Marika Shioiri-Clark is an architect and an innovator based in the firehouse she and a local developer converted into office and retail space in Cleveland’s budding Hingetown neighborhood. We sat down in front of the firehouse with a cup of Rising Star Coffee to talk about creativity and an architect’s process, and she revealed some secrets as to how she is bringing her life into balance.
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Things. Are. Happening. Can you feel it? The Sarah Sloboda Photography virtual office is abuzz with bookings in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Cleveland for the next few months, and I’m working on so many gorgeous projects. Continue reading “Week in Photos”
Inspiration has taken over my reality. Lately, I feel so bombarded with great ideas and thoughts and things to experience that I have trouble concentrating! I would blame twitter, except twitter and I are still in the butterflies-and-fireworks stage of our relationship. Do you ever feel like you have so many things you want to try, do, and create that you end up not getting much of anything done? Well, this post has some tools for that. And, fair warning, a couple more fun distractions, too.
Continue reading “Delights: Kids’ Music Adults Can Dig, How to Focus, and Broadchurch”
Happy Friday, blog friends! Whew, what a week. I just landed in NYC, and am catching my breath from a whirlwind of activity. Are you looking forward to a couple days off?
Hello, there! What’s inspiring you today? I’m beyond excited about my upcoming travels, and finding it really difficult to concentrate as I book my arrangements. Where am I going? Why, I’m delighted you asked…
Blueberries are one of the healthiest foods you can eat. Nutritionists often categorize them as superfoods! I have blueberries in my smoothies a couple times a week, so I was pretty stoked to find Black River Organics, a Cleveland-area farm with pick-your-own, organic blueberries.
As a photographer, I’ve often said, “I’m techy, not crafty.” But let’s face it, I’m a little bit crafty. And, not just in the wily sense of the word. Here are a couple of projects I’ve done recently, and they’re both kid-friendly, with adult assistance.
Crack! That’s the sound of something opening up. Ideas meshing from different directions and freeing you from the tyranny of doing it the same old way. If you’ve ever felt the frustration preceding a breakthrough, you know the delight of it being quelled when said breakthrough appears.
Hey, ever take a day off and have an exploratory stay-cation in your hometown? I did that in Cleveland this week!
A Taste of Tremont is this Sunday! Are you going? In anticipation, I’m offering my own little “taste” of my favorite things in one of Cleveland’s best neighborhoods.
