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Ichiro: coming home day / 28.6

Ichiro: with papa & great-grandmother’s blanket / 26.6

12:30: I go pick Momma & Ichi up at hospital in just a little bit / So… caught up the laundry, fresh linens and towels everywhere, lots of pillows, fresh air… Now a few dishes to wash and choose a soft and colorful outfit and go bring him home for forever. Totally love this kid and this gig. Continue reading Ichiro: coming home day / 28.6

Ichiro: card #8 “photo wall” / 26.6

Ichiro: card #8 “photo wall” / 26.6

Ichiro Olson, card #8
“photo wall” June 26, 2020

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A nurse at the lovely clinic is a hobby photographer and does a great, constantly-updating photo collage board featuring all the new babies in a similar pose… What a great project! Anyway, I found our lil dude of course.

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Annotations., re: Sun Clinic:

So much to say about this but in general, it’s absolutely fantastic… Like a small clinic/mini hospital just for birthing with 98% female staff/drs etc >> after the delivery room, they moved her into a private trad tatami room which is calm & comfy > the meals are all beautifully prepared, balanced and well plated > the staff are lovely and always whisking in to check on something or help with something > she’s getting various training on techniques as well as follow on services like massage.

Normal to stay for four or five days after the birth. They come home today or maybe tomorrow and while I want them here like yesterday, I’m so glad for the great care and recovery time.

One other note on this topic is that throughout the pregnancy we had monthly then biweekly then weekly visits all along with the 3-D model scans and there was mamas and papas classes for the first while and tell canceled because of the plague > Of course they are taking notable precautions at the clinic (which is why I’m only allowed 30 minutes a day but that’s an upgrade from nothing) > and everything is brilliantly clean yet doesn’t feel “clinical”

Ichiro: Telegrams, Faxes and Letters…

+ Telegrams, Faxes, Packages, Cards and Letters for Ichi-kun welcome +

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Ichiro’s papa here…

1 million things to tell you and I’ll get to it all… but in brief: thank you for all your wonderful thoughts and words and sentiments from all channels.

Wonderful!

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Next: address for dispatches (PS always available at website and other locations) ~

Ichiro Olson
937-1 Tsuchida, Naka-ku
Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken
703-8217 Japan

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Fondly, dvo #papaweed

Ichiro: card #3 “we got this” / 26.6

Ichiro: card #3 "we got this" / 26.6
Ichiro: card #3 “we got this” / 26.6

Ichiro Stanley Olson, card #3 “we got this” June 26 2020

Ichi-kun, I’ll be honest, i can barely take care of myself *but* without hesitation i know i can give you complete, unconditional love and unbridled affection – this will do (for starters at least). While i don’t know how to do “everything“ (note: my elementary school report cards attest that i “give a solid effort”), fortunately your sweet remarkable mother is somehow *awesome* at everything she does, so… i/we will just follow her lead and enjoy filling the days with art, music, nature & calm.

Ichiro: cards #5, 6, 7 “Oh! the places…” / 26.6

Ichiro: card, #5 “connecting generations” 26.6

Connecting generations, passing batons, bridging continents, looking good

(Ichiro cuddling in a baby blanket made for me in 1970 by my maternal great grandmother.)

Ichiro: card, #6 “branded hat” 26.6

<Branded> #io handmade hat, not available in stores {yet}

Ichiro: card, #7 "Oh! The places you’ll go {Can I come with you? Good!}" 26.6
Ichiro: card, #7 “Oh! The places you’ll go {Can I come with you? Good!}” 26.6

Annotations:

I (only) get 30 minutes visitation with him per day…

The hospital is doing a wonderful job but of course it’s all very strange…

I hold and kiss and talk for 29 1/2 minutes > Amazed with each little movement and gesture and noise and stretch…

So far, always zonked out when i’m there in the afternoon and seems so very happy and content.

Momma & baby might come home tomorrow? or maybe the next day, regardless, it’s the best 30 minutes ever… I can hardly wait to see him every time and then miss him so I make these little “trading cards” to remember these early days.

His face is constantly changing of course and i’m already getting confused about how many days since arrival (i keep track by which shirt i’m wearing)

Are you collecting a full set? #io

#daveo50 / Personal Archeology Exhibit / Introduction

#daveo50 Personal Archeology Project / June 26 ~ Aug. 16 (business cards, Vancouver years)

Gist: #daveo50 Personal Archeology Exhibit

With 50th birthday impending and a son on the way (update, born June 23rd!) and the assemblage and reclamation from storage lockers of many life artifacts (plus coupled with parent’s recent passing which resulted in more items) AND the grace of a 150+ year old “kura” grain barn now studio/atelier, whilst in the bath i figured i would do a special exhibit of sorts.

Noting most years i do something creative around my birthday (ex: flying high board game collage, F Varley essay series, Uncle Weed book, Forgotten Vancouver stories video…) and since b-day is in the middle of dog days of splendid summer, usually slips by largely unnoticed. 

As such, the project is for my own amusement, for posterity, for curiosity seekers, for my kid(s) to get to know me, and to compile a “life of making” into a “made thing” of its own / as well as giving a modicum of respect to “past self” to spark “future self” to carry on making art every day.

Inspiration gleaned from many places of exhibits by Douglas Coupland and of Hergé artifacts are significant sparks (evidence of both in this archive). 

Original plan: 1 year / 1 photo (id) / 1970-2020 = 51 photos

Actual result: 1 year, *several* photos PLUS various artifacts, collections, evidence, ephemera, media articles, publications, report cards, oddities, miscellany

Constraints: Rules are lousy for creativity however constraints can be most excellent.

“don’t think outside the box, think inside the circle” ^dvo

As such, to aim for “connected feeling” and not just a mish-mash of *everything* (especially in more recent years where candidates abound, i set forth the following:

  • just dave (with some exceptions)
  • accurate year (figured by cross-referencing glasses and haircuts)
  • prefer at least 1200 ~ 1800px (avoid low res/size)
  • resist urge to tell backstory (just too much!), just location and photographer if known
  • avoid snaps which have natural home in another post/project (i.e. various spiels/jobs/event…)
  • using various forms forms of photos i.e. instant, photo booths, meta, etc encouraged)

Priorities

Note: avoided group/party/2-fer/crowd unless no other options or special significance #anotherproject

  1. studio/school portraits (early years)
  2. passport/ID photos (ideal for assessing year)
  3. photo booth (always fun!)
  4. birthday/christmas (don’t over do it)
  5. close square self snap’d (modern days)
  6. other * which haven’t been used (or plan to use) in another obvious collection

Logistics: Starting June 26th 2020 (PST, UTC -8) posts are pre-scheduled (usually 2-4 per day, sometimes back-filled if not quite ready) at various times at https://daveostory.com (you are here) until Aug. 16th and auto-magically cross-posted to Twitter @uncleweed and FB Uncle Weed Story Maker page (not profile) with #daveo50 (may end up other places if convenience permits). 

Monitoring and interaction minimal as i will be cuddling baby and starting his photo exhibit.

Thanks: to brother Andrew for curation assistance (pulling me out of the weeds / keeping on track)

#daveo50 Personal Archeology Project / June 26 ~ Aug. 16 (business cards, Olympia years)