Month: October 2009

  • My True Father

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    Paris Vega
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    My father told my mother he didn’t want any more children. SURPRISE! I was the last of his nine kids. When I was 2 months old they separated. Other than a few phone calls, I never saw the guy again. In 2005 I found out that he died alone in Costa Rica in 2003, two years…

  • Retro Vintage Color Palette: Vinyl Polaroid

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    Paris Vega
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    All the faded luminescence of photographs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s expressed in a simple swath of muted hues. I created this mellow palette on COLOURlovers.com after being inspired by this beautiful photo of a woman flipping her hair: COLOURlovers is a great place to find inspiration. I visit the site often when deciding…