Krystle Rose

Meet Mau Mau

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:29:00 +0000

Meet our newest family member, Mau Mau.

Ryan and I are impulsive. We stopped by Petsmart to spend Watson's Christmas gift card (my parents make him a stocking) and instead left with food and a cat.

Tell me that face isn't the sweetest thing? She's 4, half the size of Watson and his twinsie.

She walked in and owned the place. He's still trying to figure out why the hell she's here.

Monthly Challenge Introduction

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:17:00 +0000

Call me silly. Call me old fashioned, but I love a good new year's resolution. My problem, like so many other resolution seekers, is that I'm a never-follow-througher. All the best intentions can carry my sorry butt a couple of weeks (tops), but after that I fall apart like a week-old clearance toy.

Inspiration found me in December and we had a long chat over coffee about my approach to life.

She said, "Krystle, you need bite-size goals that will lead you to long-term habits. That's where real change happens."

That's when the idea of "monthly challenges" became my plan for 2012. Each month I'll take on a new challenge and just like that, new habits will be born.

January jumps in with 31 days of eating completely vegan.

This shouldn't be a huge step for me since I've been a vegetarian for almost 2 years, and eat mostly vegan at home, but it's a challenge I want to test myself with. To go all the way.

My fiancé Ryan will be joining me on January's challenge and together we will juice, sauté, roast, steam, bake and crunch our way to veg utopia.

Stay tuned for updates and follow along on Twitter with hashtag #monthlychallenge. Join in and declare your own monthly challenge too.

Unfold me.

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:18:00 +0000

Avoid.
Afraid.
Hurting.
Hurting more.
Lost.
Still.

Please.
Hang on.
Time.
Tomorrow.
And after.
And after that.
Wait.
Please.

Smile.
You will.
Promise.

...
My reaction to [this].

"PUBLISH POST" it's been a while

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:05:00 +0000

The procrastination fairy must have overlooked my lazy butt because I was on fire today.

Not only did I clean the apartment (and not your normal vacuum-the-large-areas-and-call-it-a-day cleaning) but I scrubbed the mother-farg'n toilet and shower. AND I made my own nontoxic cleaner. I usually use 7th Gen, but I was motivated today. PLUS we're saving money for a house so I'm looking at any possible ways to save dough.

...
Sidenote:
Yay, we've finally had it with the apartment. I want a garden and a white picket fence and a dog and a barn and an art studio space and and and and no more neighbors below us.

If you follow me on Twitter you've probably seen some of the farm houses I've fallen in love with.
...

Anyhoo, I bought this beautifully illustrated book while we were in Portland called Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills by Raleigh Briggs. It has great recipes for making your own all-purpose cleaner, toilet scrub and drain-no-more-cloggy elixir. I used those 3 today when clean-sweeping our place.

This blog (that I've sadly neglected) also had a good polishing today. I love the simplicity of it.

Since I'm talking too much, why not invite you to jump over to my new doodle blog?

Tattoo stories

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:41:00 +0000

My sister is designing a coffee table book about tattoos and the stories behind them. Since we took the pictures for her, I thought it'd be fun to share my tattoo and my fiance's tattoo with you.

Krystle:
When I was 19 I decided to get a tattoo because I had admired them on other people for so long. I knew my own tattoo needed to be something I would always love so I started sketching a horse running. It felt right. For me it represents my childhood and a future dream to own a farm for retired horses.

Ryan:
My favorite tattoo is a modified version of an illustration taken from the Book of Kells, an 8th century Irish illuminated manuscript. I got the tattoo recently, when my girlfriend Krystle and I went to Ireland, and I surprised her by proposing. We found her ring together in Galway, a seaside town in the West of Ireland. I wanted an engagement memento of my own, and while we were eating lunch after getting the ring, we noticed a tattoo place across the way. On a whim, we went to see if they had any appointments available. We were in luck, and this custom tattoo place, which is usually booked months in advance, happened to have a cancellation for that afternoon.

