My first save the date card.  I think that means that I'm an adult now.

Both Sides of the Lens: Self Portraiture

I have two photographs in the show Both Sides of the Lens: Self Portraiture up at the Kiernan Gallery in Arlington, VA.  They show is up from April 10th to May 6th, 2012.  Please go check it out and support a gallery run by one of my former classmates at AIB, Kat Kiernan.  You can view the images in the exhibition as well as purchase the exhibition catalogue here.

A Decline, 2007

morning from the bed

Stay tuned for regular photo updates.

instagram

I'm pretty new to the Instagram trend.  I've been admiring the yellow-tinted square pictures for quite a while, but I wasn't able to try it out until it came to the Android market.  I resisted for a long time, thinking it kind of gimmicky, but I finally succumbed since it matches my aesthetic almost perfectly.  I never want to be one of those people who completely forgoes using their actual camera and just takes cell phone pictures, but it is rather nice to always have a camera with me to catch the tiny moments, diary style.

My instagram name is kelly_burgess, feel free to follow.

meet my plants

A philodendron cutting in water and baby broccoli seedlings.

I'm not exactly known for my green thumb.  If anything, up until recently, I was known for killing anything that may at one point have been alive.  I've gone through two tropical-type plants, three pots of ivy (and yes, I know that people pay good money to have others come and kill the ivy in their yards), and a variety of other attractive plants.  I don't know what I've done wrong.

The newest addition to the family: Minty, a tiny mint plant.

But all of a sudden, my apartment has become a happy little plant haven.  I've had Phil, my resident philodendron, for over three years.  His cuttings are happily growing in pots and glasses of water.  I got more adventurous this past month and started some plants from seeds.  I had no idea what to expect, and didn't really follow any directions.  So far... baby broccoli plants!  I'm a mom!