I want to showcase a business this week that holds a special place for me because she’s local! You, my beloved readers, know that I think it’s so important to support small businesses and finding one nearby is that much sweeter.
My walls are covered in our Toddler Artand a couple of pieces I picked up in the discount aisle in Hobby Lobby, but I don’t really have any art. Angie’s photography is gorgeous and all nature based which would look great with the browns and neutral tones in my living and dining room.
My readers can look through Foto Macro’s Etsy store HERE and see more photos for sale on her Facebook page HERE. Of course I wasn’t content to just look through, I had to find out about where she takes these beautiful photos! (We live in the same city and I don’t see stuff like this… so I’m apparently not looking hard enough.) I also wanted to learn about her, a fellow nature and animal lover. (I have 3 fur-babies of my own!)
Momma: What do you like to photograph the most and why?
Angie: I am a passionate artist who loves nature and likes to show nature’s beauty by getting into the nitty-gritty details of the natural world. I enjoy tromping through my yard, local parks, city streets, etc. looking for that perfect macro shot that will show nature in all of its perfect and jaw-dropping glory. My wish is that my photography inspire others to see nature in a new and exciting way–a way they never have before. My favorite subjects are weeds, wild flowers, wild animals, architectural elements and how they blend into the natural world, and mushrooms; however, I will take a picture of anything that catches my eye.
Momma: I’m nosy. Tell me all about you, the artist!
Angie:
*I am a HUGE animal lover and have had as many as 13 fur babies (cats in my case) living with me at any one time. I currently have 7.
*I am a passionate environmentalist and do everything I can to be “green,” including but not limited to and constantly changing/adding to: recycling, composting, living a vegetarian lifestyle, buying
locally and organic whenever possible, harvesting rainwater, reusing gray water, using only non-toxic/eco-friendly petrochemical-free/vegan household cleaners and bath/body products, conserving water and energy as much as possible, etc.
*I am an avid gardener (flowers, veggies, fruit, herbs, etc.).
*I am a birder and have 13 bird feeders and 4 bird baths in my yard.
*I am an activist: for art, music, animals, children, the environment, freedom of speech and religion, and anything else that may come my way that I am passionate about.
*I have always had a photographer’s eye but not until 2008 did I get the camera that allowed me to make my art a reality and my passion come through.
*I am also a poet, with a BA in English specializing in Creative Writing.
*Most importantly, I share my life with my partner of nearly 23 years, Scott, and am more in love with him now than when we met.
*I am a passionate environmentalist and do everything I can to be “green,” including but not limited to and constantly changing/adding to: recycling, composting, living a vegetarian lifestyle, buying
locally and organic whenever possible, harvesting rainwater, reusing gray water, using only non-toxic/eco-friendly petrochemical-free/vegan household cleaners and bath/body products, conserving water and energy as much as possible, etc.
*I am an avid gardener (flowers, veggies, fruit, herbs, etc.).
*I am a birder and have 13 bird feeders and 4 bird baths in my yard.
*I am an activist: for art, music, animals, children, the environment, freedom of speech and religion, and anything else that may come my way that I am passionate about.
*I have always had a photographer’s eye but not until 2008 did I get the camera that allowed me to make my art a reality and my passion come through.
*I am also a poet, with a BA in English specializing in Creative Writing.
*Most importantly, I share my life with my partner of nearly 23 years, Scott, and am more in love with him now than when we met.
Thanks Angie for sharing with me. Now I need to find these elusive beautiful places around here. I’m off to the park with the boys! My beloved readers, if you have a photo of Angie’s that you love, take your love to twitter!
Tell me @DeterminedDiary and @FotoMacro which photo you love the most!
