Buenas! Soy Regan and this is my first blog…ever. You may recognize my name. But not because of the previous President of the USA, or the possessed girl from The Exorcist. And not even because of King Lear’s evil daughter. Actually, I’m afraid of power, my head doesn’t spin, and I love my father.
So who is this Regan then? Well…I’m that strange girl that responds to your emails when you write to Suzanne. And who sometimes licks the stamps that accompany your Christmas cards. If you haven’t yet met me, all you have to do is write to Suzanne and there I will magically appear. Don’t be upset that I write you back and not Suzanne. I’m really nice. I promise. What you may find interesting is that I don’t live in San Diego. After 4 months of training with Suzanne in San Diego, I now work from an internet café, my house, or sometimes even the train in…Barcelona, Spain. Olé! To mutilate entirely a quote from Gertrude Stein, “San Diego may be my hometown, but Barcelona is my home.” I’ve been here off and on for over 5 years now. So if you get any emails with odd English grammar with happy faces like this :) don’t blame Suzanne. But if you receive any emails with no punctuation whatsoever and happy faces that look like this =) then you can bet it was Suzanne that wrote you!Besos,Regan :)
Whitney, me, and Suzanne on Charger's last stand -
jennie, suz, whit, and me at the holiday party
pamplona
when i saved the day and brought cowboy boots to julie and robbie's shoot
a shot of a window Suzanne took on a trip to Barcelona a couple of years ago
Everyone may know that Suzanne photographs happy couples, babies and mommies-to-be. And we may all have known that she is a bit “out of the box” and silly sometimes. But did you know that she also has a passion for shooting baby dolls, plastic toy Indians and birds? Or how about colorful cupcakes topped with text messages written on edible rice paper? If you happened to attend her art opening, Sweet, at Playa Gallery on March 24th, then you will now know this other side of Suzanne! We had a great turnout, despite the lousy weather. DJ Jamal mixed some beats while personal chefs Julie and Robbie from Dining Details added to the fun with gourmet, bite size diner food (who couldn’t resist meatloaf served on a spoon, or home-made chicken nuggets dunked in a delectable sauce?). The Fabulous Baker Girls from Cake created a gorgeous double layered cake, and the most original cupcakes ever! And what would be a party without orange crush and vodka cocktails? Big thanks to Tom Bui who swooped in at last minute to help with decorations and for being such a calming, soothing savior to Suzanne. And Megan and Tyler from Albatross & Ivy for helping to create this event! And of course extra thanks to Ron and Playa Gallery for providing the space.What you may not have known about Suzanne is that she also supports a nonprofit organization called OrphanAid Africa, which supports orphaned and vulnerable children in Ghana, West Africa (www.oafrica.org). Suzanne donated her artwork to the cause, and all proceeds of photographs purchased went to help little kiddies in Africa :) Now that’s SWEET! xxRegsI took a few pics but mostly thanks to Dallas (dining with dallas) and Kimberly (cake) for the candids!!
