Lady Luck - Conversations with Creative New Zealand Women

This book, Lady Luck - Conversations with Creative New Zealand Women

by Mariana Collette & Lisette Prendergast

is out now.  

A while ago I was contacted by Mariana, 

asking if I would like to contribute photography to this book.

YES!  

The book features conversations/interviews with some AMAZING women,

Gala Darling (pictured below, top right photo)

Hinemoana Baker (pictured below, bottom left photo)

Vivienne Plumb

Ladi6

Jordan Rondel

to name a few.  

It is such a gorgeous book, stunning layout (design by Ceire Hopley), 

and oh so inspiring.

The adorable illustrations by Connie McDonald feature throughout.

Flicking through the book, 

each time I turn to a page with one of my photos I am surprised.

And thrilled.  

My photos in amongst such ladies....wow.

I didn't realise at the time that this would mean 

I would get to have a wee blurb about me in there too!

(seen in the top photo above)

Annabel is thrilled that our favourite polaroid photo is in there 

'She wore butterflies in her hair'.

Thank you Mariana, for supporting creative women in New Zealand, 

and for including me in such a gorgeous book.

To get your copy head over here,

I promise you will love it!

101 woonideeen

I am so thrilled that 'theirs was a love story'

is the typewriter photo used on the 'We've got mail' page 

in the November issue of the gorgeous Dutch magazine 101 woonideeen.  

The wonderful editors even sent me a copy, all the way here to New Zealand.  

Although I couldn' t read it, the pictures are beautiful and the interiors - oh my!  

Thank you 101 woonideeen!

Artful Blogging

The Autumn issue of Artful Blogging is out now,

and oh my, it is full of beautiful photos and amazing articles.

To say I am thrilled to have been asked to participate is an understatement.

Here's how it happened....

 

A few months ago, the lovely editor, Jennifer Jackson Taylor, emailed me 

and asked if I would be interested in being included.

'Wow, yes, of course' I said!

And I was asked to write an article.

um, me, write?  

My first instinct was to say thank you, but no.

Too afraid to write, to be rejected.

But, I realised there comes a point where you have to push your own boundaries.

To try something, and if you fail, well it isn't a failure, but a lesson learnt.

And if you succeed, then that is exhilarating.

So I sat down the next afternoon and wrote.

Basically I wrote about not being a writer, but having a blog, 

and being ok with who you are in this blogging world.

It is titled 'The Daydreaming Girl'

I skim read it back to myself, and emailed it off.  

And was so surprised when I received such a positive, warm response from Jennifer.

 

And so, here we are, the issue is out now,

that is my blossom photo on the cover,

and my article (8 pages!!!!) is nestled in amongst all the other gorgeous, breathtakingly beautiful articles.

This has been a definite highlight of my journey so far.