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Give me five, the weekend is here. Enjoy your weekend, people.
Hand and ball Street art by Robert Crompton and Robyn Spencer Crompton.
Seen on The Sculpture Trail in Geyserville, California.
Blogged here: elsita.typepad.com/thehiddenseed/2009/07/max-studio-dress...
Dress: Max Studio
Oxfords: Jeffrey Campbell
Belt: Vintage
Large gemstone necklace: Made by myself
Flower pin on hair: From Etsy (Nonsuch)
Cameo Ring: Vintage from Etsy (PhoenixFindings)
Blogged here: elsita.typepad.com/thehiddenseed/2009/10/polka-dots-dress...
Dress: Mod Cloth
Shoes: Anthropologie
Bag: Gurka
Twelve a Year FEBRUARY
Year of the Ox!
Started a group on Flickr for those who would like to join the "Twelve a Year" challenge.
What sets you free? How will you create from a place of pure “youness”?
(Full blog: www.photographythrive.com/roses-for-the-dead/";
I am so grateful to Mrs. Death (as weird as that sounds) because the project of bringing her to life has – in its own way – set me free. There was something so incredibly liberating out of creating with a set prop and just letting your imagination run 100% completely wild. The best part is that I set aside my personal fears of judgement, tucked my head down and just created. At four images so far, Mrs. Death has taken a life of her own. She is dramatic, quirky, slightly humorous and caring. Just because she comes for those who are dying does not mean that she does not honor or respect the dead.
“Roses for the Dead” was created from a place of honoring those who’ve died and especially those who have passed with no one to mourn them. Mrs. Death comes to seek the dead with a red rose to honor their human lives.
I hope to be able to continue this project throughout the year. As a little girl, I have always had an interest in skulls and skeletons. I am grateful that my Mom never tried to change my interests or make me feel like something was wrong with me. Later on, I was judged for wearing my skeleton hoodie in July – someone walked up to me and told me that it wasn’t Halloween yet with a tone of slight disgust. I’ve never truly cared about such things but this person caught me during a vulnerable moment where that comment was like a seed planted in my heart. Basically, it was not okay to be 100% me – just the part that doesn’t weird people out is ok. Well, I am here to tell you (five or so years later) that being 100% me is the best feeling in this world and Mrs. Death has shown that to me.
Be free, be weird and most importantly be fiercely you because no one out there will ever come close.
Blogged here: elsita.typepad.com/thehiddenseed/2009/11/light.html
Dress: Ophelia
Shoes: Bandolino
Belt: Handmade by myself
I find that I don't take a lot of photos in my underwear. On one hand, it feels too revealing for a more casual setting, especially since the underwear tend to reveal the contours of what's underneath. So I opt for just a shirtless photo. But in a setting where it's expected for me to show my body, an underwear photo feels underwhelming when I could just be naked. I suppose I should just share these photos more in both settings. I value being authentic and vulnerable, and presenting myself in nothing but underwear can be a relatively safe yet poignant way to do that.
Coat: Ambassador Roberta (Tiny store here in Los Angeles)
Pants: Jones New York
Shoes: GEOX
Hat: Ambassador Roberta
Brooch: Vintage from Etsy (20thCenturyFinds)
Blogged here: elsita.typepad.com/thehiddenseed/2009/03/new-white.html#c...
Nights in red satin
Never reaching the end
Letters Ive written
Never meaning to send..
Night in red satin.. how could I ever forget.
Confident woman in a stylish black leather jacket poses against a dramatic swirling background
A striking woman with long, flowing red hair stands confidently in a black leather jacket and dramatic red skirt. The swirling background adds a bold artistic touch to the scene.
"Storm in Scarlet"
She stands where the wind is made of color,
where the air itself swirls in painted motion—
a living canvas of bold defiance.
Red hair, a banner of fire,
streams over the black sheen of leather,
its edges catching the light like a promise.
The skirt—scarlet as a heartbeat—
cuts through the storm behind her,
a flash of passion against the chaos.
Her gaze is unshaken,
a steady flame in the vortex,
owning the space as if it were built for her alone.
Every line of her stance speaks
in the language of confidence—
hips squared, shoulders back,
the world bending subtly toward her gravity.
She is fashion and force,
art and attitude,
a portrait of modern glamour
wrapped in the electricity of self-expression.
In this moment,
she is not just part of the scene—
she *is* the scene,
the storm’s center,
the reason the colors move at all.
I give you this rose in full bloom as a part of a new chapter,
The part inside of me that is blossoming.
All around me is decay,
This old shell of mine,
Crumbling into pieces.
For so long I hid my true self,
I hid who I wanted to be,
From myself.
From the world.
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It’s been 4 weeks since we got the order to shut our gym doors. I remember walking into work that evening and feeling such an ominous energy in the club. Earlier that morning, I had the unsettling feeling that my 5:30am cycle class would be my last. We got call after call that night asking if we were going to shut down, what would happen to their dues, etc. It was overwhelming – here people were worrying about monthly dues but I was worried about my paycheck. Together with our general manager, we closed the gym down. It was so strange. What now?
