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rebecca

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

on a late november day, there was rebecca.

(please click through for the complete picture.)

mon petit monstre

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:28:00 +0000

1.

down,
down,

down the middle.

2.

mon petit monstre.

a little something for this hallow's eve.

diary - october, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:58:00 +0000

diary - october, 2011.

objectify - to externalise a phantom in three dimensions; to see it as a solid object fitted into the waking world. - frederic william henry myers

in the coming of the winter months the air in this drafty apartment becomes a presence all its own. my crystalline company, corporeal companion.

just a glimpse of october light, and a yes i am still alive.

the ghost

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:29:00 +0000

an taibhse.
(faoi rún.)

the ghost.
(in secret.)

bainne

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:34:00 +0000

bainne

a hush in the turbulence of
milk-cast memories.

(i've fallen behind but i'm catching up - wait here.)

the feast

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:42:00 +0000

how splendid is space today. without spur's, bit or bridle, let us mount this wine like a horse and ride to heaven, enchanted and divine.

like two angels goaded by some delerious fantasy, let us pursue the distant mirage into the blue crystal of the morning.

gently balanced on the wing of the fleet whirlwind, in parallel desire, swimming side by side, we will fly, without rest or respite, straight into the paradise of my dreams.

every now and then i return to ruth white.

fred

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:05:00 +0000

this is a photograph of fred, he is the beloved of one of my dearest friends. this was taken with his hasselblad ("the baby"), which he was so sweet to allow me a chance to snap a picture with.

this is to document that once upon a time i held one of these wonderful beasts. even if it may be my last. but i hope that it isn't.

diary - may 17th, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:22:00 +0000

diary - may 17th, 2011.

dear diary and dear you (and you, and also you), i stray again from the usual content of this blog to share a tiny snapshot, some promised photographs, of a happy adventure. this year for my birthday the rainclouds that have been hanging over the city for weeks parted for one day and i had ancient bones, and a shrunken head, magic lantern slides of the egyptian pyramids and little stuffed beasts. and i was very happy.

( more here. )

may 18th, a dedication

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 19 May 2011 01:28:00 +0000

this is a dedication to the marking of one full rotation.
this is a dedication to a girl, on this date one year ago today.

this is for my ellen.

in the in betweens

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Fri, 13 May 2011 22:13:00 +0000

ottawa,
montreal.

may, 2011.

collectings

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:27:00 +0000

a small step away from the usual. oh little orange room, what a long way you've come. i like to see what objects and personal items people collect, what they choose to fill their spaces with, so i guess this is a tiny peek at mine.

i've also been waiting for an opportunity to show you these beautiful mon petit fantome papercut prints. i adore chad and his gorgeously crafted pieces. his work strikes something deep down inside, deeper down than grandmother got inside the big bad wolf's belly. plainly, chad holds the seed of all fairy tales between the blades of his scissors. i feel very lucky to give these papercuts a home.

paralysie du sommeil

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:09:00 +0000

paralysie du sommeil.

just a small note:

for the sake of simplicity, and because it hasn't really suited for a long time, rednailswrongcity.blogspot.com is now anniestephens.net. for those of you linking the old address, not to worry, it still works and will continue to direct people here!

small plunges and tiny leaps.

wedded in the woods

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:50:00 +0000

the ceremony (ghost blessings)

wedded in the woods of tunbridge, vermont
october 10th, 2010

last autumn i made my way by bus from montreal to the ink black milky way night skies and endless winding forest roads of vermont to attend the wedding of a longtime friend and faraway kindred, tamera/verhext. for almost ten whole years her words have been a source of deep primal truths and witchen wisdom to me, wonder and laughter and solace, too. when tamera invited me to be there for such an important day, i knew i had to find a way to make it happen.

these photographs feel as lost in time to me as that day did, and still does. for one afternoon we were all transported back to a fairytale forest time of stone altars, nuptials in a delicate hand, whispered oaths and spirit blessings, chandelier crystal strewn tree branches, wild toad stools and elderflower liqueur, babbling brook laughter and fiddle music. i will always be lost for words and honoured to the bone to have been a part of it all somehow. with all my heart, thank you, tamera and sean. long and happy days to you both, forever and ever amen.

(please see and read more about it all here, from the beautiful bride herself.)

tamera and sean.

photos taken with kodak jiffy six-20 series ii camera, and a modified roll of 120 film.

muse in the wood

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:15:00 +0000

muse in the wood.

(and my meager attempts.)

taken last autumn, with the absolutely magic greer / zseike and the gloriously radiant karine.

prints

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:30:00 +0000

bigcartel
etsy

this has been a long time planning, but i have finally added some new prints to my bigcartel shop + with a lot of help and encouragement, i decided to give etsy a try as well.

i will be adding prints, and hopefully some other little odds + ends from time to time, if you do not see a photograph, or photos, in the shop that you would like to own, or at a size you would like i am happy to make orders upon request, please do not be afraid to ask.

thank you for looking!

communiqués through the tableau

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:38:00 +0000

communiqués through the tableau. (table top trances.)

before my time

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:42:00 +0000

there have been people here.
here, and before my time.

i have known you all.

(diana+ lomo, 120 film.)

vernissage | 011511

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:43:00 +0000

please view the flickr set for more photos of the exhibit and the wonderful other artists here.

saturday came like a rush with a blizzard and a flurry of people and faces. somehow i remained upright, though my hands shook a little. but it was a wonderful day, and i was overwhelmed by the response my work received. thank you to everyone who shared this day with me, both near and far away. thank you bettina, for thinking of me and allowing me to be part of something so special.

there is a review of the exhibit in the art section of this week's mirror, which can be read online here.

breathe. dream. fly.

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:37:00 +0000

three artists explore the realm of dreams, meditation, and superstitions in the group exhibition titled breathe. dream. fly. featuring bettina forget, jennifer hamilton, and myself.

from january 13th - february 5th 2011 at the visual voice art gallery,
372 ste-catherine west, space 421.

untitled, for lack of limb;

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:16:00 +0000

may what you've lost find you today. merry christmas.

love.

november;

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:28:00 +0000

the pealing chimes of november rattling from her throat.

exquisite collar by yelena buck.

letter to rabbit, ii;

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:44:00 +0000

teach me the secrets of glass eyes, rabbit.
and 52 words for snow.

i will teach you about scarred walls and chipped nails,
how fingers become witnesses, and lips turn blue in the cold.

letter to rabbit;

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:27:00 +0000

rabbit, come and rest with me.

the days are grey and wet, often;
& the nights are long and cold.

the messenger;

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:43:00 +0000

the messenger carries secrets on tissue linum wings
addressed: to a heart that pumps from the well of absence.

to my metetherial sister.

some quiet advice;

noreply@blogger.com (annie stephens) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:43:00 +0000

some quiet advice, may 2010, saunders greenhouse, ithaca, new york.

back in may of this year i was part of a beautiful group exhibit curated by gabrielle jesiolowski, in ithaca new york. all of the photographs were displayed in transparent plastic weighed by sand and stone and hung on hooks amongst the blossoming and creeping flora within the glass walls of saunders greenhouse. i feel very lucky to have been a part of such a moving and thought provoking exhibit. my deepest thanks to grabrielle.

i don't know who to credit for the photos; if the photographer stumbles upon this, please leave a comment so that i may credit you.