2009 Jack Portraits 3 (8 weeks old)

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Jack Louis Meckel

Our son, Jack Louis Meckel was born August 25 at 7:28am. He weighed 6lbs 10oz and was 19 ½ inches long.

I started having contractions at about 11pm on the 24th and woke Brant at 1:30am. We timed them for about an hour and they averaged about 3 minutes between contractions. After calling the hospital to see what they thought of the short contraction durations, they told me to drink a lot of water, lie down, and see if they would go away in an hour because they weren’t sure if they were true labor contractions. Well, they didn’t go away. So we packed the car up and went in at 3:30am. When we got to the hospital the nurses had a hard time finding my cervix so they called Dr. Harris. Both the nurses thought I had a long way to go but Dr. Harris decided to come in and see us. After about 20 minutes of walking the halls and using the yoga ball, Dr. Harris arrived and did a short examination only to discover that I was dilated about 8cm. I laid down on the bed, he broke my water and I started pushing after about 3 more contractions (9 minutes). Without the aid of any drugs, I pushed for about 1 ½ hours and finally gave birth to Jack at 7:28am.

And here he is...

36 weeks

Jack is 36 weeks along now and doing great. We can't believe we've only got about 4 weeks until we can meet him!

Taxidermy and Tacos...my favorite combination

This juxtaposition of businesses resides in Weiser, Idaho. Finally I passed through with my camera handy.

Somebody's Definitely in There

Making His Mark

Tonight Jack, Nate and I worked on some new images.

RECOLLECTION

See more of my short videos at www.twinheartbrand.com

Curtain Photographs (self portrait)

These still images originate from a video performed in 2006 during graduate school.  Slow motion clips of curtains gently dancing when the figure behind motions to peek out ever so slightly.

Renderings and Tokens

I've started to create some commissioned drawings. Here are the first three.

Take Flight

I am alone for a while. Brant left tonight to help his mom and dad in Arizona during her illness. This is a tense and sad time for our family and I find myself compelled to make work in Brant's absence.

Being alone always reminds me of the amazing man I am married to and how incredibly funny he is. The immediate lack of laughter in our little apartment startles me but the silence gives me some space to think and work.