Under a Bridge

I recently had the extreme pleasure of shoot with a local photographer who goes by MediaKAB, and whilst doing so I got to wear one of my accidental favorite dresses. I bought this dress to sell in my etsy shop, but when I washed it ... magically, half of it shrunk? So I kept it as it was un-sellable, and it became one of my favorite wardrobe pieces. It's a simple cotton 1950s dress in my favorite color scheme, and I love it. I am so happy I got to shoot photos in it!

A Witchy Woman

The darling and lovely Sandra of The Witchery Vintage was kind enough to gift me a fabulous dress for my up and coming birthday. I had been eyeballing this dress for some time, but when money got tight, I took it off reserve and gave up the hope of owning such a beautiful piece. I was amazingly surprised when I got her message that she would in fact be posting it to me!
Sandra has been a fairly long term sponsor of this here blog, and so I would just like to give her a huge shout out. If you haven't stopped in on the The Witchery Vintage lately you need to peruse, as she has gotten some fabulous 50's frocks in lately.
I promised Sandra I would snap some shots of the dress in action, so I spent a few days thinking up a plan and enlisted Toma to do my shooting. My plan was shot all to pieces when the camera battery died. Then our back up analog plan fell apart when we left the film at home. So the location changed a few times and its not my initial vision, but I share with you.... My trip to the market / walking across bridges / dangerous wall climbing: A Photographic Montage.

(All photos taken by Toma Amendolara)

The dress is simple white cotton with black flowers all over it. Rhinestones are the bodice, and the cap sleeves hang just off the shoulders. I think I have found my new "go-to" dress for summer. Thank you Sandra!!!

Twila on the Roof

Readers who are not following my Facebook page, might not know but I have taken on a third job, as well as raising my children. So my blog is feeling a little neglected, but I am trying to muster the energy to keep at the very least a weekly post.
This week, I thought I would share some pictures I created with Toma. This idea was really impromptu and I threw together my whole outfit and hair in about 10 minutes with what I had laying around the house. The dress was made by Solanah and its one of my favorite pieces I own.
We shot on the roof of a garage in the alleyway behind Toma's house (Shh! Don't tell the neighbors!) It was cold, I was barefoot, and the roof was rotten and highly unstable. But we managed to capture a few cool shots in the evening sun.





We only shot one roll, and it was over rather quickly but I am so happy that we managed to get this shot. Obviously, this one is my favorite. We printed it huge and its sitting the living room right now. It looks so cool, seriously... cool. (Is my ego super flattering or what?)

Trade Secrets

I spent a fabulous weekend, back on the farm (I know, we are always there...) doing a full scale photoshoot. Joined by Cara Mia and Green Orchid, we set out to be photographed by Toma on a very cold, overcast, February day. I snapped a couple of shots of us getting ready and fooling around in between sets.

I always think its funny to see the "back stage" look at photography, and all the movie magic that is involved in making the shot. As we were headed home we stopped at this gorgeous orchard and grabbed a shot for my blog. I think it turned out amazingly well.

(photo by Toma Amendolara)

I will have the final results of our photoshoot tomorrow so you can see what kind of silliness I get into on the weekends.

Sharing Some Love

Recently I was given the opportunity to become a model for a lovely lady from the blog/etsy world. Emily, of Dismantled Fashions (web) and Sass, Sin & Fashion Design (blog) is the seamstress behind some seriously killer kustom kouture!
I will be working with Vorpal Images on this project to get some amazing shots for her line!

She has some great rockabilly styles for any car show, pin-up contest or even a photoshoot!
Her lovely designs are perfect for every day wear too, I mean seriously, I would rock this Catie May Dress everyday:

(this photo is from Dismantled Fashions . Com and is not of me!)

So check back soon (I hope!!!) for some pictures of Vorpal and I rocking some Dismantled Fashions!