Friday, April 3, 2009

dream home?

i'm home! again? in Vancouver that is.
i have 3 cities i call home: Toronto, Vancouver, and New York. clearly Toronto is my first home as i was born and raised there before shuffling to Vancouver which has been my current residence for the past 2.5 years. now New York has a special place in my heart as i've been traveling back and fourth there for the past 5 years for my hot hubby. but i'm hoping to call NY home in the coming months.
for those of you who know me know i live off my self motivational books like every other day. so i've devised a social experiment on myself to put this "law of attraction" to the test. it says if you know what your goal is you're already 90% more successful than the next person. you need to know where you're going in order to direct your thoughts and actions towards a destination. which got me to thinking...what will be my next goal? well simple: being based in NY but traveling to Toronto and LA as the modern day reincarnated Andy Warhol. people constantly ask me "what do you want to be known as?" as i've been living double or rather quadruple lives as a photographer, actor, designer, entrepreneur, BLAH BLAH... and i really don't think i need to put a label on myself as i don't feel comfortable being called a "photographer" or an "actor" or or or. if i were to pick a label i'd like that label to be "artist". any who, the next step of this experiment is to write down your goal on a piece of paper and look at it everyday and "feel the feelings of already acquiring it". EVERYDAY for 30 days, then another and another until it becomes habit. so here goes. i have written my goal of obtaining my US Visa come fall 09 as step 1 and i suggest anyone who reads this to do the same. i'll let you know my progress throughout the passing months :)
"what you visualize you materialize"

Saturday, March 28, 2009

MY-A-NEW-YORK!

i am chill-axin' in the city that never sleeps. after my crazy whirlwind in Toronto im getting my dose of culture in before i head back to Vancouver, home of the righteous vegans. speaking of vegans i'm still on my so called lent diet and am hurtin! yesterday the weather was so dang beautiful they had coquito vendors (greatest latin ice cream)on the streets. i go nuts over coquitos and to not indulge in probably my greatest weakness was a bitter-sweet moment. yesterday included a day of city walking to actor studios, quick trip out to brooklyn, veggie eatin, and the journey back on the D train. i'll do my best to take more photos and POST more frequently :S

Sunday, March 22, 2009

the bigger picture

as per fan requests, here's my series Renaissance:

Friday, March 20, 2009

The Reveal

here's my work exhibited at Fashion House on 560 King St. West! plenty of talented individuals showcased at the event, i was kinda surprised. while chillin out today at the gallery i lucked out on an interview with MTV Canada! i'm not sure when the interview will air but when i do, i'll let you all know. the photos i took during the industry night were all film which will take me a week or two to develope (that's if they turn out :)


my fams






special thanks to Lenirose at Holt Renfrew, Duane J. Williamson, Anya Ellis at Lizbell, Phoenix Olivia and uber special thanks to Tiera my lovely model who is only 13! 13! 13! crazy!


sorry i'm so vain :) here are some others


Tuesday, March 17, 2009

the second coming

i am home! i just landed in Toronto today for the big reveal of my fashion editorial that has consumed me for the past couple months. this "reveal" will take place this thursday, march 19th at the Fashion House. i can't wait to share these images with you. this story is extremely personal to me as these so called "organizers" have put me through hell and back again and this story kinda depicts my "struggle" with it all. ANYWAYS...
it will be my first mingling with over 500 industry people which i'm hoping will lead to future job opportunities. this should be super interesting. i'll be sure to post photos of the event this week.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

crazy weather!

this weather is too crazy for me to handle. yesterday we had a random snow storm (well not a storm but it sounds more dramatic) and today it's sunny! Par exemple below. love mother earth everyone! she needs your help :-0

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

i love you but...

i love me too!
i'll leave the rabbit food to the rabbits. by day 4 of my raw food diet i started getting muscle spasms and by day 6 i started getting dizzy spells and crazy headaches. NOT COOL! i have no idea how anyone does that diet yet alone the Master Cleanse! in any event, i'm no longer a rabbit. i've brought back carbohydrates (cooked potatoes) and protein (oh so good chic peas) into my diet. my body was literally shutting down on me. i will however refrain from junk food, dairy, meats, and sugars. the good thing i did learn from this diet is how much MORE fruits and vegetables i could implement into my diet.