I don't know what the tattoo means to the 8th century monks that originally drew it, but to me, it will always be a symbol of my love for Krystle and a powerful memory of the proposal and our engagement.

Isn't that sweet? I about died when I read his description.

New drawing blog.

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:59:00 +0000

Hey guys, I started a new drawing blog.

http://krystlerose.com

It's a side project that I've been working on for a while and I'm happy it's finally out of my brain.

Sneak peek {Site}

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:22:00 +0000

I'm designing a shiny new site for myself. So far, it's been a slow process.

I'm one of those sick people that enjoys creating charts and diagrams to understand the big picture. Creating my Krystle Rose "empire" is no easy task. If you stole my sketchbook you'd question my sanity from all the ideas I've scrapped to pursue new ones.

But isn't that life?
Going down one path, only to discover a new one that feels more exciting.

I'm learning that it's okay to be in a constant state of change. If I wasn't evolving as a person, how boring and stale life would become.

I'm at the point now where I need to decide if I'm going to code the site myself or hire someone. I've done okay manipulating code in Blogger, but Wordpress is a different beast that I know little about.

Any advice?

Daria boots

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:57:00 +0000

I'm one step closer to looking like my idol. Going to harass the mailman until they're safe in my grabby fingers.

Virgin hair

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:34:00 +0000

One of my 26 for 26 was to dye my hair red.

It's shocking that I haven't done it already. I rarely second guess myself or ask for opinions.

When I want something I just go for it.

Examples:
• cutting all my hair off
• getting a tattoo
• bangs

I enjoy life by jumping right in … so why is dyeing my hair such a big deal? I've never even had highlights.

Some excuses why I haven't done it yet:
• too many chemicals
• might change the texture of my hair
• too expensive
• hard to maintain

Wow, just writing this has me questioning this new level of wimpy.

Vacation – Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:43:00 +0000

My family doesn't believe in chilling out on vacation, so we took every tour possible in Charleston, SC. I saw a lot of old stuff (I mean really old) and after a while it was difficult to admire every piece of furniture, china set, chipped paint swatch and restored wood beam. Now that I've had some time to reflect, I appreciate the history of this very old, very beautiful city.

Image via Wikipedia (Charleston, 1865)

Ruins of Fort Sumter - where the civil war began.

As we walked along the narrow streets I tried to imagine what it was like 150 years ago. Some of these buildings have survived fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and war. The sidewalks are uneven, large chunks of plaster are missing on buildings (exposing brick) and the tallest church in the city is leaning to one side. A local described it as being "Charleston charm." I completely agree.

Middleton Place

Our visit to Middleton Place was peaceful and inspiring. It differed from Magnolia Plantation because it hadn't been restored to its original grandeur. We wandered through a tourist-free labyrinth of paths to discover one of the largest live oaks I've ever seen. It was so large and ancient that cables and poles were holding the branches in place so they wouldn't just break off. Native Americans had once used that very tree as a marker when traveling through the area.

Nature is an amazing thing.

On the flip-side, people can create some amazingly creepy places. This eery castle-looking thing used to be the city jail. It was built to hold 100 inmates, but at one time had held closer to 600. Whether or not you believe in ghosts, just standing outside this building gave me an uneasy feeling. I couldn't even stand by the front doors for very long without the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. Ryan wanted to take the jail tour but we ran out of time by the time we took these pictures (phew!).

We had (to my excitement and dismay) signed up for a graveyard tour. As it turns out, Charleston is very haunted. Our tour guide made sure to tell us multiple times that, "bodies are buried everywhere in Charleston." Oh great.

Like I said before, whether or not you believe in ghosts, you can't deny that some places just give you a weird feeling. Like an old graveyard at night. I've been on ghost tours before, but had never taken a picture that "captured" anything … strange. Here's the same shot 2 different ways. The first picture hasn't been adjusted at all. The second picture has been lightened using only curves.

