imagery

this wasn't the post i intended but i'll tell you about that other stuff later.  read this...

there is a time we have to abandon our used clothes, which already have the shape of our body, and forget our ways, that lead us always to the same places.  it is a time of crossing: and, if we don't dare to do it, we would have stayed, forever, on the shores of ourselves. 

this is a poem by portuguese poet, fernando pessoa, and i came across it at trincar uvas.  joana is a poet, a photographer and a jewelry maker and i often stop by for visual inspiration. 

this poem has gotten stuck inside me.  the image of our clothes having, holding, the shape of our bodies, leading us to the same places is the perfect kind of metaphor i'm always looking to express in my work.  the symbolism i'm always searching for to tell what's inside.

but really, the poem is stuck because it must hold some meaning for me.

1.2.3. Near Life

4. Circle of Lights

5. Trincar Uvas

6. Deer and Swan

7. miss quite contrary

8. darla dear

does it resonate for you too?

etsy lookbook

did you know etsy has a lookbook?  i didn't.  i found it while checking out la.daridari's blog.  don't you just love checking out the blog list of a favorite blogger, which leads you to another awesome blogger with a blog list which leads to another... and suddenly it's 2 hours later and you can't even remember where you started?  so i can't exactly tell you how i found la.daridari but i'm glad i did.  

because of this.... you can find other colors here

and this

and then there's this...   keep an eye out for la.daridari's page

the lookbook is gorgeous and again just reaffirms for me how important product photos are, on etsy and any other print or online venue.  it's inspiring to see these etsians looking so professional.  i have much to learn.

practice, practice, practice.