Parrish the Thought

We’ve Moved!

amyparrish — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:28:56 +0000

We’ve moved our blog! Please update your bookmarks to the new site.

Valentine

amyparrish — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:29:34 +0000

ONN Today and Next Week

amyparrish — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:50:23 +0000

I can’t believe I haven’t posted this on the blog yet! For those of you wondering where I’ve gone on the blog as of late, look me up on Facebook. While I typically premiere more major announcements here on the blog, Facebook (and even Twitter) are where I put out all sorts of smaller tidbits. Here’s an announcement that wasn’t so small, so just a bit tardy on the blog:

I had a fantastic opportunity to interview for ONN’s Ohio & Company segment a couple weeks back. This is a half-hour long show that is split up into three separate segments and featuring various businesses around the state of Ohio. Ryan and I just watched for the first time yesterday (it has/will air a total of twelve times!!!)…you’ll find our spot in the last third of the show with teasers sprinkled throughout. Here’s when you can tune in to catch us on ONN:

THIS WEEK & NEXT: Tuesday 11:30am, 7:30pm Wednesday 10:00am Thursday 11:30am Friday 11:00am, 7:30pm

Snowed in with Jenkins

amyparrish — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:19:13 +0000

So we can and have gotten out of the house during this latest snowstorm, but for the most part Ryan and I have been catching up on projects “behind the scenes” and staying bundled up at home. While we’re typing and editing away in front of our computers, Jenkins stays collapsed on the sofa, snoozing through the day. Sometimes Ryan and I break so we can go over and kiss his forehead or snuggle next to a warm, floppy ear, but always waking him from his sleep. Other times we go to approach him, and just can’t bare to rouse him.

Here’s a poem that Ryan shared with me today that captures the spirit of these moments:

beagle by Charles Bukowski

do not bother the beagle lying there
away from grass and flowers and paths,
dreaming dogdreams, or perhaps dreaming
nothing, as men do awake;
yes, leave him be, in that simple juxtaposition,
out of the maelstrom, lucifugous as a bat,
searching bat-inward
for a state of grace.

it’s good. we’ll not ransom our fate
or his for door knobs or rasps.
the east wind whirls the blinds,
our beagle snuffles in his sleep as
outside, outside,
hedges break, the night torn mad
with footsteps.

our beagle spreads a paw,
the lamp burns warm
bathed in the life of his
size.

Jenkins at 2.5 months old

Hop From Your Home

amyparrish — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:57:14 +0000

In case you don’t keep current on Facebook or Twitter, this is just a note to let you know that Ryan and I will not be in the studio for today’s Gallery Hop. Instead, we’ve rescheduled the celebration of our one year studio anniversary to Saturday, February 27th from 4-8pm. And while I’ve survived driving through a Level 3 snow emergency/blizzard at 2am in a car with no heat (something I do not miss about the news industry!), today I’d really rather keep myself and all of you off the roads so road crews can do their work and everyone stays safe.

However, we’ve already sold a couple of our frames and people have been jumping the gun in sending inquiries to be a part of our $100 studio session fees before April. We know you’ve been waiting for this so we are still offering specials on the blog today between 4-8pm. [For those wanting to get booked with your $100 session fees before next month, we'll have a link for that up today & *hopefully* the 27th (today may be your best time, because there are only a limited number of sessions we can fit into a month, therefore there is a limit to the number of $100 sessions we can accept).] We’ll also be accepting names to be added to our drawing for a complimentary portrait session & 8×10 portrait, but won’t actually complete the drawing until entries are also collected on the 27th.

So, in short, stay safe and warm inside, and be sure to check in between 4-8pm. If I can get all of the last few details wrapped up, there will also be another special announcement made right here. Check back again soon!

Oh So Pretty!

amyparrish — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:58:06 +0000

Together Time

amyparrish — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:16:05 +0000

Loved getting to work with an old high school friend and his beautiful family!

Musings

amyparrish — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:11:01 +0000

I’m sure I say this each year; for it being our slow season, we are surely keeping busy. Ryan and I are preparing to open our doors for everyone again this year to celebrate our one year anniversary at the studio. We’ve added more furniture, new artwork and have even built an entire wall for those of you who haven’t been in to take a peek since our Grand Opening event (I just completed the final touches last night on the wall!). Not only that, but in the past week I put on my very first mini-workshop for other photographers, presented at a MOPS group meeting and was interviewed for an upcoming Ohio & Company segment that starts airing on tv next week (more details to follow when I get air dates/times).

As you can imagine, so many questions have been thrown our way in the past few days. Some are very basic and easy to answer, but other questions dig a little deeper and really get my own gears a-turnin’. And something I’ve realized, just by being put in a position where I’ve had to speak about my own thoughts and experiences, is that everything that’s happened in my life has had a specific purpose, even if at the time, life felt like a struggle. Almost every accomplishment has been the result of a failure.

(and here’s the place where I erased everything I wrote {several times!}, because this post was about to become a mini-novel!)

Anyway, I’m sure over time I’ll ration out little personal stories of how this has happened. And for those of you reading who are photographers yourselves, Ryan and I are researching options for a separate site where we can share all of our ~~failures~~ accomplishments. We get several inquiries asking how we did this and where we got that. We answer what we can, but I think the most helpful responses would be about how we messed everything up in the first place! So, keep your eyes peeled and wish us luck. I’m not sure how many tries it will take, but I do know it’s all gonna work out in the end!

Senior Guy {Wellington}

amyparrish — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:15:18 +0000

Gallery/Home Hop Next Saturday!

amyparrish — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:07:34 +0000

We’re changing things around for next month’s Gallery Hop. Join us in person or online between 4-8pm Saturday, February 6th. We’ll be celebrating our one year anniversary since officially opening the studio doors. We’d love your support by visiting the studio, viewing some of my latest fine art pieces (including an exquisite gallery wrap image of orchids taken at the Franklin Park Conservatory) and also taking in the changes we’ve made in our studio in the past year (this week we’re building an entire new wall in the space…wish us luck!). Of course, for the twist, we also know it can be hard to leave the comfort of home, especially during an Ohio winter. So if you can’t visit us in person, please visit us on the blog to Hop from home!

We’ll be posting digital images of our art pieces on the blog (of course a small digital image does not do justice to the texture of these canvas & framed velvet art prints). We will also be checking into our e-mail between 4-8pm where you can register to enter into a drawing for a complimentary session and 8×10 desktop portrait and schedule a February or March session for only $100 (both of which can be done in-studio as well).

What you won’t be able to do online is take a look through the frames we’ll be offering at amazing discounts. Our one tiny closet has been getting more and more full this past year and I’d love to free up some space. This will include hand-painted Wild Sorbet frames as well as the ever-so-beautiful O’Brien & Schridde frames. I’ll share a sneak peek of a few below, but you’ll have to come by next Saturday to see the rest.

So we do hope you’ll come out (there will be plenty of coffee & hot chocolate on hand to keep you warm), but if we don’t get a chance to see your smiling face, please visit the blog and drop us a line!