Day Dream Reality

2010 has been a year full of fulfilling day dreams I've had over the years.  If I ever seem unfocused, it's because I want to do everything and I am not letting anything or anyone get in the way of me accomplishing these dreams.  My 2011 goal is to fine tune all my living daydreams for the best chance of success.

One of my dreams I had when I was in college was to have my own greeting card business.  I made a few false starts while juggling school, interpersonal relationships, and my deli job at Koppa's.  I'm older, smarter and more confident now so I'm starting again.  My goal is to produce a line of cards every quarter.

These guys were originally designed for the 2010 Performance Arts Showcase at MIAD.  I altered them a little to make them more accessible to the general public.  My cards for the Performance Art Showcase had a specific song and artist on the outside and had a personal story written inside.  They were a total hit at the Showcase and I sold or traded them all away fast.

I will be working on distributing these cards this upcoming week.  Contact me if you are interested or know anyone who is.

MAKE BOOKS!

"Make Books!" in the voice of Max Yela, Head, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries

As always, I've been juggling a number of different projects, jobs, and events. While loving every minute of it, my winter goal is to focus my energies down just a few avenues to maintain quality results. Mainly: Photographer at Caesar's Pet in the Historic Greendale Village, The Living Photo Booth Project with fellow photographer April Heding, various freelance gigs and favors, and enjoying the help I can offer my boyfriend, the freelance writer, Tea Krulos on any of his various projects.

Today I focused on books :
A. Caesar's Pet Photo Album for their Fall/Winter Fashion Show November 6, 2010

B. Portrait of Trashy Romance Novelist, Leroy Ronalds

C. Re-edition of my photo book, "On Our Way to Fall in Love," circa 2009

Milwaukee Zine Fest is this weekend and Tea Krulos will have a table where you can find his early prototype of a collection of his nightmares titled "Me Head Is A Haunted House, Mate," along with Leroy Ronalds' latest work, "Say You Love Table" and the re-edition my photobook "On Our Way to Fall in Love."

Caesar's Pet Photography

I am just finishing up my photo order from Saturday's Photo Session at Caesar's Pet. This portrait of Cayton, Cloe, and Chase is my favorite. Visit Caesar's Pet in the Historic Greendale Village. This Saturday, October 2, is Hay Days Fall Festival from 10am-4pm.

K-Niners

Today was a trial run at a new gig I’ve taken up at Caesar’s Pets in the Greendale Village. I photographed the owner’s two puppies and the store manager’s five puppies. It was a lot like photographing children with a number of added difficulties. The largest achievement was the final portrait of the store manager’s family of five (5) dogs in one frame. While reviewing the photos I had a lot of beautiful portraits, but this one really stood out to me. I like a real portrait that tells a story, that has a personality, that might be a little goofy, that might not make sense.

Photo Restoration

Bringing your memories back to life, one photo at a time. Restoring old family portraits make a great gift and will last for generations to come. Don't let time destroy your family memories. Get your portraits restored before it's too late!

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Long Distance Love

The best part about being in a different hemisphere from your man is having me take sexy photos of you.

Souvenirs

“She wasn’t Looking for Love, She was Looking for a Distraction.”
Laura Gorzek and Angie Moser

This is the story of two women with a wealth of collected stories of their love affairs gone sour. Illustrated in memorable tokens packed in suitcases, they travel through life carrying the weight of their experiences and not much else. They make an effort to sell their memories as they pass through town to town. But every place they visit, they just end up collecting more and more stories.

Milwaukee, WI : Wednesday September 22nd : 7:30-9:30pm