7.08.2011

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I NOW HAVE FRIDAYS OFF, AND THOUGH I WELCOME THE START OF THE WEEKEND, I ALWAYS SEEM TO ARISE TO A NIGGLING FEELING OF EMPTINESS. NOT FOR A LONG TIME HAVE I HAD A WHOLE DAY TO MYSELF, LET ALONE 3 IN A ROW. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN DEADLINES, AND FASHION SHOOTS, AND ONGOING WORK STEALING MY WEEKENDS, AND FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE YEARS I’VE BEEN WAITING TO HAVE SOME FRESH INSPIRATION. FINALLY, I DO, AND NEW YORK- WITH IT’S DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS, STYLISH SIDEWALKERS, AND MEDLEY OF MUSEUMS COULDN’T BE A BETTER PLACE TO SATIATE MY NEED FOR CULTURE.

HAVING TRIPPED TO THE MoMA LAST WEEK, THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM A FEW DAYS BACK AND THE MET MUSEUM TWICE TODAY (YES, ONCE IN THE MORNING AND THEN ONCE IN THE EVENING) I’M BECOMING QUITE THE GALLERY ENTHUSIAST. SKIMMING PAST THE PIECES THAT I CAN’T RELATE AND IGNORING SOME OF THE MORE PRETENTIOUS ‘MODERN ART’, I’VE BEEN SPENDING HOURS ENGROSSED BY MY SURROUNDINGS. NOT THE BEST WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ADMITTEDLY, I’M RELIVING MISSED GEOGRAPHY LESSONS AND HISTORY STUDIES THROUGH CHOICE, AND FINALLY BEING ABLE TO LINK THE TWO WITH SOME SORT OF CLARITY. (A BASIC SKILL I KNOW, YOU’D THINK.) I’M GATHERING MORE INSPIRATION FROM THE WIDER WORLD, AND MY STYLE AND CREATIVITY IS BEING VISIBLY INFLUENCED. I’M ON A TOTAL OCEANIA-KICK AT THE MOMENT, HELPED NONETHELESS BY THE PACIFIC ROOMS AT THE AMNH AND ARTS OF OCEANIA AT THE MET. 

HAPPIER THAN I EVER THOUGHT I COULD BE HERE IN NEW YORK, AND BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH THINKING ABOUT MY NEXT RELOCATION, ANY EMPTINESS IS SHUNNED THE MOMENT I STEP OUT OF THE DOOR; FOR WORLD, I LOVE YOU.  

 (montages I've made, do not use without credit/ linkback)

13 comments:

  1. lovely photos, can I post and link back to you? I used to love doing this in photo shop too... so beautiful... I did one with kate moss and cherry blossom flowers once... will have to dig it out and share with you... I freakin love NY too... lucky girl... xx

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  2. I've never been to NY, but after reading your post I started to imagine this city as a magical place:)
    nice pictures!

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  3. wow i absolutely LOVE it.
    amazing blog
    xx

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  4. wow. thank you for sharing all of these, i love photography and this is bomb.
    favorite: the bananas from your last post

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  5. these photos are amazing! thanks for sharing. xx

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  6. Wild..
    The out in the wild, brought in for us to view, just to trip out all over again.

    Cheers!

    And, thanks for coming around to say "Hey".

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  7. These photos are pretty remarkable!

    xo,
    Sarah
    Get Up & Go

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  8. the second to last picture leaves me breathless.

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  9. These are utterly stunning shots, they have an amazing atmosphere to them.
    I adore galleries and museums too, I'm at my most happy wandering around soaking in the inspiration.
    Thanks for stopping by & for your lovely comment, I've just become a follower xox

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  10. wow. these photos are utterly gorgeous. great share. x

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