Many people I talk with are interested in giving experiences as gifts this season, so I’ve put together a short list of unique gift experiences. These businesses are owned by some kick-a** women entrepreneurs who are eager to share their creative talents and energy with you. If you’d like to meet these women and find out
Hanna talks to everyone. She has the most charming Hungarian accent possible. She has a PhD in Chemistry. She has lived all over the world. She is a chocolatier whose creations are the best you’ll ever taste. She is also starting a new blog called Lips Wide Shut, where she offers “dating coaching.” Hanna asked
YOU’RE INVITED! OPEN STUDIO for WALKABOUT WEDNESDAY Wednesday, November 7, noon to 5:00 p.m. 2 Post Office Square, Plymouth, NH Plymouth’s monthly art walk is next week! This month, I’ll show new work, including commissioned portraits and new portraits from my Life’s Work project in Paris. I also get to host artist Marcia Santore, who will
Cindy and I met when she took my photo! I was attending a local fundraiser and she was standing nearby when I had asked if she would mind taking a quick cell photo of me and my friends. Afterward, we chatted a bit. Turns out, she loves photography–and crocheting (not the old-fashioned kind, but the
It’s a late September evening in Paris. It’s chilly, but I open the window of the AirBnB in Montmartre to lean out and have a look at the sunset over the city. In the other direction, in the middle of the cobblestone street up the hill, stands a man who has wrapped himself in a
Paige came along to share a portrait session with her friend Amanda in Paris. Paige, who is from Florida, originally went to Paris to work as an au pair, which is how the friends met. She decided to stay, and now she works as a fitness coach. Paige loves to travel. She recently spent time
In October of last year, I was working in Paris. If you have been following my project, “Life’s Work,” you know what that is about, and I had a client portrait session. While I was there, I spotted a striking looking guy through the window of the tattoo studio that was downstairs from the AirBnB
Amanda is from Indiana. She originally went to Paris to work as an au pair. She decided to stay, and now she teaches English there. She is also an actress and a writer. The same afternoon as her photo shoot, she auditioned for a role in the play Steel Magnolias. It opens in February and she
I tend to stay behind the camera. I have all the excuses for avoiding my own portraits: I’m too busy. I look tired. I’m in the process of allowing my natural hair color (black & white!) to grow in. Maybe I’ll be in better shape next year. When I thought about that, I realized that
Shirley is a specific kind of person. She decides what she wants, and she makes it happen. She is a banker and a farmer, and also a wife, mother, and grandmother. She is a writer, an entrepreneur, and more. Last spring, Shirley decided she wanted a destination shoot with me in Paris. So she booked