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Yearly Archives: 2011

spring showers

Spring showers will *hopefully* bring many spring flowers! Waiting patiently for our spring weather…..View full post »

the art of imperfection

Lorena is one of my favorite film photographers.  A couple of weeks ago, I was so excited to receive her new book, theView full post »

morning

Tea for one. A capture from one my quiet mornings before my girls wake.  This is definitely my favorite time of theView full post »

a gallery visit

Fuji Superia 400 I hope that you had a wonderful first day of Spring! This weekend, a friend had her very firstView full post »

a little something sweet

Fuji Superia 400 film I found a cute little french bakery near my home.  I’m worried that stopping in forView full post »

ranunculus and rainy days

Kodak Ektar 100 film Ranunculus are quite possibly my favorite flower.  Even on rainy, grey filled days (hence theView full post »

orchids

Kodak Portra NC 400 film Orchids from this day at the garden.  The clarity of this film amazes me! I’mView full post »

about those spring portraits…..

About those spring portraits….. The natural light was perfect.  Her dress was ready. But she had other plansView full post »

remnants of my day

Bits and pieces of my days recently.  I’m a little addicted to steel cut oats ~ I want to thank youView full post »

a time for tea, continued.

As promised, I wanted to share with you my film images of our tea date last weekend.  It was cold and rainyView full post »

sweet morning light

A sure sign that Spring is on it’s way is the sweet morning light streaming through the windows in theView full post »

a time for tea

I enjoyed tea this weekend with a dear friend and our girls.  And although it rained outside, we were nice and cozyView full post »

2011 winter photo swap

On the first day of winter, I hosted a winter photo swap.  I thought it would be an excellent way to get through theseView full post »

from the first roll….

More captures from this day, all taken at my mother’s home – hence, the paint brushes!  The grain isView full post »

in my bag

In all honesty, it’s “what’s in your diaper bag” since that’s what I am carryingView full post »

coffee + film

I am leaning more and more on coffee these days.  And loving the blue tones of these filmView full post »

on creativity and art

my weekend

In keeping with my theme of simplicity for this year, these are a few captures from my weekend.  Very relaxedView full post »

blue, a postcard set

So happy to share with you a little project I’ve been working on! Blue is the very first postcard setView full post »

the gardens

In an attempt to escape the cold, I visited my local botanical gardens armed with my new Kodak Portra 400 NC film.View full post »

florence on pola

The banks of the River Arno in Florence, Italy.  Taken on a stroll before we headed out to dinner that night. PolaroidView full post »

sunday brunch

Things are looking up this week! We enjoyed Sunday brunch as a family and both girls are feeling better.  I mightView full post »

give thanks

Giving thanks this week, even though things didn’t go as planned.  My girls are sick, and I have spent my daysView full post »

ready for spring

I am definitely ready for spring.  This winter has been long and cold.  I’ve settled on wearing my floralsView full post »

mornings

Every morning, I try to slip out of bed a bit earlier than everyone else.  It’s the only time of the day that IView full post »

weekend thoughts

I have to admit that I am picking up my film camera more than my digital these days.  And I’m truly lovingView full post »

my window

My quiet corner, my window. Finding creative uses for those baby food jars. Please spring, come soon.  Thanks ~View full post »

lunch with my girl

I spent quality time with my girl. Out for lunch – just us. I can’t believe I’m holding aView full post »

the perfect package

A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon this original gouache and watercolor painting of a Pentax K1000 on etsy, and IView full post »

tulips and afternoon light

I feel that shooting with film definitely gets to the core of my theme of simplicity for this year.  Love theView full post »

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