saturday musings.

muse |myoōz|
noun

• (muse) a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

After finding adventure & love in Germany, my friend and muse has returned. We have fond memories of our "hello project" and feel both hopeful and excited about many collaborations in the future. Instead of our usual travels to explore Oregon's beauty, we decided on this simple, sun-kissed Saturday, that the beauty we were searching for was right in our backyard.

PS: I've been returning to film for certain projects, and I am falling back in love not only with the look & feel of the end product, but more importantly the entire process. Hope you enjoy these portraits - all shot with loveable, tangible, unbeatable film.
*Silke likes to design and make things. Check it all out here.

we are family: the jensens & turners

The love & laughter from this fantastic family is infectious! They sure know how to celebrate the everyday. This family session was given as a gift to the parents from their kids. How sweet is that? 

To the Jensen/Turner family, thank you so much for thinking of me for your family photos. It was such a blast to enjoy the morning together. May these make you smile. 

(Click on the photos to view larger. I think they look nicer that way).

Oh, and feel free to check out Ben's work by visiting his site. 

wander & wonder

Oh hello again! I hope this finds you all well and enjoying the budding bits of spring. I know it's been a little quiet here on the home front. Before the busy season hits, I've been taking some time for myself - to explore, to find balance between my personal and professional work, and to devote more energy towards the idea of making a life, and not just a living.  There are more words & photographs to share, but in the meantime, know that my recent stillness here is met with lots of movement out there.

Hope you have a weekend full of wander & wonder...

Photo of yours truly by my dear friend, Karaugh.

portland photo month.

Portlanders: Did you know that April is Portland Photo Month? Pretty exciting for us in Stumptown.

I'm especially looking forward to Chris McCaw's lecture on Sunday, and have been enjoying 

THEN. NOW. HERE. Don't miss out - check out all of the photography goodness here, here and here.     Hope you have a creative weekend. Oh, and Happy Earth Day too!

Photo: ©Chris McCaw, Sunburned GSP #193(SF Bay), 2007. 8"x10", unique gelatin silver paper negative

birthday wishes to jaycee.

happy birthday to my beautiful niece!

my sweet jaycee, you are one of a kind, and make the world that much brighter.

wishing you fun, love, adventure, laughter and sunshine today.

lots of love from your aunt mimi (& uncle carl too). xoxo

billy + shireen: engaged!

Congrats to my brother Billy and his other half, Shireen on their engagement! 

I'm over the moon with excitement for these laughing lovebirds. 

She truly is the yin to his yang, and I'm so happy to welcome her to the family.

In celebration of their recent engagement, I wanted to share a few photos from this summer. 

All my love to you two. Adventures await. xo, Kiddo

(Click on the photos to view larger. I think they look nicer that way).

we are family: the filleys

My affection for the sunny southwest continues – with the wonderful Filley family. We had a fantastic time chasing the sun at the San Tan Mountains.

*Ruth, Justin, Kennedy, Beau and Cooper: It was so great to meet all of you. Thanks so much for thinking of me for your family photos, and hope to see you again among the San Tans.

(Click on the photos to view larger. I think they look nicer that way).