The Boxer

Photography: Sarah Sovereign
MUA: Elizabeth Toney
Hair: Jennifer Ault
Model: Ashley Lucas

Spring and Pretty Things

I have been scoring like nobody's business at thrift stores lately. A fur stole, an awesome sailboat ... I went to Value Village yesterday and found the most adorable framed needlepoint works. I've photographed the two little birds, but I also found some lovely flower needlework pictures as well, and the prettiest vintage painting of oriental poppies.

My next favourite thing to photographing people is photographing little things. I love documenting all the knick knacks I keep kicking around our apartment. People have a tendency to wander into our place and get caught up looking in all the little corners. We are a mish mash of Star Wars memorabilia and tiny porcelain deer. Nothing beats coming home with an awesome find that will fit into your home just right. What's funny is that I still have a little pile of things I really have no idea what to do with... like a giant vintage light fixture in my parent's crawlspace in the moment. It's amber coloured and straight out of your grandparent's living room but SO AWESOME.

Yesterday was a great day! The sun was shining, I took some pictures and edited the sailboat photographs. I wandered over to Color Me Mine and began painting a teapot for my mom to use in a Tea coming up at her church, hung out with Crystal and then grabbed a drink with my mom. Last night Jamie and I went to the drive in, too! My favourite part about the drive in is that sort of pre-sleepover feel you get when everyone is wandering around in their pj's and night's coming. You can feel everyone's excitement as they snuggle down in their trucks and cars and wait for the show to start. We saw Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean and rolled home around 3 a.m. sooo sleepy and extra ready for bed.

Tomorrow we get my nephew all day and I am pumped to take him to the park, take some pictures with him and just spend a bit of time with my favourite little ginger. OH! And also awesome, my mom has a program in her classroom that involves taking home a little stuffed lion and then detailing his adventures in a book that's brought back to the class. She left him with Jamie and I tonight so that Connor can play with him tomorrow. Let me tell you, that Lion is going to have the adventure of a lifetime! We will be introducing him to coffee, playing with him at the park, and showing him the delicate intricacies of interacting with the ferocious Jax. With portraits coming up on Wednesday as well, May so far has been pretty much jampacked with awesome.

Happy May Long Weekend everyone!

Amber & the Sailboat

I am so very much in love with the sunshine and the blue sky and all the green awesomeness growing all around the valley. It's been a really trying winter, but spring promises a lot-- Jamie and I changed our lifestyle, eating healthier and exercising more. We're going to be taking up swimming and I'm going to wow the world with the finest dog paddle in Chilliwack. So far I've come down three sizes and Jamie has lot sixty pounds. It's pretty amazing, and we're high fiving ourselves like nobody's business as we adhere to the strictest but most rewarding changes of our lives.

I did a few larger scale photo shoots this past winter and was really wanting to do something low key and simple, so I put together a very impromptu shoot last night with the lovely Amber Short. Crystal was even able to come out! I recently picked up a reflector and I must say, I'm pretty much in love. It made all the difference during our sunset shoot!

Afterwards, Crystal, Jamie and I played three person Mario and then I made Crystal sit through all my old film school movies. Complete with the Robot and my brother dramatically emoting in an office setting ... my films were always so hilariously emo.

Below are some images from my lovely sunshine-y shoot. Complete with people walking past the trail with commentary, "Is that Lady Gaga?" was my favourite ... or the obnoxious teenage boys slow clapping as they passed. Hilarious. Thanks Amber and Crystal!

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