Link of the day: Kiersten Essenpries found via “my love for you is a stampede of horses”

Ahhh…Portland weather was so wonderful on Saturday that I celebratedd by having an iced coffee outside in the sun. I hope that you all had a good weekend!

Inspiration for today: Valerie Molnar (she knits paintings!)

I always marvel at this green lady in the store window. She both fascinates me and brings me fear…

Right now, I’m inspired by:

Illustration with the brilliant trick of what’s put in and what’s left out over at The Plane Jane Project

The portraiture photography of Jenny Elia Pfeiffer

Music by Santogold (thanks L.T.L)

Letterpress by Pancake & Franks

The brilliant pairing of porcelain and thread by Diem Chau

A few couples have formed through the cross pollination series. I’m still working to couple up a few singles and then I’ll call it a day. I think that I’m a matchmaker at heart…

On the menu tonight: omelette with smoked salmon, goat cheese and spinach. Served with a glass of Montinore Estate Riesling (Willamette Valley, Oregon). Hmmm…. *a* glass….

I invite you to be amazed at the needlework of Orly Cogan…

Okay, so I shoot a lot of photos. I’m not exactly sure how many, but I’d guess that it’s over 400 a month. Sometimes, I know right away when images just sort of *fit* together and tell some sort of *story*. Other times, it takes me a day or two of shooting photos to bring the individual images together into something that makes sense. The three photos for today were taken during the past two weeks. They were all sort of strange individuals – together they seem to tell a strange story. Not sure what it is. You can decide for yourself…