Sally Mann

Im in love with the photography of Sally Mann...

It is pure, innocent and raw all at the same time. Its authentic and beautiful in its own way.

Most of these photos are from her series "Immediate Family" and "At Twelve: Portrait of Young Women" and are of one of her three children in their younger years.

Enjoy.

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Dream House

Check out this new house on Design*Sponge.

This is what I would like my house to look like someday :)

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/04/sneak-peek-heather-paul-of-spool-no-72.html

with this kind of view too...amazing!

Enjoy!

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Dolphin Fundraiser

Hey Guys!

So Sunday is my very first Catalina Relay actually racing! I have an awesome team and am super excited and nervous about the whole thing! This race is going to kick off a fundraiser I am starting for dolphins all around the world. The info is below:

My boyfriend, Jimi and I will be wearing hats for this race that I have created to jump start my fundraiser to help organizations save dolphins from over fishing and extinction all over the world. Its all about preservation and conservation.

The whole reason I started this was because of the film "The Cove." If you have not already seen it - rent it, netflix it, WATCH IT! It is extremely sad, but it is the kind of knowledge that we all need in order to save some of our favorite creatures to paddle with so they can still be here in 50 years.

This project is not for profit for myself but as a fundraiser for 4 different organizations that are trying to help dolphins survive. Each hat is going to be $20.00, $2.50 is for the raw cost of the hat and $17.50 goes to the organization the hat represents.

The four organizations are as follows:

Save Japan Dolphins - the main organization represented in "The Cove" lead by Rick O'Barry - also a strong believer in freeing all captive dolphins...food for thought...
www.savejapandolphins.org

OPS - organization for ocean preservation and producers of "The Cove"
www.opsociety.org/

Save Taiwan Pink Dolphins - yes pink dolphins! They are only found in Taiwan regions and are endangered!
taiwansousa.blogspot.com/

WDCS United Kingdom - Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society United Kingdom and their efforts to protect their dolphins and whales - you can even adopt a dolphin!
www.wdcs.org.uk/

Jimi will be racing for the Save Japan Dolphin and I will be racing for Save Taiwan Pink Dolphins on Sunday! So if you want to check out the hats, find out more about the organizations or are interested in donating to any of these organizations by buying a hat come find us or contact us!

Thanks for your time and have fun this weekend!

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Campaign

So last week after seeing The Cove for the first time I really wanted to figure out a way to incorporate saving dolphins into my everyday life.

After watching the it the second time and a long discussion with my boyfriend, Jimi, it finally came to me...creating something that is inexpensive to make but has lots of artistic character, and quality in that fact that it is handmade. The main fact is to get the message out there, to educate, to get people to ask questions and to raise a little money that can be donated to dolphins all over the world.

My Idea

Since paddling is my biggest past time and where I am most connected with the ocean and dolphins I of course immediately felt this would be the place to start since most people who paddle feel a special connection with the ocean and its creatures.

Everyone wheres trucker hats, they are inexpensive, perfect for paddling workouts and have the perfect black canvas for art.

All of the hats are going to send a message about 4 different organizations that support dolphin conservation and protection.

These are the organizations:
OPS - produced The Cove and are major players in protecting our ocean from further deacy and protecting the dolphins in Japan that are being slaughtered or going into captivity
Save Japan Dolphin - Rick O' Barry's campaign to save teh dolphins in Japan and the dolphins in captivity all around the world
Save Taiwan Pink Dolphins - headed by Wild at Heart, it is an effort to save a special species of dolphin off of Asia's coastline that are endangered
WDCS United Kingdom - Their goal is to save their pods of dolphin off the Northern coast from further population decline

I have 12 design ideas so far and the hats are ordered. There is more to come soon!

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The Cove

Become educated on the cruel dolphin slaughter that takes place each year.

http://www.savejapandolphins.org/

http://www.takepart.com/thecove

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littleputbooks

I really like this store on Etsy. Also has been featured on Design Sponge!

Its fun, fresh, recycled materials and affordable.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleputbooks

Tins, penny pendents, photo boxes, and a lot more fun little things.

Enjoy!

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Design*Sponge

I am completely obsessed with Design*Sponge.

The person who told me about it first was my mom and thanks to her I now spend way too much time in the sneak peek section which is a sneak peek into the interiors of amazing artists, collectors, designers, and architects homes. Most of them are either very well known or respected or are very up and coming so these interiors are always amazing to say the least but they still feel like a home which is so wonderful to see.

So if you have never been to this blog I suggest checking it out...there is more to it then just the sneak peek section.

www.designspongeonline.com

Enjoy!

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Home Envy

I love Maria Garuti's home. So classic, simple and chic. check it out on Design*Sponge sneak peaks section here:

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/02/sneak-peek-maria-garuti-of-vintage-simple.html

Enjoy!

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Staycation

For the first post of year I am confessing my new obsession with Sunset magazine...

www.sunset.com

First of all they are all about living here in the west which is great because we do love living here, right???

They have everything from traveling to Utah for a canyoning excursion to exploring the apple orchards of Oak Glen, California...day trip anyone???

Then comes the design stuff..need I say more. Things like gardening, creating the perfect outdoor space as your escape from the world to making your house a home inside out.

Lastly comes the food. Some good stuff for any occasion that definitely makes me hungry.

For a closing thought...they are all about local beauty...where you live in the most beautiful place in the world you just have to get out there and find it (they give you all the info you need you just have to go do it) and it might just be your own backyard. Even though it is a little late considering it is already February! but here is to a new year of celebrating where you live and supporting local sellers, artists, and cities. And to being at home and loving it... with a few vacations here and there to places you have been dying to go to forever even though they may just be a weekend trip away.

Happy New Year and have fun being home!

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