a carnival of animals.

i was invited to photograph Erika Ruegemer & one dance co. as they preformed scene & herd: a carnival of animals.  it was a beautiful whirlwind of excitement and magic.  this dance took over the streets and invited onlookers to become a part of the herd if only for a moment.  they started out dancing amongst the people viewing art in RoCo and moved out on to the side park and east ave.  please enjoy a glimpse into an experience that left me in awe.  enjoy, xoxo.

my favorite summer day...so far.

i just celebrated my birthday last weekend and it turned out to be my favorite summer days so far.  i spent the afternoon with some of my favorite people outside under the sun picking strawberries!  by far one of my favorite things about upstate new york is the ability to really enjoy and take advantage of all four seasons.  and nothing says summer like fresh air, lots of sun and fresh strawberries.  so enjoy the pictures and experience a little bit of my heaven :) xoxo.

tuesdays with giubee.

Here is another addition to tuesdays with giubee.  If you don't know, Giubee (Giuliona) is my 6 year old niece.  She is independent, creative, funny and beautiful, and she is one of my favorite people to photograph.  Every Tuesday I pick her up from her school and we have a "photo shoot."

  This came out of her love of art and her yearning to create.  She watched Michael painting and me photographing or editing and she wanted to be apart of it.  She has a natural ability to "model" and she just lights up the camera.  xoxo Enjoy! 

a life without pleasure...

This is one of my favorite quotes that I read years ago in Free Food for Millionaires.  What is so beautiful about this quote, is that I feel like it has been mine since I found it.  I have NEVER seen it anywhere else so here I am sharing it with you all.  Pleasure can be interpreted however you want.  For me me it may be cotton candy, my gorgeous husband, St.monci or a million other things that give me pleasure ;)  Creativity is something that I can't live without and pleasure is the vehicle that gets me there.  So please have pleasure in your life.  This is an image I took when I was in El Paso, Texas in January for a wedding.  xoxo Enjoy!