Our tour guide described some images that we might capture on our camera. He said it was possible to see small orbs that (according to him) were spirits. Believe it or not, I still think this shot is pretty cool and creepy.

The last leg of our trip was spent in Asheville, NC. We'd heard good things about this hippy-veg-yoga-music-town and couldn't pass on experiencing it for ourselves.

Asheville, NC

We spent one night at Hotel Indigo and walked around, enjoying the scenery. The vegetarian options were outrageous. You know you've found a happenin' place when you search for "vegetarian" on Yelp and more than 3 options pop up. After searching through pages of yummy choices, we settled on the Laughing Seed Cafe and Rosetta's Kitchen. Both were delicious and had things that I'd never tried before, like mushroom gravy on cornbread.

I'd recommend finishing every vacation with some homemade cornbread and a good dose of southern hospitality.

Vacation – Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:27:00 +0000

I'd been comparing the weather in South Carolina to Michigan for weeks leading up to our vacation and had successfully made myself nuts. I missed sunshine, flipflops, the smell of sunscreen and more sunshine. I needed this vacation, badly.

I tend to overpack on roadtrips. Books, magazines, CDs, audio books and snacks are strategically packed within reach, only to be ignored as I stare out the window or chat with Ryan. Maybe it's a comfort thing. Knowing I have enough supplies to live in the car for a week allows me to relax. Or maybe I'm the rare one that enjoys daydreaming for 11 hours straight.

We drove to Knoxville, TN, the first night and enjoyed much-deserved margaritas with my parents and sister (who were driving separately). You could say we got a little tipsy and Ma and Pa told us stories about their wild and crazy years BC (before children). Then the party train continued chugging all the way to Folly Beach, SC.

Without giving a play-by-play of the entire trip (because let's be honest, no one wants me to rub it in that badly), I'll share some highlights. Including this frog.

Isn't he cute? I didn't think so when he scared the crap out of me. There I was, relaxing on a bench after touring Magnolia Plantation, waiting for my father and Ryan to finish trolling the gift shop (a common theme) and Sir Toad-a-lot jumped on my exposed leg with his cold, wet, squishy self. I screamed and he hopped next to my head, looking up at me like, "hey, lady. chill. i'm not looking for a kiss."

It wouldn't surprise me if pterodactyls had lived in the branches of these huge live oaks. They were more impressive than the redwoods because I could admire their supersized, knotted branches up close. If not pterodactyls, definitely the Swiss Family Robinson. Imagine the tree-mansion they could have built in this thing.

Aren't we the cutest? My sister is obviously excited to be there. She was probably looking for more critters like this gecko. He seemed to be having fun posing for the tourists. I was thoughtful enough to offer him royalties for the photos, but he declined. Apparently he's retired and just models for fun.

Coming up on vacation overhaul: fort scavenging, more trees, ghosts, jail and Hippieville, USA.

Ireland!

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:39:00 +0000

It's funny where life takes you.

In December of 2009 I wrote a post called "Places to go: Ireland." It was just a dream, then. Something added to the life list for later.

A little over a year later, we've booked a vacation to Ireland for this September. Eeep!

Travelzoo had an amazing deal and we went for it. That's usually how it goes for us. Within an hour we've booked a trip that we had maybe only mentioned once or twice. Keeping the love alive through spontaneity. ;)

We'll be driving around the country, staying at castle hotels for 7 nights. There's a ton to do before then to prep. Neither of us have traveled outside the country (besides Canada) so we'll be figuring out exchange rates and other international travel things. I need to buy a better camera. I need to learn to like Guinness.

Lots to do.

Beautiful photos by Philipp_Roth (top 2) and Iguana Jo.

Art-making mojo

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:40:00 +0000

Ever feel like your art-making mojo is … not performing? I've been dealing with that for a few months. Ahh, who am I kidding? Winter isn't a very inspiring time for me. It's like my body and brain go into hibernation and there's nothing brewing in the ticker until the temps rise to at least 50.

