Inspiration: soft romantic blooms {peonies, hydrangeas and roses}

Wedding season is upon us and I love this! Here are some photographs of wedding flowers I worked on yesterday ...

I have this beautiful, yet unusual flower at home right now ... Jatropha, it reminds me of coral ...

In mythology, rose meaning is associated with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love who was often depicted adorned with roses around her head, feet and or neck. The most common interpretation is that the rose symbolizes an immortal love or a union that will never fade.

Here are some photographs I recently took of roses, they are so moody and muted in colour {click on images to enlarge} If you would like to see more, they are a part of my heirlooms set ...

Just some of my photographs made into 'antique' photographs ... {click on the image to view}

My most recent project is for a florist wanting to revamp their website, these are a few of the finished images ... Visit here to see more pictures ...

Inspiration: the sleepy sweetness of the hellebores - I love the nodding cup shape of the hellebores which begs to be looked at more closely. The natural beauty and antique colours of these flowers lend themselves as the ideal flower for vintage or loose garden arrangements and bouquets ...

I brought home a wine colour hellebore and took a few photos of this beauty ...


I scanned the hellebore as well, another for my botany set ...

A sneak peek from my photoshoot yesterday. I am working with a flower shop to help develop their new website ... This is just one photograph of many ...


I am amazed by the work of Irene Suchocki, Montreal-based freelance photographer. I especially love her photographs of Paris ... Here are some of her photographs ... Enjoy!

{photographs courtesy of Irene Suchocki}

The photographs from the engagement shoot are finally here. Our session was with Blair Marie ... I love autumn for the colours! Here is my family on a beautiful fall morning walking in the area we frequent most! Of course Leo made it into some of the shots!

Inspiration: origami and bright flowers ... I made these origami cubes and set up some still-lifes with flowers ... The flowers are matsomoto mums, button mums and zinnias ... I think these would make great centrepieces too ... Here are some of my favourite shots from today ... [dyi:origami cube tutorial - via:origami mommy]









Some great blogs to check out ... BORNAY Tartelette POSTCARDS & pretties poppytalk little pheasant Golly Bard's Drawing Room small stump + studio choo

Inspiration: cute and childish kitsch ... Here are some still-lifes and photographs I have taken over the past few days ...

My first week in Toronto has been fun, spending some time checking out the city, shops and galleries ...

I checked out a show featuring Saskatchewan artists at the York Quay (Harbourfront) Centre, here is the show's write up ...

COMBINE situates the works of 18 artists from Saskatchewan throughout York Quay Centre. The title joins two iconic references - the image of the prairie farming machine and the assemblages first created by Robert Rauschenberg - to provide a hint as to where the artists are from and what they are up to. Participating artists were selected for their mutual understanding of how the amalgamation of disparate objects and images can create new stories and meanings.

Here are some photographs I took at the show ...

At the harbourfront I was impressed by this wave boardwalk for children to play on ...

Another show I briefly saw was Christina Leslie's photographic series (MISSED) PERCEIVED at the Gladstone Hotel. It showcases multiple portraits and deals with satirical representations, for example the portraits reference the sambo character and representations of othering in media and popular culture. Leslie juxtaposes the sitters actual portrait with their 'caricatures'. Here are some photographs I took at the show ...

Some more fun finds on Queen West + Ossington ...