Craftsmanship at the island

Found these images while working on a website for ATSOKAN ISLAND. Should be up and running soon. God willing and the creek don't rise. Thinking a lot about the craftsmanship that it took to create everything on the island. Guess I need something else to ponder.

FLEA MARKET STYLE

Here is the cover for the spring/summer issue of FLEA MARKET STYLE that is coming out later in the month. Look for the feature on Virginia at Atsokan when it comes out.

SWANKY SWEET PEA

I had the pleasure of meeting RaeAnne Conat over the weekend while she was working her magic in an old bank building in International Falls. She has an amazing line of bath products
which show a great sense of style. Very impressed with her overall look and packaging.

Luehmann Style

An out take from a day spent at the studio of Laurie Luehmann.

FOOD AND FLOWERS

With all the grandeur at Versailles and the Orangerie full of food and flowers, the best moment for me was the bird (that we saw during set up) soaring the length of the vaulted ceiling during
the event. Only slightly overshadowing Ivan Trump sitting on her boyfriends lap, and the fireworks (in the manner of the 18th century) after dessert.

Versailles

Caught standing in the Orangerie at Versailles. Producing events on behalf of the American Friends of Versailles has been a nice addition to my career for some 12 years.

RELIC jewelry

Lisa Fagen and I spent a couple days shooting her jewelry for her company RELIC. This is one of my favorite shots.

LODGE LIVING ROOM

Lodge living room at ATSOKAN. Updated in the early 1930's the original log structure of this room was built in 1915, with the help of naturalist Ernest Oberholtzer.

CABIN GUEST ROOM

Guest room of a cabin at ATSOKAN. Three single beds form a banquette with vintage Hudson Bay blankets. A French floor grate was turned into a chandelier in the 1930's. Moose hide strip chair was made on the island by Joe Meuller, a former Swiss caretaker in the 1920's.

INTERNATIONAL OPEN HOUSE, t.v. series

I enjoyed my time with the crew (hand picked by Tremendous Entertainment) while working on the show International Open House for the TRAVEL CHANNEL. I will be posting some of my favorite finds on those trips here in still shot form. What amazed me the most was the high level of INTERNATIONAL STYLE we saw in the eight cities we visited. And the people in those homes were all great examples of authentic design and style.

FALL WEDDING

EVERWOOD has a remarkable barn restored by Chris Everett and Bill Underwood. For a wedding there I brought copper brown linens, and fall inspired garden floral from my studio which I combined with natural elements from the property. The people and the venue were a delight. The Target mercury glass candle sticks wrapped with rosemary are just one example of the smart detailing which made this a well edited event for a charming bride and groom.

Island Life

Late summer and variable weather made a recent photo shoot with FLEA MARKET STYLE magazine a bit of a challenge. My friend Quentin Bacon was the photographer of choice, and squeezed in a few days to come north to International Falls to shoot VIRGINIA and ATSOKAN.

Quentin grabbed this shot which I have reproduced here, as it is my favorite photo of the summer.

Hunter Jumper Class

Two shots from a delightful early spring day out with Anne Healy, regional location expert and horsewomen.

jewelry test shots

Some quick shots showing different surfaces for a potential jewelry shoot.  

Mermaid Show

I missed Paris Hilton's show featuring the Weeki Watchi mermaid show, but was glad to find time to see it

 in person on a recent trip to northern Florida.  Unfortunately my shots in the underwater theatre didn't amount to much, but I thought the exterior shots of the grand landscape features were worth a post.