PORTRAIT :: KATERINA

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Prayer releases miracles.

- KATERINA

All Slavic Full Gospel Church is organizing assistance for refugees fleeing the war.  To contribute visit theIR GoFundMe.  ASFG will be working directly with local churches and families to assist with food, medical, shelter, and transportation. Thank You.

KRISTEN BAIRD

BEING A JEWELRY DESIGNER IS SO FANTASTIC AND FABULOUS MOST OF THE TIME, BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON’T SEE IS THIS PART OF NITTY GRITTY RAW UNFINISHED METALS AND UNPOLISHED SURFACES. WITH A LOT OF LOVE AND A LOT OF WORK, AND A LOT OF PASSION AND DETAIL, ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER TO CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND SHINY AND SPARKLY.

- KRISTEN BAIRD

VIDEOGRAPHY FOR SCAD VM featuring artist & entrepreneur KristeN BAIRD

GIFT OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Many moons ago my sister asked if I would take her portrait. I didn't consider myself a photographer, but loved taking pictures. We did the shoot and had a lot of fun. Then one night this January… she died. On a Tuesday evening in Montreal she suddenly passed away in her apartment. Gone. Just gone. In the weeks and months that followed the questions became... where are the photos? The memories? The ? I had no idea until that moment the value of a photograph. I realized no matter how stylized or no filter: to capture someone’s personality for one moment is a gift...

Heather did not like having her picture taken, and the last photos I have are from December 28th, 2011. It was a portrait session at Christmas time, with her cat Buster. At 43, her cause of death still remains a mystery, but she was here, and then she was gone. Not until her passing did I realize the gift of photography. Now I see the blessing from that moment many moons ago.