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i shot this photo at heather's
parent's house moments before she got dressed on her wedding day. loved looking at all of their family wedding photos and was excited to know that our photos would be displayed lovingly on this wall in the family gallery. this
photo has really got me thinking about my blank walls.
it's quite ridiculous how many we have (considering our profession). my
favorite thing is to study a friend's cluttered fridge or a bulletin
board covered in old images. started to wonder why i couldn't
cover my walls in a similar haphazard fashion.

am drawn to this idea of random wall art clusters. it reminds me of the installation art by barry mcgee. his art clusters were inspired by a church he visited in south america. the church was filled with items left behind by the thousands of people who had made a pilgrimage to the church. one wall contained clusters of small framed images
holding drawings of people, places, and cars. after his visit to the church he decided to begin framing his accumulation of drawings he had been making for years and hung
them in groups on the walls of his studio. eventually his art clusters found their way into museums and galleries.

 

as much as i love his work  i know that most of us will not be able to install something quite that dense and complicated in our own homes. but we can draw from the energy that his work evokes. to consider filling a wall with personal photographs and sketches of the sweet details of our lives. below are a few of my favorite walls i have found  while looking for inspiration on my favorite design sites. am now on a hunt for vintage frames at thrift stores and will be making a run to aaron brothers framing for their penny sale this week. am very excited to shuffle through old boxes of photographs and to frame familiar faces and far away lands, sunsets and smiles. don't know why i have been content for so long to stare at plain butter walls.

upper left: a group of black-and-white photographs in white mattes and black frames
read as one large work when hung in a loose, unfussy grid.

upper right: not your typical office space. inspiration pulled from magazines and photo albums to get the creative juices flowing.

lower left: from the home of my friend laurie cinotto. here hangs art by several artists along with family photos, found objects, and miniatures.

lower right: inexpensive frames joined with duct tape create one large piece. color blocks and nature shots balance out the baby photos.

  love this bedroom. i want to jump into this bed, rest my head on the blue and white floral pillow and stare at the paintings and little details and call this my own. can't imagine a better place to nap.

  the last one is off subject. but i just love bookshelves arranged by color. a literary rainbow. now go buy or make some frames. and please save the wedding photos from the "box".

this photo makes me want to go roll down a big grassy hill. reminds me of rotating faster than i thought was possible. the world turning upside down and uncontrollable laughter. with no line and no admission price, it was simple pleasure. remember the dizzy delight when you reached the bottom!?!

sitting here with a rainbow scarf and fuzzy slippers, wondering where the time went between summer and winter? this august and fall was a bit of a whirlwind. but this is how i like it. shoot like crazy when the weather is nice. when the rain comes, stay inside and edit like a maniac. 

loved this idea of playing ketchup from the ever inspiring photographer dustin todd. completely forgot about this joke from pulp fiction. thanks to dustin i was reminded again, it goes " so there's a mommy tomato, a daddy tomato, and a little baby tomato.
and they all decide to go out for a walk…the baby tomato starts
falling behind and so the daddy tomato gets all upset and storms back
to his son and smashes him to the ground and yells KETCHUP!

with the hustle and bustle of august, my portrait clients didn't get proper blog love. this evening i am playing "ketchup" with my august portraits. it's quite nice remembering the sun and knowing that the day will come again when you can start a portrait session at 7:00pm in order to get the best light. now i'm sounding nostalgic. so with no further ado, it's time to revisit august.

sara and baby kaylin met me for a lovely summer evening session.

next, the large family group shot that proved to be more difficult than any of us planned on. but you only need one, right?

here are the little rascals that were just a little too excited for cousin time and not so excited for photo time. managed to join them, play their game and grab some fun shots (without making anyone cry).

the last group shot seems small when compared to the evalt family photo below. went out to my friend janice's cabin to photograph all three of her brothers and their families. janice was my first friend when i was the "new kid" in fifth grade. we have been through so much together and i have known her family forever. it was such a treat to see the whole crew again at their reunion. unfortunately, it ended up being a very wet rainy day. we had visions of boats, docks, swimming and playing for the photographs. all our big ideas got rained out. still managed to take advantage of a large tent and some pretty adorable kids.

and this post wouldn't be complete without these beautiful shots of heidi, peter and their baby belly. these two were so laid back and trusting, it was a joy to work with them! heidi came up with the merry-go-round idea. i could not believe how many times she spun around and around. i get dizzy just looking at the photos.

  

this little guy has already made his grand entrance. am eager to meet him and to get some teenie tiny photographs.