McIntosh Art Co. | Election Night 2020 (delayed) | CHAZ / CHOP Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington

I took a quick trip to Capitol Hill on November 8th, 2020, when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared the winners in the 2020 Presidential Election of the United States of America. Many people have suffered the last four years in a system that feels oppressed, hopeless, fascist, anti-everything including environment, LGBTQ, women’s health rights, etc. These photos are grainy and imperfect but I hope you’ll feel how jubilant and elated folks were to celebrate this monumental victory. Dancing, fireworks, hugging, honking, screaming, music playing, etc. all dominated the streets in the CHAZ / CHOP area of Capitol Hill.

McIntosh Art Co. | Halloween Covid-Style | Seattle, Washington

We have family that live on a fun street with lots of small children. The ages where they are still excited to dress up and have fun on this once-a-year tradition. But, with Covid and the concern to protect each other and ourselves, the families came up with the idea of a parade and then treat stations in front of each house. 2020 Halloween was, surprisingly, so much more fun that regular Halloween as everyone was out at the same time, socializing from a distance with masks but with a festive, celebratory vibe and it was over for everyone at around the same time, which is great for the younger babies and toddlers as well as their parents and grandparents. Many of the houses went all-out and created wonderful displays and creative ways to give out candy to the eager trick-or-treaters but in a safe and distanced manner. I’m so glad we made the effort to visit this cool street on Halloween this year.

Here are some shots I captured of the evening.

McIntosh Art Co. | Coronavirus / Covid19 Washington State Stay Home Order | Downtown Seattle, Washington | April, 2020

I had to go to downtown yesterday to pick something up and decided to take a bit of time to walk around the empty streets of Seattle. The sights I saw were semi-expected but also so sad. The homeless seem to be particularly struggling and I don’t know what the answers are for them. I just know that other countries and cities have figured out how to solve the problem with shelter insecurity. I’m hopeful one day, Seattle will as well.

One encouraging piece is that many artists have been busy painting beautiful murals on the plywood that many businesses are using to protect their windows. Most businesses seem to have been closed for the last 50+ days with at least four more weeks to go, according to our Governor Inslee. I know most people aren't even leaving their neighborhood so hopefully this allows you to witness what the streets near Pioneer Square, Belltown and Pike Place Market look like during this Covid-19 shutdown, without leaving your couch.