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Dollhouse

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:59:37 -0700

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Human

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:25:47 -0800

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it's okay to hurt darling,
you're only human.

I know this is simple, over processed and sharpened to the extreme by flickr. I know it's been two months since I posted, and a lot has happened. I went to Chicago and loved--ADORED--it. I also lost Elvis exactly a week ago. I've been way too hard on myself and I'm learning to give myself a break sometimes--to be able to just sit and cry. Be sad. I'm also learning to move forward and cherish what time I had with my dog and look forward to a scary and wonderful new life I'm moving towards. I have so much to do, and I need to stop living in my head and just do it.

I'm glad to be back and glad to just realize I'm only human and things will get better.

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:19:12 -0800

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sleeping to dream,
dreaming to sleep.

Inspired by Alice in Wonderland and the last photo I created before 2012 was over. Although I didn't finish my 52 weeks in time, I'm still really proud of what I came up with in the past year. I know it's also a couple of days late, but I've started my New Year's Resolutions today. Up until last year, Resolutions never meant much to me, and I never really kept any.
A couple of my New Year's Resolutions are:
-Sleep more, laugh more and drink more tea!
-Eat Clean and Vegan: My cholesterol and triglyceride levels were pretty bad last time I went in and I want to live healthy without the fear of a heart attack or having to go on cholesterol medication. I also watched a documentary on Netflixs called "Hungry for Change" and it is DISGUSTING what our food looks like in modern days. MSG, chemicals and sugar are making Americans unhealthy and sick. Watch it and you will never drink diet soda again (for good reason too)!
-Complete a Tough Mudder: If you don't know what that is, it's a 12 mile obstacle course with fire, ice, mud, water, electric shocks and more! Go to www.toughmudder.com to get an idea)
-Run a half marathon: This has been a goal of mine for years and I want to run it for my mom :)
-Do a "Jar of Happiness"

Scratch that. The only New Year's Resolution I need is to learn how to just love me for me. Challenge accepted.

These are only a few of my resolutions, because you can never have too many ;) I wanted to also explain the "Jar of Happiness" thing also. So a "Jar of Happiness" is an empty jar (I glitterized mine!) that you fill with notes and mementos of good things that happen throughout the whole year. This could include notes you write yourself, plane tickets, fortunes, concert tickets, party invitations, ect. At the end of the year on New Year's Eve you get to go back through and see what a great year you had! It's the small things that matter and you can save the jar for a rainy day when you need a smile or two. As I become an adult, I want to make sure I never forget to be thankful for all the small things that happen in my life. Too many people (adults really) pass them by or take them for granted and people like that always end up the unhappiest of the bunch.

I hope you'll join me and create your own "Jar of Happiness" and have a great New Year! :)

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:18:24 -0800

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we have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
hebrews 6:19

At the beginning of this past year, I decided that I wanted to do my own senior portraits. I didn't want anyone else to take them, I wanted to tell my own story and use my own photos. I was told by multiple people that taking my own wasn't how it should be done and that I needed to hire a professional. Personally, I think that's bull. I want to show the last semester of my senior year in my own way and over time--not in a scheduled session. I want to use my own vision and editing skills--I do too many self portraits to not be capable.

To describe my year--2012 was crazy to say the least. In the past year I turned 18, and started looking at college choices and the future. Things became more real and permanent. I felt God speak to me in so many ways and push me in the right direction--tell me to take a risk. His plans for me became clear as doors started to open for me where I never thought they would. I not only began learning how to let go, but also to anchor myself in him. The verse at the beginning of this means so much to me because of the recent turn of events I will tell y'all about in the near future.

My dreams are now in reach as I have received three different scholarships so far and multiple acceptance letters to just about every school I applied to. I'm thankful for 2012, and how much stronger and bolder I became in myself. I'm thankful for all of you and am excited to see where 2013 takes me! Hopefully to a Flickr meet up someday too ;)

--Drew

I just redid my website and have some new work up on Facebook, go take a look :)

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:46:28 -0800

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It's been almost two years since my last giveaway so it was about time for me to finally do my first print exchange :) I'm going off to college in less than a year and I wanted to make sure I'd have some awesome prints to decorate my dorm!

Here's how you enter:
Leave a comment below telling me your favorite thing about the Holidays :)

I will message you about the prints soon so we can exchange addresses and such. However many prints you pick, I'm expecting to pick the same amount back. I'm going to try to exchange with as many of you as possible and this will close on January 1st, 2013.

