I am a scatterbrain. Not all the time. Just most of the time. I shift from one thing to another so quickly I forget to finish what I start, then I remember and come back to it, then move again. Sometimes I glance at the list in my diary for the day. And that scatters my thoughts even further out into the atmosphere as I realise what I still need to do in between what I am actually doing. Somehow at the end of the day I manage to tick things off the list.
Needless to say taking the following photographs were not on my to do list for the day, but I found myself creating them this afternoon, in between returning props, booking a hair appointment, buying gifts, looking for more props, sending images, et cetera et cetera. Shall we call it photo study of a scatterbrain, or as i quite like cold tea collecting thoughts, complete with captions. So here it is, a collection of props and pia paraphernalia…
I used these feathers in a shoot yesterday along with mir handmade, very happy with the results and can’t wait to show you, but for now, just these.
I have a collection of skeleton leaves that I always carry with me for shoots, just in case I can slip one into shot.
Creases. Once were out, now are in. That along with styling the napkin – a stylist’s worst nightmare, but the challenge is so rewarding, especially with linen like this.
This little guy was actually a new spool that I needed to make look old for a shoot a few months back so I stained him and his friends with tea and oil. I do love him so.
A very old and quaint Dutch apron that I bought on the weekend in one of my favourite vintage shops in Amsterdam.
A white orchid by my desk catches the flickering light from the window and makes me daydream, my thoughts scattering like butterflies.
I’m not sure what the cure is for being a scatterbrain. Do I want to be cured? that remains the question…
Ah. sometimes i think we are living the same life. i couldn’t be happier that creases are in. i hate ironing. napkin styling. the worst. lovely photos, lovely props.
April 3rd, 2008 | #
wow, yes! i feel the exact same way… so scattered minded…. sometimes i hate it and others i do love it! it just takes up so much of my time, going back and forward constantly!!!!
lovely photos!
April 3rd, 2008 | #
hah. i just read this while stuffing my face with a late lunch, searching for driving directions online, getting sidetracked with finding a belt to match my coat (i never wear belts), furiously repeating items for my to-do list like a mantra, and now of course stopping to write this comment so that i can say how serene and inspiring i found these photos. oh, and i love that dear lil’ spool.
April 3rd, 2008 | #
Ah pia- wait till you have da bebes!!!
FANTASTIC orchid shot@!
April 3rd, 2008 | #
these are so calming and lovely….
April 3rd, 2008 | #
Tender pictures, I like their soft white hues… Perfect for my imperfect day.
Pia, I’ve left you an award in my blog waiting to be picked.
Thanks for being so inspiring.
April 3rd, 2008 | #
I feel such serenity looking at those pictures.
April 3rd, 2008 | #
I feel the exact same thing. I just didn´t have a word for it. Can I borrow yours?
I sometimes think I have attention deficit disorder but “scatterbrain” is definitely better than anything involving the word “disorder”…
Love the photos. Very soothing indeed.
April 4th, 2008 | #