Ingrid's Photo Journal

Wisdom, Visibility and Influence of Women in Business: WBE

2012-02-08T23:00:00.000-08:00

The Women's Business Exchange - WBE - is an organization that is close to my heart. I can say it changed my life. I still remember the very first time I went to a monthly breakfast about eight years ago. Early at 7am in the morning I was standing in the door to the big room on the third floor at the WAC and was stunned: Between the big round tables covered with white table clothes, dozens of women were mingling, talking to each other, laughing, connecting. There was something in the air, a fresh energy, that woke me up.

Each time I go there, it happens again. Even if I sometimes have my doubts why I should drag myself out of the house at 6am, as soon as I arrive the energy that is created in the room lifts me up. When I leave after the breakfast I always feel recharged and ready to face the challenges of my business with new energy.

The WBE recently went through a rebranding process. I am proud and honored that I can contribute to the beautiful new design of the website with my images. What I experienced that very first morning - that sparkle in the air - is something that inspires me to document with my camera again and again.

Check out the website of the WBE. You might want to try out the next breakfast for yourself. (The breakfast is on the second Thursday of the month from 7am to 9am at the new location of the Women's University Club )

Being Seen - Oprah

2011-06-04T13:57:00.000-07:00

For many years the element of "being seen" in art, photography, literature and personal life was - and is - very close to my heart. It is also at the base of my work as a photographer. In the time I spend with somebody during a photo session I want to create this space where the person in front of my camera feels "seen". It is a process that can not be forced. It has to do with awareness and arriving in the present moment for everybody involved.

I was contemplating to make "Being Seen" a regular topic on my blog for quite some time. So when I heard Oprah in her final show speaking about "validation" and the desire to be seen and heard it struck a strong chord with me.

I am not an Oprah Show "regular" and the few shows I saw I came across only by chance. But I always was interested in and admired her for her ability to communicate with people. I was wondering what was at the core of her work and what keeps her going through all these years. I made it a point to see her final show and was impressed and touched how she summed up her last 25 years:

"I've talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000 had one thing in common: They all wanted validation. If I could reach through this television and sit on your sofa or sit on a stool in your kitchen right now, I would tell you that every single person you will ever meet shares that common desire. They want to know: 'Do you see me? Do you hear me? Does what I say mean anything to you?'

"Understanding that one principle, that everybody wants to be heard, has allowed me to hold the microphone for you all these years with the least amount of judgment. Now I can't say I wasn't judging some days. Some days, I had to judge just a little bit. But it's helped me to stand and to try to do that with an open mind and to do it with an open heart. It has worked for this platform, and I guarantee you it will work for yours. Try it with your children, your husband, your wife, your boss, your friends. Validate them. 'I see you. I hear you. And what you say matters to me.'"

Thank you, Oprah!!

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Oprah-Winfrey-Show-Finale_1/7

Savoring life and food: Seattle food bloggers

2011-05-31T15:16:00.000-07:00

Such a lovely experience to work with these beautiful and savvy women for the Food Blogger story in Seattle Woman Magazine for the April 2011 issue.

We did the covershoot at Jessie Oleson's gallery store CakeSpy on Capital Hill. Jessie swung tirelessly her brush again and again until it expressed just the right amount of ease and boldness. She also provided the delicious drawings of the flying cupcakes. Is that paradise ?? (Of course, the question to ask: Does Jessie ever eat any cupcake herself? As graceful as she is)

Molly Wizenburg, Shauna Ahern and Keren Brown were photographed at The Landing, a beautiful event space near University Village. Thanks so much to Peter at the Landing for letting us use his space with the beautiful light as a backdrop.

A big Thank You also to Keren Brown of Foodportunity.com for bringing everybody together and organizing the space.

