A God Thing
Two years ago I was encouraged to be a vendor at Petticoats
on the Prairie. By doing that show I’ve
met some amazing people and had tons of opportunities.
A little over a month ago I was going over my calendar and
realized I scheduled two shows on the same weekend. I called up Ceciila (one of the event
coordinators) to tell her I wasn’t going to be able to attend Petticoats this
fall. She informed me she was just about
to call me. Lara Blair a photographer out
of Washington was coming to Texas and wanted to do a shoot in Marfa. They needed a model with access to clothes
and they wanted me to come. I’m going to
call myself a photo prop because I’m NOT a model. None the less I said YES!
I met Lara and Cecilia in Lubbock and we drove to outside of
Fort Stockton, where we stayed on a couple’s ranch. We enjoyed a few glasses of wine, checked
out all of the old homes on the property and took some pictures. I even
got to see my first real life javelina.
We headed out that morning to Marfa…..almost ran out of gas but made
it.
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The town is unlike any place I’ve ever been to and I’ve been
all over. This tiny little ranch town
was filled with art studios and inhabited by people from all over the country. We ate lunch at a food truck where we met art
enthusiast from New York and a photographer from Scotland. We toured around a very eclectic trailer park,
met some band from LA and even managed to take some pictures on a motorcycle
with guys passing through. The whole experience
was wonderful!
But this is really what I got out of it. It was a “God Thing” that I got to go on that
little adventure. Lara is this amazing
woman and photographer who taught me so much in that short time and Cecila is a
wonderfully accomplished Interior designer.
Both of them have been published and accomplished huge things with in their
careers. There knowledge and wisdom on
business and life is amazing.
I’ve never felt more confident of Gods plans for me as I was
driving home from our little trip. These
two ladies made me realize how many wonderful opportunities I’ve been
given. I’ve been blessed to meet tons of
people from all over and to do more at my age than many people ever get to. I was encouraged to keep growing The Rusty
Rose, even on those tough days, to stay busy and travel and be involved. While many girls are pursuing other paths,
this is right where I’m supposed to be!
That being said we have exciting things from The Rusty Rose
heading you way soon!
Check out Lara Blair at her blog modernprairiegirl.com
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