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An open letter to my best friend @its_me_jessyg 💌

I don’t think either of us knew it at the time, but six years ago, we found each other exactly when we needed to most. 

Somewhere along the way, you became the sister I always wished I had, my partner in crime and one of the greatest loves of my life. 

People often joke that we “should just get married” because it’s hard to imagine one of us without the other.

You are, without a doubt one of the funniest, most talented, patient and thoughtful humans I’ve ever known. I don’t think you’ll ever fully understand just how much better my life is because you’re in it. 

I’d go as far as saying anyone who has the privilege of being in your world, is infinitely luckier because of it. You really do brighten every single room you walk into, leaving trails of confetti everywhere you go. 

We’ve laughed, cried, crashed out, danced, snacked, we’ve clowned countless times to Taylor Swift and collected enough photos and memories to last several lifetimes.

✨🩵 HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY 🩵✨
to one of my absolute favourite people, EVER!

Here’s to the next 40 years of friendship. 

I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON + TO SATURN 🌙🪐 

🩷 Ashiie xx
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I’ve never been one for “branding shoots” — ironic, given I’ve changed my logo more times than Britain has changed prime ministers in the past 14 years that I’ve been a sole trader and that’s saying something!

The whole facade of people doing what they do in a crisp, clean studio, wearing things they wouldn’t normally work in and striking their best poses always seemed a bit fake to me.

But I guess that’s what marketing is. Not so much smoke and mirrors, but showing a polished version of yourself.
Showing the world that you’re not always feral , that you can scrub up and look put together ( in good lighting ) 

It’s also very handy having proper headshots on hand for commission applications rather than digging through the camera roll for something suitable.

So Maddie @studio.444_ convinced me to have a go, and I like Maddie, and it turns out the shoot was actually a lot of fun. Zero awkwardness.

No major effort either — just ironed some jeans, grabbed some seasonal flowers from The Greenshed and my garden, then foraged a few bits on the drive to @soltankstudio 
There we put the tunes on, gossiped and each did our thing. 🌺📸✂️

And now I have some polished shots of me “at work” and, you know what…

I’m not mad.

I’m fine 🧡
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