ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio

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From the Stacks: Jessica May Photography

From the Stacks: Jessica May Photography

Photographs of people wearing fun masks. I never get tired of it. That’s what made me rip a Jessica May Photography ad from the pages of one of Seattle’s bridal magazines. Upon further investigation of this photographer’s lovely...

You’re My Obsession: Smita Jacob’s Boston Ballet Instagrams

You’re My Obsession: Smita Jacob’s Boston Ballet Instagrams

I’ve never taken a dance class, but I’ve always envied ballerinas - their grace, their figures, their COSTUMES!When I was a little girl I would pull out my cousin’s pink satin, sequin, and tulle tutu and wriggle into it nearly every time we visited...

Treasure Hunting: Ophelia’s Books in Seattle

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’ve been working on teaching myself how to edit videos. I say “been working on” like I’ve been studying this craft for such a long time, or whatever, but honestly I’ve been “working on it” yesterday and...

From the Stacks: Johnson Hartig’s Living Room

From the Stacks: Johnson Hartig’s Living Room

American Fashion Designers at Home by Rima SuqiI’ve held on to this tear out from the 2011 Fall issue of Luxe Magazine for a ridiculously long time. This is the living room of Libertine fashion designer Johnson Hartig’s remodeled 1920s Los Angeles...

Elles: Women Take Over

Elles: Women Take Over

One of the fun things about being a blogger is that you get invited to some cool events, like a special “bloggers only” tour of the amazing new Elles exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. The SAM exhibit is broken into two parts: Elles: Women Artists...

Rock the Vote

Rock the Vote

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You’re My Obsession: HAPPY

You’re My Obsession: HAPPY

Since Drew and I became parents, we don’t get to see movies in a theater nearly as often as we used to. And I’m kind of lame about watching them in one sitting at home. I always fall asleep on the couch, so every movie is usually a two-parter, no...

Notes From Day Care: Where the Wild Things Are

Notes From Day Care: Where the Wild Things Are

Tuesday, October 16, 2012Nathaniel had a good day today! He spent a lot of time playing with his friends C, I, and T. They sit in the pillow pit and make each other laugh. :)Nathaniel put on a giraffe costume today and wore it around for a while!...

Happy Halloween!

Hi! Sorry about the missing blog post yesterday, but Squarespace wasn’t sure how long they’d be able to keep their servers up and running. They’re doing a phenomenal job of trying to make things work during Sandy.This is just a quick post before I...

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