farewell for now, pittsburgh!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sarah S.

Tonight is my last night in Pittsburgh.

Crazy!

So, in honor of the last two years in the Steel City, here are some of my favorite moments:

Angie comes to town

Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh

Vegan Thanksgiving

Fall Mix Tape 2014

Gallery Wall

Naya Cat!

Audere Tattoo

Hot Metal Bridge

these streets: image of Pittsburgh #miaprimacasa

Murray Ave, Squirrel Hill

Birkenstocks become the best trend of 2014

Hot Metal Bridge

Primanti Bros.

Going Vegan!

Because I Can: Pittsburgh Marathon Highlights miaprimacasa.com

26.2 Miles at the Pgh Marathon

Keepin' it real for race day! #aerie #aeriereal #marathon #26.2 miaprimcasa.com

Marathon #OOTD

Michelle comes to town

Vintage-inspired Monaco Grand Prix poster screen print miaprimacasa.com

Screening printing class

"…I made the greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension." -Ben Franklin #vegan #vegetarian miaprimcasa.com

Stip District haul

Vegan Groceries, Coffe, and Art in the Strip District

"Never Look Back" Screenprint on canvas miaprimacasa.com

Spring Mix Tape 2014

My Eclectic Living Room #apartmentliving miaprimacasa.com

Pretty apartment

Adventures in Plant-Based Nutrition

Fall Mix Tape 2013

Cathedral of Learning

Much needed visit from Mom

Running under and on Pgh’s bridges

Getting Graphic

NaNoWriMo Winner- 2 years in a row!

Take My Hand and Run Fashion Inspiration miaprimcasa.com

Running, Cycling, and Fashion

Museum hopping

Proper English tea at the Frick

Visit from the youngest sister

The Gibbson Girl Esty Shop begins

Cheers!

Sarah

This post is #9 of the #The100DayProject. For more updates on my progress, be sure to follow me on Instagram and look for the hashtage, #100DaysofMiaPrima.

going dutch

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Sarah S.

About nine months ago my twin sister visited Pittsburgh from The Netherlands, where she currently lives. I’m going to be honest, I always considered myself the more fashionable twin….until my sister soaked up European style and returned to the States in outfits I’m constantly envious of. I’ll be visiting my sister in Amsterdam early next month and we’ll finally be reunited. But until then, the below photos from her last trip to Pgh were too good not to share.

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Bonus points if you can tell who is who in these shots!

Cheers!

Sarah

This post is #7 of the #The100DayProject. For more updates on my progress, be sure to follow me on Instagram and look for the hashtage, #100DaysofMiaPrima.

yoga in the (sculpture) garden

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Sarah S.

During my Texas adventures just a week or so ago, I made sure to spend a couple days in Austin. Somehow, I discovered a yoga class being held at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden. The class was an absolutely sublime experience! The weather was marvelous (75 degrees and sunny), the class was challenging (I did a handstand!), the scenery exquisite (see below), and the fellow yoga-goers were exceptionally nice (I was advised to visit both the Barton Natural Spring and Taco Deli; two sites not on my initial list but a must while visiting Austin). I also had a pleasant time wandering the sculpture garden after the class and taking photographs of the sculptural works of artist Charles Umlauf.

Umlauf Sculpture Garden Austin, TX

It’s pretty gloomy here in Pittsburgh today. Storm clouds and rain, included. These photos certainly take me back to better weather and great adventures. Hope they do the same for you!

Cheers!

Sarah

This post is #5 of the #The100DayProject. For more updates on my progress, be sure to follow me on Instagram and look for the hashtage, #100DaysofMiaPrima.

these streets

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Sarah S.

For a long time, I could never justify purchasing a beautiful new digital SLR camera. After all, I wasn’t a photographer. Sure, I have a degree in art and I create a blog that relies so much on imagery. But still, I was no Sartorialist, and I never could be. It was almost if I had convinced myself that there were so many people- bloggers, artists, whoever- being such amazing photographers that there was not room left for an ammeter to try her hand. And that who would bother looking at my work, as rudimentary as it would be, when they could look at a professional’s!?

But the truth it, no professional is having the same experiences that I’m having now: traveling, exploring my new city, finding my personal style, working in fashion, becoming a vegan athlete. And that is reason enough for me to grab a camera and shoot away. So join me on the next step with Mia Prima Casa, as I experiment and dive even deeper into what it means to be who I am, digital SLR and all.

Cheers!

p.s. Explore the streets I’ve been walking and running and driving and riding on for a year now. Pittsburgh is a city of grit and charm, so take a moment to catch a glimpse:

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