cotton candy catwalk

Birthday Cheer

2012-02-17T10:21:00.000-08:00

My little truffle-hunter turned 7

A few shots from our annual celebratory trip to Disneyland for Eddie's birthday...yay, fun!

Love is a fire that feeds our life. -Pablo Neruda

2012-02-14T20:43:00.000-08:00

For my sweetheart~

An excerpt from a Emily Dickinson poem...

I hide myself within my flower,

That wearing on your breast,

You, unsuspecting, wear me too-

And angels know the rest.

And a drawing from my sweetheart

beautifully gnarled

2012-02-08T01:13:00.000-08:00

Just received my shipment from Amazon...

I had every intention of actually reading this book but since it took quite a beating making its way over to me I thought I'd show it some love by photographing it.

Reflections

2012-01-31T11:07:00.000-08:00

Resuming my unravelling e-course with Susannah Conway. The photo-portion of the 2nd assignment is reflections; how the world reflects you back to yourself as you go about your day-to-day places you inhabit. I used my iPhone to capture these since I almost always have that with me.

Low-light studies

2012-01-27T11:54:00.000-08:00

Some recent experimentation with a flashlight (hey, light is light! :) for a low-light school assignment.

My dashingly dear friend Ashley modeled for me.

And my personal favorite~

A new year, a new me..a little less messy

2012-01-25T12:25:00.000-08:00

I have a hard time getting rid of stuff and lately I feel like a clothes hoarder...I mean who knows when I can fit into that gingham dress from 20 years ago...haha. So one of my resolutions is to go thru and donate clothes that I haven't worn within the last 2 years.

I'm taking a Creative Portraiture class with Ken Merfeld and our first challenge was to do an environmental self-portrait inside our home. I decided to show the chaos.

Another resolution is to wash off my makeup before going to bed, even when I'm exhausted and had a night of drinking (ladies...you know you're guilty at times too!)

Happy 2012!

2012-01-01T15:46:00.000-08:00

Looking forward with fresh eyes, creative pursuits, abundant health & to love...to love more deeply.

Today on the always inspirational photography blog L E N S C R A T C H, photographers share their favorite image of 2011. I'm honored to be hand-in-hand among such wonderful photographers - I salute you all!

Thank you Aline for the opportunity to share our work, we are truly grateful!

Where have your feet been lately?

2011-12-22T13:04:00.000-08:00

I just embarked on an unravelling e-course led by Susannah Conway which is sort of a photo safari as she calls it, that utilizes photography and journalling to reconnect with oneself.

I found Susannah after watching this video of Brené Brown speak on expanding perception.

So, our first photo assignment was to focus on our occasionally forgotten feet.
Here's where mine have been over the past several weeks

Where have yours been?

I'm here for you

2011-12-17T11:26:00.000-08:00

For my friends and loves ones going thru difficult times...

Eddie's blog

2011-11-28T19:47:00.000-08:00

Hello you fine feathered friends!

My hubby recently started blogging, so if you haven't already, stop by and say hi here

Dream Pets

2011-11-16T22:46:00.000-08:00

One of my photo assignments was to create a typology, so I decided to do so with part of our dream pet collection.

I love the origin of these adorable velveteen animal friends.

Per Wikipedia, these miniature stuffed animals, made of velveteen and filled with Willow sawdust were manufactured in Japan beginning in 1957 by Japanese toy designers Tochigi Mongi and Tomy for R. Dakin & Co. The manufacturer surprised Dakin by using these little toys as packing material for a shipment of battery operated toy trains. Which Dakin had ordered. That same day The president of Dakin, Roger Dakin placed an order by cable to Japan for 25 dozen of the little velveteen toys, by the end of the day he changed his order to 300 dozen. By 1961 Dream Pets were being designed by Dakin's Senior toy designer Virginia Kemp in the United States. The toys became popular, and by the end of 1979 there were over 2000 different characters.

However, I must admit that the 'duck' on the very bottom-right row is not a dream pet after-all but was much too awesome not to be showcased. This celebrity has traveled from 1940s Italy. He goes by the name Donald and starred in The Three Caballeros :)

Adios amigos!

cauldron-trouble

2011-11-08T10:44:00.000-08:00

It's my favorite time of the year, mostly because it involves costumes

(as if I need an excuse to dress-up!)

Here are some images from the Dia de Los Muertos festival at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

A drawing from my Eddie

Hooray for pumpkin patches!

A stellar time partying with friends Sean & Kellie!

Since I didn't finish sewing my original costume in time, I decided to be Peggy Bundy for the evening

I fare thee well and leave you with a poem by Edgar Allan Poe

A Dream

In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed-
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted.

Ah! what is not a dream by day
To him whose eyes are cast
On things around him with a ray
Turned back upon the past?

That holy dream- that holy dream,
While all the world were chiding,
Hath cheered me as a lovely beam
A lonely spirit guiding.

What though that light, thro' storm and night,
So trembled from afar-
What could there be more purely bright
In Truth's day-star?

Goodbye Summer

2011-10-17T11:23:00.000-07:00

I love you Summer...

but I'm so over you and your hot temperatures!

Time to step aside for Autumn.

Santa Fe or Bust!

2011-09-14T01:19:00.000-07:00

This past July, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take an incredible week-long workshop with the amazing photographer, Seth Resnick thru the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.

What an experience!!

Here's our group at the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado. I'm towards the center getting the most air :)

Here's some additional images from my trip, however, more of my favorites are on my website

Seth in action!

It was definitely...HOT

My new angel of friend Anne (aka Dotty)

There were some pretty awesome clouds!

We captured some of the horrible but eerily beautiful aftermath of the forest fires~

We also explored the Dwan Light Sanctuary, a circular building with prisms and windows letting all this lovely sunlight and rainbows galore

A couple characters in the town of Madrid. One of which claimed to be the Mayor.

We stumbled upon a really cool bottled fence~

Invitation

2011-08-26T11:37:00.000-07:00

If you have a hankering for a bit of merriment this weekend, join us for art, music and drinks tomorrow evening at Elisa's new loft space (unit #5) in downtown LA. Parking is available across the street on Hunter (corner of Santa Fe and Porter)

A martini awaits you.

Hickesville Trailer Palace Adventures

2011-07-03T02:21:00.000-07:00

A couple months ago, I whisked Elisa away for a short photographic journey to...

I only wish we'd stayed longer so we could've played a bit more, perhaps practice my archery or BB gun shooting on their range.

I had an idea for a slightly trashy, fed-up 50s housewife and this was the perfect backdrop.

Here are some outtakes from the photoshoot, the final image I selected for my class project are on my website

This carved fellow wished us a fond farewell as we were leaving~

Of course we had to stop at Pioneertown

We escaped the heat with a cold beer at Pappy & Harriets

and a quick visit to the ladies room before our journey home