Luckily for me, Spring was finally kissed by her true love and awakened from her long slumber. It's about time.

This morning I had a blast of inspiration to paint something. With a color scheme and pattern in mind, I just needed a raw material to experiment on.

I'm not shy about digging around in junk and recycling bins to find what I need. This time a large cereal box caught my eye and I got to work measuring out a grid on the back.

The edges are rough and the paint doesn't stay within the lines, but I think it turned out pretty good. I like the randomness of the color and pattern.

I'm sensing a series has begun.

26 for 26

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:49:00 +0000

26 goals in celebration of 26 years.

1. Grow a garden.
2. Design a font.
3. Illustrate a book.
4. Host a gallery show.
5. Learn Spanish.
6. Travel Europe.
7. Practice yoga daily.
8. Run another 5K.
9. Read all Harry Potter books.
10. Start jewelry line.
11. Be published in a magazine.
12. Make 1,000 paper cranes.
13. Dye hair red.
14. Do 10 pull-ups.
15. Meet an elephant.
16. Write a fan letter.
17. Take a hot air balloon ride.
18. Get another tattoo.
19. Create a comic.
20. Paint a large mural.
21. Plant a tree.
22. Take a tropical vacation.
23. Find cool glasses.
24. Adopt a shelter dog.
25. Take better pictures.
26. Record a song.

Photo of Chinese Gardens in Portland by me.

Simple food.

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:47:00 +0000

I'm a huge fan of Top Chef. The contestants use gadgets and complicated techniques to infuse flavor into every bite. I might be wrong in this assumption, but I doubt families are storing liquid nitrogen in their pantry. Top Chef is good t.v., but in real life I prefer simple food.

In no way does that mean I eat bland food. I enjoy bold, often spicy flavors that would make a grown man cry. Believe me, I've witnessed this.

For me, simple food shows off the natural flavors of the ingredients and isn't hard to prepare.

Ryan and I invented what we call a "tri-part meal." It usually consists of a potato, a grain and a green vegetable. One of our favorites (shown above) is a tri-part meal of sweet potatoes (with salt, pepper and thyme), steamed spinach and couscous. This equation has become my go-to meal for nights when Ryan is working late and I need to make dinner myself (eeeek!).

Simplicity is a beautiful thing because it allows me to focus on what's important. Preparing complicated meals stresses me out, so I opt to skip that part of my day and instead choose foods that are less fussy. Problem solved.

Tri-part meals are also nice because I can easily mix it up when I get bored. Maybe I'll try a new bean this week and pair it with a favorite grain and green. Last week I added in some baked brussels sprouts with olive oil and they were fantastic.

Let me know if you have a yummy combination that I should try.

Inspired by: videos

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:32:00 +0000

I've been inspired by a few videos:

#1
This video for Charity: Water gives me chills. It's a simple idea that became a world-changing campaign and mission.

#2
This Handmade Portraits video by Etsy has a beautiful message.
(via Catherine Campbell)

#3
This video by Jonathan Mann called "Vegan Myths Debunked" made me smile. As a sidenote, Jonathan writes a song everyday and posts it to his youtube channel.
(via ecorazzi)

Aren't vegan men weak and girly?
I find vegan men quite sexy.

Is everyone participating in Earth Hour this Saturday?

It hasn't felt right.

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:09:00 +0000

I haven't written in a while. It hasn't felt right. Now it's snowing again in Michigan and there's nothing to do but write.

It's hard to go through my google reader lately. After the current world events, it doesn't seem like a good use of my time to look at "pretty things" day after day. I love my bloggers and I am proud of the community coming together to raise money for Japan, but I've been questioning larger things. Is it enough to donate a little money and call it a day? I feel like I'm capable of doing so much more, you know?

I could dig wells, save kittens, lead a design crusade for the environment. I don't know. Something important.

I feel silly going through my daily routine like the only thing that matters is getting a paycheck and saving up to buy the latest Apple products.