One of the next events that Keren organized will be on June 13th at Tom Douglas Palace Kitchen. It sounds wonderful and I am very tempted to attend that party...Keren will be also part of Kim Rickets Book Events on June 20th at the Palace Ballroom: "What we talk about when we talk about food"

Cafe Liebermann

2011-05-29T20:29:00.000-07:00

I love museums. Maybe even more I love museums cafe's. - Just kidding.. But seriously, I am not the type of person that visits an exhibition with educational headphones on my ears. I think it is important to learn about art, but I prefer to do that before or after I see the exhibition. Somehow I want to keep my senses open for what I see and what I feel, when standing in front of the painting or the sculpture for the first time. I want to trust my perception and what speaks to me and what touches me.

Because of that I love museums cafes. I feel there is a kind of osmosis happening just by sitting in a cafe that is part of the museum. Even if you don't see the artwork there, you feel the presence of all the art in the surrounding rooms, it speaks and comforts.

There are great museum cafes and not so great ones. I have very fond memories of visits to museums - and the cafes' - in Hannover, Berlin and Hamburg in Germany, where I lived for many years. These visits often happened with girlfriends.

Sometimes I go just by myself. On the last day of my recent trip to Germany, arriving at the Hamburger trainstation and having some free hours before going to my girlfriend's house, I left me suitcases in the station and went to the nearby Hamburger Kunsthalle.

After seeing two great exhibitions in the Gallery of Contemporary Art I arrived at the cafe, Cafe Liebermann just before they closed the counter. I still got a glass wine and sat for an hour in the empty cafe and had the best time. It was like a gift

It felt as if I arrived at myself. There was this protected space that allowed me to just be there, looking back at all my encounters with family and my old firends I had seen in these last three weeks of my trip. I came to a quiet point in myself. I wrote a postcard to my friend and notes on the red paper bag from the store that I would later add to my journal.

Cafe's and museums are very important places to be.

Derrick Cartwright of SAM

2011-05-20T14:40:00.000-07:00

When I photographed Derrick Cartwright at the end of last year on an assignment for the Seattle Art Museum, he was the - still new - Director of SAM . I did not have a chance to meet him before the shoot. When I arrived at the day of the shoot and walked through the museum to the spots I had chosen as possible locations, I saw him being involded in talking to visitors in the big museums hall. I was impressed and touched by the energy and personal involvement that I could sense around him while connecting with the people.

The question was on my mind how I would photograph him. In general I am always looking for the human being behind or in the constraints of the position in the hierarchy of an institution. I was interested in what Derrick Cartwright's personal connection to art is, what the drive and motivation is and what keeps him going in the not easy task of guiding a big ship like SAM through the storm.

Of course there is only so much you can touch on in the photo situation. It's all about arriving at a "presence", for myself in really "seeing" the person I photograph as well as being aware when the person arrives at that moment of presence himself.

I love this image! There is something around his eyes I find very beautiful and where I can sense a gentleness and the ability to make himself available to the person in front of him. I also believe I can see what is kept alive in him in his relation to art and what might lead back to his very early and direct experiences in what art and creating art can mean and can communicate for a single person and society as a whole.

I am sad to hear the recent news that Mr. Cartwright decided to resign from his position as Director of the Seattle Art Museum by the end of June. As he says: "Now, I want to re-establish my personal connection with the artists, objects, and ideas that got me into museum work in the first place."

Luckily he will stay in Seattle and it is very likely that we will see him around. I have a lot of respect for his decision to honor and follow what is "close to his heart". I am happy to have met him and I am sending all my best wishes for his further path!

Melody Biringer - Craving Success

2011-05-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

Last spring I had the pleasure to photograph the fabulous Melody Biringer of CRAVE Company for SeattleWoman Magazine. Initially my meeting with her was planned just as location scouting for the shoot. She showed me her office, her closet with her stylish outfits, the favorite coffee shop and the D utch Bike store with European bicycles she is so fond of. What was planned as a meeting became the shoot itself as Melody was enthusiastic, energetic and playing along, always seizing the moment.

