Shae Acopian Detar

You know when you meet somebody and something just clicks? And when you leave their presence you feel a little better about everything around you, a little spring in your step, a little creepy "I just fell in love" kinda grin on your face? There are a few women that I've had the extraordinary pleasure of getting to know better this last year who have each left me in this blissful state. Shae is one of those women. She's as perfect a companion as I could ever dream up. Unfortunately Shae, along with many of my loves (including my business), lives on the West Coast so our time together is sadly limited. I had the pleasure and the privilege of spending the morning with today and was reminded once again just how dearly I enjoy her company. So here is a post dedicated to her. The modern (and equally creepers) equivalent to shouting from the rooftops your love and admiration!

This is just a small selection of her fantastically gorgeous body of work. You can see her full portfolio here.

The artist!

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Space Age Santa

Hand painted photos by the talented Shae Acopian Detar.

Shae is on the lookout for new faces to shoot in Los Angeles. She's currently casting for a shoot in collaboration with The Loved One. It will be a full day with some travel time (provided, along with food and fun)! I'm envious of the lucky lady who gets to adventure with this one.

Email photos and or blog address if interested to Shae@shaedetar.com.

Thanks!

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doomed desert days

Photos by Shae Acopian Detar.

I'm presently between cooking soup and glittering plastic lobsters in the backyard in Los Angeles. I've been here for a little over a week now which seems impossible since it feels like only yesterday I sleepily and stupidly hopped aboard the Van Nuys bound flyaway bus (meant to go to Union Station). Since being here I've co-glittered five starfish, two lobsters, three logs and one crab and I've got over a dozen un-glittered sea beasts to go. What is all this glittering for, you ask? We're celebrating The Loved One's first year of brick and mortar existence and we're throwing a (naturally, given our baby age) mermaid themed birthday party! If you're in the Los Angeles area please join us this Friday (the 15th) at our shop in Pasadena for a peek at loads of new goodies, tasty treats and Elvia's famously delicious punch!

Along with glittering and broth making I've had the pleasure of shooting twice more with a woman I've quickly become so incredibly fond of, Shae Acopian Detar. We ventured early this Saturday morning to the other worldly Vasquez Rocks. After a two hour winding journey to our destination we unpacked, planned the first few shots and began to march through a small trail to our destination. Not five minutes into our march a park ranger rolls up and informs us that we are not allowed to shoot on a Saturday. He tells us that my costume (the gold dress above) and the tripods are problems and we'll face fines should we continue. Shae politely informed him that what I was wearing was not in fact a costume and something worn on a regular day by some people, people like us. Defeated we packed up and decided to hunt around for another location. After two failed side of the road attempts we found one suitably moon-like rock to shoot against. A quick ten minutes and we were homeward bound and settled on re-scheduling. On our way back through the winding mountains we chatted about anything and everything and found we'd an immense number of (unusually specific) experiences in common. I'd mentioned in an interview long before meeting Shae that I thought her something of a kindred spirit but had no idea just how true that would be! Down the mountains and back to flatter ground I'd figured I'd be safe from car sick but around Glendale I felt that familiar prelude to a ralph feeling, luckily a paper bag of undercooked and over seasoned french fries was readily available. Poor Shae.

Yesterday we had a second desert adventure but I'll have to share that with you alongside that set of photos.

I'm wearing a handmade headpiece by Shae and a dress from The Loved One.


Instagrams after the cut!

Shae and the windy way

A few weeks ago I was swept away early in the morning on a photo adventure with the excruciatingly talented, stunning, bright and warm Shae Acopian Detar. It was such a pleasure to finally meet Shae, whom I've long admired from an internet afar for her gorgeous painted photos and incredible collection of vintage attire. I also had the pleasure of spending the day with the equally stunning, bright and warm Keiko Lynn (livejournal times!). There are very few things in the world I like better than meeting such kind and genuine women (have I expressed on here how much I love women? So much so that I often dissolve into a nervous teen boy blob when first making their acquaintance? If we've met then you likely know this about me cos I am an awkward teen boy 4 life). But I digress! We took a trip to Pennsylvania to a sprawling plot of land full of horse and (teen) chickens. The day was, as I'm sure you can reckon from the photos above, a dream. The company and location could not be beat and dressing up in some of Shae's beautiful collection was such a pleasure.

You can see more of (and purchase!) Shae's beautiful paintings here.

Shae's blog here.
Shae's shop here.

The artist at work.

As promised, the winner of the Blooming Leopold giveaway is the very lucky Jessicat! Congratulations Jessica! I'll be emailing you shortly :). Hope all my American buddies are enjoying a restful day with friends and family. I went on another hiking adventure this weekend with top results, no near poop encounters & glorious waterfall swimming holes!