Caballos de Paseo – 2016 project

Hello everyone!!

Wow! I haven’t been here for soooo long!!!

I’m stopping by to say that I’ve been living in Brazil and studying art at the federal university. Everything is good, thanks to God!! Sometimes I struggle a bit with life… but who doesn’t, right???

Well, I started a new project last year and for 2016 I decided that I would do it for real!!!

Follow me on Instagram: @caballosdepaseo

And I’m also blogging about it: caballosdepaseo.wordpress.com

My personal instagram is: @artbycamila sometimes I post some pics!!!

Thank you all!!

Many blessings!!

Camila Silva

December 2012

It feels surreal!! I did it! I took a picture every single day this year! And on top of that I blogged about it! Blogging was not my project but it became so essential to me… like a diary… I can look back and see my life in 2012 through pictures! And I think that is so cool!

I have to say that it wasn’t easy… I learned a lot about photography but that was never my goal… My goal was to accomplish something and I did it!

God showed up every single day even when I couldn’t see Him so clearly I knew in my heart He was there… It was like something between Him and I… Our project… I’m so glad I did this… I have so many memories now… I can pick any picture and I would have something to say…

What is also so interesting about this project is that I can count on my hands who I told about this… My parents don’t know, my sister doesn’t know, actually, my family doesn’t know… And is funny because I somehow made that my project as well… I did not want people that are to close to me to know because I did not want to be influenced my them… I did not want them to be so opinionated about places where I could shot or things that I should or shouldn’t shot. So, I made my way around many times… I took many pictures with them around without them knowing about it… I don’t plan to let them know… It was my project and I did it the way I wanted to…

But I did tell some friends… People that I knew I could tell… And to you, thank you!

I will not do another 365/366 project anytime soon… But next year I’ll have another blog where I’ll talk about my art and it is called “My art meets my life”. I’m not sure yet how it will go… but I’m so open to be more flexible and to go with the flow of my soul…

To all of you who followed me through 2012, my greatest appreciations! I did not have tons of followers but I ones I had made my so happy with the comments and the likes! I went through a lot this years and you were there with me! I travelled a lot, worked a lot and even moved back to my home country, kept the project a secret from my family, my camera broke and I still took a picture every day. Some days more meaningful than others but every day it was something… Something to remember…

I’ll miss it… This project was way more than just carrying a camera and taking pictures… It was about commitment, discipline, love, accomplishment, the felling that yes, I can do it!

Thank you my friends. Thank you my followers. And thank you my dear God… You showed me how much you love and care about me… Thank you…

See you next year!

Happy 2013 filled with happiness and blessings from God!

With love,

Camila

Day 342 – Joyful flower!

“Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.” Psalm 119:1

November 2012

Wow! Only 1 more month to go!!! How exciting to see how far not only I have come but all of you that are doing this project!

Even tough I’m not posting everyday due to life’s circumstances, I’m taking the pictures!

November will definitely be a month to remember… On November 1st I came back to my country (Brazil) where I lived till I was 17 years old when then I moved to the USA and lived for almost 12 years…

Now that I’m back in my country I’m going through a period of adjustment… It has been a challenge… But who said that life would be easy anyways???

I’m sure that God is taking care of me… I see that through this project… He has proven to me that He loves me even when I fail… Every picture I take, as simple as they may be, they are for me a proof of God’s love…

Stay with us as we approach the end!

With love,

Camila

Quick update

Hello everyone!!

I made to Brazil! We arrived last Friday and everything went fine!!!

I just haven’t been posting but I’m taking pictures daily by the grace of God!

I’ll will post them soon!!

Camila

September 2012

Where did September go??? It went by so fast…
I just realized today that all I have left is 30 days in the USA… I can’t describe how I feel, let’s just say that prayers are really appreciated… Thank you…

Back to the month of September now… I guess that all I have to say is that I’m so thankful to God for he has been so good to me even when is so hard to see it…

Stay with us…

August 2012

Wow… another month is gone… So many ups and downs but I’m glad that God has been so faithful!

Stay with us!!

Camila

July 2012

Oh boy… another month is already gone…

I’m just so grateful that I haven’t missed a day of the project even with a crazy working schedule for the past month or so… God has been so good to me… And I’m just so grateful for that!!!

Stay with us!!

June 2012

Yeah! Two accomplishments!

First finishing up the Color and Theme Project!!! I learned a lot for the past two months! And a had lots of fun looking for the colors! God really showed me that He cares so much for me and for all of you!

Second… We made it to the half of the year!!! But I think I’ll write about it tomorrow!

Well, I wanted to share something that I stared doing on May 15th and it has been life changing for me! It is also why there is a smile face on my last post that is titled Be thankful.

Every night I write 5 things that I’m thankful to God for that day! I realized that my days are way better and that just by thanking God for little things such as the rain, sun, a pretty flower or anything is helping overcome many of the giants I’ve been blogging about including worries… You know, when you make it part of your life to with a sincere heart thank God, He fills your heart with His love and you can’t help but to feel so sure and confident of the one you serve!

I suggest you try to do that…

Be blessed! And stay with us!

Camila

Color and Theme Project Week #9

Hi everyone!

Here we are! Week #9! Yeah! And only 6 days away from day 183 which is half of 2012!

So, for this final week of the project, the color is black and the theme is worry!

Here is what Dr. David Jeremiah says about it:

“How much of your day is spent worrying—not planning for tomorrow or showing care over legitimate concerns, but allowing the spirit of worry to take over your day?  The ineffectiveness of worry focuses on the future over which we have no control. Jesus teaches on the uselessness of worry: It doesn’t rob tomorrow of its sorrow. It robs today of its strength. Is the habit of worry interfering with your Christian life? Do you find your heart is divided between the worrisome issues of your life and giving God your future? Jesus’ teaching on worry-free living and how to avoid the “what if” mentality is what we need to learn to overcome worry. Advise your worriers to adopt a new system of priorities, making God the focus of their pursuits and seeking Him first.”

Well, I was thinking that since the color is black, I will be taking black and white photos! I haven’t done since the color white… So, I think is okay, right?? I hope so! And I will try my best to make the main focus of the picture an actually black subject but if that doesn’t happen… well no worries right??

Stay with us! 🙂