
Artists of Gem & Jam Festival 2020
I’ve been really lucky to witness the creation of art, up close and very personal, ever since I met my husband Maurice, aka Artfool, 10

I’ve been really lucky to witness the creation of art, up close and very personal, ever since I met my husband Maurice, aka Artfool, 10

Last weekend Maurice and I had the pleasure of photographing the gallery grand opening for Phaneros Art at their new location at 103 Argall Way
May 2016 was beautifully busy. In two weeks, we managed to travel up and down PCH, including also driving along a road somewhere between the

The darker side of Highway One is just as tranquil and beautiful as the glowing, colorful sunsets that are more iconic of the coast.

This was my second time out with this loving family. It’s so much fun to see how they’ve changed. We chose an outside location with

Originally imagining a summer campout weekend-long celebration with many of our family and friends, we quickly realized that we just wanted to get married and didn’t

One of the reasons we moved to Mendocino was that I realized we didn’t need to be sitting in a sketchy area of Oakland, staring


Some art we created while enjoying Yosemite on our honeymoon.

Yosemite bound. Enjoying many stops and U-turns along the way. As Julie heard John Sexton say years ago, “never underestimate the U-turn.” First stop is

Photography by Julie Laflamme as part of her Passenger’s Seat Series.

In between all the rain that fell in December, a crazy beautiful phenomenon happened just before sunset over the skies of Mendocino. We were inside when

Tiana Zoumer in Mendocino, CA. Tiana is wearing Warrior Within Designs and spinning Serenity Hoops and the SPINFX Phoenix hoop. Photography by Julie Hanna Laflamme and Maurice
180 degree view, starting from the entrance path on the left, the “aisle” down the middle, and a path to the bluffs on the right:

Just north of the village of Mendocino, you’ll find the Russian Gulch State Park, with three different venues for special events. These images are featuring the
The hummingbird, when viewed as a symbol, has the meanings of a lightness of being and enjoyment of life. There’s a reason they’re called humming
Remembering to take breaks. “Let’s go somewhere we haven’t been yet.”

Up at dawn in hope and adventure, we feel at home with a fresh breadth of ocean in front of us. Exploring the aged land; her stories

We’ve been fortunate enough to link up with the Pedicab People Movers, who like us, get to enjoy the perks of work and play in