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marcia

cosmopawlitan display

my work is on display at a wonderful spa and pet boutique in the harborfront area.

cosmopawlitan pet boutique & spa
offers spa and grooming services, along with daycare, overnight stays, seminars and training sessions; not to mention a boutique full of fashions and edibles galore.
they are located at 478 queens quay blvd west (west of spadina) in toronto.
call 416.598.4700 to book your appointment.

3 of my 20x24 canvasses of gorgeous dogs are smiling back from their walls. if you're in the area, check it out. it's a great place to take your pets to be pampered.

which reminds me, when is it my turn to get a spa day?!

the 'art of the pet' show this weekend

this weekend if you're in the harborfront area, drop by the 'ART OF THE PET' show at Pawsway and meet artists -
including painters, photographers, designers and musicians - whose craft is devoted to pets.

while i will not be there in person, i do have 4 of my 20x24 canvasses gracing their walls.

saturday july 25 11am-6pm
sunday july 26 11am-6pm

located in the
williams coffee pub building
245 queens quay
toronto, on
416.360.paws (7297)

no admission fee

Pawsway is an indoor dog-friendly play area and learning centre.

have a wonderful weekend!

watching them grow

one of the greatest pleasures i receive from working with children is that i get to feel so absolutely privileged to be able to watch them grow.

my little friend "s" and i go way back. i've known him even before he was born. i photographed his mom with her family at their cottage when she was only 4 months pregnant with him.

"s" is now 2 years old and i've been fortunate to photograph him every summer since he was born.

we meet again recently and i got such a kick out of hearing "s" count to twenty, obsess over thomas the train (what little boy doesn't?) and chug his milk back (which called for a few wardrobe changes..ha, ha). i even let him take a few photos of me with his thomas (what else?) themed camera. a future photographer perhaps?!

can't wait until next year!

ode to odin

i just heard the very sad news of the sudden passing of a lovely little dog that i photographed when i was only a hobbiest photographer.

i met sweet odin at the park with his dog walker in 2004. i only took a few frames of him, but his soulful expression captured my heart immediately and eventually he went on to grace my early portfolio.

farewell friend.

woofstock...has come and gone

wow! what a whirlwind! my first year at woofstock was a blast! i met so many fabulous people and their equally fabulous furry friends.

even though my white table cloth got peed on 4 times (that i witnessed anyway), i lost my voice and i didn't have time to check out the other vendors, i am so grateful for the experience and future opportunities last weekend brought to me.

thank you to all of my friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, clients and fans who braved the "hairy" crowds to show their support.

thank you to the organizers who pulled off another fantastic festival.

a special shout out to my super-helper who helped me load-in, stood by me for most of the weekend and came to my rescue on saturday night. you rock my world!

a huge thank you to the woofstock attendees who always had kind words for me (you made me blush more than i would care to admit). but i never got sick of hearing "wow" and i got a huge kick out of watching people respond to that certain image that caught their eye as they walked by. there was a lot to see, so thank you for taking the time to stop and comment at my booth.

and although they haven't learned to read (yet)...thank you to my beautiful furry muses, who continue to inspire my work. i figured the weekend would be too hectic to bring them with me (lucky kids were living it up at the cottage this weekend, while momma worked hard), but they were with me in spirit and more importantly...
in photographs.

i hope to do it all again next year. see you there!

marcia

p.s. i will be announcing the winner of the session very soon!

woofstock...right around the corner

i am very excited to be exhibiting at woofstock this year.

woofstock is the largest outdoor festival for dogs in all of north america. last year it was beamed around the world on CNN for the entire weekend.

quirky and fun, woofstock is a free admission non-stop party that takes place at a hip location in toronto, the historic st. lawrence market neighbourhood, home to the world-famous food market as well as the dog-friendly sunday antique market.

my booth will be located on the north side of front street, across from the winners.

i look forward to seeing you and your dogs there!

from 10am to 6pm

saturday june 13, 2009
sunday june 14, 2009

walk for kala

today my niece turn 5 years old. she has asked for a bicycle. she loves to sing, dance, paint and take photos (just like her aunt). she is just like every other child on the playground, except that kala has cystic fibrosis.

on sunday may 31, 2009 at the toronto zoo, along with my family and friends, i will be participating in the great strides walk to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis.

please click on the link below to support this cause.

marcia's great strides page

thank you,

marcia

huge smiles, big brown eyes and chubby thighs...oh my!

i had so much fun with the beautiful miss "e", her fantastic mom and dad and menagerie of animals. full of smiles and giggles galore, she is a photographer's (and parent's) dream!

a very special thank you to winston (the dog) and ben and yumi (the cats) for making a brief appearance in our photo shoot, but allowing their "little sister" take the spotlight.

happy mother's day

wishing all mothers a wonderful day. you deserve it!



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