raspberry avocado smoothie.

Ingredients:
Coconut Milk.
Agave.
Fresh Raspberries.
Avocado.
Ice.
Siggi's Acai and Mixed Berries Yogurt.

This is a go to smoothie for me (sometimes I will add a banana) especially during the warmer months.  I am always trying to sneak in avocados as much as I can to my diet.  One of my (many) favorite things in the world.

Blend together ingredients for a delicious, refreshing smoothie.  Add agave to taste and more if you like a sweeter smoothie.

The Siggi's yogurt is so yummy and so good for you.  There is no gelatin, no added sugar and it is very high in protein.

Check out hello, scrumptious for some more recipes.

Gezellig at THE YARDS (4.01.2012)

Sunday was the final Gezelling of the season and what a way to conclude such a beautiful season.  We have seen an array of artists in the forms of cooking, painting, photography, and now furniture design.  Seth Eshelman from Staach really raised the bar for the next artists to come.  When you first walked in to the space it was unrecognizable, he had transformed it to a place of wonder.  There was delicious smelling wood everywhere!  He thought of everything, from the candle lit "bonfire" to the perfectly constructed sushi plate (that I got to take home!).  It is so hard to put in to words the details that surrounded you as you walked in, so I really hope you can get a sense of what it felt like through my photographs.

The food was prepared by Andrea Parros, which was delicious and vegan.  I was so excited to try her variations on sushi because I am so used to eating simply avocado sushi with the occasional sweet potato roll from Sakura Home.  The yummy dessert was created by the lovely girls of Eat Me. Love them!

Marissa from Intersteller Love Craft was there as well with her jewelry that was inspired by the installation.  I have one piece by Marrisa and I can't wait to purchase more.  If you haven't checked her work yet, please do! 

Please enjoy as you step into Seth's world.  xoxo.

To see more from this magical night (the yummy food, the beautiful jewelry, the bonfire...), check out The Yards facebook page!

thrifts + finds.

So if you know me, you know that I LOVE to thrift.  I would thrift everyday if my finances allowed me to.  I do not like to shop the malls but could spend all day shopping in thrift stores.  So here I am sharing my found treasures.  Now this was a find!...aqua canisters for my kitchen that match not only my favorite nail polish but my kitchen aid that my wonderful family bought me for christmas!!  They are not only beautiful but functional too!  I will admit I buy many items that don't work or I am not sure how/when I will use them but these just were not the case.  I have been working on accessorizing my kitchen since starting the hello, scrumptious blog with my sisters.  We spend so much time cooking and photographing in there, its been my prime focus when thrifting.  I will at some point share more of what my house looks like as most (all) of it's decor comes from thrift (and the side of the road) stores.  I heart thrifting.  xoxo Enjoy!

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!

an instant sunday.

Sunday, April 1 marks the first instant sunday on Pictured.  Every Sunday (at least thats the plan) I will be sharing images that I have taken with some of my instant cameras.  This image was in an art show I had a couple months ago with my husband,  St. Monci.  You will see a lot of color on this blog because I think that just may be my biggest inspiration.  xoxo Enjoy!

a pictured lifestyle.

So I am changing things up a bit...I am going to start blogging more and you will not only see more pictures but it will be more lifestyle driven.  I will posting thrifting finds, tuesdays with gubee, recipes (in addition to hello, scrumptious.) and more!   I am so excited to share with you a little more of my life.

Sometimes its the simplest of things that make me smile.  These $8 flowers from the Pittsford Wegmans did just that.  They have brightened up my week, I hope they brighten yours. xoxo Enjoy!

mein lebensart

So I had the priveledge of shooting yet another dinner art party at the yards this past weekend.  These are always so much fun to shoot!  Each dinner is a completely different and inspiring experience and this one was no different.  From great food, a fun atmosphere, beautiful photos on the wall (by the talented jonathan rutherford) and a giant geodesic dome in the center of the room, it was very hard not to have a good time.  Here xoxo Enjoy!

To see more images from this event and to find out about more events go to https://www.facebook.com/theyards

i heart nancy drew.

So this is a project I have thought about for a longgg time.  Nancy Drew books were some of my favorite as kid and I have wanted to put this love into some art.  This will be an on going series where I will portray Nancy Drew in a different light each time.  Enjoy and let me know if you are of fan of the books too!

hair/ makeup jordan betts
model jennifer betts

joel hearts lauren.

This past week Michael and I were fortunate enough to take a trip to El Paso, Texas.  We were given the opportunity to photograph his cousin Lauren's wedding.  It was my first time in El Paso and first time meeting a lot of Michael's family and I couldn't help but fall in love with all of them.

 Lauren and Joel's wedding was perfect, everything from her wedding dress, to the lovely sunset we captured.  A big thank you to the Howes family for letting us be a part of this special day.  Here are a couple images of the 2200 that we shot.  Enjoy!!

p.s. i loved the mountains!