Monica J Frisell Photography

Maria Cristalli had me out to her space last week in Cle Elum. She has had her blacksmithing studio there for about two years. Her and David Tuthill have worked together for many years. These were some stills that I took, a short film will soon follow.

At the National School of Academic Equitation trainer and teacher Craig P Stevens focuses on finding harmony and unity with the horse. By working with the horses body and strengthening it in order to make it possible for it to go into various forms, the horse gains strength and endurance. Craig and Mary Anne allowed me to photograph them while training and teaching others in this ancient form of equitation.

Steve Andersen owns Andersen Stringed Instruments and is a guitar builder that has his shop in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. He hand builds each of his guitars with great care and precision which limits his production to maybe 12 guitars a year. I photographed him in August of 2011.

Jennifer Stenhouse is a jewelry maker and has a small studio in Building C in Ballard. She also is an instructor at the Pratt Fine Art Center in the Central District in Seattle. She works with found objects and stones to create fantastic pieces of jewelry. I photographed her in her studio as well as in her stone-setting class at Pratt during July 2011.

Matt Pollitz owns X-Ray Auto which specializes in refurbishing and maintaining vintage Volvos in Seattle. I spent a morning photographing Matt in his shop during July of 2011.

David Tuthill lives and works as a blacksmith in Ballard. I spent a morning photographing him work in his studio during the summer of 2011.