One of my favourite things about old family pictures is spotting all artifacts from my childhood. Some pieces of furniture, artwork, and miscellany are still part of our caravan others don’t make it. There is strange sensation to be derived from seeing a familiar object in a unfamiliar context, perhaps a painting that hung over the couch in the old family room now hangs in the rec. room in your new house gathering dust. Photographs preserve peripheral details and have the power breathe new life into artifacts from our past reminding us of the value we once endowed these objects with. There are also those pieces of miscellany that don’t make it to the next house, toys that have been given away, blankets and clothing that have been handed down, donated, or thrown away. Spotting these pieces of our past remind us of how far we have travelled and carry us back culling faded memories that are seemingly attached  to these physical pieces of ephemera – memories that might have been lost, had the artifact not made it into the frame.

For Sharon and Mike I hope this translates to memories of their first home and the beginning of their new family. For Karys, it is my secret hope that in 10 years time she will happen upon a box in the basement and be filled with questions about this first home and the circumstances that made up their lives when she was first born.

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Enjoy,

- The Violets

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This is the premiere Little Violets Moving Portrait and we couldn’t be more pleased to share it with ya’ll. Capturing a child’s movements, voice, and reactions really contributes to the creation of a rich portrait and memento to keep and share though the generations. For most of us, our familial documentation is scant if existent at all. We may have a few old pictures of our mother when she was a little girl, or some of us might be lucky enough to have some Super8 footage from some bygone vacation to Florida or birthday party.

Imagine having a Moving Portrait of your mother as a little girl, or yourself, or little one  to pass down, share, and enjoy on special occasions. We are very excited and thankful that we can use our gifts toward such a beautiful and worth end: family heirlooms.

We hope you enjoy,

The Violets

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Who: Sharon, Mike, & Baby Mathewson

What: Kingston Family Photography/Kingston Maternity Photography

Where: Winding Violets Studio Downtown Kingston

When: February 27, 2010

WHO: Jenny, Mike & Baby DuBruyn

WHAT: Little Violets Maternity, Newborn, & Family Photography Kingston, Ontario

WHERE: Winding Violets Studio

WHEN: February 7th, 2010

Who: Cynthia Hachey & Steve Hachey and family.

What: Family Portraiture, Kingston Ontario  | Little Violets

Where: Elginburg

When: January 24th, 2010

Who: Naomi Claire, Oliver, & Josh Mayich

What: Kingston Family portraits: Little Violets

Where: Winding Violets Studio

When: January 20th, 2010