<<< STORYTELLER >>>

Hi y'all!!

When Emily asked me to do a guest spot on her blog, i got excited.  I had just decided to start doing what i call "At home self portraiture sessions" where I photograph myself at home and make art out of a photo.  I'm getting better at it everyday... and I had so much fun using the insanely gorgeous breastplate that Emily designed just for me.  It literally goes with everything I own.. coincidence? nah....:)

Basically, with my self portraits, I get a flash or idea of a photo in my head and then i do everything in my power to make it come to life.  Its not easy, its a lot of trial and error, and if you were a fly on my wall you would laugh.  I use my iphone, along with a self timer and tripod... i do a lot of running back and forth... and then i spend about an hour obsessively editing.  Each edit is different, depending on the esthetic of the self portrait. I plan on getting better and better at these, and hopefully can add to this collection of photos i did for this post. 

Besides taking professional selfies, I'm a hairstylist, wife, kitty mama, rum drinkin, booty shakin, fashion lovin' southern girl... i'm scatter brained, messy, impossible to argue with, and a horrible cook. I live in Nashville, TN in a beautiful loft downtown and i'm married to the man of my dreams. I gravitate towards beautiful creative souls and I have an online shopping addiction.  Thats basically all there is to know about me. 

xoxx, Leah                   

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Sometimes you open up a interior book or a fashion magazine....and in this case Instagram...and you see images that inspires you like crazy. Inspires you to create, to dream, to dare, to be more playful & to appreciate the beautiful gift of life a little bit more. That was some of the feelings I had when being hit by the magic of Leah's IG profile. She's an amazing storyteller! It's impossible to separate Leah's amazing talent of styling her daily outfits, from the way she (& her husband) has chosen to decorate their wonderful loft. It's all so perfectly unperfect united in a story of life & love! This will definitely not be the last feature of Leah on this blog!!

Love & Lights, 

Emily

<<< LOVE & PASSION >>>

<<< LOVE & PASSION >>>

Lately I have been going trough some old photos of my mum & dad circa 1970. The love between them was young, passionate & wild. The whole spirit of their time was rebellious, wild, free & with love as a leading star, to guide them on their path of choices. So much beauty was born out of this era, but also a lot of hurt & wrong turns became the legacy. 

I will let the love & passion that they gave to this world live on in my heart. This blog post is all about what inspires me on my new collection coming to the shop soon....

Images are some private photos, some tumblr, Neil Krug, Bandit Brand, Freepeople are doing an amazing >>>LOVE STORIES<<< series, and some wonderful engagement photos of the lovely Leah Hoffman & her beloved husband. Stay tuned as Leah will be doing a guest blog post soon...  

                                                     
                                                          With Love & Light, xxx Emily

Of Goddesses & Magic

What is stronger than the wind, and fights against stormy weather?

A small bird's feather.....

What is smaller than your feet, but rises when giants walk past?

A blade of grass....

What ebbs & flows, changes & grows and never loses it's shape?

A mountain lake.....

And who are you to talk to me of strength & power?

Aren't you shamed by mountain flowers?

And still I thought life was a battle to win

And still I thought life was a challenge to face

But now I've seen the leaves follow the wind....

Life is more a flowing current than a race.

And I thought I always loved you.

How could I forget I always loved you.

I lean my back against a rock

My head upon the turf

And listen to the lullaby of Mother Earth.

(Unknown)

Artwork by Neil Krug & Penabranca. All other picture found on tumblr. I thank all of you amazing artists featured here. So much magic, so much love, so much spirit! xoxo Emily