Melody is adventurous and combines a strong business sense with the ability to have a good time - especially with girlfriends. With her Craveguides she is now exploring - and conquering I believe - Europe with the first city of Amsterdam. Congratulations to Melody for publishing her first book recently: CRAVING SUCCESS. She openly talks about her successes and failures in running 21 (so far) businesses. It has plenty of good advice for entrepreneurs. And fun too!!

Her next speaking events will be at the Orlando Spark & Hustle Conference and at the KISSpdx event in Portland

SAM's Picasso Women..

2011-03-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

I am catching up a little here with my shoots for Seattle Woman Magazine from the last year.

This was a very fun shoot with Maryann Jordan and Chiyo Ishikawa from the Seattle Art Museum. Chiyo is the deputy director/curator at SAM and Maryann is Senior Deputy Director. They both made it possible that the Picasso exhibition found it's way to Seattle.

It's always some juggling involved of schedules and locations in preparing for these shoots. So many things have to come together. Cara Egan of SAM was my ally in location scouting and finding time in the busy schedules of Chiyo and Maryann

The day of the shoot was very exiting, as it was the press conference for the exhibition and everything went a little bit in a whirlwind. Chiyo and Maryann were both in very good spirits, as all their hard work now became visible in the opening of the exhibition. I had a chance to quickly walk through the packed exhibition and got exited.

The exhibition however was no option as a background for the shoot, because - among other considerations - of too many visitors and insurance concerns.

Here is the cover photo without the cropping for the layout. The location is the beautiful Family Room, that is part of the exhibition space. I really liked the windows, the architectural elements, the light that created some patterns on the floor, together with the black boots and pants, the connection to the outside, the postures of both women that give a feel of girlfriend cooperation in this big project and the elation and satisfaction of bringing a long path of work to it's completion.

Seattle Writers of Speculative Fiction

2011-02-14T21:54:00.000-08:00

Great shoot with two Seattle writers of speculative fiction for the February issue of SeattleWoman Magazine, Timmi Duchamp and Louise Marley.

Lots of fun to explore the Science Fiction Museum for possible backgrounds. Of course it's also exciting to be in a museum early in the morning before it opens and to have it all to yourself (kind of....)

The initial plan was to photograph Timmi and Louise in the Battlestar Galactica exhibition. But there were so many other colorful spots. The idea was to bring a little of the "speculative" environment into the images. I also got inspired by an article Timmie Duchamp posted on her website about the "Second Self" the writer creates with the "authorial voice" in the story.

Timmi Duchamp

This element of a shifted reality was something new for me, as my images usually deal with what I find, which means I don't create an artificial reality around the person. But I was inspired by the challenge and the museum provided at each corner colorful light situations.

Louise Marley

Louise is a former opera singer and I found it fascinating how she brought that experience into her writing.

You can read the article by Cat Rambo online in SeattleWoman Magazine. Or look for printed version.

Timmi Duchamps website
Louise Marley's website

A big thank you to Anita Woo, the media contact of the EMP and Science Fiction museum, who was very helpful and generous with her time.

New Address for this Blog

2010-05-02T22:25:00.000-07:00

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Senior portrait session with Kate

2010-02-23T21:20:00.000-08:00

Lovely Kate... the many faces of a young woman

This one reminds me a little of Anna Karina, Godard's actress and muse in his movies of the early sixties.

Check out the video:

Portrait session with Wendy

2010-02-23T20:18:00.000-08:00

The ultimate chocolate

2009-11-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I had the most wonderful day at my studio with Pamela Gillies photographing her raw and vegan snacks. When I tried a little piece of her chocolate and let it melt on my tongue I was convinced. I can not remember to have had such an intense experience with chocolate.

A little later we did this photo shoot together to create images for her new website Vivir - Living Foods for living people. It was such a pleasure and so inspiring to bring these creations and ingredients in a form that still give an idea of how they were crafted and that evoke the desire to touch and to taste them.

