we spent some time in morro bay with my parents :)  it was sweet and special.  I snuck out to fetch coffee and snap a few pictures in the morning light on the docks near our hotel.  It’s amazing  how sunshine brings life to the simplest things…although the spider would not call his work simple :)

see more vivid

peace.

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So remiss in being here.  I am having a huge love affair with my camera :)

These were taken at bancroft gardens in walnut creek at dusk.   The gardens are so wonderful, housing primarily succulents.  I think they are short staffed, as the area appears to need a bit of grooming and loving.  It’s evident, however, how very long some of the plants have had a home there.  If you love succulents like I do, it’s worth a walk through.

Peace.

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Having a ton of fun with my new camera….I love it!!  Enjoying some groups on flickr for kicks and giggles…have met some really lovely people recently, along with my precious unravelling friends.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend and take time to smile :)

Did you ask your soul what dreams it’s had lately?

Did you know all your dreams can come true?

The soul gets its dreams and it schemes

On the beams of the Other World’s light sifting through—–

(via Julia Cameron)

Have a great weekend.  It’s the first day of spring.  The weather has been brilliant…may your world be that way too.

Peace

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Fun flickr thursday group; things I love thursdays.  this is a collage of images from my flickr favorites…other peoples shots; click on image for more information and all the photo credit…these photographers inspire me daily.

miss you.

busy life.

wish I had more balance.

want to share here more.

working on it.

promise.

peace and sunshine.

The blending of unlikely colors and materials…..this appeals to me, in life and in my work :)

Peace

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An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands by a buttress, and what by a dome.

John Ruskin

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The blessings that God has bestowed on my life are numerous….this lil girl is one of the biggest blessings of all.

She did not come quickly as we struggled to successfully conceive and carry our first baby for 2 1/2 years.

I’m realizing now how precious time is…how quickly it flies by…how much I want to soak in the gifts of my family.

Certain moments are better reminders than others of what really matters to me in my life.  Life gets busy, I find myself scattered, overwhelmed, and short on awareness.

May I continue to be humbled in parenting with love, awareness, an open mind and a wide open heart.

Peace

Today I’m featuring the work of photographer and stylist, Mark Seelen.  His work resonates with me on so many levels.  This post will focus primarily on his muted, warm hued interiors.  Balance is such a key component for my eye when I look at interiors or other forms of art.  I am very well aware that style is a personal preference….what works for me, might not be appealing to others.

Rarely do I find a photographer who conveys my design aesthetic as spot on as Mark’s portfolio does.  I have mentioned here before, my personal aesthetic is not a driving force for my design work as each project calls for a different look and ultimately, the client’s preferences of style (reined in or enhanced, as needed) form the basis for the design concept and the overall look of the project.

There are those occasions when the client and I either see eye to eye, or the project…it’s bones, the architecture, the scope and the client’s involvement allow for me to wholeheartedly execute my dream design preference.  Those occasions are rare, but ever so lovely.

These examples are a bit cold as shown, as they do not illustrate actual “lived in” spaces…in other words, they are stylized for the shoot.  A bit of artwork, more table top items, and the wrinkles, paper and pitter patter feet (two or four legged friends) that mirror daily life would fold very well within these spaces.

Mark has an extensive body of work with a nice range of styles and visual categories.  I plan to do another post with a bit more color and playfulness.

It’s Valentine’s day weekend….hope you have an amazingly sweet time with those you cherish.

Peace.

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?
John Ruskin

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