40's

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beautiful.

30's

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This home. I love. Find me that headboard and I will be a happy girl. Found on Apartment Therapy.

 IF I WERE A...

1.  An oversized white shirt please. via My Imaginary Closet.

2. Oh I have been eying you for a year now Jbrand high rise jeans in Nightwash.

3. The whole thing.  All of it to feel pretty...Love Free People.

4. Desperately need new undies and bras too! Eberjey so nice.

5. I have been thinking I want some sort of heart ankle bracelet, gold please!

6. LOVING these!! Madewell, be still my little shoe heart.

20's!

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Thank you Lillian.

oh what fun it is to be a woman! This week, every day I am going to show a little fashion clip from a different decade in our fashinista history.

The turn of the century "Dibson Girl" (think Downton Abbey!)

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little birds...

I was walking to work today, thinking to myself "Why am I here in this city?  What to I want from it" and alas saw this little bird.  It was so happy and content in the coldness (well, it looked happy in my human projection) I thought that if this little creature could pick away at the red berries merrily, I too could find some peace today.

What are some things that inspire you?  Where are lessons of gratitude and humility found? Here are some of mine.

My little bird today.

The big big sky.

Just what is says. via Sun-believable.

Drifting at the base of a canyon on a river on a boat, canoe, raft. This is Owhee river. One that sits in my heart.

All my friends doing amazing things and taking their own path (so many inspirations here I can't even begin to speak of them all!):

You Da Balm

Rising Storm

Tapes&Toil

Stacy Does Everything


Artists that inspire me, bringing us closer to a truth of life:

Malibu

The Fader

Kirra Jamison

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words. that have their own dreams.

My girls at the Lower East Side Girls Club!

this book. yoga. being here now.  love.

so much more.

Michael's amazing work.

I was talking to my good friend Michael yesterday about how we have constructed our identity throughout the years as artist or photographer (insert any word).  At times, it is hard to know how much I care about the actual craft (is it an inner voice I can't live without?) or if it is the identity - the community to understand the self and a word used for the world to understand me.  I wrote a bit about this in grad school, that the community, especially the academic community of the arts was a very healing place for me.  It was one of the only places I felt I could thrive. A place of acceptance and emotion, of dreaming, where I was asked to ask. With this I could feel a pride in my capabilities or at least supported within my community at least to try.  Is that the passion and drive?  Or is it the work and the craft.  Time tells all...

"Perhaps art is a quest for the perfect, or even the imperfect. Reality always falls short on both sides."
ANNA DEAVERE SMITH, Letters to a Young Artis

love.love. IsmMode .love.love.love.

New love, Frankie Rose, via Spin.

Blessed are they who can see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.- Camille Pissarro

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear friend Stacy.

If I could I would give you...

One million cashmere tops from JCrew!

All things dry clean worthy from Club Monaco.

This lovely painting you once told me you loved.

Every year a new pair of the coolest frames from Warby Parker.

These earrings.

A jewelry class at 3rd Ward.

Guilt free pizza, forever.

A lifetime supply of McClure's pickles...

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A summer in Maui.

and finally lots of....

I post about all these material things that I know I cannot afford, but bless I do love them and

can't deny I do love myself some clothing and home decor!  But I also know that these things are really only the hot fudge to what is needed and important in life.  If I were a rich girl or not there are some things I would to the same:

Bring my lunch to work.

Brew my Intelegencia coffee  (from Veronica's people in Greenpoint!) in my wonderful Bodum french press and bring it with my on the subway and drink is slowly and enjoy every second.

Value fresh greens and local products, nothing like it.  If you ever get to Ithaca, NY head to the best farmers marked out there.

LOVE SHOES!

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The less ingredients the better, and if I can't pronounce it I don't want you eat it!

In high school my dear friend Adrienne told me she never wore solid socks, I still live by her rule (it can be subtle, even small ruffles count!

Use Arm & Hammer toothpaste.

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Breath deep and stretch.

Try to tell those I love (oh so much love) that I love them or at least say hi.

Think how thankful I am to have such wonderful parents and family and life.

So much more...