The other day we popped into Earthbound Trading Company like we always do when we go to the mall... I was surprised at how things had changed! They still carried their usual bohemian style clothing, jewelry, hookahs and what not but they had a new collection of home decor that I immediately fell in love with. I can't wait to go back a pick up a few more items. They have new sections of "curiosities" featuring insects, antlers, anatomical things and animals in human clothing that I thought were very unique and totally up my alley. I picked up a mini statue of a cat in a suit.. with a can. I mean, c'mon. This is so me. Haha.

I apologize for being so MIA lately... Conrad's birthday party is this Thursday and I've been trying to get everything together for his party and get presents bought and clean the house like crazy. Things will hopefully be back to normal(ish) next week.

Kat

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When heading into this project I knew, from a photographer's point a view, that your clients, work and locations are very diverse and ever changing. Keeping this in mind I wanted to create several different logo/watermark options to fit any occasion or person that she could be photographing. The top image was all the logos I presented her in white over a photo to show the "idea". She ultimately ended up picking a few of them, but I still wanted to present her quite a few options.

I had a lot of fun with this project since Jamie and I share similar tastes in just about everything it turns out. I was like designing for myself, only easier because I can NEVER decided on anything for myself haha.  Usually I spend a lot of time sketching first, but I hardly did this time. I just dove into it in Illustrator. I knew immediately what colors, fonts and shapes I wanted to start with and it all evolved from there.

Well hope you enjoy another peak into my work life.
Kat

1) What do you love about blogging?

2) Who is your favourite band/musician?

3) If you could have dinner with anyone (living or dead) who would it be?

I'd have to say Stanley Kubrick. I've always admired his creative aesthetic in film and photography. I'd just like to pick his brain and see where his inspiration comes from. OR Zooey Deschanel. I feel like we would hit it off quite well with our sarcastic personalities.

4) Do you like collecting? 

5) If you could have lived in any other time period, which would you choose, and why?

A window seat: for quiet moments with books or story time.
Lots of vintage charm, particularly stained glass windows, old hardwood floors, clawfoot tub etc..
A dreamy studio space.
A decent sized yard for forts, tree houses, a garden and finally a dog.
A great porch for mornings/evenings drinking coffee and tea with people that I love.
A garage for my handsome man to do his "working on cars and old things" manly stuff.

We are still half heartedly home shopping. I have my eye on a few places that are just about perfect... but I'm not getting my hopes up or anything. I'm not super particular on things like how big the rooms are or all stainless steel kitchen etc... I want a home.... a cozy, comfortable place to relax in, make memories in, fall in love again in. I've always wanted to live in an older home... and it's in the details. I love the interesting shaped windows, the thick window sills, old wooden floors, claw foot bath tubs, intricate details on the doors and porches and of course the tin ceiling and roofs. (We have the same dresser as #2 so I'm so looking forward to creating something similar for our bedroom!)

We've talked a lot about buying an older home that needs work and I think we're both exciting about a challenge like that. One of the many things about my boyfriend that I adore is that he prefers to live simply.  He doesn't spend time worrying about obtaining superficial things like expensive clothes or nice cars. He prefers staying at home and watching movies, cooking or working in the garage over partying or going out to eat. He has taught me so much about life and the value of family and the simple things in life. *Warm fuzzy feelings*

That being said the only thing I'm weird about and will be picky about in old homes is old toilets, sinks and bath tubs.  Probably anywhere that I move to those things will need to be replaced at some point. I just don't really want to reuse someone's old toilet, especially one 100 years old haha. I've watched enough HGTV to know that it's unrealistic to expect to get everything that you want so I'm keeping my eyes and mind open!

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