Monday, March 28, 2011

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84/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

time for porch sittin' & jen&tonic drinkin'

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85/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

hearts on the sidewalks.

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83/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

carnation pink this way.

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82/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

so. much. rain.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

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81/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

sometimes i like to practice my drawing when my students draw too.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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80/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

hudson home 2011; in the concrete outside our home. she is 100 years old this year.

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79/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

big sur. favorite clear the head space ever.

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78/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

driving down to big sur

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77/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

fort funston beach walk in the rain

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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76/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

best kindergarten sunshine drawing ever

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75/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

solo soaking, sushi, & sake :)

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74/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

st francis fountain yumminess

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73/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

rainbow mural

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72/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

los gatos sunrise

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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71/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

this blog post on andrea's blog sums up me getting on the gratitude boat. i think i need to start a gratitude journal. i adore everything about these 3 elder women. i hope to be like one of them someday... not broken by life, but still rejoicing in the beauty of it all.

Monday, March 14, 2011

for japan - 10% off & 10% donated

quick note: i'm offering 10% off in both of my etsy shops: sprout studio etsy & my vintage shop, the gleaner project 10% of all these sales will be donated to japan relief efforts. spread the word if you like. all you need to do is enter "japan" in the code box at checkout.

a little bit that is making me feel a little better about that corner of the world that needs so, so much.

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70/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

i like to practice my drawing sometimes when i do drawing exercises & skills with my students. it keeps me remembering that it *is* a skill i have learned, & i can delve back into it at anytime & do a fairly decent job at representing what is in front of me.

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69/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

@ the opening of thomas campbell's & kyle field's space cake show; 4th in a weekly series of openings at the park life.

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68/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

i got to go to the park life last wednesday to be an observer to thomas campbell & kyle field working on their installation for their space cake show. i got to peek & be a nosy photographer without all the crowds hanging out. in a corner of thomas' installation was this small photograph of an old margaret kilgallen piece. she is one of my favorite artists to come out of the mission school of art thought.

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67/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

we drive right next to the bay each morning. since the car accident, i haven't driven & the mister gives me a ride; i get to gaze out the window & shoot pretty photos like these instead. a better deal indeed.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

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66/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

yellow/grey kinda day

Monday, March 07, 2011

super huge earring SALE!

popping in to say, i'm having a HUGE sale on earrings at my sprout studio site! check them all out & grab something for yourself or a friend. pass along the sale to all your besties too - i want to add new stuff soon, older pretties need to move along!

earring sale!

so many pretty earrings on SALE!

pretty pretty pretty on sale for you!

big old earring SALE!

here, here HERE

BIG HUGE earring sale!

HERE go get 'em :)

BIG FAT earring sale!

almost every. single. style on SALE go check sprout studio out for some good deals peeps!!

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65/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

that's right.

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64/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

score for the house, can't wait to soak in her!

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63/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

you are loved. this is true.

Friday, March 04, 2011

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62/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

sol lewitt speaking the art truth.

Thursday, March 03, 2011

brilliance.

spoken word/talk music from listener - dan smith these lyrics/poetry are amazing to me.

"WOODEN HEART" (sea of mist called skaidan)

We’re all born to broken people on their most honest day of living
and since that first breath... We’ll need grace that we’ve never given
I've been haunted by standard red devils and white ghosts
and it's not only when these eyes are closed
these lies are ropes that I tie down in my stomach,
but they hold this ship together tossed like leaves in this weather
and my dreams are sails that I point towards my true north,
stretched thin over my rib bones, and pray that it gets better
but it won’t won’t, at least I don’t believe it will...
so I've built a wooden heart inside this iron ship,
to sail these blood red seas and find your coasts.
don’t let these waves wash away your hopes
this war-ship is sinking, and I still believe in anchors
pulling fist fulls of rotten wood from my heart, I still believe in saviors
but I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks, every single board
washed and bound like crooked teeth on these rocky shores
so come on and let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember

I am the barely living son of a woman and man who barely made it
but we’re making it taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts
we all have the same holes in our hearts...
everything falls apart at the exact same time
that it all comes together perfectly for the next step
but my fear is this prison... that I keep locked below the main deck
I keep a key under my pillow, it’s quiet and it’s hidden
and my hopes are weapons that I’m still learning how to use right
but they’re heavy and I’m awkward...always running out of fight
so I’ve carved a wooden heart, put it in this sinking ship
hoping it would help me float for just a few more weeks
because I am made out of shipwrecks, every twisted beam
lost and found like you and me scattered out on the sea
so come on let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, just some tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember

My throat it still tastes like house fire and salt water
I wear this tide like loose skin, rock me to sea
if we hold on tight we’ll hold each other together
and not just be some fools rushing to die in our sleep
all these machines will rust I promise, but we'll still be electric
shocking each other back to life
Your hand in mine, my fingers in your veins connected
our bones grown together inside
our hands entwined, your fingers in my veins braided
our spines grown stronger in time
because are church is made out of shipwrecks
from every hull these rocks have claimed
but we pick ourselves up, and try and grow better through the change
so come on yall and let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, were just tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember"

- Listener

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61/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

love in the mission.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

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60/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

a conversation at the MOMA.

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59/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

a late evening grab as i almost forgot to shoot a photo that day. i've always liked this building & the font painting of the name.

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58/365, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

the way to live a life.