it’s getting colder and colder. people are no longer dressed in soft layers of summery brights, but suddenly the whole city has a grey vail of winter coats and hats. as soon as fall begins and the sun grows more and more seldom i yearn for color. from my archive i made a selection of my favorite colorful make-up looks. … Continue reading how to color fall
fall fog
i am not a cold-weather person…. but fall and winter can be beautiful. like when it’s foggy on tianmen mountain. tianmen mountain, zhangjiajie, china… all photos by me
a year… a day…
exactly today, one year ago, i handed in the keys to my apartment in shanghai, from where i started my insane vagabond-adventure. during the last year… i lived in exactly 10 countries, boarded 16 planes, slept in 66 (nonmoving) beds, left behind 6 pairs of shoes, (i didn’t make these number up, i promise) lost … Continue reading a year… a day…
first stop: zhangjiangjie
in the spirit of reminiscing… i went through my archives and started with the first stop after leafing my last place of residence. a 30-something train ride away from shanghai, china lies the city with the un-pronouncable (and nearly impossible to spell if you are dyslectic…) name zhangjiajie. zhangjiajie, china (chinese: 湖南张家界国家森林公园)…. all photos by me here you … Continue reading first stop: zhangjiangjie
a vagabond’s jewelry
i often get asked about my jewelry….. no, i don’t take it off to shower or sleep. they are remembrances that tell magical little stories, in my vagabonding-adventure… like a tattoo, or a scar. also / especially the pieces that i traded along the way, with special ladies, like this time in kuala lumpur i also purchase artisan … Continue reading a vagabond’s jewelry
Madelaine West 