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empty-october polaroid collaboration

Hello all and happy halloween.   I know I have been absent from this space.  It has been a choice I have made to be kind to myself.   Today however I am excited to show Jen from Painted Fish Studio and my October polaroids.  Our word this month was empty.

Here is Jen's shot:

 

Jen's caption: "An abandoned home in my neighborhood. Do houses get sad when no one lives in them anymore?"

This is so beautiful and a little haunting. Jen really captures the essence of the house in this photo.

Now for my shot:

 

My shot is quite literal. I have been feeling very empty lately.  This is how I interpreted that feeling.

Hope you all have a safe and spooky Halloween. I hope to be here more in the weeks to come.

love, jen

ohio has some of the best leaves

I got this in the mail yesterday from my girl in Marietta.

the note said:

Notice the heart on this leaf?  Of course you do...

This is why I love my blog friends.

because he is one of the coolest kids i've ever met.

While Kristin and I were visiting Sonya in San Francisco I had the pleasure of meeting Bethany of Bitter Betty fame and her awesome son Jake.  He is such a cool kid.  I noticed while I was checking out Sonya's husband vintage camera collection, Jacob was too.  When I pulled out my Polaroid camera Jake was really interested in it and was asking me a bunch of questions.  A boy after my own heart.  I realized this kid needed to take a picture with my camera.  He happily obliged.  Fast forward to September. Bethany and I were exchanging emails and she told me she had purchased a Polaroid for Jacob's 13th birthday.  I asked her if it would be ok to send him some film as a birthday gift. She said that would be great.  Look what I got in the mail today.

 

The kid has class and talent (not to mention a super cool mama).  You are welcome Jake.  I expect great things from you and your camera.  Looking forward to polaroiding with you and your mom over Thanksgiving weekend.

unfinished

 

An unexpected blog brake or maybe not so unexpected.  I need to work on some things that need resolution so I will not be back until next week sometime.  The above is a piece I have been working on this week.  It feels unfinished to me but maybe I just need a fresh perspective.

I will be posting here  if you are jonesing for some polaroids.

finding fall

The boy and I went looking for fall yesterday and here is what we found.

 

 

It's not much but it's there. Have a great Tuesday.

I collect :: vintage baby items

When I was pregnant with my daughter (my first baby) I knew I wanted to incorporate my love of vintage into her room.  I have never been big on themes so I decided that I would buy white furniture and use items I found at antique stores to give the nursery a clean, simple vintage feel.  So I began my search.  I had so much fun scouring stores for little bits of vintage baby.  I was able to find so many cute things.  Her room turned out exactly as I envisioned it.  I kept all of these items and have in recent years used the pieces as centerpieces for baby showers instead of flowers.  People are always intrigued by the little vingettes I set up.  I can't tell you how many times I have heard "Oh I had one of these" or "I remember this from my childhood".  Looking for some kind of photo inspiration, I pulled all of these items out and began to shoot.  Below are some of the shots I came up with.  Do you think anyone would be interested in these prints for a baby's room?  I value all of your opinions so I thought I would ask.

 

 

 

Happy Friday everyone. I hope you have a great weekend.

to do list

I am feeling spread a little thin these days.  I don't have a ton on my plate but am feeling the need to be many things at one time right now.   Today I had some time to take a few polaroids this morning but had no time to scan and load them on my computer.  I have receive several amazing gifts in the mail but have yet to post them.  To bring myself a little piece of mind I made a to do list.  I feel better now but still don't have any great pictures to blog (YET).  So instead I give you my new glasses and some japanese craft books.

I hope everyone is enjoying October.  So tell me what do you do to keep your stress level in check?