Caprice: an impulsive change of mind. a tendency to change one’s mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; a sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions or changes. I am: Patrice Speed. Art director. Photographer. Costume wearer. Amateur Chef. A restless native in the digital landscape. This is a collection of my imagery, my work, and my inspirations.Tumblr (3.0; @teknodiva)http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvv4dqz6Ur1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another gem from a recent shoot. My friends wanted a “white trash” holiday card to send to their friends and family. This is one from the series. Their son (who you might have caught from <a href="http://tumblr.com/ZFGUay4PWz8y" title="Stumbaugh Birth Announcement" target="_blank">last year’s shoot</a>) happened to be teething during the shoot and was putting any and everything into his mouth.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/13901090639http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/13901090639Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:03:26 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvm0d0gw3c1qzcq51o1_r2_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Space Mountain</strong></p> <p><strong>Disney World.</strong></p> <p>I feel like life is like this lately…<strong><br/></strong> </p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/13900664335http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/13900664335Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:55:34 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvivkVdk91qddgrzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I do this to my husband all the time.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://justthegritty.com/post/12981557855/nerdy-dirty-illustrations-for-geeks-in-love" target="_blank">justthegritty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Nerdy Dirty: illustrations for geeks in love.</p> </blockquote>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/13136932445http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/13136932445Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:25:49 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsz2d2F5JI1qz6ljpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/11413339114http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/11413339114Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:32:27 -0700xs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lso3nqZnxd1qzqdqwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/11134164832http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/11134164832Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:31:53 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsmd4tWCfl1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rest in peace.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/11081992403http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/11081992403Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:53:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrp0aqX4cb1qc9avvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/10523421231http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/10523421231Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:44:23 -0700adorablebirdscuteowlsxs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpo8fzyJ0z1qb7rlso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Oh how I love owls. They remind me of my grandmother. This one is particularly fantastic.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/8809436345http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/8809436345Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:21:41 -0700owl tattooxs<p>Why yes. It’s my husband’s studio. I visit sometimes. Have you been?</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/8809351911http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/8809351911Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:19:21 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpoenzm2qw1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yesterday was my goddaughter’s 10th birthday. Last year we threw her a mad hatter tea party birthday and I made these stickers to go on little cookies we gave out to everyone.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/8699669128http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/8699669128Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:40:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxljgKhdu1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh my. I do love fireworks.</p> <p>HDR 4th of July Photo, Originally posted by Jeff Huber in <a title="Google+" target="_blank" href="https://plus.google.com/">Google+</a></p> <p>Yeah. You’re going to want to get on Google+ with all of us tech nerds. So far I really like it, but there aren’t that many people on it yet so I don’t feel like I can do a complete friend migration.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/7316401887http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/7316401887Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:40:28 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnkgg5Es4m1qzpapqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Summer Solstice</p> <p>Every summer I go to a private island in the middle of the Carmel River to celebrate the summer solstice with some friends. There is a huge supply of gorgeous lichen draped all over the trees, which we pick and use in various fashions. Yes, I’m kind of a hippie.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/7052510284http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/7052510284Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:21:00 -0700photographyfashionsolsticewomenlichenwoodsrivercamping<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmyis3qFrz1qzpapqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’m working on the website for a new 3D cell phone that’s launching and so I’m teaching myself C4D. Should have learned it a long time ago but now that it’s necessary I’m crash-coursing.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6635938294http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6635938294Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:04:51 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmr2rpURoK1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Awesome photos by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.federicocabrera.com/">Federico Cabrera</a>.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6501449367http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6501449367Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:35:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmhrps8GFp1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6332280613http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6332280613Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:58:41 -0700xsquoteswords to live bylandscapestypography<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16335928&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>My homies:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://frenchmiami.com/post/6075015282/hello-oakland" target="_blank">frenchmiami</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Clip from a new song.</p> <p><a title="French Miami - Hello Oakland" href="http://soundcloud.com/frenchmiami/hello-oakland" target="_blank">Hello Oakland</a></p> </blockquote> <p>What I’ve been working on lately.</p> </blockquote>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6087314826http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/6087314826Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:25:48 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll24kgxkyt1qzpapqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I keep meaning to do the Manta Ray night dive. Not going to the Big Island next week, but it’s on my check list.</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/5406513653http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/5406513653Wed, 11 May 2011 17:41:00 -0700xsscuba divingvacationhawaii<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkqt5yUoWY1qddgrzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://justthegritty.com/post/5226398800" target="_blank">justthegritty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Type-Two/1188677" target="_blank">a wonderful idea</a></p> </blockquote>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/5384712944http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/5384712944Tue, 10 May 2011 23:00:25 -0700xs<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KaOKUos0-Iw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://justthegritty.com/post/5191708730" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">justthegritty</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Transforming House</strong></p> <p>no garage door? no problem! <br/>oh, san francisco ♥</p></blockquote> <p>I almost move into this place. Personally I think the bay-windows-as-garage is genius. It maintains the architectural integrity of the building while providing much needed parking in a busy neighborhood (the panhandle).</p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/5203019827http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/5203019827Wed, 04 May 2011 20:58:27 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lka349hNRR1qzpapqo1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I wouldn’t care so much about this damn wedding, but I’m surrounded by Brits at work.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://coaster.co.uk/">via.</a></p>http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/4965253000http://teknodiva.tumblr.com/post/4965253000Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:16:57 -0700xscoasterroyal weddingPrince Harryjokeparty favors