Journal

50.365

2010-07-27T05:00:13Z

49.365.Light from within.

2010-07-26T02:31:01Z

We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does.
Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. ~Dwight L. Moody

48.365

2010-07-19T21:54:01Z

Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
~ Meister Johann Eckhart

47.365

2010-07-19T05:29:42Z

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chasing waves - Cannon Beach, Oregon

2010-07-13T04:46:38Z

We spent part of the day at the beach this past Saturday - she had a blast! I literally couldn't get her to sit still or interested in the camera not even for a half a minute :))

Her favorite thing was to run and meet the waves and then run away - eventually she would sit around for just enough time to make a few big splashes and then run. ...and then we got to take turns with her at chasing waves and being chased by them :)

A few places you might consider checking out if you happen to be there... Cannon Beach has the best pizza (there is no better pizza than Pizza-a-Fetta as far as I - and many others - are concerned ;) There is no better salt water taffy than the peanut butter salt water taffy from Bruce's Candy Kitchen (Audrey will tell you that - it's her favorite flavor).
If you want to eat the most tasty, fresh and really the best fish and chips in Cannon Beach, you should definitely stop by Ecola Seafoods Restaurant and Market for lunch or dinner. You will not be sorry!

46.365

2010-07-09T05:41:42Z

.tea time.

45.365

2010-07-08T03:18:38Z

.anatomy of a flower.

44.365

2010-07-07T05:50:42Z

So, where did I leave things?... I think on day 43. Here is 44.
By no means will they be in the order they were taken, but I think you will enjoy them regardless :)

Shayne

2010-07-06T01:08:44Z

Oh goodness! ...Let's just say I could do this all day and I am aching for that day...
She's so tini-tiny, and just amazing! ... Thank you mom and dad! You have a little treasure in your hands :)

Finally a portfolio website for Elena Wilken Photographer!!

2010-06-30T05:02:48Z

It's been in the works (concept stage and otherwise) on and off for a long time now.
But it will be live and fully functional, waiting for you to browse it before the end of next month!
Can you tell I am excited? :)

I have a gift to overwhelm myself with small and larger projects, on top of my full time graphic designer position and being a mommy, a cook and a caring wife... All good things and all for good causes. But then things tend to take forever sometimes, because I get my hands too full. I'm learning that having and using "No" in my vocabulary more often than not, it is a healthy thing.

So, getting back to my portfolio website...
A couple of years ago I started talking about a collaboration with Portfoliositez, which came to fruition a few weeks ago, with the release of their latest template, Elena.
It was pretty cool to have the chance to really have an input in what I wanted for functionality for my own site. They did an awesome job on building this - the flash template is beyond customizable, if one can say that.
It will "dress up" for you however you choose.

Here are several screenshots off my psd files, but you can always go and check out the live samples they have up on the blog. While my site will be skinned differently I couldn't help sharing my joy and excitement ahead of time. So I will just have to post screen shots with the skin samples the site was designed, for now.