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an artisan of life

I work with my heart and my hands.

In an instant, technological society that is starved for human touch,
I consider myself an artisan of life.

Monet and Renoir are my muses. Just like with Impressionism, fascination with light and movement is at the core of my art.

MY MUSE

Author Archives: onelove

{featured} condor’s nest ranch on the wedding wave!

We are thrilled to share a beautiful feature that Andrea at California Wedding Wave has published of Jon and Virginia’s beautiful wedding at Condor’s Nest Ranch in Pala, CA! What a lovely honor!

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{brett + jessica = bressica} santa monica picnic & rooftop engagement

Any couple that has created a “merged name” (a.k.a. “Brangelina”)  is automatically more fun. Brett and Jessica, sometimes referring to themselves as “Bressica” are so stinkin’ adorable I can hardly stand it!
When Brett and Jessica contacted me, they were getting ready to move away from their beloved city, Santa Monica. They wanted to capture...

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{chris + paige} rustic lavender winery wedding

These two are destined for amazing-ness. That is, they are some of the hippest kids I’ve ever photographed! (Check out their amazing engagement session earlier this year and see what I mean)
Chris and Paige met at Azusa Pacific University… They were married at the Martinelli Event Center in Livermore, and what an honor it was...

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{sneak peek} glittering on diamond heights

Just couldn’t resist… one image from last weekend’s amazing wedding. More to come in the near future! Congrats, Joe and Jamie!

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{the cake tasting} sweet!

Heaven. That is what you would call these cakes from Sweet in San Francisco.
So, you think it would be easy to find a nice Red Velvet wedding cake, right? WRONG. Mark and I seriously tried cakes all over the Bay Area that were loaded with saccharine-sweet lard-infused buttercream frosting. Is it just me, or isn’t...

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{jon + virginia} condor’s nest ranch

When was the last time you got to play with horses and lambs? At a wedding? I was about to take a little lamb home with me! Seriously. So cute.
Jon and Virginia were married at Condor’s Nest Ranch in Pala, where the animals play while you get hitched. Just like the good...

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{justin + danielle} Carmel Forest and Beach Engagement

Justin and Danielle are phenoms. I swear.
They are probably two of the most talented and successful young people under 25. Danielle works as an executive for State Farm Insurance, and Justin works in Sales for Pebble Beach Golf Course. (This meant I got a special sneak peek of the course after the recent US Open!...

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{grace ann} 11 months

We are nearing my beautiful niece, Grace’s, one-year birthday!
We headed up to the Sonoma Lavender Festival this weekend to scout out the beautiful lavender for floral ideas for my upcoming wedding in Napa…as well as feast on all of the local wineries and restaurants! I absolutely adore every moment with my little sweetheart niece.
Is it...

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{aeron + christin} venice beach maternity engagement

Venice Beach comforts me, strangely. It’s a wild and eccentric place, but I think that I feel oddly at ease, because it reminds me of home: The Bay Area – particularly Berkeley… (aka “Bezerkly”).
Aeron and Christin came to me with a creative idea – a maternity engagement shoot! They are getting married next April, and...

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{zack + megan} tomales bay oyster love

Mmmm! Oysters! You either love ‘em or hate ‘em.
Megan and Zack love ‘em!! And they invited me to join them on Tomales Bay for such a yummy engagement shoot. We all sat around and enjoyed some tabasco-and-lime-covered delicacies with a little Prosecco. Mmmm…
Not to mention, I got to play with their little puppy Sierra… I...

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