Pretty Bird

Dreams

 "Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be." - Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love.

Friends, I have begun a process these days. One of opening new doors in so many more ways then embarking on a new career. It feels like pulling all the walls around me to the ground, wiping the sweat from my forehead, putting my hands on my hips and surveying the space. Now I'm deciding how to design the new structure. Spending the past few months exhausted, worn and over worked, I've decided to take these trips into New York - full of education, music and (hopefully) many pictures, and use them as a starting line for where I'm going.

So, as my trip comes near, I have decided to take a break from this blog. I won't have time for posting when I'm away as much as I would like, and I'm hoping after I return, this space can have a much needed face lift and new direction, too. I do, however, want to share photos when I can, so for now, please continue to visit me in my new york space. In the midst of a new career path, I'm also hoping to reconnect with myself in a city that has always felt like home. Go pursue your dreams. Ciao - Anna

Simplicity

Not often do I find time to watch movies (I do LOVE movies). I had a sliver of evening after a long day and saw a film that seemed comedic and rather quiet....yet the questions presented really struck a cord with me. Many times in regards to faith and miracles, I have felt like Henry Poole. It's worth the watch (and Luke Wilson is always outstanding). Henry Poole Is Here.

Most beautiful

my.heart.stopped

a.sudden.stillness

i.miss.this.with.all.my.heart

i.can't.wait.for.a.hot.manhattan.day (BUBBLE TEA!!!)

Creation

I'm in awe of everyday beauty. Light, rain, small fingers...large, worn hands. Photographs, sound...something you have to slow down to notice....exit signs, 'open' signs, cold tea on hot days, dew....tall buildings against dark sky...I could go on forever.

My life has been happening upon small blessings. Today, after inquiring about wall space for art, the owner of Aromas coffee shop asked if I would like to hang my own work. And, last week, Nomad's curator (who is one of the coolest, sweetest chicks in the world, I might add) asked if I would submit work to the 'Nomad on the Road' for the show on the 29th. I'm amazed because polaroid photography, for me, is a hobby...it's a way of creating when I have no time for music - it's an outlet. I just feel very blessed that there are others who appreciate those little bits of my soul. Thank you, all.

A few other finds of beauty:

I'm a sucker for back display
it's the light...and the dreamlike haze
Loving laughing with...
I can't wait
Reckoning demo

He's coming home

....just got word. Dad's on his way home. Solomon and I waved our yellow ribbons in the front yard at long last. This time laughter had a bit more freedom in it - I can feel the exhale coming....God truly bless you who have given such sacrifices.....Anna

...it's the joy....

I recently acquired a Polaroid Colorpack II. A few shots from my first colorpack expedition are here. I'm a bit bummed because the delicate light infusion that shows up in the originals is so brilliant, but my scanner (being a behemoth) didn't quite pick it up the way it actually appears. Still, the originals are what counts for me! This camera could become another soul mate!

For some extra dreamy space - check these out - my favorites are here, but they have so many to choose from! A recent trip to Anthropologie proved most inspirational (as usual) and this is my new heartthrob (in yellow) for the warmer summer months. In close second - the stripes and the green...!! For a similar cut and less harsh pocket book experience - 80s purple has a nice sailor inspired summer piece, as well.

Off note - The Bowery ballroom in NYC is hosting Au Revior Simone at the end of June. I do believe I'll be present for that show....I'm slowly coming into music heaven this summer! Check out their newest, which is available TODAY!!!! Still night, still light.

Have a beautiful week....Ciao....Anna

love love love

I just found some information that made my heart stop. It was the good kind of heart stop that also proceeds chills, laughter and jumping. :-) Johann Johannsson will be in NY at Le Poisson Rouge while I'm there. I'm spinning!

Loving this at bedtime
Always something interesting - Kafka on the Shore
Revisited and always inspiring - Ibride

I plan to bring journals with me to NY. For the purpose of stapling polaroids, fragments of found items, cards - whatever streams my way as I walk. If you can't have one lovingly handmade for you, or handmake your own :-) I recommend:
I love these - printed leather and refillable.
Somavenues on etsy. Polaroid cover journal.
Dutch Craft Work
Amano Books

...nearing an end

"would it come in a whisper
a great light filtered softly through morning curtains
like the quiet way he came and lit up the world around us"

My dad is coming home from overseas at the end of the month....we are in a state of longing....may it go like a fleeting moment....and stay like eternity. (Love you dad.)

Kentucky Derby!!!

I'm a horse nerd - always have been, probably always will be. Growing up with half of my family knowing what the terms 'nice hindquarters' really means and learning to read a horse pedigree by the time I was 6...what can I say. :-) I've always been a sucker for a beautiful equine. At any rate, I used to follow racing and got out of it for a while...and am back on the yearly KD band wagon -track it here: Kentucky Derby Get your big hats ready, it's D-Day!!!

...a few of my favorite things.

This preparation to leave for New York has my head spinning. My visits are always filled with new inspiration, warmth and the heartache that comes with visiting a place that feels like home, but isn't. Though a move seems a bit unreasonable for now, I'm still keeping my fingers crossed! My goal is clear - to finish this education and embark on a new career journey...though I won't lie - the idea of spending time studying and existing for a season in my favorite place - I'm speechless and thrilled! In placing my focus on those things to come, I've been thinking about some of my favorite places in the city....so I'm sharing! I'm going to leave fully stocked with film and my notebook (to which business cards, mementos and all sorts of lost items get stapled)...and will come home with pictures and info on more fantastic, hidden coves I've discovered and the deeper spaces in the grand place I love so much.  I wish you accomplishment on all your sweet dreams and pursuits! Ciao! Anna

Lovely Tranfers....her pieces give me the same feeling as being pleasantly surrounded by morning fog -Janine Nichols.
Gorgeous spaces and artful preservation - casaCara
The Little House in the City :-)
Severely Vintage
Workshop (And the Kentucky Derby party is May 2!!!)
Steward/Stand in Dumbo (and they carry Ibride trays as of last year!!!!)
The warmth of favorite all nighter (I'm thinkin study time!)
Pearls (a staple)
Yummm
Hidden...and mysterious...
Guilty Pleasure
The hot chocolate is to die for....(and its REAL! No sugar!)