First day of school.

Getting ready for the first day of a new semester
Documenting my new back to school ensemble: rust colored shirt and jingly earrings that remind me of peacock feathers
and getting distracted by the textures, patterns, and curiosities of the bathroom my mother decorated in the seventies
lovingly touching them through a lens 
photographing objects of the past while embarking on something new
illuminating the trinity while i'm at it
Focusing

but not too muchWondering how to fuse intellectual activities with the creative thrust that makes lifeworth living. Hoping that I can manipulate the two causing them to push up on each other's edges this semester.
Taking, editing, and uploading pictures is relaxing. It is the quickest and most gratifying way to connect and explore artistically.I don't need to be in a "zone," just a subject that intrigues me.Art journaling can be more of a struggle.Still searchingfor a personal, effortless style. wish me luck! xo lara

home sweet home.

coming home., originally uploaded by kaliji.

More like saccharine but it's where I want to be, for Christmas anyway--I can't wait to go out and have an adventurous life with Agent Pineapple. It never ceases to amaze me how the spirit of the holidays can bring people together, how I can actually find myself wanting to spend time in a place that I spend so much energy trying to get away from. Christmas is very sneaky that way, causing you to appreciate what you have especially in times such as these.
Here's wishing that you too find yourself in a place of gratitude, warmth, and love ♥.