Anja

I need to find a better way to categorize my photos more efficiently. Sometimes I think, “I’m going to do it”. Then again there’s something wonderful about randomly clicking through my images and discovering photos that I’d forgotten I’d taken. While clicking through those photos, I re-discovered these images from the summer of ‘07. My friend Anja generously let me stay with her in her apartment that summer. It was a blast. I slept on the futon and we made pancakes and pad thai.  She took summer classes while I interned for a letterpress studio. On the first friday of every month, Anja drew portraits of people in the KC art district. Anja is colorful, imaginative and brilliant – probably one of the most original and creative people I know. Her apartment reflected her whimsical personality –  kitchen utensils were nailed to the wall, vibrant lanterns hung from the ceiling and her extensive hat collection piled on the coat rack.  It was all very…Anja.

Anja eating breakfast

Kitchen utensils nailed to the wall

Cook books

I slept on that futon

Hat collection

Stroller by the front entrance

Portraits by Anja