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let's talk about mel kadel...











so beautiful, sad and silly - a perfect combination. this work has been bouncing around in my head lately, the little characters with their clouds and sun and blankets and mice....

more here and here.

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:::come darkness:::
- curated and installed by maria alexandra vettese
- can be seen in person at chelliswilson which is in portland
- makes me happy to look at
- hoping they will do more of these installations
- also, i love darkness and winter, i do

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ernesto caivano via but does it float.





just so pretty...

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pictures of mushrooms in seattle (i went there last weekend to visit a very good friend and loved seattle, loved every minute).

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just a picture. because i like (so very much) to take them.

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love these images by the talented kara healey for mociun's fall clothing line. it's just a whole lotta witchy goodness. and this bittersweet chocolate dog portrait is brilliant, beautiful perfection. period.

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taken on the final leg of our shoot, this is our wardrobe stylist playing with some product. she's got style for miles a dog named bandit and her name is angel. what more does anybody need to know?


additional versions on the flickr stream...

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it's fitting that michael mcconnell's show at the adorable bell jar shop is filled to the brim with arrows. it's appropriate because his work always puts an arrow right through my heart. yup. that's what happens. every time....







sorry about the sub par iphone pics....

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on sunday we went to headlands center for the arts open studios. these are some of the stills i took of an installation there by j. morgan puett. more about puett, along with some beautiful pictures of her design and installation work can be found here.











it rather took my breath away.

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made by julie floersch via fffound via 2 or 3 things i know.





her etsy shop.

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i adore this mobile by nicole. i adore it times a billion. you can see more here.

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the invisible man via freckle farm and wide open spaces.

(he painted himself in there, people! not in the digital sense! i'm especially in love with the first one - such meditation inspiration for me.)