I had a great time working with a talented group of vendors last weekend from Calgary & Edmonton, AB!  Each individual brought their amazing talents and skills. It was a great pleasure to share this creative space with these following individuals.

*Note: The following photos and videos were not provided by Impressions Photography

Here are a few of my favourite photos and behind the scenes clips!

I had the pleasure of working with a handful of amazing local vendors from Calgary, AB in late 2020. We collaborated together on an Indian Wedding inspired photoshoot. Each vendor brought unique high quality services and products to prepare our muses for this elegant photoshoot.

Here are a few of my favourite photos!

Vendors

Dalgona Coffee

Servings: 1 Time Estimate: 5 min ​ Ingredients: 1 tbsp instant coffee 1 tbsp sugar ​1 tbsp hot boiling water 1/2 cup any milk of choice Ice cubes 1. Take a small deep bowl and add your instant coffee, sugar, and hot water. ​2.  Mix ingredients until instant coffee and sugar has dissolved.

​3. Whip mixture with your choice of a whisk, hand mixer, or frother. I would recommend using a frother or hand mixture. A whisk will be more difficult to use and could take 15 minutes to complete. ​4. Whip until mixture changes into a creamy tan color and produces stiff peaks.

5. Pour milk into glass and spoon coffee cream mixture on top of milk, mix in until cream is incorporated into the milk. Add ice cubes. ​6. Enjoy!

I had the opportunity and challenge to create a Hawaiian tribal inspired tattoo for a couple clients for their Canada Day party. this request definitely put me out of my comfort zone to design and apply a large scale jagua tattoo!

Before I could create these tribal tattoo for my clients, I did my research on Hawaiian tribal tattooing. I wanted to understand the history behind it and the meaning of this ancient art form to the indigenous Hawaiian people. I found that tribal tattoos, traditionally called kakau, originally represented the power and bravery individuals. The tattoo artists would draw into the skin of their clients by cutting the skin in the desired shapes and patterns, filling the opened skin with an ash-soot mixture, and letting it dry to leave a deep black color. This ancient tattooing method was quite painful and reserved for males, mostly. 

Every individual's tribal tattoo hold many possible a significant meanings such as life stories, struggles, and beliefs. To be respectful of the Hawaiian culture and history I had decided to avoid taking references of original tribal tattoos and instead creating my very own. I decided to create a design that was inspired by the ocean waves, native flowers, and common sea life found near the Hawaiian islands. My intention for these two pieces were to ultimately represent the beautiful nature of Hawaii!

Please enjoy the photos down below!

Jay