RACKED LA / AMELIA GILLER

AMELIA GILLER at her home studio

Just so proud of my friend Amelia! Read more about her in Racked LA here

(Thank you for the shout out love Amelia!)

"The tiger came about a little later. My aunt, Janet Gelphman, among many other creative things, is an art collector and has a painting by Joy Laville above her couch of a nude woman reclining above a sleeping panther. I love the danger that quietly exists between the nude and the panther. It is powerful and blatantly erotic. I started experimenting with tigers in my drawings and when it came time to pitch my animated thesis film, I knew that I wanted to further explore the relationship that exists between woman and feline. My film, entitled "Tigress," is about finding your voice, or as I like to say "finding your inner tiger." '

Flowerworks

FLOWERWORKS / Sarah Illenberger

Loving this Flowerworks series by Sarah Ilenberger. Paring two wonderful gifts in life: flowers + fireworks! You must see more of her work here.

dramatic, bold + wild - tigers to lilies x

 Friends! I wish you a wonderful rest to your week. I'm off to Virginia for the wedding I have been looking forward to all year: my mom's! So, so excited! See you soon + take care.

Watercolour / GILLES BENSIMON

all fujiflex prints by Gilles Bensimon

If you're experiencing hot weather like we are here in Los Angeles, then perhaps these underwater flower prints by world renown fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon might cool you off. The photographer spent two years shooting these fresh blooms underwater, all of which he chose himself. His exhibit (2013) appropriately titled Watercolours was his first venture into fine art photography. Don't they look like watercolors or modern day representations of impressionists' paintings? So refreshing to see flowers used in this medium.

I’ve always been obsessed with water, even in the fashion pictures I’ve done. I swim every day. I spend so much time in the water, some days four or five hours. And I’ve also always been passionate for flowers. I love gardens. 

                                                                   -G.B.

Debbi Carlos' ORCHIDS

and look at Debbi Carlos' orchids!

such a great little flower-photo-zine of an orchid show.

so neat