Amanda | May 30, 2011
Vancouver in Spring is AMAZING. I wish it was like this all year round. The flowers are out, the produce is fresh and gardens are bursting at the seams with colour and Springy-ness. How I love the colour of the flowers and produce…I’m quite taken with those radishes. Don’t they look divine? And the greenery! [...]
Amanda | May 26, 2011
Exciting news to share today! Do you remember the Give Credit Where Credit Is Due posters from a little while back? Pia Jane Bijkerk, Erin Loechner and a group of ladies (including myself) worked together to create a guide for crediting images online. Pia toiled long and hard to create the design and after a [...]
Amanda | May 25, 2011
Oh, how I love having a patisserie and a bakery run by actual French people across the street and down the road. Yes, the bread is to die for, and yes the chocolate croissants are better than any other I’ve tasted before, but for me what I love about these 2 little places are the [...]
Amanda | May 19, 2011
Hello readers new and not so new! This week I am so thrilled to have my photography featured on decor8 and I’m guest posting over on sfgirlbybay! Thank you Holly and Victoria for having me on your beautiful blogs. I’d very much appreciate some love over on sfgirlbybay if you want to stop by and [...]
Amanda | May 17, 2011
All photographers are different. These days most of us shoot with digital cameras and some of us are falling back in love with film. I’m not going to tell you why I love film because I talk about that plenty. I want to talk about how shooting with film has made me a better photographer. [...]
Amanda | May 13, 2011
I was very lucky to be invited to attend the Opening Night of the brand new Vancouver Anthropologie store last night. I have had a love affair with Anthro since I first discovered it in Seattle back in 2005 and have longed for a store to open in Vancouver since I arrived here. I didn’t [...]
Amanda | May 12, 2011
Thank you for the wonderful conversations, the lovely emails, and all the amazing comments over the past year. It fills my heart each time I discover a special message from a Mocking Bird reader. Thank you to all the quiet readers – I appreciate you taking the time to view my little blog. Please say [...]
Amanda | May 11, 2011
Today I’m super excited to share something different with you. Let me introduce Australian artist Robyn Edwards, who also happens to be one of my dearest friends. Robyn is a visual artist whose work is inspired by nature’s colours and reflections. Rob is not only super talented but she’s just one of those people who [...]
