photographic evidence

A friend of mine, Jason Waicunas, recently offered to pair my jewelry pieces up with his mad photography skills. The result? Total success. We used a proper light box (which I now own. and would love to loan to any interested parties), and his macro Nikon lens from the 1970's, resulting in precise focus and balanced light. See for yourself! The bounty:

real women wear metal

Check out these beauties from Krista DeJoseph, mastermind and designer behind QNZ Metal.

"Krista finds inspiration in everything from the Manhatten skyline to the installations at the nearby Socrates Sculpture Park. Her love for jewelry began in elementary school, when she was given a pair of miniature fork and spoon earrings. She's been obsessed ever since".

I love her use of mixed metals and scoop/swerve designs. Get it, girl.

jules.

New obsession on the loose: and all I know is that her name is Jules.

art from trash

Jenn Reilly, a Portland cutie friend of mine, is the mastermind and curator behind the RiPPle Effect. RiPPle is a pretty inspiring annual art exhibit that showcases art created from the efforts of a massive Clackamas River cleanup. Art from trash, por que no! Though I wasn't able to attend the cleanup, a kind soul dropped a rusty, creaky mattress boxspring off on my front doorstep and I went to work. Only to an artist in training would consider such a product a gift.

You couldn't touch the thing without getting covered in river gunk rust. Yes, we'll call it that.

Check out the progress that was to follow...

Among many of the evening's highlights, a girl named Sam, who bid on (and won!) the pair of earrings featured above, approached me at the end of the night to introduce herself. We hit it off and know some of the same people, including the kids from Sticks and Stones. AND, as if I could be swooned by her any further, she then offered her stunning self as a model in the future. I've always had an affinity for girls with the name Sam.... I'm totally going to take her up on it.

movement

October, if I think carefully about it, is always this busy. Impending catch-up from summer, the rat race before the holidays when long dinners, too much travel and wine take precedence over all things productive, and something about the crispness of the air that calls people back to themselves and how they want to be spending their time. For me, it's been a combination. With both work and self gaining force on either side of lil' me, there hasn't been many spare moments (and the ones that have existed displace mad amounts of sleep).

The good news? So much on the horizon. The other good news? Coffee is our friend.