Jeffrey Overstreet is a film critic, author, and connoisseur of and commentator on the arts. He has several very popular blogs. And on one of them, Eagle and Child, he’s posted an interview he did with me recently, on my series Skeleton in the Closet. You can read the interview here. I also noticed another...
Today I am hanging a brief show, in collaboration with Be Nourished, for their open house. Come by Friday, April 20, from 4-7 pm, to see some work and eat some yummy food. I’ll be there. The work should be up for a week or so, so stop by later if you can’t today. If...
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I remember people I had been friends with since before I could walk becoming totally different people, seemingly over-night…You’re right, everyone is trying to figure out who they are, and though it may be intriguing from the outside, it was a painful, confusing process at the time.
I’ll have to work on taking some more horrific photos of junior high, I guess. What specifically do you remember that was terrible?
Uh, yeah, no. Junior high was my own personal two year nightmare. But your photographs of Jr. High kids don’t make me think of that at all – they make me think of them the way you describe them in your comment there.
Hey, I wasn’t home schooled, but I did go to Christian schools most of my education. I did go to public school in the 9th grade (the last year it was a Junior High). It was mostly a good experience.
When I worked on the Welcome to Wonderland project, photographing adolescents for several years, everybody I told about the project had the same reaction: I hated middle school! I guess my reaction to that age wasn’t quite so violent, although it wasn’t easy. (Ask me about being suspended for 2 days sometime….)
I really do enjoy photographing kids at that age, though. They’re a blast to watch: so dynamic, crazy, surprising, full of potential. They surtprise me all the time with their thoughts, abilities, creativity. They’re still trying to figure out who they are, and it’s a fun, touching process to watch.
No, junior high was the WORST! I’m glad someone enjoyed it…personally, I couldn’t wait to leave.
By the way, Mr. Home School, what are YOUR junior high memories? 
Through the Shadow February 1-March 26, 2007 Photo Print Gallery Pacific NW College of Art … Opening: First Thursday, February 1, 6-8pm Come by and say hello! There’s always a lot happening at PNCA on First Thursday! … This show features work produced while on a 2 weekart residency at Caldera‘s Central Oregon facility. All...
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Hi Fritz
Assuming I have found the right Fritz… I doubt if you remember me, but I stumbled across your website and think we both went to George Fox (many years ago!) In fact, we both worked in Lee Nash’s office for work study.. ring a bell? Anyway, I loved looking at your photography and made a note of your 1st Thurs showing downtown.
Its a SMALL world 
Jennifer Hooper, class of ’91
jennahooper@gmail.com
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