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STEMS AND FORKS
flora and fare
Photography/video, food writer, floral sculptor. Toronto, Canada

Videography Retreat | Barcelona, Spain | March 8-1

Need a last minute holiday cake? Try my Prune and

Need a last minute holiday cake? Try my Prune and Walnut Bundt Cake—a recipe I created in collaboration with @tasteusa.ca and @prenezgoutauxetats It’s perfect for entertaining yet simple enough to enjoy all year round.
Sweetened naturally with tender California prunes and featuring the rich, buttery crunch of California-grown walnuts, this cake is as wholesome as it is beautiful. A serving of prunes has 11% of your Daily Value of fibre and 20% of the DV for vitamin K. Walnuts are also so good for you. A serving has 4g of plant based protein and is an excellent source of omega-3 ALA.
The recipe is now live on @tasteusa.ca —check my stories for the link.

#TasteUSAca #prunes #walnuts #baking #bundtcake #christmasbaking #dessert

Received these utterly stunning fleurs from my fav

Received these utterly stunning fleurs from my fave boys and florist @adam_and_davis these coral peonies deserved a cherry coke and burger.
If you ever need flowers for any occasion in the greater Toronto area, I highly recommend @adam_and_davis Merci A&D

#peonies #flowerphotography #darkacademia #toronto

@evakosmasflores and @bealubas Visual Voices Virtu

Sold out. WORKSHOP. Sept 27th - Sept 29th Cinemat

Double chocolate Bundt cake with caramel. Purple a

Double chocolate Bundt cake with caramel. Purple anemones changed to blue in photoshop.

From the archives.

#cakepics #whatyouwant #snore

Sam Green’s words during his live documentary, A

Sam Green’s words during his live documentary, A Thousand Thoughts describing music.

“A bow made of wood and horsehair coated with resin from trees scrapes across a string, which makes vibrations in the hollow of the wooden instrument, which travel as a series of sound waves in the subtle matter of the air and, perhaps, penetrate the labyrinth of a human ear, or a hundred or a thousand, and this vibration is interpreted by the brain or the brains as information that might have, to use a word that means such vibrations, resonance as a source of pleasure or pain or sorrow. This is one way to describe a note of music on a violin. It is as ephemeral as the waves of the sea or ripples in water; it arises, it fades, it exists in time, and that ephemerality always speaks of mortality and the desire to transcend it, of motion that exists in time, of life that is itself a kind of motion, since we call the living animate and the un-living inanimate.”
#music

My week. #caffeine #advil #work #BingandGrøndah

My week.

#caffeine #advil #work #BingandGrøndahl

Not so perfect pear.

Not so perfect pear.

Red meets green. This completes my lunch and left

Red meets green.
This completes my lunch and leftovers series.

Photography has always been my lens to the world and a looking glass.
#crush #subway #apple

Foot long with Gherkins. Part 2 of what I did wit

Foot long with Gherkins.
Part 2 of what I did with my shoot leftovers and lunch.

I generally don’t like green in my own photos. So this was a stretch for me.

#crush #subway #greenaesthetic

Today’s lunch minus the produce. Leftover prop

Today’s lunch minus the produce.

Leftover props from a set earlier - video of course. Photography sadly is drying up.

#pop #crush #redaesthetic #photography

Just got around to editing this video shot back in

Just got around to editing this video shot back in 2022 at my previous house. @mississippivegan Fried Dill Pickles with his spicy Comeback Sauce from his beautiful cookbook Mississippi Vegan.
A massive late congrats Timothy. Enjoying cooking and eating my way through your book x

#fried #onthetable #mississippivegan #cookbook #recipes

Part III. Blue Memories. For there is nothing mo

Part III. Blue

Memories.
For there is nothing more certain in life than our past.

Some blurred. Forgotten.
Others, an unwavering shadow.

Yet despite past imperfections and the certainty of more to come, each memory has shaped the present.

A present - to be reborn.

Defeat regret and be free.

Video produced back in September 2023..I had to believe my last 5 words before sharing. #onwards

White: Defeat
Red: Regret
Blue: Freedom
 Inspired by Krzysztof Kieślowski three colours trilogy

Flowers picked @roamflora
Vase @farmhousepottery

Cracked. Beautiful Naturally dyed eggs. Video com

Cracked. Beautiful
Naturally dyed eggs. Video coming soon.

Yes. I take pictures too..
#cracked #eastereggs #foodphotographer #wabisabi

Created the recipe for these “Loaded Nut & Raisi

Created the recipe for these “Loaded Nut & Raisin Cookies” for @TasteUSA.ca. The name is appropriate. Loaded with almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and raisins all grown in the U.S., with a splash of chocolate and Maldon salt, these cookies were the perfect way to enjoy a moment, with a cup of coffee. Crispy and crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside...addictive. Find the recipe https://youtube.com/shorts/Wr6aMBRECL0?feature=share

#contributor #TasteUSAca #hazelnuts #almonds #raisins #walnuts #cookies #recipe #kitchentheatrics #foodreel

#AD Music. The ultimate expression of art and emot

Cookie exchange 2018 with a group of baker friends

Cookie exchange 2018 with a group of baker friends. #recycling
Cuz I got nothing new and festive to share.

