i think film should be a love language. as luke & i say around our house, it fills up my “love tank.” it’s good for my soul to slow down for each photo & capture that grainy moment without any edit or delete button. over the last week or so i’ve captured some of the small moments in our kitchen. it’s a busy little room brimming with fermenting foods, dirty dishes, farmers’ market & garden fresh vegetables, mugs half full & jars of grains. i hope you aren’t already exhausted from my green cabinets… they just make me so happy to photograph. here’s a little tour-
love,
natalie
good morning! just stopping by today to let you know you have just one more week to {purchase} a six-month subscription to {print:: a year in film}. this project is so dear to my heart & has been hugely successful in large part because of readers like you! in the midst of transition & many challenges along the way, i have found peace each month in sharing something beautiful or a simple quiet moment in word & film. i hope you will come along for this creative adventure.
i have decided that this will be my last subscription offered. i am so thankful for the experience & the richness this creative project has brought to my life. also, the intentionality of picking up my film camera & making photos is invaluable. of course, this is simply a chapter & i know i will look back on this one year project in a meaningful way. thank you for all of the love & support in making this all a reality!
if you would like to purchase a six-month subscription to print:: a year in film, you can purchase it from our {etsy shop}. it is being offered at a discounted price of $50 {including shipping within the united states} until september 3rd.
love,
natalie
friends, it has been far too long! almost a month has passed & i haven’t had a spare minute to write here. we’ve been fully living, but it feels so good to be back in this space sharing my life with all of you. we (finally!) moved into our cozy home with the best window light a girl with a camera could ask for. we scrubbed the walls, painted every little corner & well, we’re very happy with the results.
for the last few years, i have naturally gravitated toward neutral tones of grays, creams, whites & tans. when we first saw this house, though, i couldn’t help but bring back it’s 1960s roots. so with a few strokes of the paint brush, this minty-with-a-hint-of-sea-foam-green color was born. it makes me happy.
the rest of our home celebrates the natural & earthy tones that i love so much. we are without central AC in this house, which calls for fans here & there to fight the southern humidity. more home photos to come, i promise.
this month, we also celebrated luke’s birthday! we & his family crowded around the dinner table for a delicious mexican meal & later savored nutella brownies with a scoop of ice cream on top. i adore him more & more as we grow up together.
i brought out those watercolors again to make a cute little tag for his gift, a pale ale home brew kit. he loved it!
the month of august has also inspired me to pick up my film camera a little more regularly. it has been incredibly easy to use my iphone to capture little moments throughout the day (like the moment above right before developing a roll of experimental expired film), but i have also fought the internal struggle as a amateur photographer that my iphone has made it a little too easy. the balance of technology & the creative life is/always will be a struggle.
on days when i’m working in the garden, it is nice to have my iphone nearby to catch the bright beauty of the summer season, though. yes, it’s a balance.
i am celebrating each of these busy days in all of their fullness & beauty & ease as we adjust to this vibrant community & slowly form friendships with some pretty incredible people. my heart is full!
love,
natalie