What I especially like about them is how they are presented: In irregular shapes, broken from the big bar. Wabi Sabi meets french elegance!!

Walnuts with a coating of spicy banana cinnamon glaze.

Spicy flax seed crackers: O M G !

My favorites: Green Chips - Kale leaves dehydrated with "cheese" sauce made from walnuts. They melt on the tongue..

Pamela, vibrant and beautiful as her foods.

You can order her snacks from the shop on her Vivir website

Beautiful Stores: Crackerjack

2009-08-05T01:40:00.001-07:00

Some months ago I photographed Kathleen Koch as part of a story in SeattleWoman Magazine about women owned stores in the Wallingford center. Kathleen owns the store "Crackerjack Crafts", a treasure-box full of handmade jewelry, clothing, pottery and other handicraft.

I came to photograph Kathleen, but I could not resist to explore the store, to peek in the glass cases with all the lovingly arranged pieces. Especially the work of one designer caught my attention. Beautiful filigree earrings, presented in a way that adds magic.

The designers name is Cecelia Otto, and as I found out last week, she will be at the store during Artwalk on Wednesday August 5th from 6pm to 8pm.

Isn't this beautiful..

And here an elegant lady who demands admiration...

A miniature pitcher..

Beautiful things to dream of...

The Seattle Storm owners..

2009-08-01T16:08:00.000-07:00

These four courageous women we have to thank that Seattle has again it's own women basketball team. You can read all about it in the June issue of SeattleWoman Magazine.

From left: Dawn Trudeau, Ginny Gilder, Lisa Brummel and Anne Levinson.

The game season is until the end of September. Check it out at the Storm website!

Women's Empowerment Summit

2009-06-13T01:00:00.000-07:00

This weekend I am documenting the Women's Empowerment Summit at the beautiful W Hotel in downtown Seattle.

Bettina Carey, the "Business Matchmaker" and founder of "Women in Small Biz", is bringing together "powerful and inspiring women" to learn from each other , to network and to have fun.

The gala this evening was quite an event. Many wonderful women were honored. It was electrifying and energizing, with singing and dancing and many wise words that came from the heart.

Saturday has an interesting program too with many breakout sessions and a lunch with latin icon Maria Marin

Many of my photos were used in the invitation, website and brochure.

It's a lot of fun to photograph these beautiful women in this atmosphere of openness, mutual respect and empowerment.

More to come...

Atieno Kombe - Africa Mama

2009-03-30T22:54:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a beautiful afternoon at Atieno Kombe's store Africa Mama in Bothell. She had invited to a Customer Appreciation Party with live music by Guillaume Mpacko . Great music and a wonderful atmospere! Lot's of fun dancing. (Some images of the party will come in a few days).

Atieno Kombe is the first woman I photographed for SeattleWoman Magazine four years ago.

She left a deep impression in me when I met her the first time, as I am sure she leaves with everybody who meets her. There is a light around her, a beauty that comes deep from inside. You can feel her strong presence watching her interacting with the people around her. Graceful, full of attention for the other person and full of joy.

Here you can see her with her stepson.
Atieno grew up in Kenya. She devoted herself to work for the children who are left behind as orphans from the aids epidemic. She is the president of "Urgent Africa", a non governmental organization "committed to creating programs that build sustainable solutions for communities that have been gravely affected by aids."

I feel there is much to learn from her. Faced with the pain of the on-going nightmare of aids in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 16 million orphans "sadness and mourning is a normal part of each day", as she says. But you don't see any anger, blame or cynicism consuming her. She uses her sadness as strength to help children to live.

Atieno is closing her store Africa Mama in Bothell on this Tuesday. There is still a chance to visit.

Dearboy at EMP

2009-03-09T20:23:00.001-07:00

On Valentines Day I saw a great performance of the group Dearboy at the EMP. I knew about it because the singer of the band, Kathryn, is the daughter of our good friends Donna and Bill van Buren.

