What a fun day!
Carol came out to shoot my studio for Where Women Create. After me cancelling on her TWO times due to illnesses. One nasty sore throat bug and another was when I swallowed a string from a grilled tenderloin, and ….. well, it's an odd story and ended up with my esophagus being scratched, then irritated, then dilated at the hospital through a scope… but anyway, finally, I was able to reshedule Carol's visit to Lawrence.
It wasn't easy, she is a busy lady (and rightfully so). And the editors gave us a deadline extension, so all should be set for the January edition.
Unless I broke Carol's camera. She did her best to get some portraits of me for the article. But posing isn't my strong suit. She had great directions for me to follow, but when I am told to do something with my body, I seem to be totally incapable of doing it, and do the opposite instead. You should see me in something like aerobics. I'm the one turning right instead of left and hopping back or into the next person. No grace, no skill. Kind of the way I dance.
Which is about as good as my singing…
When she asked me to drop my shoulders, lean forward, cross your legs, put your weight on your back foot, relax my forehead, lower my chin, all it sounded like to me was, "pretend that you are Quasimodo."
Carol had me laughing, so most looked like this, or if it was any good at all, my eyes were closed, of course.
I watch America's Next Top Model, but it didn't seem to help. To "smize", you need your eyes open.
I offered to throw in a few booty tooches.
But do you know who is a good poser? Tinks.
That dog was a real ham, and a hard worker too. Whenever there was a "hole" that needed a styling fix, we plopped in the dog. And she was pleased a punch to help out.
When we tried to get photos of the two of us together, Twinkle followed Carol's direction, cocked her head, smiled, kept her eyes open. Too bad she had eaten a pile of cat poo earlier, her breath wasn't too sweet when we were up close and personal for the shots.
By the end of the day, she was worn out from all the hard work and was done with helping out. She'd filled holes in several shots and I think made for some really cute vignettes.
We were all tuckered out at the end of the day, and finally stopped for a lunch break about 3. I picked a couple handfuls of greens from the garden and warmed up some soup I'd made for Sunday dinner. It had started out as vegetarian chilli, but I kept adding to it. Our garden had too many goodies still growing in it that I wanted to use. I even added pureed pumpkin, and it was pretty durn tasty.
Isn't soup always better the second day?
I've got a billion or so photos that I took with my camera, but I feel like I've shown my studio a billion or so times. You might think they are all kinda redundant. I guess if I don't get any other pictures taken this week, I'll show them. I mean, these are new and different angles and not boring at all….
Details about the winter workshop, Romantic Cottage Christmas, here at the studio are on my side bar.
If you'd rather come to see the room in person, I'd love to have you join us!
Love your studio…so beautiful…what a place to create! Can’t wait to see the issue when it comes out! Would love to make a trip out for one of your gatherings…seems with running the brick and mortar I don’t have much time to play anymore…loved seeing your post and blog today…I needed some creative stuff today! THANKS!
I loved tagging along! Your studio is a dream… Love all your pics but the third one is really glam! That Tink… Gotta smile when she is around. I will love to see you in print. My brush with famousity… That’s a word, right? Lol
Well, its a good word whether it is real, or even accurate in this case.
Your studio is allways dreamy to look at! I can not wait to see it in the magazine. You look pretty in the pictures. Grace xoox
I will eagerly await the issue, even though I’ve “seen” your room before on the blog — it’s always fun to see your friends in print! And Tink to boot! I love that phot of her in the bowl! I think you may sell yourself short in the posing line — I thought the pix (OK, there was that one with the eyes closed, but the rest) were lovely!
Oh! I can’t wait to see it in the magazine even though I’ve been lucky enough to see in in person a few times. How fun!
Wow, another big-time magazine. Well deserved. Your studio looks divine.
I LOVE that magazine and can’t wait to see your studio within its pages! I love that the magazine does a brief biography of how each woman has created and grown her business. Endlessly fascinating and the photos are always inspirational eye candy.
You two must have had a blast! I can’t WAIT to finally see your studio in the magazine!
You are so funny with your poses…still beautiful with or without your eyes closed!
You know I love your home and studio and look forward to the magazine.
love,
Sherry
I’ll be watching for your spread in the issue of Where Women Create