New Work

October Cover

On Course with Marcos

Marcos Galperin, CEO of MercadoLibre.com

Via Brooks

Was having dinner with my friend Brooks and he shows me this photo.

I just kinda fell in love with it.

Vintage Mick

Spider Basking in the Sun

Found this in my backyard this morn'n.

Happiness is...

Grass between your toes.

The Man Behind the Machine

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors being photographed by Nigel Parry.

I was able to spend the afternoon at the Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto to see the new sedan and dress Elon (who could not be more of a gentleman) for the October issue of WIRED Magazine.

Go electric!

www.telsamotors.com

New Work

Outside, On Set

On set with Taylor Rick.

Fun Lil' Gem

Teamed up the folks over at JimmyJane awhile back to create this fun lil' vingette.

If you don't know JimmyJane, you should, especially all you lovely ladies.

Pleasure to the people!

www.jimmyjane.com

Big Daddy's

Big Daddy's Antiques is moving up to San Francisco.

The Ganzfeld Procedure

Glittered Bananas

From today's photo shoot with James and Taylor.

Can I just live here?

Woke up this morning in foggy San Francisco.

Thought to myself, if I could live anywhere, where would that be?

My mind scanned over different cities, the country with a garden, so far off the grid that even I couldn't imagine and then thought....can I just live here?

Creative Spaces

Always interested in people's creative spaces.

Found James's.

Ann's Drums

Whenever I have some free time, I like to jump in my truck and head north.

On my last trip, I stopped by to visit a new friend of mine, Ann. Though, I have to admit she feels more like an old friend. There is simply a comfort level between us that I can't quite explain in words.

What first attracted me to Ann were her drums. All of them handmade, mostly from Elk hide, but all with love. I knew right away I wanted to use one in a photo shoot. And I finally did.

It's a little blurry in the shot above, but it's there on the left. Below is a behind the scene photo of all of us prepping the drum for the shot.

To see more of Ann's drums: www.annsdrums.com

Omo Valley Tribes

Can't seem to take my eyes of this photo.

I Heart New York

This is the Elizabeth Street Gallery.

It's an outdoor gallery that I like to walk by when I'm in NoLita.

Makes my eyes happy.

In The Bag

In a little boutique in the West Village is where I first stumbled across Jessica Moriber's bag line, Pollux Handmade.

It was love at first sight. These bags become individual pieces of artwork as each one is hand cut and stitched. Anything made with so much care and attention I will support. Just wanted to share.

www.polluxhandmade.com

Sold at Tulip. 206.223.1790. www.shoptulip.blogspot.com

Candid Shot

Candid close up from a shoot I styled recently.

Hick at Heart

If I could do anything today....

I would magically fix my brother's old Ford.

Take it to an open field and drive like a maniac.

And laugh, laugh, laugh!

Billy from Barney's

I met Billy downtown.

Not one to walk up to strangers on the street and start a conversation, but I did with Billy.

I have a thing for good leather and he was carrying.

Billy was gracious enough to show me the beautiful details of his camel leather Henry Cuir handbag. Well worth approaching a stranger.

It was a pleasure!

Glen Park Canyon

Recent photo shoot in San Francisco.

Lots of hard work with lots of great people.

My Favorite Man

It's funny, even as a little girl I can remember my grandfather coming into a room and people would notice and the ladies, they would smile at him.

He had it. Whatever it is, he had it. Still does.

He has this confident ease that he walks the world with while holding a shot of whiskey in his right hand. His eyes brighten when my grandmother walks into the room. Still wears his vintage levi's and snap button shirts. He told me once to be kind to men because broken hearts happen and why not be nice along the way.

And most impressive, out of all the stories he's told in his life, I have never heard him speak ill of anyone.

Do me a favor, next time you got a shot of whiskey in your hand, give a little toast to Kenneth Lee.

He's my favorite.

Thanks Banks

Talking to a friend this morning got me thinking.

When is it simply time to let go?

Let go of old ways of being and thinking that are no longer important.

Let go so you can be fearless.

And let in what is important.

Without a fuss.

NICE

San Francisco to Mendocino at 4:30 in the morning makes for a beautiful drive.

Two day photo shoot with N.I.C.E Collective makes for a beautiful collaboration.

www.nicecollective.com

Good Underwear

While thumbing through a rack at a thrift store, a woman, guessing in her late 60's approaches me. She asks with a smile on her face what I think of the shoes she has tried on.

I met and matched her smile. Wondered if it mattered what I thought; they appeared to make her so happy. Told her if she could walk in them confidently and made her feel good, she should get them.

Not quite sure how my mind switched from shoes to underwear, but just after she thanked me and before she walked away, I decided to give her a little more advice...

...You know what else makes you walk confidently and feels good to wear? Good underwear. Doesn't matter if they're your favorite cotton briefs or your sexiest bra and panties. And sometimes the best underwear is no underwear at all...

I'm not sure if I inspired or disgusted her that day. The look on her face was blank, she never said a word, and we went our separate way.

Sunday Morning Beginning

I realize it's no longer morning, but it still feels like it to me. I think I'm going to pretend it's morning all day, soaking it up with fond memories of the night before.

Recently, I've been fascinated with interesting beautiful things. You know that feeling when you look at something, someone and it just makes you stop, even for a second and you feel good before you can begin to understand why?

That's interesting to me and finding the beauty in it, well...that's fascinating.

This piece made me stop.