I posted something on Instagram a number of days ago and received so much feedback from people for it. In it I wrote the following: If I am being honest, which I always try my best to be (and a trait which sometimes gets me into trouble), I am struggling with balance in my life. […]
Jessica Blaine Smith
No Left Turns
I have been known to take no left turns on my bike. I only started cycling in Toronto a few years ago.If you know the city, you know that it’s not the most bike-friendly one. You are constantly in a battle with cars (particularly taxis and delivery trucks), other cyclists (particularly those who deliver food […]
Birds Oracle Deck – An Update
UPDATE: My BIRDS ORACLE DECK is now available over at Golden Blue. Hello friends! It has been three months since I announced that I was working on my own Oracle Deck and while I have been quiet here about it, I have been posting progress images along the way on my Instagram. I thought that […]
Dear Photography Students
A few days ago I was asked if I would help out with graduating students of the photography program at OCAD. There would be five of us real-life working photographers in on that day and over the course of a couple of hours, we would have twenty minutes each with six students. In that twenty […]
30 Days in Puerto Escondido
30 days in Puerto Escondido 120 showers (two people) 30 sunsets 6 beaches 3 bottles of mezcal 3 pounds of coffee 2.5 books read 2 full moons 2 tubes of sunscreen 0 sunburns Countless tacos, chilaquiles and avocados consumed, waves jumped, freckles gained, words written, images captured. For thirty days, I haven’t worn a bra, […]
The Story of a Towel and My First Experience in Mexico
Yes, that’s right, I am going to write about a towel. A towel that I bought in 1991 when I was ten years old. A towel that I still possess and a towel that is currently with us here in Puerto Escondido. It has Bart Simpson with his skateboard on it and it says “Cool […]
That Juicy Middle Bit
I have been thinking a lot lately about the middle part of things. That juicy middle bit. The place between forming an idea for something and the final result of the creation/moving forward of said idea. The middle part where everything actually happens. Sometimes the boring place. And always the necessary place. I am currently […]
New Project: My Own Oracle Deck
I am really excited to share this post because it has been a long time coming and because when I start something that I am particularly excited about, I usually run fast with it and do not hold back on talking about it. This time around, I have been easing into things. Really feeling them […]
The Desert of Australia
About a year ago I was given an opportunity that I didn’t hesitate in accepting. I was asked if I wanted to travel to the centre of Australia with a group of women. We would camp there in the desert with some Aboriginal women, the original people of that land. Would I like to join? […]
Project: Las Casas de San Cristóbal de las Casas
If you know me or if you have been following along here, you know that a big part of my heart is in Mexico. One of my sisters lived there for eleven years. Two of my nieces and my nephew were born there. My brother-in-law’s family is still there. I have traveled the country literally […]