So many Mardi Gras days under the bridge. It’s not a happy day for me. Maybe once it was, but I can’t remember any solid examples to lend that thought creedence. I keep wanting to turn it around, make it into a day of wildness and magick, the way it feels it should be. I…
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A Word A Week Challenge – Dance
Just ran across a neat little posting challenge by A Word In Your Ear. Each week, a new word is chosen, and anyone who wants to participate can take part. You can find more extensive rules here. This week’s word is “Dance.” My photo was taken on Mardi Gras Day in 2012, just outside of…
Enter the Junior Dragon
Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! 2013 is the Year of the Snake, also known as the Junior Dragon. The Snake is known for being polished and aristocratic, with a love of fine things. This year’s element is Water, so the Snake in question is the Water Snake, which affects preferred colors a tad – blues,…
A Few More Mardi Gras Faces
In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, looked back through my photos from Fat Tuesday and found a few more shots to share. Personally, I’ve always attributed my adoration of crazy colors and whimsical costumes to my early love of Seuss’ works. These images celebrate the beauty of play.
Mardi Gras 2012: Groups & Interactions
My last post on the Faces of Mardi Gras was all about the people and costumes my camera singled out on Mardi Gras Day, 2012. I took more than just those few photos, but wanted to separate others out to explore the theme of interaction. When most people think of Mardi Gras, they think of…
Faces of Mardi Gras 2012
For me, the best part of Mardi Gras Day has always been the people watching. The rest of the weekend is for partying, but the last and biggest day of the season is generally more about checking out the crowd than being part of it. I love the colors, sparkles, and smiles that abound in…
The Gras Begins!
My band Drive West played last Saturday, which also happened to be the day of New Orleans’ first Mardi Gras parade of the 2012 season, Krewe du Vieux. The Man and I dressed up in honor of the parade, and Crista Rock, a photographer friend of the band, took these fantastic shots.
Dreaming is Also Apparently Lucrative
In my last post, I talked about really wanting to prove myself in my field, and needing to move on with my career if I were to ever accomplish that goal. For most of this week, I was concentrating heavily on a lot of upcoming media events my company is taking part in, as well…
Compass & Quill 