pink and white fairies in film

Luisa Brimble from Serendipity Corner has waved her magic little creative wand again and this time it is over 2 white fairies Marg & (apprehensively) me framed by a hydrangea pink brick wall at the 'Feels Like Home' collaboration shoot. This time using film. Real. Live. Beautiful. Film. Marg & I shot by the gorgeous Eliza Barr. Marg is wearing Gorman.

 

Film camera: Canon EOS-3 // Film: Kodak Portra 400 & Kodak Ektar 100.

Feels Like Home models: Margaret Zhang, Emma Lucey, Sara Donaldson // Photography: Luisa Brimble // Stylist: Dominique Brammah // Make-up Artist: Megan Vaughan // Hair Stylist: Amy Taylor // Photographer's assistant: Marione Lozano // Copywriter: Eliza Barr // Designers: Kahlo, Gorman, Secret Squirrel, Mrs Press // Location: Nicky Crowley

a loving party of floral friends by Aleksandra

These are hands-down the most INCREDIBLE flowers I have ever seen by Sydney florist, styler & handwriter Aleksandra (watch out Aleks, I might just be your biggest fan/stalker). They are gobsmackingly, heart-achingly, breathtakingly beautiful. They look like they have been collected from a garden and lovingly gathered together with such a subtle and soft sense of structure. It's so lovely to see a haphazard collection of flowers doing what flowers do best. Every blossom and bloom is celebrated by its neighbour. Hydrangea says to Peony "man, you are beautiful at the best of times but you look are looking damn fine standing there next to me". It is a loving party of floral friends and I wish I was amongst it. Gorgeous stuff. Stalk to be continued....

a bit more weekend fun with flowers

Lovely little Peonies, Roses (with a special hint of David Austins), Sea holly, Dahlias & Dusty Miller in a HUGE bouquet I did for the lovely Kat (& her 4 girls) for her wedding on Friday. Somehow between the rain the sun came out and shone brightly down on her for her special day.

gardenias & greens

It's not everyday you get to enjoy rocket, basil, parsley & mixed little lettuces freshly picked out of a home grown organic veggie patch. And it's not everyday you get a little bunch of gardenias grown with love to smell while you craft away in your Ma's house.... Today me lucky x

scanned blooms mirrored

Inspired by my last post on the 'Bloom Day Scans' by Craig Cramer I had a play with mirroring the images and flipping to create a brilliant pattern. I can imagine these making the most incredible wallpaper.....

scanned blooms

I have marveled many a time at the beauty of flowers but never so much as when I saw these scanned blossoms called the 'Bloom Day Scans' by Craig Cramer over at his exceptionally lovely blog Ellis Hollow. There are even instructions for how to scan your own home-grown flowers over at The Bulb Project. I am absolutely mesmerised by the beauty of these, the boldness of the light, the potency of the contrast, the incredible detail. Wow. Here are just a few of my favourites.