Indoor Photo Shoot With Acacia!

Cool shot!

In an effort to streamline the look of the photos for my new items, I decided to photograph Acacia in my living room/studio against the white wall I use as a backdrop for my mannequin photos.

Photo Shoot With Acacia: Back to School Edition!

BOOKS!

We've got one of the most BEAUTIFUL campuses in the world right here in our own neighborhood! The University of New Mexico is right down the street from my house. 

It only seemed right to do a back-to-school photo shoot with the lovely and wicked smart Acacia for our new fall stuff. 

Photo Shoot with Acacia: The Bosque

Another glorious day with Acacia. This time we went down to the Bosque. A bosque is the green strip of land on both sides of a river. So, really we've been going to the bosque all along, but this time we went to THE Bosque near the Rio Grande Nature Center at the end of Candelaria in ABQ. It's got a museum and visitor's center, maintained trails, and picnic benches. They also have a rescue center (Wildlife Rescue, Inc. of New Mexico) for any wildlife in distress. Last year, my son and I brought in a tiny nest of hummingbird babies that had been orphaned during a really bad storm. The lady told us that this is a very common occurrence during the wet season. They got accommodations for millions of hummingbird babies down there! They also have a great page with info on what to do when you find a hurt animal here.

For your head!

Amy

There is something mesmerizing about a woman in a head scarf or turban. There's an evocation of mystery, secret knowledge, worldliness, exoticism. 

From a practical standpoint, head scarves and turbans are beautiful, usually with eye-catching prints or colors that jazz up an outfit, hide bad hair, frame the face, protect the top of the head (a vulnerable spot!) from the sun, etc. etc. etc. They're pretty awesome.

They're also ubiquitous. Cloth on the head in some form or another is an ancient practice found all over the globe.

Can this be a sharing of textiles? I think often about cultural appropriation, especially as a merchant of traditional fabrics. But can this be thought of as a cultural exchange instead of cultural appropriation?

Albuquerque Style: Folk Fest and Gypsy Fest

It was a BIG weekend here in Albuquerque! There was a lot to choose from, fun-wise. Saturday, it was folk fest at the balloon park. Awesome music, food, stuff, kids, styly peeps!

Sunday it was Gypsy Fest up in Madrid. Absolutely worth the trip, even if just to ogle the colorful fashions.

FOLK FEST!

Keeping it simple with ruffled shorts and an oversize T

Photo Shoot With Acacia: Sunny Day!

Acacia and I met again this Sunday for a new photo shoot and it was an AMAZING DAY!!!

We went back to that same place along the Rio Grande. Everything is so green! Lots of reeds and beautiful grasses.

Photographing Acacia is SO FUN! She has this unique mix of wild bohemian and urban refinement. Plus she's a young woman just standing right on that precipice, ready to fly out over the world. That excitement and complexity is very compelling, and I feel it very strongly when I'm photographing her...

Photo Shoot with Acacia

We went down to the Rio Grande this past Sunday to do some shots for my shop and O MY GOD we had a great day!

Acacia is a 19-year old model living in Albuquerque. I know her through her mom, Megan, a well-known belly dancer/burlesque performer.