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Casting

2011-09-27T22:38:00.000-07:00

What is your focus? Is it initials hugging womanly dream catcher rib...maybe it is her jaw line or perhaps the tattoo on her upper thigh?..whatever it may be I intend to multiply...

Now accepting models...who's first?

Living

2011-08-10T22:59:00.000-07:00

Passion is everything!

San Clemente Stills

2011-06-27T22:16:00.000-07:00

Although life may be moving fast I tend to press pause quite often...

My view of San Clemente, CA

:)

2011-05-30T18:22:00.000-07:00

Project:Beauty

2011-05-30T12:02:00.001-07:00

I'm going to create something beautiful today and it will start with a bit of Ikea inspiration. No No...I'm not building any "cut-out-break in 2 months creation" ... Instead my muse lies in color...I found myself perusing the isles of Ikea this morning absorbing every little speck of pigment as if I knew my eyesight was ending in moments...I decided this was going to be another day of creation and beauty...My only request,(politely of course) that the Universe give it in return...:) Perhaps I hadn't contemplated, absorbed, soaked & writhed in the discomfort of my own faults in the past...Now...I feel nimble, weak but determined...I will soak up the sunshine today...I will create...I will shine...My path is the biggest project of all and as that is defined I will dabble in beauty along the way...

Create Cheer

2011-05-29T13:57:00.000-07:00

When you have no cheer left...create more!...

Know Thyself...

2011-05-16T23:16:00.000-07:00

If someone were to say you were a photograph, what would you look like? I hope I would look a little like this...

Marm

2011-05-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Mother's Day. I was back in my roots. 1927 Casita. Spanish tile. Light smell of cinnamon in the air. Flowers in vases. Kitty cat in the window in hopes that today will be the day she is let inside. Palm crucifix. Holy water & Rosary's. Music...wind chimes ....I was home....and for some reason I was compelled to take pictures of the things that reminded me of home and even more so the things that reminded me of Mom. I am blessed to have Mamasita alive and fortunate to be the recipent of her kisses, strength, words of advice and love...always love....Yesterday was so special because I was felt reminiscent, nostalgic, forced to remember images I may forget...attempting to press pictures and visions in my head as to never lose the comforts that Mother chose to create home.....this is what I came up with...these pictures are my Mother...they are warm, beautiful, they are giving and they are love...

TruBlu

2011-04-11T13:13:00.000-07:00

I would love to be drenched in this fashion merriment for a perfect Coachella weekend.

SheHitPause

2011-04-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

Obsessed with these dreamy prints.

SheHitPauseStudios

2011-04-06T01:41:00.001-07:00

One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. "Which road do I take? she asked. "Where do you want to go?" was his response. "I don't know," Alice answered. "Then" said the cat, "it doesn't matter"

2011-03-11T02:57:00.000-08:00

Alive

2011-01-16T11:11:00.001-08:00

It is beautiful outside. I am blessed. I am alive and grateful.

Thank you Neil Krug.

2010-11-26T15:43:00.001-08:00

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Awake...

2010-09-23T00:44:00.001-07:00

...I cannot sleep for some reason and instead continue to day dream about these most fabulous wonderful YSL pumps....

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The Giver

2010-05-09T19:51:00.000-07:00

My Mother...

The Eternal Giver....

Giver of life...

Giver of love...

Giver of anything she can possibly give so a smile comes across my face...

All Mothers, bearing the universe in wombs...

Strength

Beautiful...

Thank you Mamasita, for being you...

Veritas

2010-04-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

I surrender.

Neil Krug's images insanely beautiful.

Dizzy from impact.

The Mad Ones...

2010-04-17T23:08:00.000-07:00

I've mentioned this quote before however I find it necessary to mention it again for it is almost a mantra, a moment, a constant reminder to me of what I would like to surround myself with in life...

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle yosee the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” - Jack Kerouac

I feel that these images transcend the same type of fire in varying ways... demure, silent, solemn or raging...they all speak volumes in some incredible manner -

(credits to the many talented photographers on Flicker...Victoria Karelina, Eriver Hijano, Hrystia Kaminska, Jostein Walengen, Valeria Heine...)

Ban.do

2010-04-11T21:49:00.000-07:00

Love Ban.do

The great escape

2010-04-10T00:07:00.000-07:00

It's always about music and art for me...

Heart...

at full sprint plunging towards finish line of treble clefs

Jim Marshall bringing the music alive again...

The perfect escape...

Speechless

2010-03-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

Today is such a beautiful day outside that I had to fill this little blog with a bit of it as well complements of the legendary Herb Ritts.

Moments

2010-03-25T21:34:00.001-07:00

We are blessed. Blessed with a variety of senses; we are provided with a nexus of imagination in our brains that deliver the most amazing experiences of taste, touch, smell and all of the delicate intricacies of life. (which we often take for granted) Visual by nature, I tend to post photography that rips at my heart however tonight, I was ever so lucky to come across a website I probably would've bypassed considering its lack of luster...unbeknownst to me, all the fancies of the tech world could not compare to the emotion that these little verbal blurbs gifted to me...miniature as they may be, yet a Goliath in heart....makesmethink.com ...

Some examples:

Today in downtown San Diego, I watched a blue collar Mexican man get harassed for being Mexican. It was a blatant act of discrimination. And the man actually began crying. As he left the office building, he took off his jacket. His t-shirt underneath read, "I love the USA!"

Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe. He said he hadn't eaten anything in over 3 days and looked extremely skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first thing the man said was, "We can share it."

Today, my father told me, "Just go for it and give it a try! You don't have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic."

Today, as soon as my 5-year-old baby brother came into my room, I yelled at him to get out without even looking up at him. When he didn't listen and I turned around to yell again, I noticed he had a bowl of cherries (my favorite) in his hands. He said, "Sorry, I just wanted to share these with you."

Today, I was sitting on a hotel balcony watching 2 lovers in the distance walk along the beach. From their body language, I could tell they were laughing and enjoying each other's company. As they got closer, I realized they were my parents. My parents almost got divorced 8 years ago.

Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.

Today, I'm a neurosurgery candidate, going under the knife in 2 days. Last month I was a healthy 24 year old female athlete. Today, signed a DNR, just in case I come out as a vegetable. Today, I had to make a living will. Is it really my time? In 48 hours I’ll find out.

Today, I celebrated my 16th birthday. I was born HIV positive and nobody thought I would make it.

Today, Sean asked me to marry him. I said yes! Exactly 1 year ago today, I was walking to my car when a man ran up behind me and stole my purse. I called 911. Sean was the cop that responded to my call. If that jackass never stole my purse, I would have never met the love of my life.

Today, my wife kissed me goodbye, got in her car, crashed, and passed away. When the coroner called me at 9AM, I broke into tears and ran into the restroom at work to wash off my face. When I looked in the mirror, I noticed that my wife’s lipstick was still on my cheek.

Today, as I was quietly packing my lunch for work, my husband danced into the kitchen singing a made-up song consisting of only my name over and over. When he saw me, he blushed and said, "Oh, you're still here!" Sneaking a peak into the daily routine of someone who truly loves me makes me smile.

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Once upon a time in Mexico...

2010-03-19T14:51:00.000-07:00

Visual Valentine

2010-02-10T00:20:00.001-08:00

V is for Valentine...V is for Vintage

'Mirror of Venus' by Wingate Paine

Holi Color

2010-01-10T10:40:00.000-08:00

I'm fascinted with color & light. I have yet to travel to India however when I do, this is one little beautiful Festival called Holi which I'd love to attend and partake in. This year it occurs on March 1, 2010.

Feeling spontaneous anyone?