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art is good.

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

one of the many fabulous contacts i made at the old school market was with the lovely debbie.

she invited me to come to the grand opening of the 4Cats arts studio here in abbotsford to document the festivities.  i had heard of 4Cats before, but had never been in one of their studios.  what an incredible place!!

i really wanted to let the kids feel comfortable and like they didn’t need to perform, so i tried to capture natural expressions instead of forcing everyone to say “cheese”.  it was amazing to see the range…from intense concentration to pure elation.

one of my favorite things about this idea is that it gives kids a place where they can totally unleash their creativity and it allows parents to take a step back and really see how artistic their kids are…while not having to worry about cleaning up the mess!!  you just walk away.  they get to do things here that you secretly dream of letting them do at home.  and kids do not disappoint, i tell you.  you would not believe what they are capable of.  i’m so excited that our city finally has a place like this and i can’t wait to enroll my kids in a class.  congratulations, debbie and your 4Cats team!

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birthdays

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

so i celebrated a birthday this week.  i’m not one to freak out about these things, but this year i had to take a deep breath.  i don’t know what it is about being firmly entrenched in your thirties…i suppose it’s just that i can remember being 16 and when referring to someone “in their thirties” it basically implied that they were “old”.  which i know i’m not, nor do i feel it…but in some 16 year old’s eyes, i am.  old.  so the lord in his mercy, knowing how i was feeling, offered me the opportunity to hang out with some 16 year olds the week before my birthday.  i’m not sure whether that was meant to be a cruel joke, but it turned out to be quite the early gift.

and hey, at least i can remember being 16…right?  while we’re on the topic of the lord’s mercy, thank for that amazing weather too.  i can’t imagine trying to contain all of this 16 year old energy within four walls.  happy birthday, bethany!

p.s. if you’re interested in seeing the view you too could enjoy if you book a portrait session with me, check out the album on facebook of pictures beth’s mom took of me while i was shooting.  i don’t know why i’m sharing this.

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okay okay.

Monday, April 4th, 2011

for those of you annoyed with the abrupt ending to my last post, let’s call a truce.  click on the link below the picture for another sweet moment from this day.

bonner seeing amber

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