September 25, 2008
London, ON

Hello darlings, I've just posted a page with some shots from my Parisian photo shoot with amazing photographer Williams B.

J'aime Paris!

In Paris with Eric Coubard from Bad Reputation ... more photos

July 5, 2008
Paris, France

Bonsoir from gaie Paris. I had yet another magnificent day in the most romantic city in the world. Tonight I am silent in my little poetic Parisian room, while outside Paris is still wildly awake! At 4am the motorcycles roar, the cars honk madly, the people scream and laugh . . . In the room next door the shutters moan, opening then slamming shut again in the wind. Zut alors! How can I possibly sleep?

This morning I visited the gorgeous home of Victor Hugo in the Place des Vosges (serious wallpaper envy!) where I took some excellently creepy Miserables photos. Next I had a lovely lunch followed by minor amounts of high-quality shopping. Then it was time to head back to the hotel for an interview with Blues Magazine journalist Frankie Bluesy Pfeiffer. Also met with Eric Coubard, head of Bad Reputation label that's releasing my album in Europe this month! After une petite café we were joined by photographer Williams B and I prepared for my honest to goddess Parisian photo shoot in the streets! All the photos look amazing from what little I saw and can't wait to see more . . . hopefully I will post soon. Tomorrow X-roads journalist and pal Alex Cecilia is taking me to the Solidays festival somewhere beyond the Bois de Boulogne . . . I have ancient memories of that place from childhood. Should be une grande aventure! Home via the friendly skies will come sooner than I like. Had planned to head down to Barlcelona to visit my brilliant flamenco dance teacher Renata but Air France wanted to charge me $4000 to change my ticket! *&^%! Think I will be heading to Spain some other time . . . Autumn sounds perfectly lovely to me.

Bises, x K

J'aime Paris ... more photos 

May 20, 2005
Paris

Adieu Paris. I have had the very best adventure ever. Spent my last night here enjoying the sweet sounds of Lotus (you gotta say it with a French accent..."Lotou!") at my favourite bar I found in all of Paris- Le Connétable. The first night I found this place I was wandering about the Marais after going to "La Nuit des Musees" at the French archives -They lit up all the museum exhibits with coloured lights, black lights and other various Rave-y madness and let all the Saturday night street goers wander through... with live DJs and all! I got to see Napoleon's hat- Anyways, Le Connétable is a true real-thing beamed out of the 1920's artsy philosophizing speakeasy joint that sucked me in like a giant horseshoe shaped magnet in the sky. It's the kind of place where the seriously talented cute boys (all Johnny Depp-like in "Chocolat") rock out on the ragtime guitar in a stairwell till the crack of bleedin' dawn in the drippy drippy carved out stone cave bar basement like we're all gonna die tomorrow or something. There was even bad wine, French intellectual conversation, and the whole nine yardage, man. I think I might just have to move here.

But I am indeed really looking forward to my bed... and my dog... and not having to speak French if I don't want to... 

At the Hotel de Sejour, Paris

May 17, 2005
Paris

Tonight- oh!!!!! I got to go see Jean-Paul Poletti & La Choeur de Sartène sing their nouveau-Gregorian majestic chanty resplendentness in the unparalleled glory of Ste-Chapelle cathedral. I wept in awe. I LOVE Paris.

With the moon and Ste-Chapelle cathedral... more photos

May 14, 2005
Paris

I am the happiest girl in the world- well, now that I'm here. My supposed high-speed 4 hour train ride from Amsterdam to Paris ended up taking 8 hours due to a railway strike in Belgium. They held our train for 2 hours in Antwerp and then we were additionally late cause they couldn't find the conductor! But alas, I made it and it was worth every single torturous stranded minute. I found the most fabulous restaurant on La Rue des Francs-Bourgeois close to my hotel in the Marais and I am addicted! It's called Le Potager du Marais, all organic gourmet Vegetarian food and wine. I had a to die for organic Bordeaux . Can't wait to go back... Tomorrow I must go museum-ing like a good little tourist, the Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages being at the top of my list. Mmmm gorgeous Unicorn tapestries. Other than that it's follow-my-intuition adventuring... we'll see what happens. Adieu for now! La K

Paris Candlelight... more from my Europe self-portrait series here

April 29, 2005
Toronto, ON

Alas, I made it all the way across the country in time to see Patty Griffin play tonight in Toronto. Sweet! It was a long country man... let me tell ya. So glad to be back in the arms of the homeland. Here for a week of unpacking, cleaning and re-packing... Then it's off to gaie Paris for me!

updates soon! xo 

In Toronto at the Mod Club... more self-portraits here!

October 15th, 2002
London, Ontario

Hello lovely world. Me and Raven the dog are having a grand old time house sitting for my parents while they are off in gaie Paris. I have been working real hard with the business of graphic design and printing and assembling all my new promotional material to begin sending off to every corner of the wide world. I will be updating the website soon with a secure online store (Pay Pal) so folks can BUY THE CD ONLINE!!! wahoooo! so please tune in again in a couple weeks if you are interested in ordering "Root, Heart & Crown."Also, the photo gallery will soon be elaborately finished with all different kinds of deliciousness...so please come back for more soon! Downloadable picture perfect Press Photos coming soon too! 

love, kristin

Me and little Raven