I know I say each & every flower is my favorite but I honestly have to say that peonies are my favorite late summer bloom aside from Dutch Irises.

When I was a kid growing up in Detroit, I always looked forward to our 3 peony bushes blooming in the late spring. The big floppy blooms always cheered me up & the fragrance made me wonder if heaven had the same smell but that was then & this is now.

I’ve been fascinated by the work of Vivian Maier since her work made it’s way to the internet a few years ago. Talk about a true hidden treasure discovery.

I cannot wait until this film is released. Seems like she had quite the secret life.

A few weeks ago, my friend and birch jewelry designer, Heather Fagan of Bettula hit me up because she had a very exciting opportunity to work with Fab.com. My job? To get great photos for her portfolio to make this happen!

I own some of Heather’s birch cuffs that I rock during the summer months that I totally love so this was a no brainer.

I love when my artist friends find ways to keep their passions alive and active.

Here are a few moody shots from our time together with 1st time model, Amelia White.

The Bettula sale on Fab.com will run through March 9, 2013, so check it out fast!

It’s always exciting to see your work out and about in the wild, highlighted online or in publications.

When “Popular Photography” made contact to request permission to use my work I was ecstatic! Looking at the finished product was even better.

I took the photo about 4 years ago of a dogwood flower with a Lens Baby (macro kit). It’s been a favorite of mine.

If you’re interested in photography or a novice wanting to pick up skills “The Complete Photo Manual: 300+ Skills and Tips for Making Great Pictures” is a good book to have nearby! The photos are all amazing and the tips really are good! And my work is in it….. so………..

2013 just continues to be great!

Last weekend, I was in NYC for Fashion Week working as a fashion liaison.

I attended some shows, went back stage, did some art gallery tours, chilled out at the Hotel Chelsea in a SUPER swanky room that rocked my world & such.

This was the 1st time that I did not attend as a photographer and it was REFRESHING! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my experience photographing runway shows and presentations from some of America’s top designers but the work is killer! You’re left drained by the end of the week feeling like you’re near death… It would take me a day or two to recover; feet, back, mind…

Who knows what the next season will have in store for me. Guess we will see.

The image above is from Libertine’s 2013 fall/winter collection & taken with my trusty iPhone! You can see looks from the show here.

If you don’t follow me on Facebook, you can go there to ”like” me & catch up on some of my mini-adventures.

This short film by Ava DuVernay is pretty damn awesome. I probably watched it 5 times today.

“The film’s main focus is an actual door and the friends who come through it to help Union through a bitter breakup. “Characters arrive at the door of a friend in need, bringing something of themselves,” DuVernay explains. “Eventually, we witness our heroine ready to walk through the door on her own. The door in the film represents a pathway to who we are.”"

The movement, the visuals, and the music are awe inspiring! Processing the film with my photographer’s eye, I found my self gasping. Especially at the image if Gabrielle Union in the foreground of that vibrant wall hanging.

When the film ended, I felt complete but…. I wanted to know how & why she was hurt. A great feeling to walk away with in this case.

Vintage Barcelona Chair? Sure, why not, It’s still a Barcelona Chair and still sexy as hell!

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair and Stool (1929), originally created to furnish his German Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Barcelona, have come to epitomize modern design. Mies van der Rohe designed the chair to serve as seating for the king and queen of Spain, while the stool was intended to accommodate their attendants.

A little soft. A lot of beautiful. Straight from Africa…..

My last piece from my watercolors class… While I learned a lot in this class, it was not the cake walk that I thought it was going to be but at least I have some new skills and new activity that is quite relaxing.

Inspired by Prince: Irresistible Bitch….

POW!

I’m pretty excited that I got 100% on this watercolor piece for my class.

I CANNOT draw to save my life but I think I’m getting better as this class progresses. And watercolor painting is not the cake walk that I though it would be!

Just 3 more week! 3 more weeks!!!

My homie Fave sent this to me yesterday & I just about died! Everybody knows that I love scarves. And I love BIG scarves. Art has imitated my life and this is so damn awesome!

“Whether it’s to protect their voice or make a fashion statement, it hard to find a soul singer these days that’s NOT wearing a decorative scarf around their neck. APNF and crew are faithful soul music lovers and follow the trends faithfully…this time to a fault. heh.

Step yo’ scarf game up, people.”

Art Credit: Trel “Fave” Robinson ~ 2012

Check out Fave’s A Pug Named Fender here.

When I saw this new typeface mockup by Senongo Akpem, I got so hype. The colors, the textures and the colors again….

“Over the course of a few weeks in January and February, I created a hand-made typeface using Mixel, a new collage app. The app lets you re-use and even re-crop any piece from any other users collage, which gave me literally hundreds of images to work from that I could alter in any way I chose.

I tried to use as many images as possible to make the letters free-flowing. Some are a bit more complex than others but I tried to get them all to look like cohesive letterforms. ~  Senongo Akpem

The letters have been featured on Behance, Quipsologies, and the Mixel Blog.”