Thank you all for being wonderful contacts and inspiring me in so many ways :) I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Also, I'm giving away prints on my Facebook page so feel free to enter there also!

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:50:53 -0800

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what do you do,
when fate is blind?

This is another piece from my concentration that depicts the Fates or Moirai from Greek Mythology. The Fates were three immortal women who were in charge of both birth and death with each woman having a separate job to spin, measure and cut the strings of life. The women all shared one eye, but I'd rather make them completely blind. It's almost ironic to make fate "blind" because fate is the defining part of life in some cultures--otherwise know as having a destiny. If fate is blind, then it is able to mess up--not see what is truly going on. If this is true, then the world has gone to chaos and in reality there is no such thing as a true destiny. Even giving them one eye to share could be an issue because they can't all see what is happening at the same time.

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Thanksgiving break was awesome over here :) It wasn't cold at all like usual considering we have green winters over here. None of the trees really lose their leaves. I got to go spend time with my 90 year old grandparents on their farm in the middle of no where. We had good food and I got to show my grandma all my recent work, which she really liked. I also got to talk to her about the essay I wrote about her for my UT application. I sent it to her last week and she said it made her cry she loved it so much and that it was one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for her.

After Thanksgiving, my family gets in the Christmas spirit hardcore. Even before Dec. 1, we are listening to Christmas music, baking cookies, and the house is covered from head to toe, inside and out with Christmas lights. There are lights and tinsel EVERYWHERE! We go get our tree from a farm an hour away and then get some Texas BBQ. It is hands down my favorite time of the year :)

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:22:00 -0800

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beauty queen of only 18,
she had some trouble with herself.

Happy Thanksgiving! There is so much to be thankful for today--no matter whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not. It's very important to always remember the little things and never take any of them for granted. I am thankful for my family, friends, the house I live in, my ability to go to school and so many other little things. I'm thankful for our military who fight for freedom in all corners of the world. I'm thankful I woke up this morning to my dog licking my face. There is always something to be thankful for.

I am also thankful for the fact I have been given a scholarship :) No matter if any of the other schools bring money or not, I am able to go to art school! I am thankful that this dream of mine can finally be made a reality and I can pursue a career I am truly passionate about. I am thankful for each and every one of you who have messaged me, commented or favorited my work. Without your encouragement, none of this would ever have happened. I would have never gotten in to Santa Fe or now SAIC-the School of the Art Institute of Chicago! My life is taking so many twists and turns, but I am so happy to have been able to go the way with all of you. :)
Thank you.

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I had so much fun on this shoot with one of my best friends--Sofia. She is a beautiful person inside and out, and jumped at the opportunity to just come help me shoot. We are renting out my grandpa's old house and so it is completely empty since he now lives with us. We were blasting music and dancing and have a great time! I am so thankful for her :)

In the next few days you can expect some pictures from my grandma's house and our country thanksgiving, a new folklore piece I'm editing and a print exchange!

Goodness gracious I am SO sappy. Oh well.

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:08:27 -0800

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another year older,
another year wiser.

I know this isn't something I usually post. The majority of my candid photos end up in the comments, but I wanted to share a special day of my life with y'all. It's an instagram type of shot, and I know a lot of photographers hate instagram. But, I feel like if you don't know the artist behind the camera, you can't know their work or appreciate it to the fullest. So I want to share with you my 18th birthday.

I am extremely lucky to have the family and friends I have. They are the best and I love them so much! They are so supportive and I am going to miss them so much no matter where I end up going to school. We did the usual birthday stuff, I got to make myself pancakes and got a lot more hugs than usual (which I didn't mind). But, even if it was the usual, it was so special to me and I will always remember my 18th birthday.

It's weird to think I'm now technically an "adult." Thinking about it, I'm not sure if I'm ready for that title yet. To be an adult to me is being able to make your own choice and be able to live with them--there's no one to bail you out. There are times when I want to be a kid still, but I know that I have to grow up someday and I will always have my family to back me up when I truly need it.

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Hopefully you could follow my rambles enough to get what I'm trying to say! There are more photos of what I did for my birthday in the comments and please follow me on instagram if you like seeing what I'm up to when I'm not posting. I hope you all have had a wonderful day :)

Oh! And I ended up getting a charm bracelet for my birthday :) It was my Momma's idea so I will always remember what I loved to do no matter where I go to college and remember my family. We started with four charms: a Texas seal (to remember my home), a buoy (for lifeguarding), a camera (for my passion), and an anchor with a cross on it (to remind me of my faith and God my rock). I will put it up in my next post and update you all on the charms I get over the next year. We hope to fill it up by the time I go to college.

