finally! some pictures from...

florida

five days old

is this litttle aislinn claire. well, now she's eight weeks or so, but i was able to capture her on her fifth day of existence in this big world. adorable, as are her parents. this is just one of the things keeping me busy thus far this summer. way.....way more to post. let's see if i can keep up!

michelle

so i'm a bad

blogger. i need more time in the day...or maybe i need to just not work and do all things creative...then i would have a rockin' blog...but probably no money. humm...dilemma.

so here's what's up:

*i graduated...with my BA in Studio Art (concentrations in Photography & Printmaking, minor in Art History) and was able to do so with highest honors :) all of that stressing paid off i guess.

*i spent the week after graduation working and getting ready for vacation! which did not allow much time to do anything else but find a swimsuit (5th store was the charm).

*i went on a lovely family vacation to Ft. Meyers Beach, FL...amazing!

*i'm editing photos of a really cute baby i took a few weeks ago for some friends.

*and now i'm working on my room again...IT IS GOING TO GET DONE!!! and look beautiful!

so...pictures of many of these events to come.

much love!
michelle

i'm in the thick

of finals. yuck. and guess what? i'm procrastinating, and you're reaping the benefits of it.

i just finished editing the first of two photo series for a final critique tomorrow morning. this project was an experiment for me...and i REALLY like the way it has turned out. i usually work with a feminine subject matter, but thought i would try to compliment an earlier series with a male version of similar feel. i rigged up my own studio here at home with a sheet and some harsh aluminum reflector clamp lights that my dad had in the garage. horray for being inventive! i dug around for some old-ish looking tools and items most specifically related to men: hankies, an old razor, work gloves, suspenders, a pipe, a handful of change, etc. i then used my favorite man as my hand model and clicked the shutter...a few hundred times.

and here's the result. let me know what you think!

back to the eye twitching,
michelle

senior project: printmaking

hello again. so sorry for the lack of posting. that seems to be a trend, unfortunately. i'm hoping that when i'm out of school the story will be a little different. the last few weeks my attention has been focused on my senior project. i've been etching and filing small 3x3" zinc plates, hand tinting japanese paper, and printing my little lovelies. i chose my favorites and framed them in a shadow box where I attached them to a clothesline i conjured up with the cutest little clothespins! then off to the student show they went with six other alternative process photographs i made previous to this project. if you would like to view these works of art, they are currently hanging in the gallery at st. francis.

so glad this part is over...now two more photo projects to start (and finish) as well as a lengthy art history project. then this crazy semester is over. whew!

now back to some homework.
thanks for stopping by.
michelle

STREeeeeeeeee...............

ssssED!

crazy with school projects that just don't want to get done. but i hope they do. but i'm not sure if they will. but they always do. but i'm just stressing.

20 + change

it's been 25 years since I exited my mother's womb and entered this world. this world full of creativity, of love, of hatred, of variety, of conformity, of community. this beautifully ugly world. i've enjoyed much, i've laughed often, i've loved many, i've experienced some of the world's imperfections, and i've experienced some of God's perfection. i'm glad to be alive and intend to enjoy 25 very much...even though i feel just a tad old :) thank you for being a part of my existence. i have nothing but love for you.

now i must go and enjoy the rest of this day with my amazing family.
your young(ish) friend,
michelle