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daydreamer press 11 21 2012 i m making portraits a couple months ago i was given the opportunity to shoot some senior portraits this is cate and a couple weeks ago her mother called me back to have portraits made of cate and her sister megan oh how i enjoyed doing this i really hope i get to do it again i want to photograph children families siblings seniors babies eek from the session to the editing i love doing this posted by anna dykema at 10 40 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels my photography news thing i make 10 15 2012 seeing in monochrome it s funny how i am influenced by my husband without even being aware of it a couple weeks ago he painted a giant mural for a client who runs the traditional martial arts institute in pantego texas as the mural progressed he d send me images to look at it is a monochromatic mural filled with meaningful symbolism for his client i finally got to see it in person yesterday i think it is one of his best it was during the time he was working on this mural that i decided to rework some photos i d taken in puerto rico this past summer and have them framed for our home i originally processed them in color but this is what i ended up with at the time neither of us saw the connection arches portal music man right now i m in the middle of creating a series of photos of objects i ve been collecting for years while out walking it s kind of strange how they they turned out monochromatic too nest duo trio stars i didn t see this correlation until about an hour ago when i uploaded the images of that mural what about you are you influenced by the people around you how so posted by anna dykema at 3 20 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art etsy my family my photography thing i make 11 08 2011 heirloom re do this was my dad s dresser when i was too little to see the top of it it s from the sixties really solid made of pecan i have been craving color for a while now every piece of furniture in our bedroom is some sort of wood so my husband and i decided to give my favorite heirloom a little color sorry about the crappy iphone pic but this is what the dresser looked like before the first thing i did was give the whole thing a sanding especially the top where the finish was flaking off then i painted the entire thing in two coats of latex paint i chose an old martha stewart color that sherwin williams used to carry it looked really minty and gross when i finished and i didn t think i was going to like it sorry i forgot to take a picture of this part of the process believe me it was pretty ugly after the paint was completely dry my husband removed some of the paint to let the finished wood underneath show through he did this by using lacquer thinner this stuff is very smelly so we did it outside and he wore gloves for the whole process i like how he just went over the parts that might have naturally been worn off with time after the distressing was finished he painted on a thin layer of oil based glaze in burn sienna on sections of the dresser don t cover the whole thing because it may dry before you are able to rub it off just do section by section then he quickly wiped over the layer of glaze with a clean rag leaving some in the cracks and crevices of the dresser this dresser was perfect for this process because as you can see lots of crevices he went through a lot of rags this is what it looks like after most of the glaze is removed he repeated the painting and the wiping until all of the dresser was antiqued see the difference the glaze makes in the color the drawers have been warmed up quite a bit so i really love the color now when the glazing was finished a layer of lacquer in satin was sprayed on to protect the finish make sure to do this before you put the hardware back on here it is in it s happy little home i say we gave this dresser a face lift but it was really my husband scott who performed his magic he does this kind of thing for a living you know now what can we paint next posted by anna dykema at 4 41 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels my family thing i make 10 04 2011 typewriter painting last week we had the luxury of spending every day funkifying our house we painted and painted and painted and it was so much fun while we still aren t finished one project almost always leads to another our house is becoming more of a reflection of our family which is a lot less monochromatic and a lot more colorful so i thought i d share a few projects that may inspire you to funkify your own house or at least add some color the first project was to paint one of my three typewriters i have a portable remington quiet riter which may be a future project a beautiful black 1930 s royal that i m not touching perfect as is and this one could use a little brightening up don t you think behold the royal hh cir 1954 that i bought at an estate sale a few years ago first thing use blue tape and painter s plastic to protect the delicate innards of the beast i wanted to be able to use this typewriter you can still find ribbon for it so i completely covered the carriage that s the part with the roller on it i sprayed the whole thing with spray paint i picked up from the hardware store i just love this turquoise color very fifties don t you think uh oh this is what happens when you hold the spray paint can too close