The concert was part of the yearly Sounds Off, "the Northwest's largest underage battle of the bands competition for musicians 21 and under." On February 14th four bands played. I was excited to see the girl I knew for so long playing in front of a big audience and the jugdes. The group had to compete against three other groups which were very good too. But Dearboy was the only girls band.

I never heard them playing live before and I have to say I loved it. There was a special atmosphere in the space when they played. A certain seriousness. The audience seemed to mirror the seriousness of the band members and share in their presence. No attempt to please the audience with prepared moves or fancy gestures, just the music. I was fascinated looking at them, doing their "work".

But while they somehow contained themselves, concentrated on their instruments or the text of the song, their was a wildness too. A powerful energy, a determination. These songs had to be played and had to be sung. Beautiful!!

Bass: Jessa Lowe. Drums: Willa G. Strings and sings: Kathryn van Buren. Keys: Sasha Kool

Dearboy made it to the second place on the 14th and the third in the finals on March 7th . This is quite something. Congratulations!!!

Watch out for Dearboys next performances. It's so great to see them live. Here you can hear and see them with their song "Blister"

Happy New (rest of the )Year

2009-02-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

Spring is nearly in the air, but you never know, it might snow again. And for good wishes it's never too late, I think. So here is a view of our garden and with it I am sending all my best wishes to everybody for this year, that still feels new. This year with all it's challenges, but also with it's promises of something new and wonderful.

I am grateful for everybody that crossed my way in the last year, for people I met new, and for the ones I met again. And for the times when clients became friends.

My friend Debra Gunn gave me a beautiful book as a gift. "The Wishing Year - A House, a man, a soul" by Noelle Oxenhaendler. It was my "New Year Holiday Book", the luxury I allow myself once a year, to read a book in one piece.

The author embarks on a one year "experiment in desire", looking at all the wishing theories and ideas that are out there with a critical eye, trying some out for herself, in-spite her own doubts.

The conclusion she comes to ".. she is amazed that there is indeed, both power and danger in the act of wishing."

This year, which for me began on the 20th of January, started out with a lot of wishing. I hope for us all that we keep our wishes and hopes alive and don't choose cynicism, when they don't immediately come true.

Warmly,

Ingrid

Debrena Jackson Gandy - All the Joy You Can Stand

2008-11-12T13:20:00.001-08:00

Debrena Jackson Gandy is a business consultant and success coach. She truly embodies what the title of her book says: All the joy you can stand.

I photographed her during the Women in Small Biz Expo some weeks ago. It was fascinating to watch her speaking. There was so much beauty in expressing her mission: " To empower others to create the life they desire and deserve."

You can hear - and see - her speaking tomorrow morning at 7am at the WBE breakfast at Washington Athletic Club.

Two amazing women: Big Hug with Bettina Carey, the founder of Women in Small Biz

FRIPP and FRIPP - The quality of our attention

2008-11-11T10:24:00.000-08:00

On Saturday I attended an event with Patricia Fripp and Robert Fripp at Microsoft in Redmond. "How to be an Hero on and off the Platform, from Beginner to Mastery in Business, Performance and Life"

I nearly did not go, but thanks to my friend Jaxie Binder, the co producer of Tuning The Air, who helped organizing the day, I did. I am so glad and grateful that I did.

Patricia Fripp is a well known speaker and executive speaking coach. Energetic, funny, on the point and very present. She literally jumps in front of you with open arms, waking you up.. Her brother Robert Fripp, the legendary guitarist and founding member of King Crimson, has a different kind of presence: modest and preferring to be in the background, but extremely sharp in analyzing complex connections and bringing them down - or up - to basic (and wise) principles. With that there is a wicked sense of humor and a very generous spirit. You can see it in the twinkle in his eyes..

