable [ Edited on: 03/18/08 ] | [ 2 ] Leave a Comment »

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