to the typewriter also i didn t move around the machine enough when i was spraying no worries just let the paint dry then go over it with some fine sandpaper my husband is a spray paint expert so i m letting him do the sanding this is how far you should hold that can that s about a foot away and keep it moving so there won t be any ugly drips ta daa wait i really didn t like that big brown patch in the middle i decided to paint that part too very carefully i did some taping with the blue tape and trimmed some off with an exacto knife i also taped the heck out of those beautiful green keys that s better here she is in her home and here s her first glamour shot what a beauty if you have an old typewriter you may consider painting it if you have any questions about your typewriter here s a webpage that will answer some of them including where to find replacement ribbons the paint i used for my typewriter was rustoleum painter s touch ultra cover 2x in lagoon the blue tape i was referring to is scotch blue painter s tape you can find it and the spray paint at any hardware store posted by anna dykema at 1 50 pm 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 6 06 2011 easy as strawberry pie it s been a while since i ve shared a recipe out of my mother s magic recipe box so i thought i d share something that i ve made a few times since strawberries have been in season here in texas this is a simple recipe and is unbelievably delicious here s the recipe and here s the blow by blow put the 1 1 2 pints of strawberries in a pot and mash i ve used store bought pie crust and home made for either one get it in the oven now so it will be cool by the time you need to put the filling in after the strawberries are mashed up add the sugar and the cornstarch stir this over medium heat until the mixture thickens i ve made the mistake of doing this for only 5 minutes like my mom says on the card but i find i need to stir and heat for atleast 10 minutes this is how it should look when it is thickened enough add the rest of the strawberries the almond extract and the lemon juice and stir let this mixture hang out until it is cooled to room temperature your pie crust should be finished and cooled by now pour the strawberries into the pie crust and put it in the fridge for atleast 30 minutes to chill this is when i make the whipped cream to top it with i just use whipping cream that you find in the dairy section by the half and half and whip it with my hand held mixer while i m whipping it i add a little sugar to make it sweet i prefer this to cool whip too many mysterious chemicals and it s so easy to make when you serve it just add a big spoonful of whipped cream on top and there you have it you might end up licking the plate clean i hope you love this pie as much as i do let me know how it turns out okay posted by anna dykema at 2 47 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 6 01 2011 hello remember me i ve been sooooo busy that i haven t put any time into my blog so to catch you up to date here s what s happened over the past um few months since my last entry i have taken a weekend trip to oklahoma city to see my dear friend lynne she took me to the okc library book sale where i snagged so many great books i filled a giant suitcase thank goodness it has wheels my favorite find too cute i ve painted a mural in my niece s new big girl room in anticipation of her becoming a big sister iphone pic iphone pic i became an auntie again herbie iii i ve painted a huge mural with my husband scott and was reminded why i love working with him so much i ve visited the ctc auto ranch with my girlfriends yes i hang with the kind of girls who love old rusty cars too i ve taken a photography class and have finally moved the dial on my camera from fully automatic to m woo hoo i learned about panning my favorite image i ve taken engagement photos for a friend my favorite shot i ve seen arcade fire in concert and still cannot get their magical music out of my brain and the crowd was the best crowd i ve ever seen a concert with perfect night i went to a wonderful estate sale in the arlington heights section of fort worth and found some beautiful children s books i ve started taking spinning classes at the ymca and have fallen in love with cycling again reunited with some of my favorite people in the whole world who started the carrollton music hall of fame i ve purchased a new lens canon ef 50mm f1 4 and flash canon speedlite 430ex ii and learned how to use them i shot my first wedding with the generous help of my photography instructor clay crowell such a beautiful couple this will probably be used for an ad for my photography they did this instead of lighting the unity candle it was so beautiful oh and i was published i promise i won t wait so long to post on my blog i m really good about updates on my facebook page www facebook com annadykemaphotography though go ahead and like me all my fb friends get a discount in my shop posted by anna dykema at 12 30 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom follow all photographs anna dykema photography unless otherwise stated and may not be used in any manner without permission followers blog archive 2012 2 november 1 i m making portraits october 1 2011 9 november 1 october 1 june 2 february 1 january 4 2010 61 december 5 october 6 september 6 august 4 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