I met Robert Fripp for the first time in 1992 - I was still living in Berlin in Germany - when I attended my first Guitar Craft course in Texas. I did not know too much about King Crimson or Robert Fripp at that time, did not consider myself a "Fan" or having any musical ability, but suddenly I was sitting in an airplane to Austin, Texas with my newly acquired guitar, following an inner voice that this was the absolutely right thing to do and a question of life and death.

And it was the right thing. I did not become a musician - I gave up the guitar some month after that- but I got very involved in Guitar Craft projects in Germany and in America as well as in Seattle after I moved here 11 years ago. I also met my husband Frank on the first course. He was teaching the Alexander Technique for many years on these workshops in Europe, North and South America.

What does this all have to do with Photography? I believe that my experiences on these courses, many of them in a two hundred year old farmhouse in Grossderschau, a small village in former Eastern Germany, helped shape a certain sense of attention. Attention and openness for moments of sheer beauty, often connected with silence. Sometimes painful "lessons", stripping away the clutter in my head and the self perception and deception.

I believe it had an influence on my photography, on who I am in the act of photographing people. I feel I can "see" better because of that, the other person I photograph and myself. What I am aspiring to - to allow the truth and the beauty of the other person come through - became a little bit more available, by not getting into my own way all the time.

In Robert's talk on Saturday there were so many beautiful and eye opening things that hit me in the mark and that I can apply to my work as a photographer. It is still settling in in me and will be material for the next weeks to work with. The sentence that is there with me all the time like a subtle bell and sometimes like a rambling alarm clock is:

"The only thing we have in life is the quality of our attention"

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The event in Seattle is over, the next one will be in Phoenix, but there are cd's available and more information on Patricia Fripp's website.

A funny description of Guitar Craft by Patricia.

Some clips on Youtube.

Tuning The Air, a project by some Guitar Craft people in Seattle, worthwhile checking out their weekly performances.

Mary

2008-09-18T23:20:00.000-07:00

Mary gave herself the present of a photo shoot for her birthday, to celebrate herself a little bit. She looks so beautiful and there is something special about her eyes.

Ezra at 10 (nearly 11)

2008-07-12T17:18:00.000-07:00

With Ezra and Deborah at Sandpoint Park. It was raining a little, but that did not take away the fun. The light was beautiful and the sprinkles in the air too. I photographed Ezra before. We did a shoot when he was eight and three. It's so interesting to see a baby become a boy and then (nearly) a teenager.

This one was Ezra's idea!

Nancy Rawles, a Little Bit More

2008-05-16T09:38:00.001-07:00

I want to tell a little bit more about my photo shoot with Nancy Rawles.

Nancy initially was not so happy to be photographed. She is not very fond of publicity. I pointed out she would do the shoot for the other women, who will be happy to learn about her in the magazine and who will be encouraged and inspired by what she is doing in her writing. It's important for other women and girls to see which wonderful creative and productive women we have in Seattle.

Very soon into the shoot we talked about things that were close to both our hearts . Nancy showed me pictures about the creation of the sculpture "Sadie" and the story behind it. Sadie is Jim's wife from the book "My Jim", which refers to the story of Huckleberry Finn and the slave Jim, who escaped from slavery. For the book "My Jim", Nancy asked several artists to create objects and music that are part of the story. For the sculpture "Sadie" she asked a good friend to be the model for the artist. Many hours were spent to create just the right expression and body posture. You see all the attention and love that went into the sculpture and you get a very good feeling for the life and the struggles Sadie went through.

You find more about this on Nancy's site.

I just started to read Nancy's book "Crawfish Dreams". As in "My Jim", "Crawfish Dreams" is about one woman's struggle to create a life of dignity and meaning for herself and her family. Camille is 68 and has the dream of opening a restaurant. She "cooks up a plan to bring her family back together and discovers that love, sharing, and a dash of daring are the secret ingredients that can turn drams into reality." The language with a wry sense of humor and the love of how the people are described in their weaknesses and in their dreams are captivating.

