I recently was directed by a good friend to a very beautiful blog.
All of the posts included very beautiful photographs, some of which the blogger took, others were ones she found.
Originally I thought, wow, how nice it must be to make such beautiful features and to photograph things in such a light. And then it hit me, we like this because we want to escape.
All of the photos were very white and clean, fluffy and shabby chic. Very rococo, if you will. And it seemed really interesting to me that we're almost going back to a rococo period. Where ordinary, vulgar life isn't enough, we need that aristocratic fantasy. This can be seen on etsy - what is featured and favorited over those that aren't. The ice cream isn't enough, we need the whip cream and the sprinkles AND the cherry. Very over the top, in an eye pleasing way.
And although those things are eye candy and lovely to look at, is that what I want to convey? Don't get me wrong, I'm a romantic. I love to Romanticize things (did I mention my favorite painter of all times is JMW Turner?) but I don't know if that's the only thing I want to show.
I feel very in between (I'm a pisces, two fish swimming in opposite directions and a lot of times I believe two opposing things at the same time.) I guess the point is, I don't know where to go with this blog - or my life. I don't know which direction to take.
Would it really be that wonderful to romanticize EVERYTHING in your life? Or would that just be setting ourselves up for a big letdown? What should we focus on?
The shop has been open on etsy for less than 2 months and it is already very cohesive. She found the perfect balance between stationary, photography prints and photography jewelry (Have you seen her photo lockets?)
If you haven't been to theblueballoon, hurry over there! And don't forget to congratulate Marie - she is expecting to be a new mother in December!
