Westmont College Art - Jenchi Wu

Jenchi was recently invited to install her ceramic sculptures on the beautiful grounds of Westmont College.  The college is set in a breathtaking location in the hills high above Santa Barbara.  Westmont College generously allowed Jenchi the freedom to decide what was to be shown and where... not an easy task given the size and beauty of the campus.

The opening reception for this installation is Sept. 2, 2011 from 4-6pm.  Please stop by if you happen to be in the area.  The installation goes through May 5, 2012.

Special thanks to the amazing, passionate team at Westmont College - Judy Larsen and Chris Rupp.  And a huge thanks to Enrico, Wik, Mari, Trevor and Jeffe for taking time out of their weekend to help with the installation.

Mitchel Wu Photography - Capturing Life, Love and Laughter.  
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Los Angeles MOCA Street Art

Some photos from a recent visit to MOCA's Art in the Streets exhibit.  It was a great day, one that began with us having an amazing ramen lunch in neighboring Little Tokyo.  Our little ramen dive is a must-stop for us anytime we're in the area.  Once inside MOCA it was sensory overload as we walked through the cavernous display of street art.   We've been to quite a few shows at MOCA and this by far appears to be their most successful in terms of attendance.  The place was packed with people of all ages.  Street art clearly appeals to a huge, varied group of people.  Some of the installations were amazing re-creations of actual street scenes.  Street art... literally!  The third photo is a capture of Angie jumping at the entrance to a small, makeshift theater.

Nothing like a day of art to inspire and motivate!

Mitchel Wu Photography - Capturing Life, Love and Laughter.  
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Oxnard Beach Park Family Portraits

Here's some fun photos of Zane's big day out.  This was the little guy's first time at the beach. How amazing it must be to feel sand in between your toes for the first time.  And how strange it must be to see and feel the ocean's waves gently lapping at your feet.  It was cool to see Zane take it all in. And have you ever seen such an amazing, flowing mane of hair on a 9 month old kid!? Adorable kid, beautiful family! Great day!!

Mitchel Wu Photography - Capturing Life, Love and Laughter.  
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Book Jacket Portraits

Had a fantastic portrait session in Camarillo recently with art historian and author, Margaret Tranovich. Margaret's passion and excitement for art history is contagious and had me wanting to crack open my old Jansen's "History of Art" book again (even though it's very old and seriously outdated). These portraits of Margaret are for the jacket of a book she recently completed - "Queen Melisende."  I can't wait to read it!
More about Margaret, and her book "Queen Melisende," can be seen HERE on East & West Publishing's website.


Mitchel Wu Photography - Capturing Life, Love and Laughter.  
Please visit my website to learn more about Mitchel Wu Photography
or email mitchel@mitchelwu.com for more information.