Just wanted to share what I am working on now…..

Welcome to the blog of my latest work! I am Tara, owner and photographer of Chixie and Honey Artistic Imagery. The curious and whimsical name of my company is credited to my young daughter. When I heard her name her little stuffed chicks "Chixie" and "Honey" I knew that those names exactly fit how I wanted my business to feel...fun, funky, whimsical and curious.
I am a mom, a wife, a daughter and a friend. I am a photographer. I have always been artsy, and started my love of photography a little over 10 years ago while taking a black and white film class in college.
I have the perfect job. I get to capture the tiny little toes and fingers fresh in this world. The pouts, the smiles, the laughs...I cherish it all. I aim to capture the soul in pictures. I work hard at what I do and feel so lucky to be able to get a glimpse into my client's lives.
Take a look around and enjoy! I look forward to working with you.
Just wanted to share what I am working on now…..

- What an incredible shot...July 15, 2010 - 4:54 am
- Gorgeous bride and beautiful shot.July 15, 2010 - 5:09 am
- Sooo excited to see them! Thanks for sharing!July 15, 2010 - 12:33 pm
- She is beautiful Tara. I can't wait to see the rest!July 27, 2010 - 2:45 pm
Gibson’s mama contacted me many months ago asking me to take photos of her baby boy that would be coming in May. I was so excited and humbled to hear they would be traveling from Royal Oak, Michigan and was tickled to hear of how she found me—through the Matilda Jane website! www.matildajaneclothing.com I am listed as a photographer on the website and so excited that it has helped an awesome new client find their way to me.
Baby Gibson was an angel, and sister Avery is just perfection. This is a huge photo overload, but I just had so many favorites, I had a hard time narrowing it down. Enjoy!










Darcie….thank you so much for bringing in your beautiful baby boy to see me! I loved every minute of it! You have such a beautiful family….please bring them in to see me again soon! <3
- perfection...I see why you had a hard time. If I was mama I'd be buying them allJuly 15, 2010 - 4:53 am
- Beautiful....SO many favorites to choose from!July 15, 2010 - 5:18 am
- Tara, these are gorgeous! The mom is going to be so happy to have these and so glad to have traveled so far to have you shoot her newborn. LOVE the one with the green wrap (SO COOL!!) and the one with mom and her necklace! I'll have to get me one of those!!July 17, 2010 - 4:36 pm
Today couldn’t have been more perfect (well…maybe a little cooler…right guys?
) for this bride. Seriously…
Isn’t she lovely? Absolutely stunning!
More to come later!
- awesome!June 27, 2010 - 3:46 am
- Beautiful! Can't wait to see more!June 27, 2010 - 4:06 am
- She is stunning, I can't wait to see the rest.June 27, 2010 - 2:05 pm
- Beautiful. Her eyes are amazing.June 27, 2010 - 5:59 pm
- I love it Tara! That was a good idea to get a few pictures against that wall! I am soooo excited to see the rest. Thank you for taking pictures on our special day!!!June 27, 2010 - 6:38 pm
I have a mountain of editing to do but saw this and just had to edit it. I am so far behind on blogging, I know, please forgive me! I hope to get caught up SOON. But for now….enjoy this beautiful sweetness.

- Gorgeous! You are so talented!June 17, 2010 - 3:49 am
- Beautiful! Love the light!June 17, 2010 - 4:24 am
- oh, such a peaceful beautiful shot.June 17, 2010 - 4:33 am
- So sweet. I love it!June 17, 2010 - 5:49 am
- so pretty =)June 17, 2010 - 1:37 pm
- What a beautiful mommy and the baby is adorable. I love this shot.June 17, 2010 - 2:43 pm
- i'm speechless, this is absolutely gorgeous, and i can't wait for the rest of our pictures!June 17, 2010 - 3:03 pm
- can see why you couldn't wait. Beautiful just perfect in every wayJune 18, 2010 - 4:42 pm

I thought I would be able to get this up before I left for my weekend workshop but I never got to sit down all weekend long, much less post anything!
Katie I am sorry to make you wait, but here is a little something to keep you tied over for a few more days. Enjoy!
- Tara this is lovely! Love the colors and that little hat. Adorable baby too!May 31, 2010 - 2:22 am
- Perfect!! I can not WAIT to see more!!! I have been checking every day LOL.May 31, 2010 - 2:44 pm
- Beautiful work Tara and what an adorable child.June 1, 2010 - 12:14 am
- What an adorable photo!! Great work as always.June 2, 2010 - 1:38 pm
This sweet baby girl came to see me this week and I couldn’t resist posting just one for Mom and Dad. More to come soon!