Reflecting is a good thing and I don't mean to sound like depresso-girl, especially since my last post was Daria-focused (the queen of negative thinking).

I just want to dig a little bit deeper and free myself from living a completely selfish, status quo life.

That's all.

Inspired by: Daria Morgendorffer

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:55:00 +0000

glasses, clock, shirt, deer print, boots / dress, military jacket, t.v. cart, headphones, pipe bookshelf, giant "d"

I thought it would be fun to put together a Daria inspiration board.

Ryan bought me the complete Daria series for Valentine's Day this year. What a guy! He knows me so well.

Daria cracks me up. Her extremely pessimistic, sardonic and smart-ace attitude is amusing and I have this sick admiration for her witty comebacks.

Guy at a party: So ... where've you girls been all our lives?
Daria: Waiting here for you. We were born in this room, we grew up in this room, and we thought we would die here ... alone. But now you've arrived, and our lives can truly begin.

See my complete Daria inspiration board on Pinterest.

It's a salad, only bigger, with lots of stuff in it.

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:52:00 +0000

If I could eat one thing for the rest of my life it would be potatoes.

So what's up with this salad picture?

Variety, people. Since I can't (shouldn't) eat a baked potato for lunch everyday, what else will hit the spot?

Can I have a big salad?
A big salad?
It's a salad, only bigger, with lots of stuff in it.
I can bring you two small salads.
Could you put it in a big bowl?
We don't have big bowls.
All right, just get me a cup of decaf.
We have Sanka.

I call it my random salad surprise – open the fridge, grab whatever is calling to me in that moment and pile it on. This time it was leftover quinoa, assorted peppers, black olives, half of an avocado, pepper and raspberry vinaigrette on spinach and mixed greens.

It's bulky, filling and satisfying. Especially when I throw in a side of pita chips + hummus and chocolate soy pudding.

I happen to be the slowest eater on the planet and this lunch took me 50 minutes to graze through. I knew there was a reason I moved 6 minutes away from work. Lunch breaks at home where I can eat slowly and the cat is my only judge.

Terribly Cute 2s

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:01:00 +0000

Happy birthday, Watson the cat.

Side note: I ordered a 20"x30" print of this. Crrrazy cat lady.

Passion-dust

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:58:00 +0000

Things I'm loving: vegan flats by The Generation, feather paintings by Golly Bard, Wolf Girl by Tabitha Emma, Pure by Edor, and a pretty eggplant neckwarmer by Kayla Anderson of Cushy Company

Yesterday was Valentine's Day, so it could just be leftover passion-dust in the air, but lately I've been receiving lots of love for my WingSpan Collection.

When you pour your heart (and time) into something that you're passionate about, it feels amazing when someone appreciates your work. I guess that goes for a lot of things – playing music, cooking a fabulous meal, meeting a deadline, taking the perfect picture of your cat yawning – when someone gives you thumbs up, it feels good.

When I stumble across something that inspires me I tend to squirrel it away without mentioning to the creator that I like their work. With sites like Pinterest, I'm able to save the things I like to reference later. You know … when I have time. I don't know about you, but I rarely go through everything I've "saved for later." The internet moves so fast, with new, shiny things to amuse me.

I'd like to make it my goal to slow down a little. To take time and properly comment on blogs I enjoy or message an artist/crafter/writer and tell them how great I think they are.

It's time to soak up the love and pass it on to the next deserving, hardworking, passionate person. Maybe we can all hold hands and sing campfire songs now.

Happy Birthday Nina

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:56:00 +0000

My friend Nina is a special gal. She has been a supporter of my WingSpan Collection since the beginning and has kindly raved about my work on her cute blog many times.

For her birthday this year, I collaborated with Matt (her husband) to design a custom WingSpan shadow box that included paintings made by their 2 children.

As Carla on Top Chef would say, "I put lots of love into my food." There's a lot of love that goes into each WingSpan.

Happy birthday Nina!

Vegan in training.

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:35:00 +0000

Like many vegetarians before me, I'm a vegan in training.

