moving and shivering

It has been nearly 8 years since I last moved. It didn't really count when I moved to the apartment across the hall in the same house. This move is only slightly further by about 5 blocks, but a greater leap in that I actually have to process stuff that hasn't seen the light of day in that long. A lot of weird history has shaken loose along with some corroded batteries stuck to the bottom of every drawer I get to the bottom of (who keeps old dead batteries? me, it seems). I've found emails printed out from 2000-2003 which were strangely enlightening. And photographs of a girl I hardly recognized: me.

Though 2010 ended with a mostly quiet thud, 2011 has been going splendidly. Like, unbelievably well. Besides moving into The Most Amazing House Ever with Goldberg in a couple weeks, so many other cool things have been happening– most of which I can't discuss yet and I can't release the visuals yet (in time!). Instead I will leave you with some quick snaps of my fabulous house-to-be by night (only the downstairs but the rest is as colorful) and some images from a very recent revisiting of Thyme House last week for a (top secret) portrait session. I finally got to see the entire house (well - there are still undiscovered rooms unfolding behinds its endless doors, half floors and labyrinthine stairs) much to my delight. The contrast of these two houses - both empty is a bit jarring, but one is much more livable in the present tense, the other, I remain hopeful for...

Just before the year came to a close - I had the opportunity to see a live performance of a group that has haunted me since my youth – Mummenschanz – as well as photograph them and write a review of the show for Philly Weekly


© Laura Kicey for Philly Weekly



© Laura Kicey for Philly Weekly



© Laura Kicey for Philly Weekly



© Laura Kicey for Philly Weekly



© Laura Kicey for Philly Weekly



© Laura Kicey for Philly Weekly


We also had the peculiar experience of looking at one other house for rent I had been driving by on my way to a temp job... I couldn't tell if I was drawn to it because it seemed like exactly what we were looking for or if it was because it looked a little run down and sad as though it had been abandoned. As fate would have it when we saw the inside of it, it clearly had been vacant for quite some time and was still barely livable. The general set-up of the house is quite like the one we are moving into and for $100/month more - we get to live like colorful kings - in the *second* house we looked at. 4BR/1.5 BA, 3 floors, a yard, a deck, gardens and TREES!, hardwood floors, a sunroom, COLOR!, a huge kitchen, a huge dining room with a gigantic dining room table that can seat 10 comfortably....

A sneak peek of our new Amazing House-to-Be:





the stained glass glows magenta and chartreuse by day!!





the hanging stained glass windows in the living room STAY!



WHAT an entrance


and now for Thyme House...


golden hour © Laura Kicey


pillaging © Laura Kicey (in the attic!)


phantom suns © Laura Kicey



the second and a halfth floor © Laura Kicey


fire and wine © Laura Kicey



chambermaid © Laura Kicey


the shower © Laura Kicey

(the floor was covered in old-fashioned sanitary napkins... quite bizarre)


overlooking the garden © Laura Kicey


twist © Laura Kicey


sentry © Laura Kicey


stripped © Laura Kicey


And in the interim all we've had (besides good fortune) is a continuous dumping of snow, snow and more snow. And some Mummers, of course.


spill © Laura Kicey


dream house © Laura Kicey


island © Laura Kicey


blanket © Laura Kicey


pickup © Laura Kicey


the orphan sun © Laura Kicey


tried and true © Laura Kicey


serpentine I © Laura Kicey


stillwater © Laura Kicey


windchill © Laura Kicey


pizza parlor © Laura Kicey


down on the corner © Laura Kicey


the iron tree III © Laura Kicey

Mum's the word.....













plush © Laura Kicey
(not snow, just giving the cat a haircut)



I believe I almost neglected to post my newest construct:


before the fall © Laura Kicey

And I would like to also note that I have put my etsy shop on vacation mode for the time being - at least until all this moving business is all sorted, and would like to direct you, instead, to my new (low-maintenance for me!) RedBubble storefront - which has the added benefit of 2011 CALENDARS! Along side prints - the calendars come in THREE great flavors: constructs! iceland! and wild abandon!


Hope this is plenty to tide you over until I start making some more noise in approximately March... stay warm!