her suitcase was full of poppies and post cards from paris
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Anais Nin
If you are lucky enough to live in Paris… then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.
- Ernest Hemmingway
All I need in life is a tube of Chanel lipstick, a pair of red shoes and a cobblestone street in Paris.
- Madeline Bouvier
part of my ongoing love affair with my vintage velour sofa.
her suitcase was full of poppies and post cards from paris belongs to the following groups:
Shoes Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Posters

DebraLee Wiseberg
Very nice work!
Debra
Holly Ringland replied
oh, thanks so much debra… there was a very nice feeling of paris in my writing room on this sunday afternoon… the colour of the sunlight, the music i was playing, my french vanilla coffee and words of hemmingway… thanks for checking out my work and leaving your words behind.
Sally Omar
Way cool…love red shoes!!!!!!!!!! xoxooxox
Holly Ringland replied
ohhhh, so do i sally, so do i – a fixation since i was a little thing and wondered exactly what was over the rainbow :) xxx
Jess Andrews
very cool
Holly Ringland replied
thanks darling heart… it means a lot you, miss talented beautiful photographer you, think so.
Susan Trigg
Yep, nothing like a pair of red shoes, and absolutely nothing like Paris :) Very nice!
Holly Ringland replied
absolutely… the two just go hand in hand don’t they? thanks so much seeker :)
bellmusker
My girl of the holly, I cannot wait to sit on that couch and sink into its blissful comfort in a few days….these shoes are sublime and I just know that your lipstick matched perfectly! And one day, we will stride down Parisian cobblestones in our kitten heels and laugh to the high heavens….one day soon. This photo makes me long for it X
Holly Ringland replied
mehehehe… my girl of bells, i was thinking to myself yesterday, how am i going to sell the colour of my velour sofa to her? dusky rose? musk? rouge? but i think you’ll be won over when you do actually sink into the blissful comfort (and i’ll have the camera ready to document the occasion) in a few days. A FEW DAYS! cheshire cat i am. you know me too well, of course it matched… and will still be alive and kicking when we strut arm in arm along some magnificent parisian street – that i actually can’t contemplate too much for fear of spontaneous combustion joy. this comment of yours is the perfect way to start my week, thank you xxx
LindaR
just excellent Holly ~ the feeling is all inside the SHOES!! remember to click your heels :) xx
Holly Ringland replied
linda – how perfect your comment is. when i was in grade five, i was dorothy in my school play – defining moment of my childhood that has never lost its lustre… now i just have an obsession with red shoes… red lips and blue dresses… :) but the dress had to be a parisian polka dot for this shot (i can compromise every now and then). thanks so much for your words linda, no matter what piece of work you respond to, finding your comments is always like unwrapping treasure. so i thank you very much xx
Luckyvegetable
Oh how I love red shoes! You wear them well, pretty lady =)
xo
Holly Ringland replied
oh shucks you gorgeous thing. you make me feeling like dancing… woo, dance the night away… xxx
Luckyvegetable
hahaha…I love the Bee Gees too!!
Jess Andrews
thank you…you rmaking me blush x
purelydecorative
Your words work so well with this image, so romantic- and saucy! Love it.
Holly Ringland replied
thanks so much rebecca… it’s amazing how whimsical quotes about paris alone can make an afternoon… i’m tickled delight to know it transcended into my work. and as for romantic and saucy… sigh, how perfect! :) thank you.
Rebekah Anderson
Just gorgeous!! Love the shoes :-)
xx
Holly Ringland replied
they’re something else aren’t they bek? it was love at first sight ;) thanks for your comment, sweetpea xx
Sally Omar
Holly Ringland replied
waaaaaaa! thank you sally and lina xxxx
LittleHelen
I know those shoes!! Sexi mama :D
Holly Ringland replied
god i love you xxx you most certainly do know these shoes, and you’ll know them again in the not too distant future my beautiful hells bells! xxx
highflying
Very nice work.
Holly Ringland replied
thank you so very much ms highflying :)
budrfli
just perfect your workalways ‘catches me” :O)
Holly Ringland replied
goodness, it does? thank you so much for saying so… i’m tremendously happy it gives you a place to fall budrfli :)
Holly Ringland
Featured in SHOES – thanks so much Billy. There was some ruby red toe-tapping delight when I made this discovery this morning :)
PJ Ryan
why have i not seen any of this? how absolutely gorgeous … x
Holly Ringland replied
oh thank you so much you lovely woman. all that’s missing is a tree to sit under and a glass of white, right? :D xxx
Johnny S
This is HOT…and awesome shoes too.
Holly Ringland replied
thanks johnny… they are seriously the most ridiculously fabulous shoes i’ve ever owned. i love them far too much.
BiographyofRed8
beautiful shot and great title!!
Holly Ringland replied
thanks so much red, it was a whole lotta fun on a saturday afternoon and the title was the product of some potent daydreaming.
Astoreth
Hi Holly darling…..adore your red shoes!! I also love red shoes. xxxx
Holly Ringland replied
well, i’m not at all surprised – of course you love red shoes too jane! xxx
BlaizerB
lovely crop and emphasis on the red shoes, cheers
Holly Ringland replied
hey B, thanks so much… the shoes kinda stand out all on their own, don’t they :)
Adam Gormley
Beautiful photography, love the framing and bright red shoes!!
Holly Ringland replied
thanks so much adam, the shoes and the beautiful afternoon light were the perfect excuse to play with my new camera… or mainly just with the shoes ;)
josiem
love it!
cmsdesign
What fab shoes! Such a great shot with attiutude and feeling! Lovely work!
Reynaldo
very good work
midzing
fantastic image, well done
Svetlana Sewell
Excellent work!
Isa Rodriguez
right on wonderful in every way … it brings me so many good feelings. and also dreams to be realized. wow. truly inspiring.
Paul Vanzella
love the framing here!
xstephens
Absolutely amazing. Each of your evoke such emotion. I want to write as well as you construct these images. I am awestruck.
polaroids
hsien-ku
anais nin and red shoes.
the perfect combination
Tasha Eliassen
great photo
Chris Fawkes
Very cool.
jwinman
cool photo… awesome caption!
Jeff Burns
Just brilliant I love it instant fav
FavourBank 3 days ago
fantastic…so vibrant