#bahumbug #christmascookies #cookiebox

#ad Tantalizing. Alluring. Exquisite. @bowmore 15

#ad Tantalizing. Alluring. Exquisite. @bowmore 15 Year Old is a timeless classic. Each sip shines with a complexity of flavours, with dark chocolate, luscious raisins, rich treacle toffee, and the classic Bowmore smokiness. As a massive Scotch whisky fan, the Bowmore 15 Year Old is by far my favourite. Sip slowly and savour every drop.

Must be Legal Drinking Age. Please Enjoy Responsibly. #thrillthesenses #Bowmore

From the archives. Lockdown 2022. #formyfox #so

From the archives. Lockdown 2022.

#formyfox #so #rry

Music, florals and an elegant glass of @bowmore is

Music, florals and an elegant glass of @bowmore is a symphony sure to thrill the senses. Bowmore 12 Year Old is an exquisite composition of beauty, warmth, craftsmanship and tradition with an intense, smouldering complexity featuring notes of lemon, honey and peaty smokiness weaved with hints of subtle dark chocolate.
#ad #Bowmore #ThrillTheSenses
Must be legal drinking age, please enjoy responsibly.

It’s gotta be October 31st somewhere in the worl

It’s gotta be October 31st somewhere in the world right now.

Slide that brightness tab right up. #dark #darkphotography #stilllife #alwayslate

Visual Voices VIRTUAL WORKSHOP with dream team @ev

Part III Blue. Coming soon. Beautiful flowers I

Part III Blue. Coming soon.

Beautiful flowers I hand picked @roamflora while working on an exciting new project with @windrunmedia @colinevansinc

#foamfree #flowerphotography #gomphrena #dahlias #zinnias #cosmos #delphinium #amaranthus

Cakes, coke and Kodak. Leftover props from yesterd

Cakes, coke and Kodak. Leftover props from yesterday’s set.

Cake tastes better when served and eaten sans utensils.
Good morning.

#Stemsandforks #SameSame #yawn

Was going through pics a couple years back. Georgy

Was going through pics a couple years back. Georgy. 🍳 have a lovely, ahem July 1st Canada. #cakes #sweets #onthetable #sugarrush

Had the pleasure of teaching 6 powerful creatives

Had the pleasure of teaching 6 powerful creatives this past weekend. We laughed hard and worked hard. All created incredible videos armed with the knowledge they learned from the ‘aggressive’ one (me;)

I hope I’ve opened your doors and that you will all continue to explore, learn and fearlessly shine as your true selves. @hsingchen @maplechutney @stellaand @world_kitchen_adventures @theculinaryscrapbook @natcaronphoto

SPECIAL thank you to @mykalekitchen for helping me coach this fun talented gang.
This video was a quick demo of how I film myself.
Bean Salad:
Aggressively chop your favourite veggies, add a can of drained/rinsed beans.
Fling salt, pepper, garlic powder - taste.
Dump EVOO.
Pummel some fresh lime juice and drizzle.
Wallop some crushed nuts
Massage. Eat;)

#workshop #videography #creators #beyourself #powerful #salad #onthetable #foodvideo #foodreel #crosseyed #dizzying #tired #whocares

Video & photography RETREAT. Jaipur India at the l

Part II. White. Since the days as children, we w

Part II. White.

Since the days as children, we were taught simple life
lessons.

Right - Strong
Weak - Wrong.

Sacrifice and accept. The greater so called good.
A bold cry of what courage should be.

Courage.
Veiled in shadows and whispers.

Sometimes giving up is not a sign of weakness rather a strength to know when to let go.

Inspired by Krzysztof Kieślowski Three Colours Trilogy
#white #surrender #defeat #threecolourstrilogy #white #KrzysztofKieślowski

Remember Scholastic I Spy Books? #inspired I spy 5

SOLD OUT. VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Friday June 23 - S

SOLD OUT. VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Friday June 23 - Sunday June 25th. Creative Storytelling with Video. Toronto.
Held in central Toronto, at my workshop/studio, this 3 day intensive course will offer participants the art behind video storytelling and editing (Premiere Pro)
Learn how to discover your unique style to craft meaningful and striking videos through composition, sequencing, lighting, angles, framing and editing. There will be loads of breakout sessions plus the opportunity to watch me create a video from start to finish. SPACES ARE VERY LIMITED to ensure loads of quality 1:1 mentoring sessions.

Tap link in stories and bio for more information and to register.

Finally teaching on home soil. #worskhop #videography #toronto

Part I Red. Messy. Mistakes. It’s tempting to

Part I Red.

Messy. Mistakes.
It’s tempting to look back and think of how we could have done things differently.

We fall. Break.

Better to feel something than to languish..
Insipidly. Fearfully. Uninspired.

Fail. Regret.
Repeat until you triumph.

Feel it. Even if it burns.

Because failures give value to triumphs. And this symbiotic balance gives this whole mess meaning.

Perilla Kal-guksu (knife noodles) with a crushed chili sesame seed oil sauce topped with toasted walnuts, Parmesan ribbons and tomatoes.
I’ll eventually share recipe.

Inspired by The Three Colour Trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowsk #Red #regret

My turn. Behind the scenes. The face behind the so

My turn. Behind the scenes. The face behind the sophisticated @stemsandforks #bloopers #outtakes #keepingitreal

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