Small Garden

before and after

Former wood chip dog run became a "petite jardin" 

with a bit of structure in the form of boxwoods and

relaying and tightening up the lines of the existing

stonework.  "You changed my life" she said. 

 Town House Garden

 (before and after's)

English Dome with Dog

This should almost be titled "untitled". I was at a
dear friends estate sale and happened upon this
dome, which I remember fondly sitting on her
dining room table. The dealers from H&B Gallery
(having the sale), had removed the french costumed
doll and horrific dried flowers, so it became a clean
element that just called out for my dear jack russell
Fannie once I got home and wanted test shooting
it. The resin heads from costume designer friend
Jack Edwards sale were my first choice, but they
looked beyond creepy.

 AUTHENTIC LIFESTYLE INSPIRED FURNITURE

GANNON CREEK is a recently formed company I am
creative directing.  It's primarily cedar furniture made by the
Naicatchawenin community on the shores of Rainy Lake, but will
include product design and discovery of needful things in the future. 
I shot and styled the shots being used for the web and promotional
materials this past summer.
The logo was created by The talented Kelli @7:30 Thursday.

ROCKS at ATSOKAN ISLAND

Summer at Atsokan Island. This is some of the stone work we all love, done by Joe Miller, the original Swiss caretaker. He left touches all over the island that I appreciate on a daily basis.
And then there are the natural rock formations, which are supposed to be some of the oldest exposed rocks in the world. Even older than the grand canyon if you can believe it.

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.