The Art of Life

This fall has been full of families…and boys!  I am a wee bit behind with the proofing, but doing my best to catch up!  This was a fun session with a fun family!  Lots of faves to post here!  This session was done at the studio property as well and you just cannot beat the fall feel around here!  One of my favorite parts was the two boys playing chess…they were so fun!  Their little girl has some of the most beautiful blue eyes ever!  She was so chilly through the whole session but was such a good sport…and so spunky & cute!

S family…I will have your gallery up by the weekend…for now, I hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

Yes, it is true, I am a bit of a candle addict…but I will not settle for any candle.  My loyalty lies with the world’s best candles ever…exclusively sold by a mother & daughter artist team in my area…art & soul candles.  I have been buying these candles for almost 6 years and I have to say there is no doubt, they are the best there is.  Handmade to order in America’s heartland by real artists, of the highest quality ingredients, these candles burn forever and smell better than any other candles I have ever had experience with.  These are way better than partylites & yankee candles.  Yes, I may sound like an infomercial, but I am so for real!  These candles make my house home…and the great part…my husband is even more addicted than me!

So, usually every fall I have a party and one of the candle ladies comes with all her samples and I have all my friends over and we have snacks and drinks and buy candles.  This year I am just too busy, but instead I am just going to share these awesome candles with everyone!  So…go check them out at

 www.artandsoulinc.com/candles 

and if you buy something, just put my name (Kristin Franke) in the hostess section at checkout and specify if you want her to ship to you, pickup at her house in Waukesha or pickup from me (I will be having a little gathering when they come in with snacks and beverages!).  She does out of state orders as well.

So go check them out!  If you need recommendations I am happy to offer them!  My personal favorite is Evening mocha (warm glow)…we go through about one of the hearth size a month.  My other current favorite is white tea and berries (evanscent). Other good ones for fall & winter are hot apple butter, fall harvest, cranberry vanilla, & nutmeg & cream…plus all the great holiday decorative ones.

Wow…I feel like I get just the most beautiful (inside and out!), smart & down to earth senior young ladies.  Ms. C was no exception…I had so much fun with her at our session!  I am glad that our property was a perfect fit for this outdoorsy girl…and what a great time of year too!   This was another session my fabulous sister Courtney joined me on…and I think she’s really starting to get the hang of …and maybe even like it!

I love love LOVE so many of these images!  Makes me wish I could go back and do-over my own high school senior photoshoot…nothing against Olan Mills…this was just a lot more fun!

Anyways…onto the images!  Isn’t her hair just gorgeous!?!

Just a quick note that I have had a really rough weekend and am not feeling well, so I will be taking a personal break for the next few days, resuming my work responsibilities again Thursday morning.  I should be able to catch up and stay on schedule, but please bear with me over the next week.  I will try to respond to all current emails tonight; the rest will have to wait until Thursday.  Thank you for your understanding.  Have a great week!