Just A Girl And Her Studies (1)

I've been slowly updating my website so that it includes my most current work.  My only problem, as always, are the titles.  They are the last thing I think of and the absolute last thing I want to come up with.  Every time I choose one for a series, I'm over it by day two.  I like names that are simple, yet poetic.  The struggle is real.

Luster, blush, exuberance, contact...the list continues.  Help? Nameless, but poetic?

 

 

Current Work

It's been a long time since I've showed anything I've been working on (unless you follow me on instagram), so I figured it's about time.  My work has shifted recently and I really like the direction it's been going in.  So here's a little snippet of what I've been working on in diptych form.  Just because I love diptychs.

Oh and Happy Friday!

A Girl and Her Puggle(s)

Here she is.  My beautiful, loyal, forever baby girl.  BUT things have changed around here. A little 4 month old black male puggle needed a home, and well, now he has one.  Welcome the newest addition to our home - Ollie.

So here we are...just a family with two puggles and a pig :)

 

In The Studio

My studio is in a constant state of figuring out what works.  And just when I think I've nailed it, after a few days of working there I can tell it just won't be functional.  Sad face. But you know what the best part is of it all, I actually have a space I can call my own.  Happy face.

And let's talk about that sink.  Sometimes when you clean your brushes and backup the drain, the water just sits there and smiles at you, with the most beautiful color ever.  Studio love.

Red Lips, Blurred Hearts

Sometimes a girl's gotta do what girl's gotta do, and for me, that's curling my inevitably straight hair, whipping out my best red lipstick, and picking out a pretty little skirt to dance around the house in.  I've been debating whether or not expectations get the best of me, but there's just something so magical about being excited for something specific.  I'm not so sure I can give up that feeling.  Because dancing around the house in excited bliss really is JUST that good. 

1//52//2015

I'm with the ones who love New Year's Resolutions, goal setting, fresh starts, and all the other wonderfulness that comes with bettering oneself  (I know there are haters out there!).  Ohh...the beautiful inspiration of a new year. 

I'm diving into another 52 Week Project.  Not because I was particularly fond of the end result of last years or anything like that, but I just really like having a documentation of a year in my life.  This year, I am deciding to keep the setting the same - sweet and simple.  It really doesn't get much better than that.  Plus, there's a major comfort in knowing that yes, I will most likely still have this backyard in 51 weeks from now -- the beautiful bliss of a first time homeowner.

Now, I advise you all to do the same.  Because it really can be quite fun and rewarding, and I promise one photo per week is NOT more than you can handle.  Go ahead. Try it. 

 

52 Week Project: Week 52

And just like that, as I blink my eyes, the year has come and gone.  Even though time continues to go faster and faster (a scary thing), the years keep getting better and better.  I suppose it is a even trade.

A year in review will be coming your way shortly.

xo

52 Week Project: Week 50

Sometimes a photo calls for grain.  It's the only way to pay homage to the film in which it should have been shot with.  If there were ever a space that deserved that nostalgic feel, it would be this one - a dark, yet inviting reading nook that holds pages and pages of vintage reading.  Our new space somehow feels ancient, though we know it is far from it.  In my mind,  it holds treasured memories of all the past people who have lived here, laying in that exact spot, locking eyes on that ever dull ceiling, drifting off to another world. 

Oh fantasy, you usually kick reality's butt.  Because in reality, this was just a closet.  And I'm not sure a single person laid there and I'm not sure a single memory was made there.  But one can dream, hence why such a space exists.

52 Week Project: Week 49

I've been trying to slow down and take my time with things recently.  With the holiday chaos, I've been really taking the time to do each task at hand and do it with care.  And guess what? It makes all the difference in the world.  And when you stop running around like a mad (wo)man, there's even time to enjoy the best things in life - like dancing on a dresser.  And yes, I did hit my head on the ceiling. But hey, that's all the fun, right?