Nancy Rawles is also a teacher. By listening to her stories about her work as a teacher you can hear that she does it with a lot of love for her profession and for the students. I wish I had a teacher like her. I was very touched by what she said about the importance of daydreaming and the importance of giving students some space for that in the daily duties. The daydreaming part comes often to my mind. It has kind of a bad reputation. You are so used to filling up your days with all the things of the list. You need to be productive and show results. It's often overlooked that there is another kind of productivity working in daydreaming.

I discovered a beautiful website with interviews from Seattle related authors: Booklust by Nancy Pearl.

Look for the one with Nancy. She has a beautiful voice...

Nancy Rawles, Writer

2008-05-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

Nancy Rawles, author of 'My Jim: A Novel,'
'Love Like Gumbo,' and 'Crawfish Dreams.' Ingrid did this for Seattle Woman Magazine.

The Grotto by Niki de Saint Phalle

2008-04-11T17:54:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from my trip to Germany some months ago. This unassuming building is part of the Royal Herrenhaeuser Gardens, a large Baroque garden in Hannover. Once there was a castle too but it was destroyed in the Second World War, I seem to remember. The remaining gardens are very beautiful and open to the public. It was just across the street from my former art school.

I wasn't here for at least 12 years, and I remember this small building always closed. This time I went with my good friend Heide and she said "Let's see the Grotto". I had no idea what was waiting for me. I went inside and was shear overwhelmed by the colors, light and the sparkle I was surrounded with.

The artist Niki de Saint Phalle created this piece of art you can walk into. It's magical. There was this surprise in me that it is possible to totally “follow your bliss,” no stops in going for your own sense of beauty. It makes you dance. The room around you becomes an inner one.

It is remarkable to me that this was ~~her last project~~ the last project she completed herself * before she died in 2002. There is this feeling of going into another world…

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And here we go again into the historical part of the garden.

It's amazing how it all works together and complements each other, the old and the new, the formal and the playful.

* ETA: Someone left a comment pointing to this: Queen Califia's Magical Circle in Escondido, California which started after The Grotto and completed posthumously. Well worth a look

Ingrid's Photo Journal

Wisdom, Visibility and Influence of Women in Business: WBE

Being Seen - Oprah

Savoring life and food: Seattle food bloggers

Cafe Liebermann

Derrick Cartwright of SAM

Melody Biringer - Craving Success

SAM's Picasso Women..

Seattle Writers of Speculative Fiction

New Address for this Blog

Senior portrait session with Kate

Portrait session with Wendy

The ultimate chocolate

Beautiful Stores: Crackerjack

The Seattle Storm owners..

Women's Empowerment Summit

Atieno Kombe - Africa Mama

Dearboy at EMP

Happy New (rest of the )Year

Debrena Jackson Gandy - All the Joy You Can Stand

FRIPP and FRIPP - The quality of our attention

Mary

Ezra at 10 (nearly 11)

Nancy Rawles, a Little Bit More

Nancy Rawles, Writer

The Grotto by Niki de Saint Phalle

Amalia Martino, owner of BlueShoes Media

Cover Shot: Megan Griffiths, Film Director

Plates Clicking Against The Table

Cover Shot: Luly Yang

Friederike

Pepper Schwartz at WBE

Cover Shot: Pepper Schwartz

Cover Shot: Laura Love

Cover Shot: Ashley Lodree

Eleanor

Two More of this Beautiful Child

Baby Session

Cover Shot: Organic Farm in Indianola, WA

Dancer, During Filming at Dry Falls, Eastern Washington

Kissenschlacht (Pillow Fight)

Cover Shot: Lynne Barker and Lucia Athens

Blossoms

Northwest Women's Show

Diana Garcia-Snyder

Peacock Presenting

Seattle Woman Magazine Cover Shot: At the Spa

Smith Tower

Studio Upgrade and Shawna Locey

Darcy Burner

BeadsforLife Cover for Seattle Woman Magazine