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Her Private Winter

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:50:31 -0800

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snow and frost aren't the cause of her frozen heart.

This photo was inspired by the millions of people world wide who struggle with depression. In the United States alone over 20 million people are diagnosed with the disease every year. I have known people with cases of depression and they often create their own "Private Winter" with feelings of isolation and hopelessness.

On a different note, it's my 18th birthday tomorrow :)

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Let it Burn {Explored}

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:54:45 -0800

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and then there was fire.

I decided since it's been such a long time since I've posted and two years since I've written anything like this; here are ten facts about me.

1. I love starbucks. I'm at starbucks actually right NOW. My favorite drink would have to be their gingerbread latte. It makes me so happy considering I am stuck writing more college essays.

2. I have no idea where I'm going to college. So far I've applied to 8 out of the 12 schools I am fully applying to. One in New Mexico is reviewing me for a full tuition scholarship. Please keep that offer in your prayers since it would mean I could come home every so often.

3. I have fallen in love with the color pink. Gross right? I'm in no shape of the imagination a "girly girl" but, I love pink. AHHHHHHH! I realized it recently too considering my phone case is pink, my headphones are pink and even my bathroom is all PINK.

4. My motto in life would have to be "Love God, Love People and Love Yourself." I feel like if I could follow this motto, my life would be worthwhile. I want to follow where God is leading me and make sure to touch other people's lives along the way. If I can just do that and nothing else, I would be completely happy.

5. I have no idea what I want for my birthday or Christmas, EVER. My 18th birthday is in 7 days and I have no idea what I'd want. All I really can think of right now is dinner at Chuys with my family and maybe another starbucks giftcard. Material things don't really mean much to me in the sense that I've got what I need. Maybe like a keurig would be nice, but I really don't know.

6. I love to read fairytales, but I'm not sure if I believe in "Prince Charming." More or less, I know there is someone out there for me and I'll find him in good time. Now, while I am single, I'm going to have a blast and enjoy what life gives me. I'm not in any rush to validate who I am with a guy considering I know I'm worth something and can stand on my own. And besides, my dad would happily take me out to dinner any day of the week. :)

7. I love no I ADORE Christmas movies. I could watch Christmas movies and Disney movies all year long! I think my favorite would have to be White Christmas, but it could change in a week...

8. Running is something I wish I had more time for. Lately I have been so exhausted that I haven't had time to run. This is a BAD thing usually and I am the grumpiest person ever, like EVER. I am signing up for a Tough Mudder soon so that will have to change!

9. To just clarify about my whole "vegan/vegetarian" diet, I am supposed to be one because of my genetically high cholesterol. Not because we think I'm going to have a heart attack, but because I could coat my arteries. It comes from my dad's side of the family and we both have it. So I will have to be healthy on my life and use things like almond milk, and soy butter in my cooking. My mom is also gluten free--aren't we quite a bunch. If you have any questions about being vegetarian, vegan, or gluten free; don't hesistate to ask. It's been difficult to figure out and I'd love to clear anything up.

10. If you email me, I will answer. I'm not going to ignore you if you have a question, need advice or just want to talk. I would also love to meet all of you individually one day. Someday I want to get some Flickr people together and take a trip! Maybe next summer before I go to college...who knows? :)

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I also want to say thank you all for being a part of my life--to all the people I've tagged or forgot to tag. I wouldn't be looking at art schools and scholarships without you. Also, my Evil Queen piece "Ravenna" won a cash award at a contest recently. Thank you so much for all being wonderful and I hope you might tell us ten facts about you ;)

ALSO! I will have a print exchange up in the next week along with more photos. I hope to get back into the swing of things AGAIN and trade some photos with y'all to eventually decorate my dorm room!

Like my facebook page for a GIVEAWAY and when I get up to 250 like I will do some before and afters of my top liked photos :)

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:30:29 -0700

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Bring me your heart, my dear Snow White.
Ravenna the Evil Queen

I'm pretty proud of this photo considering it is the second in my Concentration so far. Not a bad start, eh? I loved doing this interpretation of the evil queen that is so much different than what I did over the summer. I feel like the evil queen is one of the best characters in the stories. I always ask myself, what made her the way she is? Why is her beauty of such importance to her? After watching Once Upon A Time with Regina, it's interesting to see how power can truly change someone to the core. I want to say that the queen is a sort of tainted innocence. Rather than being the princess, who is pure, she is what they used to be except she got lost in the power and magic that eventually turned her rotten to the core.

