26th July 2010 in Inspiration

“I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.”
~ Karl Lagerfeld

I seem to have an unusually large collection of images of just hands stashed away in my inspiration folder. I’m very attracted to hands; they have a strange pull over me. People say the eyes are the gateway to the soul. In a way, I think that applies to the hands as well. They identify what we’ve done and where we’ve been. In a way, they’re a scrapbook of our past.

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Hazel on 26th July 2010

These are such lovely photos! I too am rather partial to looking at other people’s hands (is this weird at all?). I know some who are blessed with very elegant fingers, others with cute, short ones. They are the best tools we’ve got :)

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

If that’s weird, that I’m right on board with you. There’s definitely an unusual beauty to hands. Or so I think anyway. :)

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Ally on 27th July 2010

Hehe, I love noticing an odd and large collection of photos of certain subjects. This one is stunning. I will forever love the scrabble tile turned into a ring. Also, fabulous quote by Mr. Lagerfeld.

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

That scrabble piece turned ring is so genius, isn’t it? I’m still in awe of the brilliance behind it, and I kind of want one myself.

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Meg on 27th July 2010

I think that quote might just have made it into my mental list of favorite quotes.

Disembodied hands creep me out slightly, but I really like the first, third, and fourth pictures.

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

I apologize for creeping you out then! Major props for making it through this whole post despite the disembodied hands!

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Charlene on 27th July 2010

I really love this post– and it oddly corresponds with my recent post! I just randomly took my camera and snapped away at my hands for the fun of it, then I see your post and go– no way. xD I love these pictures! I don’t really wear large fancy rings, but they’re damn pretty to look at.

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

Belated response, but talk about a shared brain wave!

I, too, love huge fancy, cocktail rings, but I don’t really wear them either. They’re pretty to look at, but they get in my way when I wear them.

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Kya on 27th July 2010

So beautiful, just last night I was dreaming of my grandmothers hands and how much I miss them. They are like you say truly a map of our lives. *hug*

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

Aw, that’s such a lovely thought!

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Marie on 27th July 2010

I’ve never really thought about the beauty of hands before – one thing that I’ve always noticed about hands is that no matter how made-up someone is, or no matter how much plastic surgery they’ve undergone, their hands always seem to seem more real, closer to their age. I know that’s pretty strange, haha. I like the feeling of a person’s hands more than the look of them.

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

Nah, that’s not strange at all! You’re absolutely right about that.

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Heather on 28th July 2010

Did you ever like the movie Edward Scissorhands by any chance? Since we’re on the topic and it’s one of my favorites. So beautiful. I cried during it.

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Krissy on August 10th, 2010

Oh gosh, I haven’t seen that movie in aaaages! Now you’ve mentioned it, I think I might have to get my hands on a copy for a re-watch.

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Angie on 28th July 2010

Beautiful! Hands are so useful, yet so delicate. Love the quote as well!

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Harriet on 28th July 2010

This is just wonderful!

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Ginela Gonzalez on 29th July 2010

Indeed hands are a scrapbook of our past, thats a bautiful little set’a words there! Man I can see why you are attracted to them, they’re so delicate in these pictures, yet so awesome. Haha I wonder just how many wonderful things your have tucked in your inspiration folder! :P
Peace and Love
-Ginela

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Fashion Wh0re on 29th July 2010

Hey Krissy haven’t been to your blog in a while I have to add you to my blogroll (should’ve been done it) so I can view your blog more often…Anyway great pics and great post I love it

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Tess on 30th July 2010

What I want to know is how you found out about my secret fetish, and what are your tricks. I have some people I want to get some juice on so… chop/chop Krissy-ness!

In all seriousness, I love hands so much! ♥ I love manly hands, and I love graceful hands, and even weird hands where you’re like “they don’t fit you, but they fit you” – or maybe I’m just shallow – and you can’t help but just stare. I’ve always wanted to do something (in photography) with hands, but a) I don’t like mine and b) the sister won’t sit still long enough! Along with me taking 2,000+ photos of your interior designs… designs, I’m going to nab some photos of your hands. 8D

/ends dorkyness and goes back to work

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Krissy on August 13th, 2010

It’s my top secret power, I suppose: knowing everything there is to know about the Tess. :P It’s a blessing and a curse, dude. :P

(And I always appreciate dorkyness, so don’t even worry about it dude! I live for dorky.)

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