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film + art

Water Sabbath is the collaborative project between Mike Thienes (Filmmaker) and Jake Keeler (Visual Artist) It explores the idea of water and the outdoors as filters that generate creativity, peace, and meaning beyond the daily grind.

 
 

backyard bronze (2025)

 

Midwest based artist Jake Keeler and photographer T.C. Worley are out to document the smallmouth playground of Jake’s backyard, the Upper Mississippi River.

Many have to search far and wide to find quality smallmouth fishing; for Jake and T.C., exploring Jake's childhood haunts and overlooked spots provides endless opportunities on world class water.

The late Summer brings a chance to meet these bronze bombers on their turf without long drives, flights, logistics, or even boats. Backyard Bronze is a love-letter of sorts to smallmouth and this epic fishery!

featuring: Jake Keeler and TC Worley | film + edit: Mike Thienes | graphics: Ken Nyberg |media: The Flyfish Journal | sponsors: Skawala Fishing, Coal Headwear

 

sando chunk (2024)

 

great sea (2023)

 

water sabbath (2022)

 
A black and white illustrated fish with large lips and a human skull with hollow eye sockets, overlaid with the words 'Water Sabbath' in white text.
An artistic drawing of a skull with detailed line work, featuring the band Water Sabbath overlaid in white text.
A man fishing on the shore during sunset with trees in the background and large rocks in the foreground, overlaid with the text 'Water Sabbath'.
A man fishing in a river with leafless trees in the background, with the words 'Water Sabbath' overlaid on the image.
An artistic illustration of a whale, with the words "Water Sabbath" overlayed in bold white letters.
Abstract artwork of a lion's face with prominent eyes and mane, overlaid with the text 'Water Sabbath' in white bold letters.