Earth Day

Today I was asked to design a brochure for Earth Day for the office I work for. So I got to use my design skills and old photographs to create something useful for them...how exciting. Aside from the fact that I am NOT even remotely close to being a "graphic designer", I was able to use what little knowledge I had to create the brochure for them. Here is the most exciting page (the rest is all text, blah blah), the cover page:

Safari 3

These photos are not by any means exciting, but I brought my camera with me when I went out this weekend in hopes of finding things worth photographing.

Amour

A little thing I made for my Paris-loving best friend.

Collected Things

Numerous parts of my room are filled with little things I've collected on trips, from art festivals, etc. I found the "read" sign on etsy a couple weeks ago and used some birthday money to add it to my collection.



I very badly need to go on another "Safari". Work has picked up (thankfully!) and have yet to go on another excursion. I'm hoping Wednesday I can take some time to explore. And I probably will also end up at the Picasso exhibit at the VMFA....I have yet to go and I'm just getting a little too antsy.

Spring Has Sprung

A quick mini-project. Found frame + cork board covered in fabric.


Yellow bushes are all over the neighborhood and I couldn't help cutting myself some today :)

Long Way Round

I've taken yet another break from "Atlas Shrugged". Mainly because my heart is deeply wanting to roam the world again, so I picked up a book I bought before I left for Morocco called "Long Way Round". It's actually an autobiographical account of actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's motorcycling trip across the world. Literally. They are both big motorcyclers and they'd been dreaming about riding from London through Europe, Russia, hopping a boat across the Bering Strait into Alaska and down through Canada and the U.S. to end in New York City. I mean what a feat. What an adventure. So they tirelessly searched for funding, because apparently they didn't have the money to do something like this (sure surprised me...but I guess, we don't know everything about their "glamorous" thespian lives). So, they eventually were able to find funding and began their 3 month journey across the world. Too cool. It's a raw, quick read and fascinating to hear the odd problems they came across and freeing to feel their moments of gratitude for life through their own words.




Reading about their wild journey led me to post some rougher photos of the drive across Morocco. There really is nothing like setting out on open road, with the windows down, in a van with no AC, in 100 degree weather(no complaining) and just experiencing new land and breathing in the moment, and taking in things you've never dreamed of. Moments like those literally make my insides, my soul, whirl around in my body. It's such an addicting rush. I love it and I hate it because once you realize how incredible this experience is, you can NEVER get enough.

Looking Back, Thinking Ahead

I'm in such a good place right now, finally believing in my future & having the opportunity to share the stories that need to be told with a wider audience. Today, while thinking about my future, I thought back to the experience that led me to where I am. Of course, this landed me back in Morocco. So, here are some film photos of the city and country that stole my heart.

Safari: Two

It's been much longer than a week since my first Safari post...shame :( But here is my second. I captured these on my way to Shepherdstown, WV. Beautiful landscapes out there.



And I found out yesterday that I got into Wake Forest's Documentary Film program :) I'm still soaring from the news.