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Anyways, I went to National Portfolio Day this past weekend and it was a BLAST! I got to ride in a car with some of my friends and they are just the most entertaining people ever. When we weren't blasting music, we were just talking about the creepy Texas towns we went through...I got to share a room with 8 girls and we had to switch rooms once due to it was just crazy nasty. There was even a chair that had....what looked like toothpaste on it... ;) hehe.

Once we actually got to the college fair and I talked to some people I actually got some great advice. I learned pretty much what they were looking for and how my art could improve. The only thing I wasn't so keen on was the one guy who completely blew me off. He said my art was "impersonable" and "lacked emotion." More or less I'm not sure if he even looked at my work long enough to know.....It was kind of funny how rude he was! Besides that, I had so much fun talking to colleges and hanging out with our photo kids. They are the absolute best.

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:41:15 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

not all who wander are lost.
Little Red Riding Hood.

This is the first shoot I've done so far in my AP Concentration of "Fairytales and Folklore". I love doing conceptual photography and this expands on what I did over the summer--giving it some new meaning. It lets me look into some of the most loved stories in history and make them my own. I'm starting with Grimm Fairytales and then continueing into Hans Christian Anderson whose tales are a lot lighter than the violent Grimms.

After looking at what I did with Little Red, I have to say this is a great start to something sort of new. These characters are so relatable considering these tales were told to children in the first place to help them learn something. Stories are the most powerful teaching tool we have because you can learn from another experience or scenario.

To me, Little Red is the idea of innocence and purity. She's off to help her ailing grandmother when she is stalked by the Big Bad Wolf--a character often compared to the devil or the darkness in the world. Even though she and her grandmother get into a tough situation, she prevails in the end with a little help.

It reminds me that there is always good in the world. No matter how difficult or dire the situation looks, that little bit of innocence still always makes it out okay. When everyone else is doing what the world tells us is "right," being able to say no is a powerful thing. Even when it gets you stuck in the darkest of places.

Hopefully that makes sense :) If you have any requests on favorite fairytales, let me know! I need 12+ different pieces over the course of a year and I have some new faces for models!

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:51:26 -0700

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FEEED MEEE!
Little Shop of Horrors

This is defintitely different from my previous work. We each got a strange and sometimes just plain creepy movie in my photo class and we had to create an image that describes the whole idea of the movie. Can you guess what I got? :) I'm pretty proud of this (in a sense that I don't do photo manipulations often), even if it is way different than what I'm used to.

Getting outside your comfort zone when taking photos is a marvelous thing. Whether it be shooting in public places or working with crazy amounts of layers, it makes you better at what you do. It pushes you past your limits and takes you places you never thought you would go. That is why I am completely in love with what I have been able to do and achieve in my very short photography experiences. It gives creativity a whole new meaning.

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On another note, I am so sorry I haven't posted in the past...3 weeks. It's been crazy! Trying to figure out school is pretty hard, BUUUUUT I did choose my concentration theme. Fairytales and Folklore, not really such a surprise now is it? I'm expanding on my Princesses set and going into strange and sometimes surprisingly violent fairytales that you probably have never heard of for this set. My first shoot is this weekend so be on the lookout for that!

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{Explored}

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:17:09 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

always remember you are
braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.

but the most important things is,
even if we're apart,
i will always be with you in your heart.

Life lessons from Winnie the Pooh, "that silly old bear." Now that I'm older and I'm coming up to my last year at home, I see what stories like this were trying to tell me when I was little. This lesson, which can mainly be summarized as "believe in yourself," wasn't terribly nessesary for us as children. We already believed we could do anything we put our minds to--become a princess, fly to the moon, have talking stuffed animals.

But as you grow up and figure out the world isn't a place of princesses and talking bears, that's when these words of wisdom are needed most. When you don't have faith like a child and realize that life can really bring you down, that's when you need a reminder that you are special and are capable of so much more.

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On another note, school starts soon and I'm not ready! I've been sleeping so much from being sick and getting up early doesn't sound like fun. I've also been staying up late editing and making props like this crown. I had so much fun turning a pile of broken brances into this "masterpiece". :) More from this shoot will probably be up later once I edit them...maybe...

