I was taking an online painting class with Katie Ruiz last week and she said she cried the first time she saw a Munch painting in person. The first time I saw Birth of Venus by Botticelli at the Uffizzi in Florence, Italy I wept as well. I was in my early twenties and I rarely ever shed a tear. Venus was so beautiful, but I also couldn’t believe that I somehow had arranged my life in a way that allowed me to be standing in front of it. A great master painted this, the world has worshipped it, and here I was a part of the world’s collective story of beauty. Standing there with my heart in my throat feeling like I have stood where my people have stood.
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Held
Here we are wrapped up in your arms. Grateful and overwhelmed. Every day we are so much closer. The sun is rising over our fears.
Read more4 things : the wonder of it all
This week definitely felt like 20 things. So many new and exciting beautiful projects are on the horizon. But I'm most grateful for my nephews first trip to the waterslides. My mom and I took him to the wave pool and he smiled non stop for over an hour. I was a little worried about his cheek muscles, maybe I should have been worried about a sunburn because I also gave him his first. ouch. If he could talk, I'm pretty sure he's say it was worth it.
Also this is Jenna's first week of maternity leave. It's a wonder if I will survive without her.
Photographing : Julie and Kurt's wine country wedding weekend in Los Olivios Thanks for the epic weekend friends!
a family shoot Mike and Rehana and baby Z. I photographed M and R's wedding so many years ago and love following them on facebook and was so happy to find out they were in town and that I could meet their new love. ps Mike has a new show coming up at the La Jolla Playhouse called Tiger Style - he wrote it.
an early morning Engagement session in the cactus garden with Jenni and Matt. I'm excited for their upcoming wedding in a couple of weeks at Estancia.
Hosting: Epic party with Cynthia and Aly at the Gold Leaf Project. Aly and I were having coffee and decided we should collaborate and do something that would be incredibly fun and just went from there. Who doesn't love a party with amazing cocktails, tacos, and smokebombs.
Watching Mike and I decompressed with these two beauties this weekend. Pure pleasure. Netflix : Tallulla and Finding Vivian Maier
Old Globe Sense and Sensibility The musical Sadly not my favorite production from the Old Globe. Honestly we love nearly everything they do. Something about Sense and Sensibility as a musical just didn't ring true.
Still Dreaming of : so many little steps toward our living room remodel. Eek I wish I could click my heels. Voila.
4 Things // Fresh Perspective
Hey Wanderers,
Happy Sunday =)
Photographing: Gaidin in the pool and hanging out with my family.
Dreaming of: Our living room remodel. Over the next few weeks we are refreshing the living room. I am so looking forward to a fresh perspective.
Learning: Creative Live with Chris Burkard on the outdoor photography experience. Surfing in the Arctic circle, working with brands, creating children's books - this guy is rad.
Creating: Collages, water color painting and working on new multi-media techniques. Lately I've been painting every morning instead of writing in my morning pages. I'm working on carving out the time to do both. I'll keep trying.
xoxo
Suzanne and the Wanderers
