ALL THE CLUTTER OF MY LIFE… (www.michelleford.ca)

December 31, 2009

and that’s a wrap.

Filed under: blah blah blah blahg blog. — michelle. @ 2:12 pm

Today is the very last day of the first decade of the new millennium. 2010. Imagine that. My dearest friend/upstairs neighbor/co-worker/everything in between, Mish, wrote an entertaining A-Z 2009 article for Hearty, and although my life is far from the glamours of 2009’s pop culture gossip, I decided to post a ‘best-of’ Michelle Ford’s 2009.

.I spent the better half of this morning sitting in front of iphoto (yes i use iphoto, religiously at that)  trying to narrow down a collection of photos that would sum up 2009. This past year was probably one of my most important years for my “self discovery”. Good times were had, mistakes were made,  overwhelming sadness and paralyzing amounts of joy, turning 25, falling out of love, falling into love with everything around me, death, life, home is where your heart is, the family, my family, the west and the east, bk, soul mates, moving days, make(made)overs and at last a place to call home.
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January: I shot my first feature for PIG with Fan Death.
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February:  was a very long month.
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March: I use to call this place home once upon a time (palmdale, California)
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April: I moved to the big apple. Jody had a birthday. And chad dressed up as Karl Lagerfeld.
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May: I turned 25 and spent most of my time on this roof top with Jody
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June: I got homesick and went back vancouver. we spent the longest days

of the year watching the sun set on pasely island.
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July: Leah came to visit. we drove to Chicago and camped in Ohio.
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August: Things finally started to come together, just in time for me to leave.
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September: I found home again.
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October: I found family again (tony x took this)

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November: When i wouldn’t leave my home, they came to me.

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                                                      December: These are the days. I probably replace this photo with

                                                                  christmas photo once i get them developed.

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December 16, 2009

“Home is home, be it ever so humble”

Filed under: blah blah blah blahg blog. — michelle. @ 4:32 pm
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Finally found my dream hudson bay point blanket courtesy of Mr Lee’s.

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(shot on polaroids)

December 12, 2009

Mr. Lee’s General Store and Haberdashery

Filed under: blah blah blah blahg blog. — michelle. @ 5:55 pm

My friend Meghan Patterson and Dustin Fishbook (who also owns The Belmont Barbershop located downstairs from Mr Lee’s) and Jeff Lee Petry  opened a general store on Broadway and Quebec. This week I went in and took some quick photos of the store and how cute Meghan and Dustin are together. (we’ll all know how much i love super couples)

Here is what the place looks like:

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Dustin & Meghan.
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A worldly selection of delicious teas.


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skulls that are candles! and Rushmore pins.


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the beauty cabinet.
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 pads to take notes on, umbrellas to keep you dry and cards to send to loved ones.

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back packs!

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so cute!

December 9, 2009

lately:

Filed under: blah blah blah blahg blog. — michelle. @ 6:11 pm

those of you who know me, probably having a tough time remembering what i look like. between working nights 6 days a week and my new found love for arts and crafts and yoga during the day my level of reclusive-ness has is at an all time high. Thankfully Maya and Mish have taken the initiative to move sunday night family night to my apartment for the last 4 weeks. and somewhere in between i managed to flee the country and head to seattle to see wanda jackson play!

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. maya b. cute as can be.

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. family pow-wow.

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maya and graham unmistakeningly in love, even with a crazy german girl trying to ruin the moment.

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hannah and nina.

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graham!

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opening band for wanda.

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even at 72 years old she boogied.

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wanda signing her set list for me.

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late night pit stop at the casino!

Bryce Dallas Howard.

Filed under: blah blah blah blahg blog. — michelle. @ 5:33 pm

Back in October I had the privileged to photograph actress Bryce Dallas Howard for Black Book Magazine. You may know her best for playing the blind girl in M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village”, but more recently she has spent her time in Vancouver filming the third saga of Twilight Bryce was soooo wonderful to work with, Charlotte who styled and Dan who did Hair and make up were also really great!

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