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336.510.6250 stacey@staceyvanberkel.com blog.staceyvanberkel.com<br />
windswept
give me taste of salt and windswept<br />
lifting fog and lilting sunset<br />
sailing down back harbour,<br />
out but back for tea.<br />
berry picking on the hillside<br />
boats moored carefree,<br />
low and high tide<br />
and the sound of gulls,<br />
that’s where I want to be...<br />
~Daydream: Sir Christoper Ondaatje
You can take the girl out of Nova Scotia, but you can’t take Nova<br />
Scotia out of the girl. I grew up in glorious Nova Scotia, Canada<br />
and it instilled in me a love for windswept places by the sea. My<br />
dreams are often filled with windy days and seagulls, and I long for<br />
the wild scenery that was planted deep in my soul.<br />
For many years I have wanted to shoot a creative project in Nova<br />
Scotia. The seed for this project came from a hike I did in Cape<br />
Breton Highlands National Park years ago called the Skyline Trail. It<br />
is a fairly long hike through barren meadows and scrubby trees that<br />
have grown despite the odds on their windy perch. As you emerge<br />
from the forest you find yourself on a ridge heading to a point – you<br />
are hiking to the end of the world it seems. The view that awaits you<br />
is so spectacular that it takes your breath away. You are standing<br />
looking back on the sublime Cabot Trail with lush green mountains<br />
falling into the sea and all seems right with the world.<br />
Photography, Art Direction & Production : Stacey Van Berkel<br />
Wardrobe Styling : Susan Johnson Smith<br />
Lead Hair & Makeup : Fred Connors<br />
Assistant Hair & Makeup : Stephanie Dempsey<br />
Talent : Xavia Goyette/Plutino Group<br />
Animal Handler : Alana Paon<br />
Behind the Scenes Video : Maria Arce<br />
Video Editor : Peyton Lea<br />
Photo Assistants : Maria Arce, David Hillerby<br />
Author of “Daydream”: Sir Christopher Ondaatje<br />
Hosts : Alana Paon, Henry & Elaine Van Berkel<br />
Shot on location in Eastern Nova Scotia & Cape Breton Island<br />
I am indebted to Sir Christopher Ondaatje for consummately putting<br />
my feelings about Nova Scotia into eloquent words. This project was<br />
titled Windswept before we found his beautiful poem “Daydream”.<br />
It is my hope that you delight in escaping, if just for a moment, to my<br />
favorite corner of the world.<br />
À la prochaine,
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