working my way into march

Good . . . morning . . . a very early morning friends!  I hope all is well in everyone's little spot in the world.  I have been working my not-too-little tooshie off preparing for some major projects that will be taking place next month.  For fear of jinxing myself, I am going to hold off on some details, but the above images should give you a clue.  A week or so ago, Alex managed to salvage some old discs that we had had from the first wedding we ever photographed.  The box that contained all the original negatives and photos were destroyed in the flood.  Many of the discs we managed to save, but going through them now, the scan quality was really poor.  Just another lesson we had to learn the hard way.     But it's all good!  I was still able to pull up one of my favorite photos from that day.  This one of the bride standing beside her window.  She had just finished putting her veil on when I saw the light quickly wrap this beautiful woman within its gentle glow.  Despite the usual chaos, I kinda miss photographing people on their happiest day.  So, we'll see what happens next.

One project I will tell you about is my Character / The Artist's Voice / I'm-not-really-sure-what-to-call-it Project.  Going with the theme I gave myself for 2012, connect, I am working on a list of interviews I hope to get going in March, and possibly even at the end of this month.  All of them are artists in their own right, some working with paint, one with salvaged scraps, another in fashion, and even one with food.  I'm trying to connect alright and I'll have to admit, I'm terrified!  BUT, it'll be good for me, and YOU I hope as I plan to share our connections right here.  

Folks, it's way pass my bedtime, but before I go, here are a few things that have inspired me as of late:

• These guys are just amazing!  
• I love this song.
• I want to see this magazine in my mailbox.  
• In the meantime, I will get lost in one of their videos.
• I still refuse to join Twitter (one can only do so much social networking) but I did cave in to the wonderful thing that is Pinterest.  I'm a newbie so my profile is lacking some lustre but that'll change.
• In a quest to find a flat top straw hat, I came across this website and loved it!  I am not sure how the hubster would take it if I got him their book, but it seems rather insightful.  :) 
• Oh wow, yeah, my brain's done for the evening. . . er. . . I mean morning.  

Have a beautiful rest of the day folks!  

popping in

My good friend, actor Langley McArol.

Friends, there is much going on in my neck of the woods at the moment.  With that being, I am working on some things that I hope will bring this blog back to life!  The above photos are of my good friend, Langley, an actor and all-around nice (occasionally grumpy) guy.  Ha!  

Have a beautiful week ahead!  And for those of you watching the Super Bowl at the moment, I hope your team wins.  ;D

celebrating a new year & new possibilities

Happy New Year friends!  I hope many of you were able to enjoy the ringing in of the new year surrounded by friends and family!  My own little familia had a simple, quiet celebration.  We decided to "camp out" on an air mattress set in the middle of the living room floor, with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin chatting on the tube as entertainment.  At some point we all passed out. . . well before midnight.  I woke up at what I thought was 11:30PM only to find out that I had missed the ball dropping in Times Square by two and a half hours.  Go figure.  But hey, cupcakes with sprinkles for everyone!!

So it's a new year and already there are some awesome projects in the works.  I'll be collaborating with my good friend Blaire Johnson of Green Hope Productions, on some fun & exciting ideas.  I love her down-to-earth personality and "go get'em" attitude.  She's like my own little groovy pirate cheerleader and I love her for it!  Our minds are working overtime and it feels great!  Currently, Blaire is filming a documentary called Bringing It Home, alongside another talented lady, Linda Booker.  The mission of their film is to help educate the public, and to raise support for the approval of industrial hemp production here in the United States.  Learn more about their crusade thus far, and the benefits of industrial hemp by visiting the Bringing it Home website.

Alright friends, here's to a fantastic, productive, and greener New Year!! 

Merry Christmas friends!

Wishing all of you beautiful folk out there a wonderful and merriest of Christmases!  I hope Santa brings what you asked for!  

keeping busy

Stopping in to say hello friends!  It's been very quiet on this blog.  Too quiet.  I hope this finds all of you well and geared up for the upcoming Holidays!  Can you believe we are already in November?!  Well, things are coming together in my little world.  The creative juices are flowing and things are happening.  Slowly, but surely.  This portfolio is being built!  

Last weekend, I was able to work with the beautiful young lady above, Sarah Elizabeth, who portrayed an Ophelia-esque girl for a photo session we had planned for months.  The stars finally aligned and we were able to pull it off on a gorgeous Sunday morning at Carolina Beach Park.  The water was awfully cold so attempting to have Sarah lay in the water (although she tried her darndest) was just not gonna happen if I wanted to keep her from catching pneumonia!  My wonderful friend Molly accompanied me as both an assistant and my MUA.  It was such a fun, creative morning!  Opportunities for more shoots are opening up ahead so hopefully this will mean more images for you to come!  

After much hesitation, I finally opened up a Facebook page that I will be using to upload some of my more current images.  So, if you'd like to follow up on new photo sessions, be sure to check it out.  Still trying to figure out which platform to use for my actual website.  Any suggestions?

Well friends, keep nice and cozy this weekend!  

  

I hope that your weekend is full of sunshine and beauty my friends.  Happy Sunday!

my dreams are adrift

upon a warm, gentle breeze

come back to me

sweet reveries

a blissful reality.

Today, I have started tumbling on Tumblr.  I thought I'd give it a try.  It would remain mostly a photoblog.  Don't worry, my Reveries & Chai blog will continue on, although things have started to get a bit dusty and cob webs are taking over.  I decided to do away with my www.katevans.squarespace.com account, or my website.  After the 1st of next year, I hope to have things a little more organized and together with a better representation of who I am.  Honestly, I'm still trying to figure that one out myself.  

Just feeling a little out of sorts lately.  

But I shall be back.  I promise.

xo.kat