Blog / Lauren Odell Usher » domesticated life

Perhaps it’s time to say good-bye.

lauren — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:49:54 +0000

I haven’t been able to work up the nerve to toss these lovelys into the compost bin. They are slowly disappearing on their own. A different picture everyday.

Death in my living room.

lauren — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:39:00 +0000

The pink and yellow tulips of last week are slowly crinkling to nothingness. They are at the point where they are changing by the hour. A sadness is starting to seep over the room, but I don’t want to let them go yet.

Leftovers

lauren — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:36:16 +0000

This morning as I stumbled around the kitchen trying to put a cup of coffee together I noticed the beauty that the crumbs of broccoli can sometimes leave behind.

These shoes are too clean.

lauren — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:53:08 +0000

A clear sign that I haven’t done enough running lately.

My Favorite Day.

lauren — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:37:02 +0000

I have been reminiscing and daydreaming lately about my wedding day. One of my best friends recently got engaged and my brother is getting married in a little over a week. My friend Mark was so right when he said attending a wedding will never be the same after I was married. And my college roommate Katrina was right when she told me she would love to relive the day over and over again, but since you can’t, take it all in the best you can.

I am happy I decided to go with Lavender for my wedding bouquet. Not only is it pretty much everlasting (great symbolism for a wedding) but I have a smell memory now. Every time I catch a whiff of lavender I think of inhaling it while I wept happy tears as I walked down the aisle to meet my very-soon-to-be-husband.

Changes in the Environment.

lauren — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:59:07 +0000

So, yesterday I came home to a bouquet of pink and yellow tulips. I was told they were for “Just being me.” Sweetheart.

Adding an object, especially one of vibrant color causes a great deal of shifting in space, light, and mood.

White walls.

lauren — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:09:33 +0000

I think this might be my favorite spot to watch the sun slowly seep away from the walls.

Soap scum.

lauren — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:42:33 +0000

Wow, I need to clean my shower.

The light in the afternoon creates such great lines.

New Project, New Perspective

lauren — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:07:52 +0000

I have been working from home for a while now (even my day job is telecommuting from home), so my house has become many things. It is where I spend most of my life these days. In an effort to be more appreciative of the beauty that surrounds me, I have decided to photograph my house, home, office, environment with an aesthetic eye. It is almost forced awareness or something to that effect.

I feel that many of us, myself included, take several things for granted on a daily basis. Photography always opens my eyes to otherwise unnoticed compositions, light, positive and negative space.

This project is in newborn stage, so I don’t really have all the answers yet. It has been boiling in the back of my mind for a while, so I think I’m at the point of just “doing.” I feel once I have a small collection of photographs they will lend more information. Until then, here is my first photograph.

Please click on the image to see a larger version.

I don’t think there is a better way to start this project than with my daily companion, Neko. She likes to sun bathe and reminds me to take breaks when I forget (which is most of the time). Today is not so sunny, so she has just planted herself in the middle of the living room floor hoping the sun will find her soon. I hope so too.

I will be filing the photographs I take under the category This Domesticated Life if you want to follow along.