Photo Shoots and other things...

Last week I shot a few photos for Brandy and Victor Davila of Tenshi Salon.  One year ago I shot photos at their grand opening for the salon and last week I shot photos for a party celebrating the launch of their make-up line!!!  They are terrific people and have surrounded themselves with amazing clients and friends! Check out the salon on 10& Spring Garden for nearly anything you need.

Facebook (I think their website is under costruction for the time being)

Other than that I spent a few days at home eating way too much with my family. Boz was really happy to run around in the back yard and chase deer! In the works are some new books and prints as well as other random craft projects that have been buzzing around in my brain. I'll keep you updated as they come along!

Montreal!

At the beginning of October my best friend Katie and I took a short trip to Montreal.  Her boyfriend was playing a show in the Pop Montreal tour so he was with us for a few days also.  Here are some images from our trip. It was a beautiful city and I would definitely say the 8 hour drive is well worth it (unless you don't like Frenchies).

This is the Biodome.  It's essentially an indoor zoo but with different climates and animals in those respective climates.

An arctic scene. I found myself taking photos of people taking photos at the Biodome. It was strange and interesting to me.

Botanical Gardens (they had an indoor garden with different sections all including different climates as well)

This was a lantern and light show at The Botanical Gardens, which was AWESOME.

The Insectarium

We often saw some pretty cool art while on the subway. There's an entire underground area for shopping with art as well since it gets SO cold.

Sarah VanKeuren, Martha Madigan, Emmet Gowin @ The Woodmere Art Museum

Tonight George and I went to the Triennial of Contemporary Photography at The Woodmere Art Museum. Sarah VanKeuren is a former professor of mine and in many ways an enormous inspiration to me. Her work in this show is fantastic and beautiful, as it usually is. If you missed the opening you should not miss seeing the show while it is up! There are beautiful prints by Martha Madigan, Emmet Gowin, Daniel Traub and several others!!! Although the Woodmere may be a hike to those of you without a set of wheels it's always worth it and a trip to Chestnut Hill is always a nice escape from the city.

Woodmere Art Museum

Schmidt-Dean

A little shoutout

I'm really fortunate to have such an amazing living situation. My roommate Dustin and I are going on our second year living together. We were friends at UArts and are lucky enough that we have remained great friends after doing one another's dishes over the past year. Dustin is also a fantastic photographer finishing his MFA at Tyler School of Art. Many of his images are not only from Philly but all over the world!

dustinream.com





My boyfriend George, who is often considered our 3rd roommate, is also a wonderful artist. He is currently making a living building other artist's websites and at the same time dabbling in fibers in anticipation for grad school. I sometimes take for granted how talented he is but was recently reminded when showing a friend a few of his recent websites. Here are a few of them as well as his website (he is also revamping his website so check back for some really awesome updates).

George's website
Amy Orr's artwork
Phil Johnson's artwork

William Daley Swarthmore Opening!!!

Tomorrow night is William Daley's opening at the List Gallery in Swarthmore. There will be a lecture beginning at 4:30pm in the Lang Performing Arts Cinema on the campus and the reception will follow at 7pm. If you don't have a car it's a short walk from the R3 line to Media/Elwyn.

The show looks fantastic so if you can make it don't miss it!


http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/art/WillaimDaley.htm

Vince Feldman @ Tyler

A former professor and mentor of mine, Vincent Feldman, has a show at the Tyler School of Art. As far as I know there is no opening but I always enjoy seeing his work when he shows it. His work is amazing and I respect him a lot. Here is a link to his site:

http://kikeuchi208296.home.comcast.net/~kikeuchi208296/vdf/wpg_philadelphia/Frameset.html

Sorting out some thoughts

While relaxing at the beach today with a couple of my favorite girls from work I had plenty of time to think. In fact, I feel like all I do right now is think about my future and how it could play out. For some reason I keep thinking that grad school will be the answer to finding my dream job and real adult life where I settle down and live happily ever after. Although, reality reminds me that just like a BFA an MFA does not mean a garunteed job. I am lucky enough to have an amazing boyfriend and an amazing roomate that are encouraging and positive. They helped me to remember that I need to be active and ambitious now and that I have options and a very very good window of opportunity to help me persue a creative career. Waiting tables may put money in the bank but that's about it. There is more out there for me and I am excited to start looking for it.

I leave you with a fun photo I snatched at the beach during my contemplations. I was also remembering how fun and free I felt as a child looking in to the clouds.