Kiffanie Stahle Photography

Geraniums in a Row

Kiffanie — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:48:18 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: These pots were on the windowsill of the lighthouse in Monterey. I love the texture of the wood in contrast with the clean lines of the terra cotta pots.

Window of Owls

Kiffanie — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:07:11 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: One of my all-time favorite window displays in San Francisco. It’s located right near Dolores Park and is an entire collection of OWLS!

Dump Trucks

Kiffanie — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:00:04 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: A little hidden playground in the Mission that I happened upon. I love the primary colors of kids toys.

Weathered Gate

Kiffanie — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:24 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: another photo obsession of mine, taking photos of objects weathered by time and nature.

Jill Allyn Stafford

Kiffanie — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:00:27 +0000

I was really honored when Jill Allyn Stafford said that I could write a post about her art. I’ve known Jill for several years now and am lucky enough to have one of her pieces in my house (plus a little ATC card that sits in the corner of my mirror). Jill somehow has the time to be the artistic director of Vox Sacramento in addition to being a mom, an artist, and working full time as a legal assistant. What I admire most about Jill’s work is the way she utilizes negative space, which is something that I struggle with.

Jill began creating art in her mid-30′s. She started realizing that she had images in her head that she wanted to place on paper. Claiming that she had no natural talent for drawing or painting. Jill started by cutting images out of magazines using them to create a new story. Jill’s work has now evolved from using recognizable images, to tearing up paper and creating a piece based on colors and textures, to creating everything by hand and using images from photographs she’s taken.

Traditionally, Jill has focused on one image and using that created a piece that worked around that image. However, Jill’s latest work is inspired by her friend Jennifer Hoffmann, who died of breast cancer last year. From Jill’s description of Jennifer it sounds like she was an amazing woman and I can see why she has been the driving force in Jill’s work the past year. Jill describes Jennifer this way:

She found the strength to leave an unhappy marriage, met and married the man she was supposed to be with, and almost immediately discovered she had stage IV breast cancer. Her diagnosis didn’t deter her from living life completely and fully and with all the deepest love and affection she could have possibly wanted.

Jill works with the Sacramento Susan G. Komen affiliate to help create awareness to breast cancer through art and is trying to arrange an “Art for the Cure” this October. Jill is an amazing woman, both creatively and personally. She has helped so many artists in Sacramento through her work at Vox Sacramento. I know that she has helped show me how to be an artist, how to feel comfortable talking about my work, and has given me the chance to show my work at Vox several times. While I know that the Vox crew have struggled at times over the years, they have made a tremendous impact on the Sacramento art scene and I know many of us hope that they continue to morph and support the Sacramento art scene.

Dragon Knocker

Kiffanie — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:00:27 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: the contrast of the brass on the red paint.

Fine Art Photoblog Guest Contributor

Kiffanie — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:30:20 +0000

Guess what! I’m today’s guest contributor over at Fine Art Photoblog. Today they are featuring one of my favorite images, A Study of Rhythm and Feet No. 6. Head over and check out my photograph and all of the other photographs on their site.

Cheyenne super

Kiffanie — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:00:06 +0000

This photograph was taken on my first attempt at taking photos for the 200 Yards project. I really am obsessed with taking photos of old trucks. They combine some of my favorite photography subjects: things weathered by time, things with texture, and things that have a story.

Ford Truck

Kiffanie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:00:52 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: an awesome old truck that was parked just outside my alley.

X Marks the Spot

Kiffanie — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:30:13 +0000

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: the repetition of the x’s. Oddly this set of windows is within a couple blocks of my house and I’d never noticed it until this day. Now I see it every time I pass. It’s odd how that works sometimes.