I want to quickly blog the gift I made for my mom for Mother’s Day. It’s made of barn wood from our old barn and yes I did cut, drill, carve, paint, and sand this thing. My mom loves when I get creative, and I love to see her tear up when she opens her gifts. I am her favorite daughter indeed.
Also, I want to throw in last year’s gift for my momma {flashback to my blog post one year ago}.
Very excited to get these experimental portraits up of my very good friend, Megan [Bruzek]. I had a blast photographing her yesterday, and I could not have asked for a more open or awesome model. Megan has a very care-free attitude, which ultimately made her subject to crazy ideas such as wearing a scarf for a shirt and/or holding a cat even though she is not very fond of them. Thank you Megs. I want to thank you too Annie; you initiated this photo-shoot in the first place. As Americas Next Top Model addicts, it only makes sense that my passion for photography and your passion for hair/make-up/styling would come together into this photo-shoot. And yes indeed, we will be doing more of these collaborations. I wanted to get some funny candids up too, but due to my desire to trickle off into dreamy-land, I’ll have to save that for another day.
I was honored to photograph Sarah and Tyler’s wedding. Sarah is my beautiful cousin, and her wedding was THE MOST PERFECT wedding to be my first as a solo-photographer. Sarah and Tyler have been together for 14 years and finally made it official with a private wedding ceremony at Enjoy! restaurant in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Everything about the day was intimate, laid back and special, and I admire their choice to have only close family members there to partake (plus a few “wedding crashers” who came towards the end of the night to celebrate!) Congratulations again Sarah and Tyler!
So I haven’t blogged in a while due to A) a trip with college friends and B) an abundance of projects (which is a good thing!) so I wanted to quickly share some loves in my life. I have had maaaany cats to roam our yard, but rarely do they have this much personality. I realize this means they will soon get eaten by coyotes or hawks, because that’s typically what happens to the cats I love most.. Anyway, here they are!
Stinky (didn’t clean herself as a tiny kitten)
Biter {self-explanatory a.k.a. he’s the naughty one}
Pinky {pink nose}
So while in Las Vegas {GlobalShop 2012} I had the opportunity to listen to very intriguing seminars, most of which related to retail design trends and developing technologies. I don’t have too much of a background for interior design, but my job has led me to learn more + gain interest.
Here is a summary of the speaker presentation Megatrends in Visual Merchandising, spoken by Renee Labbe (trend forecaster for Stylesight.com). I also threw in some examples for all you visual learners! I’ll share more as time goes on.
Four leading trends in design this year: (1) Ashen, (2) Clarity, (3) Nutopia, (4) Subnation
1) Ashen – ‘beautiful abstraction’ - blackened, charred, destroyed by fire, quiet, somber, smoky, matte black depth, fading, ghost, ombre prints, graphics, Trompe L’Oeil
Accents: minimalist furniture, sleek design, neutral finishes | Textures: dry, matte, cement | fabrics: high drape, felts | Symbolic for: harsh economic times
Example: Margiela hotel in Paris {Images: stylecartel.com}
2) Clarity – brighter, bolder, rainbow, string installations, happiness, brightness
Accents: lack of interest in materials things, soft-tech continuation of structures | Textures: acrylics, ombre light effects, transparency, diffused light | Symbolic for: post-recession and optimism, throw away the past and start new, interest in technology
Example: Office of Foley & Lardner, LLC {Images: Architizer}
3) Nutopia – revolution
Accents: artist palette, natures coming into display | Textures: cut stone, experimental marbling, metal frames, natural grains geometric domes, cage effects | Symbolic for: re-interpretation of the 60’s & 70’s, revolutionary moments, freedom from binding, reactions to too much technology
Example: Frye Flagship Store, Soho {Images: A.R.E. Magazine}
4) Subnation - small spaces
Accents: preppy colors – red, blues, urban greys, national flag colors color blocking, city grids, box shapes, scraps, leftovers, recycling | Textures: compressed knits – furniture, touches of impact in stores, bloated shapes, play-dough, foam | Symbolic for: cultural clashing of mega-cities
Example: Mulberry Boutique, Soho {Images: www.archiscene.net}
I had the pleasure of shooting an engagement session for Anna + Brad, a couple whose adventurous energy simply radiates! We went all over New Market – MN, and even though we fought some major wind + sun, we got some really great photographs that [if I've succeeded] captures these two amazing personalities.
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