Letterpress invites: Amanda and Jeremy

Little 4"x 5.5" wedding invites for dear friends. Printed by Skylab Letterpress. This is gonna be a fun wedding!

Cristo Vive!

Our friends Janie and Kenzo hosted us in Cuzco, Peru this March and we had an amazing time. We kicked of the trip painting a mural at the Fundacion Cristo Vive’s newly opened "hidden house" for abuse victims and their kids. Janie captured the two day project and posted on her and Kenzo's blog, Peruzco, about their life in Peru volunteering with the Doctors for Global Heath. Thanks so much for everything guys!

 All photos copyright of Life Writing Photography. More photos from Peru coming soon!

Holidays 2011: Philly, Dubuque, Stuart

Once Thanksgiving hits, Nate and I pack up and go on "tour" for the rest of the year. This year we were in Pennsylvania visiting my mom, then Iowa with Nate's family, and then down to Florida to see my dad and family there. Here are some of my favorite shots from our trips.

In Pennsylvania, we visited St. Peters Village outside of Glenmoore were you can jump across giant bolders, and hangout in a vintage arcade. We also went into Philadelphia (the city of murals) again this year and toured Todd House and The Bishop White house. The historic tours in the city are plentiful and interesting.

In Nate's home town Dubuque, Iowa, we mostly hung out with family, but decided to take a walk down to Bluff Street. You can browse some charming shops and galleries there including, Black Cat Vintage and Unforgivable Records where Nate reminisced over a wall of band posters from his youth.

Down in Florida we visited my grandparents for a day in Hollywood, FL where they've been living for about 60 years in the same house. We spent most of our time in Stuart where we relaxed with drinks, games, and a bonfire. We also ventured out to the the Jupiter Lighthouse, Coral Cove Park on Jupiter Island, and a day trip to St. Augustine.

Happy New Year!

Band of Brothers

What started out as a little summer fun turned into a full-fledged band of friends called The Himalayan Adventure League. Unfortunately, Aaron Hale, the band's leader and main song writer, received a job offer he couldn't refuse and is moving his family to Texas at the end of December. The poster at the top I designed for our last (but hopefully not our final) show. The photo for the poster was taken during one of my many bike rides this summer. The photo below that was taken by Carlos Lima of Scout Photo for our Kickstarter Page which helped us raise enough money to start recording an album called Cobwebs & Moontalk. Well guys, it's definitely been a fun adventure!

Christmas Wreath Craft 2011

We were in Pennsylvania visiting my mom this year for Thanksgiving. My mom and I went to a wreath making craft party hosted by a woman from her church, and I decided to do another paper wreath similar to the one I did last year. My lovely mother is holding up her finished wreath in the last picture.

Advent 2011

 

The time is upon us once more. Advent is always a special time for the Jacob's Well community, and has been a great opportunity for Nate and I to collaborate on fun design to get the information out about all the fun events planned for the season. 

Past Advent posts: 2008, 2008 benefit concert, 2009, 2010 CD

Memphis

Once upon a time, a Kansas boy met a Kentucky girl. They fell in love and decided to get married where God brought them together, in Memphis, TN. So Nate and I drove 8 hours southeast for the celebration. (Congrats Chris and Kate!) We did not have much time to sight-see, so we had to pick between Graceland and the National Civil Rights Museum. Not really two things to compare, but Civil Rights won out, and it was an amazing place. I highly recommend it if your in the area. Also, we finally know what that one line in the Mark Cohn/ Bruce Springsteen song means when he says, "Walking in Memphis. Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale." It's a street! With lots of bars, and I didn't really like it, but lots of other people did. The pictures here a mash of Memphis sights, wedding snapshots, and the Civil Rights Museum (The Lorriane Motel sign, the balcony with the wreath, and the classic cars are photos of where MLK was shot and killed April 4, 1968 in front of room 306.)

 

 

The Nutcrackers Comeback

Yes, we did it again! Pulling out all the stops for Halloween this year after a year off. These are homemade with thiftstore blazers. All the details are hand-sewn and glued together. Check out more pictures and detail shots over at the Olives and Pennies Blog by Jenn, the green nutcracker.

Past costumes: Mariachi Band, American Gladiators, Ice Skaters