Author: psaugust

specks of white

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Life

There’s a small field by my old middle school where a group of egrets have begun to commune and idle about. They’re really pretty with pale red markings on their faces. A little something to brighten up things on a very windy and rainy day. It was just cool weather yesterday but today feels like a a snowstorm had just blown through town. Spring is so unpredictable here, but it’s a good excuse to put […]

down the rabbit hole

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Books / photography

Ohh, to live in a Tim Walker photo for a day. I came home wet and drenched in mud only to find my snail mail at my doorsteps. How awesome is that. More books for me to drool over now that classes are done with and I have more free time to laze around. What I got: 100 Contemporary Artists The Printmaking Bible and Tim Walker: Pictures (a substitute for the Walton Ford book that […]

cheap finds

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Books / Vintage

Call me frugal, but I looove it when I find amazing things under $20. I just love the brightness of that pink dress. Oscar de la Renta pink! A never-worn dress from Anthropologie that my sister got me for only a few bucks at a local thrift store. Just in time for spring! A nifty jar that my sister also got me for my collection. Some primroses will look lovely in it. And my favorite […]

self-portrait

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Potpourri

(my own version of Imogen Cunningham’s self-portrait) My favorite spot to unwind after a long day. I love to  drown myself in my bed sheets and take a six hour nap. This and other small comforts that I can turn to, like, Anthony Bourdain on netflix late at night. Word-finds before bedtime. Cat belly rubs around midnight. Sunkist. And currently, Phantogram on my iPod.

Friday night

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photography / weekends

A busy Friday night for the art community. Lots of  exhibition openings, especially the official opening of the Fotofest Biennial. Awesome strawberry margaritas and tacos and contemporary American art. good stuff. Some of my favorite photographs below. Can’t wait to check out more exhibitions in the coming month. A Natural Explosion! Afro Sheen(r) Blowout Creme Relaxer by Hank Willis Thomas I just want to have this image blown up in the living room of my […]