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Smoke and Mirrors

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:55:37 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

it's all smoke and mirrors
when i'm with you.

It's been such a long couple of weeks. With 10 hours of band a day and work and my online economics class, I was going a little nuts! I've wanted to shoot so badly and I had to avoid flickr for a little while there because I was so jealous of all the fun y'all were having without me!

It's great to be back for a week before school starts up again. I've got the week off from everything to have some family time, shoot and edit before life gets busy again. I'm at least taking an AP Photo Portfolio this year so I will have some time every other day to edit and shoot!

College applications start up now too since I finished my summer class and I am so nervous about the portfolio portion. I'm not too anxious about showing my own personal work, but most schools have a special assignment with a prompt all ready for you to do. I could use all the prayers and support I can get because this is going to be no fun.

Oh and I did a "Little Mermaid" inspired shoot this past week that I am almost ready to share with y'all. :) This photo was actually me testing out the smoke bombs I bought for a "Sleeping Beauty" shoot in the works and I have been listening to this nonstop. Ed Sheeran is absolutely wonderful.

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:16:23 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

i want to make you feel wanted.

I'll write more after church and put up some photos. 60s Twiggy inspired :)

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:58:57 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

for this child i have prayed.
1 Samuel 1:27

I got to do my second maternity session with Sandi and her lovely family in preparation for Baby AJ! They are having a beautiful baby girl and I am so blessed to have been able to take these for them. I can understand the photographer who said they want to be peoples' "life photographer." It's a blessing to share moments with people and capture them forever. I can't wait to meet Baby AJ and watch her grow like little Max :)

Just to let ya'll know what I've been up to recently so you're not wondering why Drew has disappeared...I went to band leadership camp in San Antonio and DCI! We had a blast and you can read more about it in the comments below!

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:09:25 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

and yet,
you don't know how beautiful you are.

I find it strange sometimes when I'm reading through my comments the impressions people get of me through my art. I have been described as many things including "graceful" and "regal." I've even been compared to a "goddess." Now don't get me wrong, I love to read your comments but sometimes I just have a laugh because that's not how I see myself at all. I'm an awkward and goofy girl who trips over her own two feet. I can burp louder than most guys and I never can seem to say the right things at the right time. At first I brushed these commments off saying that if these people really knew me they would think otherwise.

As I've progressed in this project, I've been opening up to the idea that these comments describe a part of me. A part that I would have never seen on my own because I am so fixated on what is seemingly obvious to me--the awkward overachiever. Even though y'all haven't met me in person or spent any time with me, you're still getting to see into who I am through words and photos. Both sides of me are what make me uniquely the person that I am and beautiful in my own way. I'm not what most people see when they think of beauty, and I am perfectly fine with that.

I also wanted to say thank you to everyone who has ever supported me by even just looking at my photos. A few years ago I would have never even thought I would be modeling for art by ME. This journey has helped me discover myself and what makes me who I am. I have pulled out of my horribly shy shell and found something I love and have a passion for. Without all of you, I would have never had the opportunity to meet so many lovely people and give them a chance to see what I see--beauty in everything. I am so thankful and blessed by all I have been given.

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Feel

nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:16:14 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

let me feel.
let me dream.
let me fly.
let me go.
i would,
if you'd only let me.

It's one of those times when I can't fully put what I'm feeling into words. Maybe it's because it's after midnight or that I'm still doing economics homework. Either way, it's difficult. It's a realization that clings to my thoughts; the realization I'm not the same. Not the same person I was last summer. Everything has changed, who I am and who I want to be. It's a good epiphany just as much as a bad one. It's a change that's happened and happening whether I like it or not, and I'm going to take it and make it positive no matter what.

It just doesn't feel real yet.

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I spent the week with my family at the beach and had a lovely time even though it rained 98 percent of the time we were there :) I got to take some photos and spend time with the people I love most, who could ask for more?

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nobody@flickr.com (drew.anne.) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:38:00 -0700

drew.anne. posted a photo:

my hope is in you Lord,
all the day long.
i won't be shaken by doubt or storm.
a peace that passes understanding is my song.

I have been out of town on vacation at the beach all week and this is pretty much what the weather looked like the ENTIRE time! It was stormy with crazy winds, but we made the best of it :)

I should have another photo to add to this set later with photos from my vacation to follow! I may edit this description too.....

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