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I’ve been thinking a lot about scale lately. I think many artists and makers have a scale that’s comfortable to them. Sure, most of us can and will work at different sizes throughout our careers. But most of us also have an ideal scale, one that feels like home.
When I was photographing this pair of new plant stakes, I decided it would be fun to put myself in a few of the pictures. While I’m really happy with the end result (pictured above), what I actually love about these images is they show my thought process as I work through image ideas. Because this was an impromptu photoshoot, I didn’t start with a fully formed image in mind. Instead, I responded to what I was working with and adapted from there.
It’s been more than a month since I came back from Palm Springs but I’ve still got some images to share. Like this gorgeous black and white dress I picked up on the trip and then photographed myself wearing at my hotel with the Ada earrings.
I spent the first week of February in Palm Springs. It was my first time on a plane since the start of the pandemic, which seems pretty appropriate because Palm Springs was actually the last trip I took before the pandemic started. (I was there about a week before everything in the US shut down.) A lot has changed since then – most notably my hair is MUCH longer – so I couldn’t resist recreating these images with the same kaftan and necklace, especially since I was staying at the same hotel.
I don’t know about you, but after over a year of living in sweatpants and only occasionally making my top half look presentable for Zoom meetings, I’m looking forward to the possibility of putting together whole outfits again in the near future! And to get ready for that future, today I thought I’d share how three different necklaces look with my favorite black jumpsuit!
I will admit that, ever since the pandemic started, my work from home style has gotten even more casual. So in an effort to get myself out of a bit of a style rut, I decided to revisit one of my favorite pieces from my wardrobe – my black linen jumpsuit.
I’m still trying to catch up on sharing pics of my newest necklace collection from my trip to Palm Springs, um, eight months ago. (What can I say, it’s been a long year!)
This was an outfit I wore to Alt Summit (the conference I was attending) while on the trip, and I love how it all came together, with another dress from my favorite India brand, Nicobar, a jacket from Madewell that I’ve had for years, and this Modular statement necklace, which I just love.
Way back in March, right before the world shut down, I spent a very lovely week in Palm Springs. And while I blogged some of my favorite scenes from the trip, I got distracted and never shared the images I took of some of my jewelry while I was there! So I’m going to take a few days and share them now. (Better late than never, right?!?)
For the last few months now, I’ve been making it a point to regularly buy myself fresh flowers. It’s such a simple thing, but it makes for an immediate mood boost. On the same day I took pictures for my last post, I couldn’t resist taking a few pictures with this lovely bouquet that I picked up (thanks to contactless pick-up) from my local coffee shop.
Poppy season may be long gone (it’s always too short for me) but at least I have these pics I took of these pink poppies from my garden in my Elizabeth Benotti vase. (With my stacking rings in Bubble Gum, Light Raspberry, and Deep Ocean.)