focused. i know, it's weird.

so. after deciding that i'm not going to actually get my dream, downtown, studio for, well, like, possibly ever...i got depressed while looking around.
i live in the burbs.
yes.
it's a sucky place for art-minded individuals to dwell.

i mean, i'm used to being the weirdo who dresses differently and prefers public intoxication over private intoxication and likes blink and dylan and cash over maroon 5, bolton and chesney. i like my yard to be colorful and quirky over matching and, well, bought at kohls and i say things when i shouldn't...but, well, okay, i'll be honest, that's always been an issue i had. basically, i'm a city-looking/acting girl who lives in suburban midwest and i'm actually, totally okay with it...for the first time ever. i love, love, love looking through my lens at city lights and fashion and different walks of life but, well, i'm here, not there.

so, i started thinking...as i do, and i realized that the majority of the photos i see are straight outta the city streets or, well, the countryside--there's a huge chunk missing. the middle class, the 'burbs and that's right where i am. so, while still photographing city and country, i'm going to heavily focus, for this next year, on suburban, midwest living. maybe try to find some shell of rockwell through my lens or maybe not..who knows. i just know that i've needed an 'assignment' for awhile and this is it.

the photos i put up tonight are the first installment...'late summer suburbs'
just everyday life...just, the norm.

on another, artsy note...fall is here. it showed up, at my door tonight. this weekend, i'll be hanging out at a local art show, doing natasha wescoat, inspired projects with kids. then, i'll be checking out a gallery opening, in the city. it looks like a friend's showing and i'm super stoked to go see what new stuff he has...as well as seeing what else is out there. i think i'll go it alone, so i probably won't be there long, but i gotta get out and do something before i start growing out my winter beard. i know. that was a weird thing to say. but hermits have beards. mostly. or lots of cats. and i like beards more than cats...