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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Flapper time…

26 Monday Nov 2012

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Art, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fashion, Flapper, Mixed media

© Joan Currie – Charleston bodice & skirt – Mixed media

This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding — it’s got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.
from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flappers and Philosophers

The holiday season has arrived. Dressing up for a razzle-dazzle evening…

Giving thanks…

22 Thursday Nov 2012

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Fashion, Henry David Thoreau, Lauren DiMarco, Lydia Hudgens, Photography, Thanksgiving

© Lydia Hudgens

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual…
Henry David Thoreau

Wishing you all the best for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Model: Lauren DiMarco

Bursting at the seams…

18 Sunday Nov 2012

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Beauty, In Absence, Love, Relationships, watercolor

© Joan Currie – watercolor

Absence extinguishes a minor passion and intensifies a great one – as the wind blows out a candle but fans a fire.
from In Absence by François , Duc de la Rochefoucauld

Trying to wait patiently for your return…

Regrouping…

11 Sunday Nov 2012

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Labyrinth of Desire, Love, Relationships, Rosemary Sullivan, watercolor

© Rachel Valley

© Rachel Valley

She does not yet  know that real love does not demand perfection.
from Labyrinth of Desire by Rosemary Sullivan

But she is about to meet the man who will teach her …

Model: Lauren DiMarco

Top sheeting…

10 Saturday Nov 2012

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beautiful, Fashion, Kahill Gibran, Lauren DiMarco, Photography, Relationships

© Lauren DiMarco

© Lauren DiMarco

The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but what he cannot reveal to you.
Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says, but rather to what he does not say.
Kahill Gibran

Carefully pulling back the curtain to get a glimpse of your soul…

Model: Lauren DiMarco

Possibilities abound…

04 Sunday Nov 2012

Posted by Satin & Sand in America's Next Top Model, Fashion, Photography, Reflections, Relationships

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America's Top Model, Hatching, Khrystyana Kazakova, Maria Robinson, Photography

© Khrystyana Kazakova

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Maria Robinson

Hatching a more creative life!

Model: Khrystyna Kazakova

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Flight risk…

04 Sunday Nov 2012

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Blue heron, Creativity, Nadia Janice Brown, Photography, water fowl

© Joan Currie

Creativity is the Blue Heron within us waiting to fly; through her imagination, all things become possible.
Nadia Janice Brown

This elegant fowl granted me a few moments before spreading its wings and flying away.

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