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New Born Family Photos with Karleen, Ce'Relle and Karmin

New Born Family Photos with Karleen, Ce’Relle and Karmin

I’m so excited to finally reveal Karmin’s new born family photos! A few months ago, I had photographed this lovely family while Karmin was still in her mommy’s tummy. Karleen and Ce’Relle were already deeply in love with their new family member. But now, it’s even more apparent. Throughout the whole shoot, both Karleen and Ce’Relle were extremely doting on Karmin and there was no mistaking the…

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Karleen + Ce'Relle Maternity Photos

Karleen + Ce’Relle Maternity Photos

It was a chilly fall afternoon in our small town in South Korea when we set out to capture this lovely couple’s maternity family photos. Baby Karmin was made in Korea, so it was so important to Karleen and Ce’Relle that her photographs reflected that. We wanted to capture some of the beautiful fall nature that engulfs our little town, as well as the sweet love between Karleen and Ce’Relle.…

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Unnecessarily 1.5x More Difficult

My friend recently wrote about having to fix her laptop while teaching abroad. The gist of it is that simple things like fixing a laptop under warranty, or ordering clothes online are 1.5 times harder. Although she is in a different country than I am, I’m can confirm that it’s true for me too. Simple things are unnecessarily difficult and it’s frustrating. Sometimes you work this angle, that…

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Perfect Timing: Words from our Winner

Recently my husband and I announced our customer appreciation giveaway winner on our business YouTube channel: Travis & Blair. After chatting back and forth for a short time on Facebook, we are able to meet Blair and her sweet children. It turns out, the giveaway timely answered an important prayer for them, and there is one major coincidence between our families.

We met at Venue, a local…

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Oil Slick Hair

Vibrant fantasy hair has become a part of how I present myself to the world. Some people show their personality with choice of lip stick, nail polish, and even tattoos. For me, it’s my hair. It’s not only a way to convey the way I see the world, but also to convey my brand as owner of Play with Pigments.

From long layers of Aurora green/blue, to emerald green, to magenta-purple, then mid-length…

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Painting Wild Rose with a Palette Knife When I design a new paining for Play with Pigments paint parties, I sometimes create the same painting in various styles and approaches in order to discover the easiest method for teaching.

Update & Jerry's Artarama

Update & visit to Jerry's Artarama

After some counting, I realize that it’s been almost 9 months since my last post. That’s an absurdly long break, and I’m embarrassed. In my defense I’ve been extremely busy with my new art business. I guess it’s all about balance. Although I’m doing more art than ever, you couldn’t tell from this blog!

I enjoy documenting, and sharing challenges and discoveries, but I haven’t had the time. A more…

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Delivering Aid to the Slums

30 August 2015 — Today was emotionally and physically taxing. Today we visited our kids and their families at the Street Children’s School on the railroad tracks. Our group delivered all of the supplies we brought from the States and all of the food we were able to bargain for during the Amazing Race. There are three thoughts that really stick with me from this day. The first is what Bob said to…

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We are on our way home after two weeks of @cambodiajourney 's amazing adventure. Stay tuned because we have many stories for you on the blog. #khmerican #ACJ2015

#khmerican #acj2015

Genocide Prison Camp

Tuol Sleng. Security Prison 21. One of over 100 execution centers utilized by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide and the location of over 20,000 persons who were tortured and killed. We visited this place today and the reactions and emotions of each of the members of the ACJ crew varied from one extreme to the next. For me, the experience was rather infuriating. My point of view is a…

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Bonding with the kids

Today (Thursday 27 August 2015) is the day we finally got to meet the kids! It’s very difficult to verbalize the experience that was held by all members of the group. It was a bittersweet moment. Sweet because we finally got to meet the kids and it was a time for fun and bonding. We took the kids to a nearby waterpark to swim, sing, dance, play games, and enjoy a day with people that want to be…

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Falling in Love

I have fallen in love all over again. Fallen in love with the heart of the program, the process leading up to this point, and I have truly fallen in love with my new #ACJ2015 family. There are 25 of us in this cohort. That’s 25 amazingly heartfelt, talented, committed and beautiful new members to my family. In choosing to participate in A Cambodia Journey, we have created our own family with…

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The Journey Begins

It would be a disservice to not start with a gigantically huge thank you to all of you who have supported us on this Journey for Cambodia. It was a long 6 months of preparation, planning, and fundraising with many ups and downs, but we made it with all of your love and support! When we say “we couldn’t have made it without you,” we sincerely mean it. We so appreciate everyone investing their…

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Top: sun flower, front: Jacko-lantern, back: cloudy sunset painting. Need to prep for fall in Alaska early because it comes and goes so quickly! #readyforfall

#readyforfall

Another #CanvasesforCambodia tonight! I think this is the 10th one :) keep going strong! #ACJ2015 #khmerican @cambodiajourney @khmerican

#canvasesforcambodia #khmerican #acj2015

It's amazing what a sponge can do with a few sweeps and swirls. #clouds #painting

#painting #clouds

Fish taco salad #yum!

#yum

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