Buhbye eggs. Toodles cheese. Ta-ta coffee creamer.

For some people, that probably sounds impossible. You might be thinking, "I could never give up cheese. I love macaroni and cheese, cheesy enchiladas, mozzarella-covered pizza and parmesan on my pasta."

I confess, I love those things too. The fantastic thing is, I still enjoy them … but with vegan ingredients.

I decided to transition into the world of vegans when I noticed I felt like crap every time I ate a dairy-filled meal. I'd eat cheese pizza and bread dripping with garlic butter for dinner, and literally 5 minutes later I felt like I wanted to die. Without getting into too much detail, my body wasn't reacting well (if you know what I mean).

If veganism isn't your cup of honey-drenched tea, I understand. I'm not about to get all preachy. Ugh, I hate that. Who do those snobby-types think they are, anyway? My plan is to share a few things along the way that I'm too stoked to hold in. Like how I found the most amazing recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookies that everyone in the world should try. Stuff like that.

It's a transition that I'm taking slow and learning as I go. I'm going to screw up a lot, and you're welcome to make fun of me. You're even welcome to ask questions and follow me on twitter where I regularly post pictures of what I'm munching on.

P.S. - Images above are vegan meals I've enjoyed lately.

Mental Health Days & Road Trips

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:49:00 +0000

Dream images by the talented Julie de Waroquier.

Too much sleep has the same effect as not getting enough.

"Mental health days" are very important. If you've seen Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist you know what I mean. I completely crashed yesterday and slept for 12 hours. Today I feel strangely drunk and wacked out.

2 things I've accomplished while laying on the couch:

• Making a grocery list.
• Researching Charleston, SC for our vacation in May.

I'm very excited to visit Charleston because it'll be our first, long road trip together. Ryan and I, in the 3 years we've been dating, have only taken trips to the west coast – San Francisco, LA, Portland & Seattle. It's about time to crash the east coast.

Image from the current Anthropologie catalog.

Growing up, my family took a road trip every summer to someplace new across the country. We'd drag our pop-up camper behind us and set out on some random adventure. Usually it involved visiting historical monuments because my dad is really into ... well, history. From what I've read, Charleston will certainly satisfy a history buff.

Did I mention my mom, dad and sister are going too? We're sharing a 3 bedroom condo right on the ocean.

I was happily surprised to discover that Charleston is vegetarian-friendly. Here are a few veggie/vegan restaurants that I've found so far:

• The Sprout (all vegan)
• Alluette's Cafe
• Three Little Birds Cafe
• Taste of India
• Your Pie
• Five Loave Cafe
• Soul Veg

Vegan "soul food" exists, people. And apparently it's in South Carolina.

I'm still researching things to do while we're there. Antiquing will be a big part of that plan – it's also the reason why we're driving separately from my family. What if I find the perfect couch? I want the option to buy big stuff since I haven't been able to take large finds back with me on the plane.

Have you been to Charleston?

Major Props

noreply@blogger.com (Krystle Rose) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:54:00 +0000

On Saturday I spontaneously decided that I needed to go prop shopping for a photo shoot. Everyone gets weird notions like this out of the blue, right?

I'm pretty sure the motivation came from having 8 shadow boxes sitting around the apartment with no one to claim them. The gallery show, that I was a part of in December, had finally tracked me down to pick up the rejects. So of course I sent Ryan over there to do my dirty work.

He also agreed to tag along on my shopping trip to Michael's and Salvation Army in search of props. I didn't expect it to be so much fun. I rarely buy things just because I like them. I have to feel a "can't live another moment without this" vibe to spend money on anything other than food.

True to form, I gravitated to beautiful old candlestick holders. It's a weakness of mine. I also love the India inspired tea light holder with old wax drippings on the inside.

For each shadow box, I created different arrangements of these new props and a few other things I had around (like Buddha). I enjoy browsing other shops that have variety in their photos, so that's what I wanted to create with my pieces.

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