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Yearly Archives: 2011

Does This Make Me Look Fat?

This is the beauty about buying shoes – its one of the things we can purchase where we don’t have to worry if the fit is unflattering. My wonderfully artistic and out of the box floral designer friend, Françoise Weeks has extended her talents to the world of shoes!  When I first saw them, they…

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UNICEF Match

My Christmas in September Special was a success – all 5 packages sold out.  $25 from each session would be donated to UNICEF. Perfect timing for now until the end of October, supporters have offered a $500,000 grant to match dollar for dollar the first $500,000 in gifts. In keeping with UNICEF, I’ll match the…

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Should Art Be Practical?

  Françoise Weeks was asked to present again this year at Billingsley. While photographing her latest shoe inspired design, I overheard an attendee say to her companion “but when would you ever use this?” Does art really need a practical application? To me, referring to Françoise’s work as merely a floral bouquet or “arrangement” is demeaning.  Her…

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Harts at Play

The following image of these three brothers, Cody, Logan and Owen, were inspired by a photo layout in a recent fashion magazine.  Fashion is art! And this is a another “Then and Now” moment.  On the left, Cody in 2003 and on the right, Cody current day with Stella.  Time sure flies and this is…

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March to Beach

They say that imitation is the best form of flattery. Being inspired by Hood to Coast, Knowledge Universe (KU) has generated March to Beach. Beach is not the one with shimmery white sand but a North Portland Elementary School. This is the second year that KU has participated in the Schoolhouse Supplies Tools for Schools…

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