24 Thursday Feb 2011
Posted in Garden, Photography, Reflections
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You love the roses – so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush.
George Eliot
I am enjoying the last blooms of my Valentine’s Day roses.
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23 Wednesday Feb 2011
Posted in Art, Design, Fashion, Photography, Reflections
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Art, beautiful, Beauty, Design, Dress form, Fashion, Photography, postaweek2011, Sewing pattern, Zac Posen
© Joan Currie
I design thinking about the kind of woman that I would be: intelligent, powerful, and eccentric. – Zac Posen
There is nothing like an old fashioned dress form to help create an innovative fashion design.
My first overly-ambitious sewing project was a gown for my grade twelve prom. I chose a sky blue velvet fabric and a Butterick pattern with an Empire waist. Since the fabric was so delicate, I decided to sew the full-length back zipper in by hand. I was terribly pleased with my creation and imagined all the lovely gowns that I would make in the future.
My date, stunningly handsome in his tuxedo, liked the dress so much, he insisted that we stop at his house to take some photographs before the event. Unfortunately, when I extended my hand to greet his parents, the zipper ripped out from the back seam and his mother and I spent a good part of the evening trying to sew it back into place. My humiliation was so great that I have no memory of the prom itself.
22 Tuesday Feb 2011
Posted in Fashion, Photography, Reflections
© Lauren DiMarco
We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell
At some point in the hero’s journey, the protagonist comes to the realization that what he has been searching for is not what he desires after all – it is not the holy grail but the love of the fair maiden that matters most. And, he would never have come to that understanding without having made the journey – traveled to distant lands, fought foes, and slain dragons. In the climb up the ladder of success, take some time not only to reassess your priorities but to decide if you want to be on that path in the first place.
Model – Lauren DiMarco
21 Monday Feb 2011
Posted in Fashion, Health, Photography, Reflections
© Joan Currie
Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone. – Elizabeth Gilbert
Taking some much needed time to refuel…
Model – Lauren DiMarco
21 Monday Feb 2011
Posted in Fashion, Photography, Reflections
…the light fell like dry water,
in transparent and deep circles
of fresh force.
Pablo Neruda
In taking time for reflection, who knows what you will discover about yourself?
Photograph © Joan Currie
Quote from Pablo Neruda, Residence on Earth, Translated by Donald D. Walsh
20 Sunday Feb 2011
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© Joan Currie
Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing. Sylvia Plath
It has not stopped raining for days and more rain is predicted for the next week (ditto for snow). Here are some ways to combat the winter blues, especially if you are alone:
1. Connect with others – phone, G-chat, IM, send an e-card, comment on a blog, go to a coffee shop.
2. Complete one task, no matter how small – organize a desk drawer, bake chocolate chip cookies, read a magazine, fix your bike tire, sew on a button.
3. Embrace the weather – if it is safe, don your rain (or snow) gear and head outside for a walk around the block, hike, ski, snowshoe, skate.
4. Play upbeat music – rediscover 70s disco favorites, cheesy wedding songs, check out YouTube videos of bands reunited.
5. Take a trip down memory lane and look at old family photographs, it really helps you appreciate who you are and where you have come from. If you have gotten off track, looking at a photograph of you as a child can help you reset your compass and resolve to do better.
20 Sunday Feb 2011
Posted in Design, Fashion, Photography, Reflections, Writing
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beautiful, Beauty, BMW, Canon PowerShot, Coach, KitchenAid mixer, Lauren DiMarco, Lululemon, Photography, postaweek2011, Swatch, Swiss Army knife
© Studio La Donna
Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
Frank Lloyd Wright
In addition to my umbrella (it is raining heavily today), below is a list of my favorite things:
1. iPhone (a friendship that has turned to love)
2. Eiderdown comforter (800 fill count)
3. Chronicle Books Journal by Julia Rothman
4. 2001 BMW X5 (nothing beats driving it on mountain roads)
5. Swiss Army knife (Boy Scout Explorer model)
6. Coach black high heel shoes
7. Elna sewing machine (I have replaced the motor twice and will not part with it)
8. Vintage Beaver Canoe sweatshirt (very cozy)
9. KitchenAid countertop commercial mixer
10. Lululemon yoga pants (very slimming)
Model – Lauren DiMarco
18 Friday Feb 2011
Posted in Fashion, Photography
© Joan Currie
Clothing should not mask a person, but enhance one.
Richard Bengtsson & Edward Pavlick
What do you do when you find the perfect dress and your mother (or sister or friend) tells you it is nice but impractical and so you pass on it, but spend the rest of the season regretting your decision?
17 Thursday Feb 2011
Posted in Photography, Reflections
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© Joan Currie
For after all, the best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It is raining on my birthday! No matter, at dawn I awoke to a candlelit hot tub in a treetop hut and later I walked under the canopy of the redwood tress along a ravine.
17 Thursday Feb 2011
Posted in Photography, Writing
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© Joan Currie
You say it’s your birthday
Well it’s my birthday too – yeah
They say it’s your birthday
We’re gonna have a good time
I’m glad it’s your birthday
Happy Birthday to you!
Beatles
It’s all about attitude! If it’s your birthday, too – enjoy!
Satin & Sand 