prop stylist

freelance:: prop stylist

I was asked to take some test shots for The Fruit Company.  www.thefruitcompany.com. 

I am a picture taker, not a photographer. I also needed to keep in mind these images may be used in web, blog... so I purposely left a lot of negative space for copy. 

styling + taking picture 

my first real attempt at both. X. Jess 

apples + pears. 

blueberries + cherries. 

I took these photos on a super hot summer day, in a boiling studio window nook.  Shooting sensitive berries in the heat- kinda difficult. ;).  Whew! 

sugar sugar

summer2013 window design

Doppio Coffee
Hood River, Oregon. 

materials:
tons fo sugar cubes
natural coffee bags
vintage scale
glass jars
+chalk painted plywood with Sharpie paint pen

xo
jessica

choo choo:: pretty train

paid to decorate a train car.  $$

100ft of handmade garland. 

Mt. Hood Railroad.  Hood River, Oregon. 

my home. 

summer13 window dressing

Parts + Labour
summer2013 window display

installation by jessica levin

modern and fresh macrame work.  color trending for summer, yellow and orange for bright eyecatching presentation. 

materials:  as usual, i get many of my materials from the hardware store and our local re-build it center.  twine, dowels, rope,  hardware, and old lighting fixtures i used for the plant hangers.  they are perfect because many of them have a hole in the bottom.  and they are very beautiful. 

x  jessica

kids love doing macrame 

pop-up

pop-up 

a current obsession with macramé, and cacti had my studio full of hanging planters, I kept making one after another with all kinds of material.  rope and twine for the macramé, and leather/brass for another collection.  

I had two pop-up's just for fun. (plus, well all freelance makers need to make a little money too) I live in a small town, so most of my visitors were friends... I sold out!  Thanks guys. 

Here are the pics from both pop-ups:

me + sarah www.mejewelryco.com

@ Parts + Labour in Hood River, OR.  with my friend + owner Casey on the left, and my sweet friend Mariva supporting me on the right.  

SP13 window dressing

modern macrame.

i created this window installation with three very basic and mundane materials... all purchased at ACE Hardware. 

1. cotton rope
2. cotton industrial mop heads
3. industrial neon spray paint
+ hands

i have been styling the front windows of Parts + Labour boutique in Hood River, Oregon for almost 5 years.  i install a new window each season. 

this is my installation for SP2013. 

special thanks to my 11 year old daughter www.helloayvalevin.blogspot.com  for helping me knot rope and showing me the ropes... on basic macrame knots! 

california dreaming

two oregon girls went to california for some sunshine. + a little work. 

we found it.. and then some. 

me + my bestie: jewelry designer/metalsmith, sarah morton-eramsus of www.mejewelryco.com traveled to LA to drop off line sheets and samples to a few select boutiques. 

best part:
best friends.
the Roosevelt.
trucker hat surfers.
pools, warm sunshine and palm trees!
pool
pool
pool

lunch on Melrose.

umm, that is our rental car!

rooftop in Venice.

xoxo