That night, I shared on Instagram to check in on me because I was not okay. The truth is that I wasn’t, my life and routine had all of a sudden been spun around. For a week I felt the ups and downs of this “new norm,” of no gym and being mandated to stay home. Once the storm passed and I settled into a new routine, I learned that I really was okay and that I would be just fine.
This new norm is an interesting one. As she sits waiting for time to go by she is protected by the safety of her nest, yet it is that same nest that keeps her distanced from the world. She wears a mask to represent the facelessness we are all feeling by being disconnected. Her mask and gloves keep her safe but it is her overwhelming emotions that are the real problem. She sits in near darkness waiting for the dawn to come once again. This has become her new norm.
Self portrait of the silence I have endured. Six years ago trauma PTSD Followed by sexual, physical mental emotional domestic violence spousal abuse, by a Narcissist who uses those past events to attack daily. The daily emotional abuse is far worse. No family as they have turned their backs on my isolation and from lies Gaslighting he spread to keep them away. He then stole our daughter, hid her away because he claimed I didn't love her enough and he wanted to show me how it felt to lose what I loved #MentalAbuse, #dvawareness, #maritalrape #spousalrape #nobodydeservesabuse, #nomanshouldeverhitawoman, #hearmystory, #breakthesilence, #domesticviolenceawareness, #bekind, #stopdv, #domesticviolenceawarenessmont,#stopdomesticviolence, #bringawareness, #cc,#selfportrait,#artwork,#abuse,#rape,"creative commons, czech, doudleby, cc by 4.0
Twelve a Year: October 2018
“She writes things with her movements that I for the life of me could never write with a pen.” ― Christopher Poindexter
Started a group on Flickr for those who would like to join the "Twelve a Year" challenge.
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You've almost convinced me I'm real
That's it! I have missed self-portraits so much that I have aken up the 52 week challenge from Let's Get Creative and I'm starting it as of now.
I have missed it so much; the feeling it gives me, the excitement planning and the surprises which happen whilst I am creating it. The buzz, the total high I get overwhelmed with when I can do what I love and express myself!
It has not been easy, the last weeks, a lot of changed suddenly came over me and as much as I deep down know it is all for the good: it's not easy. But I have photography. Holding on to it!
Blogged here: elsita.typepad.com/thehiddenseed/2009/06/vampire-black-dr...
Dress: Norma Kamali
Shoes: Vintage
Cameo pin: Made by myself
Beaded bow on head: Vintage from Etsy (Penorus)
Love; it will not betray you. Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free.
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Once or twice a year, I hike a nature trail in a state park, just to read the graffiti on a small bridge. Doodle Bridge, as I have dubbed it, doesn't bear crude sketches and profanity. Well, maybe some. Most of its graffiti is poetry, song lyrics, and philosophy. I believe the ones with the markers are college students, expressing thoughts and feelings that touch them deeply.
I've posted many messages from Doodle Bridge. I want to preserve them before the bridge is covered, once again, with a fresh coat of paint, and the students need to start again.
Today, I made my pilgrimage and took many photos. I'll post them over the next few days, as I edit them. When I'm finished, I'll post another shot of the bridge itself, to bookend the messages on my photostream.
...and figure out how to support myself doing so! Catching up w/ Day 2 of #radicalselflovejanuary with my #bigdream of being a #creativeentrepreneur. While #bartending is lots of fun, I want my #work to be my #passion, which has always been #making, #creating and collaborating with other creatives! I want to #empower #youngwomen, encourage #selfexpression and establish a community of amazing, intelligent, creative people who want to make making their life's work.-via Instagram ift.tt/1OF4fNy
for my Killa, happy 14 months together my love. I thankyou for being my person. The one I love and adore more than anything I have ever in my life. You made me love in ways I never have before, never thought was possible for me. You came into my life on March 27, 2022, fate in itself Imo. We became a couple on May 7, 2022, now today, July 7, 2023 we're together 14 months. 2 years and 2 months. Fuxking wild and crazy in the best fxcking way! thankyou! thankyou for your love! I love you with ever fiber of my being, my whole heart and I promise to love and cherish you forever and always. ♥ I am yours! never forget it! xoxo
For another monochrome viewpoint on the platform, go to: www.michikofujii.co.uk/blog/xg3s2zzk6ws6j27xsw5z6jjpcbzdn5
The One Thing I Would Take” - 2020
If you were stuck on a desert island and could have only one thing, what would it be? -
Collaboration between @sheilaeden and @adbrucephotos
Shot on iPhone and Google Pixel -
I have always wanted to do a cellphone shoot. Sheila emailed me last night asking me if I knew someone who would love to composite her images. I opened this e-mail at 5am and literally said, “F*** no.” Then I reminded myself that I am not myself before that first cup of coffee. So, I sat down with my coffee and breakfast in hand and began to think what I would do with these images.
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The most exciting part for me was that these are cellphone images which just goes to show you don’t need the fanciest of cameras to edit. All of the composited images (except for the scratches texture) were taken with a cellphone. I had taken a couple of textures photos with my cellphone earlier this year while in Mexico and I used only those for this photo.
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That arm? That’s me! I am so excited about this image! I cannot believe that I shot and composited and image all before 8:30am.
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Are you limiting yourself because you don’t have the best equipment to shoot?