Since I’ve been mostly “workin’ for the man,” I’m overdue for a little shameless self-promotion. Back in February, in honor of that holiday we all love to hate and hate to love, the lovely folks behind the uber-hip new Mission district boutique in San Francisco, Hangr 16, asked for re:mused‘s photographic assistance in capturing the rough and ready spirit of their “Lovers and Fighters” fashion event. With great local characters lending their looks and their moves to the cause, including one of the designers, herself, we threw together a fun little shoot. If I do say so myself. Which I do.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the evening.
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Hair: Sonja Ritchey Makeup: Karen Miller, Mollie Tuggle
Clothing and Jewelry by Blank, Coastal, Curator, Goodsociety, Gytha Mander, Headline Shirts, Kate Ellen Metals, LAMade, Life/After/Denim, Love Brigade, M Stone, Pact, Rachel Znerold, The Unbranded Brand, Taxi CDC, Turk + Taylor, Earthen
Check them out on 3128 16th Street between Valencia & Guerrero. I was just in there last week and they have some great men’s and women’s fashionables for spring.
Yes, it has been quite some time since my last post. 2010 was a very busy year and 2011 is looking to be even busier. I won’t call it a resolution, for that will likely set me up for failure… but I hope to gather inspiration to post more frequently. So here goes…
I was fortunate enough to visit Toronto the first week of February for a photo shoot. Now, admittedly, February may not be the most popular time to travel to Ontario, Canada. But we made it through the snow storms and the city is truly beautiful, even covered in snow. Helping to keep warm were the incredible light fixtures I found in restaurants, bars, and the many interior design shops just walking distance from my downtown hotel. Here are some of the highlights.
As a kid you may recall making birdhouses out of popsicle sticks and tongue depressors. Or maybe you even had the engineering prowess to win the toothpick bridge building contest in your young adolescence? Well, I think the Russians win for most ridiculously incredible wooden church.
I love me some modern architecture, but when I came across pictures of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on Kizhi Island, I had to pick my jaw back up. I grew up down the street from a Russian Orthodox church and always loved it’s shiny gold domes. And I’ve always marveled at the brightly colored domes of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. But the intricate beauty of this completely wooden structure, in which NO NAILS were used, and the way the light reflects of the aspen shingles is breathtaking. I can only imagine what it must be like in person.
Khizi Island, according to the wonderful world of Wiki “is an island on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia” in Russia. “The entire island of Kizhi is a museum with many historically significant and beautiful wooden and log structures including windmills, chapels, boat- and fish-houses, saunas, barns and granaries, and homes.”
This church was built in 1714, and is currently undergoing preservation. It’s apparently one of the tallest log structures in the world and it’s 22 domes are made of thousands of hand cut aspen shingles.
This. Is. Craftsmanship.
