BELLA KISMET

This past weekend, my older daughter and I started working on a tattoo for someone. What a fun treat! I mean, artists create art so sketching something is a real pleasure. We've created a pretty nice design and digitized it.  I have to be honest, I have never understood how someone would walk into a tattoo parlor and pick a design off of a wall or out of a book without personalizing it. Art is SO personal. It is making the human body into a living canvas. So, contributing to the design for someone in a unique and personal way is such a pleasure.  I've done a few tattoos (including my own). I think I'll expand my repertoire to start taking requests for customized tattoos just to be sure people put the art they want on their bodies.  If you have a tattoo you'd like designed or customized for you, reach out via instagram @bellakismet  Click to view the process and the result ( on TikTok here )  Video of my bestie getting tatted by Thai @ Thai's Tatted Mermai...

I love traveling around the world - and taking photos as the adventures unfold. Below are a few (of course not all) of select travel photos. This collection features photography from Italy (Tuscany, Capri, and Sicily), the gorgeous country of Cyprus, Switzerland, and Spain.  Prints are available on two platforms - the methods for printing are different and so the investment reflects the differences. Original limited edition signed prints are also available (by request).  Sicilian Tranquility at Sea (Sicilia, Italia)  Prints available on FAA here || Prints on Saatchi Art here Rustic Home in Florence Italy Prints on FAA here || Prints on Saatchi Art here Capri, Italy Prints on FAA here   Il Duomo Di Firenze (photographed in Florence, Italy) Prints on FAA here || Prints on Saatchi Art here Colors of Capri ( Photographed in Capri, Italia )  Prints on FAA here || Prints on Saatchi Art here Sailing Cyprus (photographed in Cavo Greco, Cyprus) Prints on FAA here ||...

I'm an Army Veteran. I'm an Iraqi Freedom / Enduring Freedom Vet -- that's my era of service. Now, I don't necessarily look like the stereotypical Veteran. I'm reminded that I don't "look" like what most people envision when they think of the military so I made some designs that any veteran can wear -- including us girlie looking girls.   On Veterans Day every year, I love to enjoy the free meals some restaurants offer. It doesn't matter if I show up with a guy or dine alone - the person seating us will hand the "military" menu to the man and the regular menu to me. Goodness that's annoying. I don't mean to be rude but it would be great if people generally asked if either of us would like the "military" menu featuring the free meals that day. Nonetheless, these designs are for that experience in particular.  Just point to the shirt and order your free meal. LOL  Shirt designs range from "Veteran" - pretty strai...