A few faves

A few faves from a recent (very cold!) shoot. :)

A Gift Guide for you. :)

1. www.anthropologie.com Aloha Orchid diffuser, orchid with jasmine and gardenia...yum! A friend gave it to me over a year ago and it still makes my office smell fantastic.

2. www.amazon.com Zum Body Lemon Lavender Lotion. I'm obsessed. I love this stuff. I wish I could eat it.

3. www.williams-sonoma.com Pasta Machine! We have an older model of this and it is freakin amazing.

4. www.society6.com Who wants an artichoke kitchen rug for Christmas?!

5. www.amazon.com I LOVE my 9x12 Dylusions Art Journal! This one is an 8x8 size with BLACK pages!!!!!! I'm intrigued.

6. www.amazon.com My GO-TO art journaling tool...the Speedball Brayer. It is the fastest way to get rid of the dreaded blank page so I can get right to creating. More creating, less staring at a blank page.

7. www.etsy.com This is the perfect print for your bird loving friends. Her name is Ruby.

8. truenatureyogawellness.com Who wants an experience for Christmas?...how about a trip to Costa Rica with me and the amazing yoga teacher, Tricia, this summer. Who's coming with me?! Let me know if I can answer any questions you have about the trip. It's going to be so fun!

One more day of sales at Society6

One more day of a great sale going on at Society6 today. 

You can find my work here.... https://society6.com/cathywalters

Sociey6 sale :)

Check out my work here... https://society6.com/cathywalters

Great sale for Christmas gifts! Yay!

Homemade Pasta!

Homemade pasta might sound hard, but it's not. And it's super fun to make...remember playing with the playdough pasta toy? ya, it's like that, but you can EAT IT!!!! :) I have been obsessed with making pasta ever since I photographed a cooking class in Italy last summer. We already had the paste machine (thanks Mom!) but I'd been too intimidated to use it. If you have one, get it out! And let me know how it turns out. :)

Ingredients:

2 Cups Flour
3 eggs
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a stand mixer.
Mix on low until all ingredients are incorporated (about 5 min) If it’s too sticky, add a bit of flour. I live in a really dry climate, so I always have to add a Tble of water. Your dough should form a ball and be pulling all ingredients clean off the bowl.

Knead for another 5 min.

Wrap ball in plastic wrap for 20-ish minutes. It’s fun to see how the texture changes as it relaxes...it gets warm and pliable. 

Cut ball into 8 equal pieces and keep wrapped up so they don’t dry out while you are working.

Dab first dough ball in some flour to prevent sticking, then pass it through your pasta machine at the largest setting. Fold in thirds and do it again. Fold again and pass it through again on the largest setting. Starting here, from now on, change the pasta setting by one and pass it through one time on each setting, getting thinner and thinner (no more folding). I stop when I’m one setting away from the smallest. 

Set long strip of dough on a floured surface while you repeat the process with the rest of the dough balls. 

Using a pasta shaping attachment, pass each strip of long dough through the machine (I usually do spaghetti or linguini). Dust with flour if there is any sticking. 

Boil water and cook for 2 minutes. Yum!

Senior Picture sampling :)

Just a few from this summer/fall senior sessions. I love taking senior pictures! I get to take our youngest's senior pictures this coming summer...so crazy! 

I have added an art journaling section on my website. If you have ever been curious about this creative practice, have a look around. It's my favorite thing to do and I'd love to share it with you. 

http://www.cathywaltersphotography.com/#/page/ac10/art-journaling/

Have a great Friday everyone! And please come join me tonight at the Modbo if you are local in Colorado. :) I'd love to see some friendly faces. 

Mats and Brushes

It's time to plan some YOU time. :) 

June 4-11, 2016

Art and Yoga in beautiful Costa Rica

I'm so excited to teach at this retreat!

Join me!

www.truenatureyogawellness.com/event/matsandbrushes2016/

Small Works show this Friday

Please join me and a TON of other artists at the Modbo in the Alley Arts District of Colorado Springs this Friday, the 4th at 5:30pm - 12am. If you know me at all, you know I won't be up that late. haha! I will probably be there around 6-ish and be there for like an hour or so. I always love seeing all of the local work...there is so much talent! 

Come by and say hi. I have 5 pieces in the show. :)

See http://www.themodbo.com for more info.

This is why wood piles are awesome. And gray. And denim.

Sometimes, you just need to post a bunny picture. :) Isn't he just the sweetest?

A small sneak peek from a session last week. I'm so glad we did it before the snow came!

Hello Saturday!

Holy Cow! It's Friday!

In honor of the Chinese New Year and theYear of the Sheep! Yay sheep!