performance anxiety
performance anxiety calm i haven’t been writing much lately: here or on paper. and as i sat here thinking about WHY, i wondered, for the tiniest moment, if it was because i was anxious… if it was because i had fallen back into the TRAP of comparing myself with others and coming up short. or if it was that what i wanted to say wouldn’t come out right and that it would be misinterpreted. and i realised as i sat here, in quiet conversation with myself that i wasn’t comparing.... Read The Rest →
photobooth friday
because it’s friday, which accidentally coincided with me getting round to scanning a whole heap of stuff i adore jeanine – she brings out my playful side inspired by a photograph jeanine has pinned on her wall. Share → Tweet
sundays are for lovers
saf restaurant, shoreditch. website | twitter | iphone app with tasty recipes inspired by the Lines & Shapes Connect Us publication Sundays Are For Lovers 1, i am accepting the invitation – located inside the front cover – to answer the set of questions that all the featured artists answered. i invite you to play along too. leave a link to (or write) your answers in the comments… questions are in bold. here we go… My home-base is currently London, England, though i still consider New Zealand my home Day... Read The Rest →
postcards from london
i reckon the story store and deli in the old truman brewery, brick lane has some of the best pizza in town made with fresh, organic ingredients and bursting with flavour. there’s a lovely store full of treasure and recycled objects who wants to join me there for lunch (or supper) sometime? x -leonie all photographs captured with an iPhone 4 Share → Tweet
postcards from marrakech
no words to describe this place. it got totally under my skin. a riad doorway our riad terrace, where we breakfasted each morning herboriste du paradis, place ben youssef, medina the beginnings of a moroccan carpet hang in a riad self portrait in the souks moroccan teapots, polaroid spectra with love, -leonie p.s. more here, here and here Share → Tweet
squam journal, volume one
The Journal, Volume One* We understand that not everyone can travel to us, so we are bringing the magic to you! There is a lovely spirit of connection and collaboration that has emerged from the gatherings at Squam Art Workshops. However, the journal is not about the workshops themselves. Rather, it is an exploration of the journeys we take, how we can find friendship in the most unexpected places, and the restorative power of natural beauty– but above all, it is about what happens when you honor your creativity. The... Read The Rest →
exquisite corpse collective
exquisite corpse collective. image by curator kristen. i’ve been wanting to be part of a collaboration for the longest time, so getting to play this amazing game during july with two of my favourite photographers, darlene & vivienne has me so excited that i’m nearly jumping out of my skin. this project is the brainchild of another of my dear & talented friends; kristen. she totally inspires me. all of them do. Share → Tweet