Christmas wish list

Christmas is coming up soon and I can't wait so I can finally take some new pictures! I'll share with you a few things from my wish list this year:

pink latte bowls and green measuring cups from anthropologie


Nefertitis Berlin panel from Field and Sea


8pm mary tyler moore scarf from rikrak


bird necklace from gasupthezamboni

and of course the most drooled over:

canon EOS digital rebel XT

Kentucky

I just had a lovely thanksgiving in Kentucky. I hadn't been up there in four years. It's so beautiful there. I haven't uploaded my digital shots yet but here's one of my polaroids I shot at Ried's Orchard.


Before I left, I also shot a few polaroids of the leaves before they finished changing. Here's my favorite:


and here's my latest etsy purchase. A recycled book turned notebook I got for my mom from YourSecretAdmiral

yoursecretadmiral.etsy.com

buy handmade

I just signed the "buy handmade" pledge. It's basically a pledge to try to buy all handmade items this holiday season (via etsy, independant sellers, etc.) and to influence as many others as possible to do the same.


I've been really into cooking lately and just made this delicious recipie I saw on the food network's "Everyday Italian". I get so many amazing recipies from their website. This is spicy parmesan green beans and kale. It was so yummy and easy to make!



Since I'm on the vegetable kick I might as well share one of my favorite items on etsy. It's a beautiful photograph from six hours photography called "sprouts"

calobee.etsy.com

magazine feature

I just found out that I am going to be in the debut issue of Bleed Magazine! This is an Atlanta-based magazine promoting visual art, music, and literature. I'll post pics when the issue comes out. I'm so excited!

I'm out of a camera until Thanksgiving :( So here's my latest listing on my etsy page. enjoy!:

galactic boutique

I am so happy to announce that my work will now be available at Galactic Boutique in Seattle, WA. I've never had my work in a store before, so I am very excited about this.



I've been helping my husband promote his etsy shop lately so I think this is a good place to give him some exposure. He is selling prints of his amazingly beautiful oil paintings. Soon I hope he will be able to add some small originals and silverpoint drawings. This is his latest piece:



Please check him out! redtreefactory.etsy.com

notecards

I just finished making some new notecards this weekend. I use a unique process where I print my cards onto paper, then I take the paper and was infuse it. This is where you paint melted beeswax on the back and use a heat gun to pull to was through the fibers of the paper. It gives it an almost skin-like texture and the colors stand out more. I then stitch the pieces onto a regular blank notecard. Here's an example of one I listed today in my etsy shop:


I had a lovely Halloween and my cotstume turned out well. I was a 1950's librarian that night. My hair was interesting the next day to say the least:

storybook ending

I tried on my work Halloween costume yesterday, little red riding hood, and thought that I would do some storybook-themed photos. I ended up with four good shots. The light outside really made the red glow. This one is my favorite I think:


We got some white pumpkins and will probably be carving them tonight while watching the Garfield Halloween Special. If they turn out well, I'll post some pics tomorrow.

I just fell in love with this beautiful piece by Jenny Keith Hughes. Such a beautiful example of encaustic.

jennykeithhughes.etsy.com