Explorer, Blogger, Artist, Bride to Be
Analiese chronicles ideas, images, recipes, people and her wedding in 10 days on her blog, Tulips and Tea. A must read for anyone getting married is Analiese’s creative approach to her special day, a mind body wedding “boot camp.”
Dear Analiese, “May you celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.”
- Plautus
Organic Creative
My Style Statement is reflected in my life in many ways. I use Organic Creative as a guide to making choices – from shoe shopping, ordering at a restaurant, and creating my career. In the past six months I’ve committed to becoming my best physical self using style statement as my guide. In the area of my diet I eat organic food, I also eat cleanly and simply, eliminating unnecessary artificial ingredients, and minimizing foods that don’t contribute to my sense of vitality. I find my effort to eat more healthy a incredibly creative process; I using new ingredients, recreating my favorite meals, and making my own healthy salad dressings.
Most recently, my Style Statement has helped define and clarify my vision for my upcoming wedding from,
- Simple decor in vivid hues.
- Crafted DIY elements,which have provided plenty of opportunities for my mom and I to exercise our creativity!
- Fragrant flowers and greenery.
- Fresh, locally sourced, and artfully prepared food.
- Most importantly, a simple focus on what the day is truly about, celebrating our love in the presence of family and friends.
Organic means to me:
- Being in tune with my surroundings and the natural world
- Living a holistic life
- Seeking opportunities for growth
- Creating synergy amongst throughout my life.
Creative means to me:
- Constantly collecting bits of inspiration
- Creating a new synthesis
- Transformation
- Reconfiguration
- Making new connections among seemingly disparate ideas
- Seeking grace and harmony in all that I do
I love:
Being outdoors. A nourishing meal with fresh and seasonal ingredients. My fiancé. The clean feeling in my lungs after a good run or yoga class. The smell of rain. Spending time with family and friends. Tending to our tiny herb garden. Riding my bike. Art museums. Farmers markets.
My dream home:
A little bungalow on a shady, tree-lined street. Hardwood floors, lots of natural light, pops of vibrantly colored art and textiles. A big communal table made of reclaimed wood, around which family and friends gather for meals and conversation. Fragrant bunches of fresh flowers in each room. A big backyard – lush, green, and alive with birdsong.
I crave:
Green tea in the morning. Knowledge. New creative projects. Authentic connection with others. Harmonious and orderly surroundings. Iced soy chai lattes. Soft natural fabrics against my skin. Belly laughs. Fresh fruit. Deep tissue massages. Outings to Anthropologie for visual inspiration!
One outfit for the rest of my life:
Dark wash skinny jeans tucked into comfy caramel-colored boots, with a deliciously soft organic cotton black v-neck shirt. Accessorized with a beautiful handcrafted turquoise necklace, and a colorful embroidered scarf.
I would like to revolutionize:
- Our relationship to our bodies and the food we eat.
- The role of the arts in education.
- The structure of the typical office job – to make room for greater flexibility and creativity.
* Check out Analiese’s Organic Creative vision board with Polyfore, a great tool to express your fashion style.
