Sunday, November 11, 2012

black plastic

deery-lou.
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Every time I come home from my sister's we pass the infamous Don Bailey image painted on the back of the store off of I-95.  And every time I keep saying I need to take a photo of it but I never do. Well, a few weeks ago my sister called me to tell me that she say a blog entry about said image on dlisted.  There's even a picture of Don today in the same pose celebrating the 38th anniversary of the ad. Check it out here. For some background on the ad campaign check out this article. It features the original Burt Reynolds laying naked on the carpet ad as well as Mario Lopez. Just where will I end up next is anyone's guess.

stay gold & be well


Sunday, November 04, 2012

victorias y ganancias

deery-lou.
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I'm falling in love with my neighborhood. It's by far one of the more interesting places I've lived and the more I venture out the happier I get. My morning was spent walking around Wynwood shooting pictures for my blog as well as working on my ongoing photo project "Doll Parts"(title subject to change). What I love about early morning outings is the lack of people out and about making me feel like I have the scenery all to myself.

While walking on one of the main streets, I was asked by a woman out photographing graffiti if I would pose for a picture. Not one to turn down a chance to be photographed and discovered, I gladly obliged asking what exactly she wanted me to do. Basically, it was a simple task—all I had to do was walk back and forth in front of the mural on the side of the building.  She had me do it twice.

Once I was finished with my mini-model photo shoot, I continued with my own photo shoot until my camera battery ran out of juice. There is so much art/graffiti to see in this neighborhood that one never gets bored. During my outing I stumbled upon the "fashion district" although I didn't get to check out any of the shops because they were all closed. A lot of places seem to be closed on Sundays. I'm definitely going to have to return during the week just to see what these stores are about.

Just where will I end up next is any one's guess.

stay gold & be well…