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I'm getting married to @TimDennisLive.

Tim proposed in Central Park during my last few days in New York City, and since then my life has been filled with packing, unpacking, more packing, art making, thinking, celebrating, quality time, family, and lots and lots of planning. I promise this blog will not become a blog of wedding-inspiration, but today I'd like to share some images we're using and things we're excited about. We, like many others whose stories can be found on Etsy's Handmade Wedding series, want to celebrate our decision and commitment with our closest friends and family in a way that fits us and our friends. Here are the things we've been looking at and inspired by... enjoy!

 

(thanks, MarthaStewart.com)                                  (thanks, Sufjan Stevens)

   

(thanks, intimateweddings.com)                      (thanks, theknot.com)

Strawberries in the Summertime

I went gallery hopping in DUMBO with a friend this weekend. To be honest, I didn't expect much... I thought it would be ultra-hip and less than inspiring... but I found an amazing gallery filled with prints and books! I think in the face of contemporary art making practices that I struggle with, prints, and books are a way for me to keep a foot in the traditional while exploring the contemporary. I got to think here. These are some images of pieces that challenged me or made me think more about my own art practices and themes.

Donna Maria de Creeft

Ellen Weiner- Blue History

Emily Martin- Siftings

Sarah Stengle- Five Fragments from a Forest Sanctuary

things just ain't the same for gangstas

I haven't made as much this summer as I should have.
I haven't looked as much as I wanted to.
I haven't gone as many places as I could have.
I haven't done a lot of things.

But I have done a lot of thinking.

I can't stop thinking that the summer's over when there's really four more weeks! four whole weeks!
I can't stop thinking about books, about science, about art, about art and science, and about art books and science.
I can't stop thinking of ways  to fix it.
I can't stop thinking about this coming year and these coming years.
I can't stop thinking about things that could go wrong.

The Intellectuals-August Sander

thanks, photoslide.blogspot.com