- Awwww....love it. So sweet!!May 14, 2010 - 2:53 pm
- What a beauty. I love her gorgeous eyes.May 14, 2010 - 3:00 pm
- Aww, my sweetheart :) I love it and can't wait to see the rest!!!May 14, 2010 - 10:26 pm
- Look at those eyes. AmazingMay 15, 2010 - 3:46 pm
- So lovely... look at those lips! and those eyes! :)May 22, 2010 - 6:38 am
I was just giddy with excitement over this session! Little Graysen was SOOO good to me, he slept when he needed to, curled up when he needed to and posed like a champ. He is just precious and I really do want to keep him.
Jen and Brian…thank you so much. I am in love with your little bird and will take him off your hands any time at all
Warning, very large share. I have so many favorites from this session!
Jen just looks absolutely beautiful here.

Proud Daddy


One of my absolute fav’s….sooo beautiful ?

He is SOOO tiny!

And he likes to smile….. :)




And a little plug for their business….. Daddy works for the family greenhouse, Creque’s Greenhouse. Check them out at
http://www.crequesgreenhouse.com
Jen brought this crate along to the session and it was PERFECT!

Coming up….lots more babies!
- Simply stunning, Tara! Great job. He is such a little cutie pie.May 12, 2010 - 3:42 am
- Awesome session! Way too embrace the grain!! :)May 12, 2010 - 3:45 am
- What a beautiful baby and family! These are just gorgeous. Love the first one with mom and that crate is soo perfect!May 12, 2010 - 3:48 am
- These are beautiful. Mom and dad are going to cherish them!!! Stunning as always.May 12, 2010 - 3:50 am
- oh Tara! what a beautiful session! I love the ones with mom! love the pp with the blue blanket! gorgeous!May 12, 2010 - 3:53 am
- Tara these are absolutely GORGEOUS!May 12, 2010 - 3:53 am
- These are truly gorgeous!May 12, 2010 - 3:55 am
- Oh, what an amazing session! Totally gorgeous and so many wonderful awake shots too!May 12, 2010 - 3:55 am
- Wow!! Tara you rocked this session out of the park girl!! Beautiful captures and gorgeous family! Love every single one of these.*May 12, 2010 - 3:59 am
- OH goodness these are amazing!May 12, 2010 - 4:12 am
- These are stunning, Tara! What a beautiful family. I love the emotion in the family shot. Love!May 12, 2010 - 4:25 am
- Those are GORGEOUS!!! I really love that last one!!Heck I love all of them!!May 12, 2010 - 10:10 am
- Love the toes!!!May 12, 2010 - 11:59 am
- WOW!!!! These are stunning!!! Just breathtaking!!May 12, 2010 - 12:14 pm
- Great job, I love the crate picture. I think they should use it for their logo.May 12, 2010 - 12:17 pm
- Tara, these are gorgeous. What a beautiful little family. #4 needs to be a BIG canvas.May 12, 2010 - 12:40 pm
- Those are wonderful Tara! I love the smile on the one with the tractor - too cute.May 12, 2010 - 12:53 pm
- These are fabulous!!!! Goodness! The one with the tractor made me laugh out loud - SO SWEET!!May 12, 2010 - 1:08 pm
- Oh so full of emotion and beauty! Amazing work, Tara!May 12, 2010 - 1:12 pm
- AMAZING!! What a beautiful baby and these pictures make me smile!!!! This baby is such a blessing!May 12, 2010 - 1:17 pm
- What an awesome session! I love all of them, great work!May 12, 2010 - 1:40 pm
- Seriously beautiful family! Absolutely gorgeous images!May 12, 2010 - 2:19 pm
- Love them Tara! So beautiful!May 12, 2010 - 3:39 pm
- These are absolutely gorgeous, Tara! Such a beautiful little family. Great work!!May 12, 2010 - 4:08 pm
- That shot with the combine toy is PRICELESS! Well, actually, they all are! Great job Tara... you rocked this shoot! What a beautiful family too!May 12, 2010 - 4:09 pm
- oh goodness Laura - these are AMAZING! Mama is so gorgeous and I love seeing these guys with their new little one :)May 13, 2010 - 3:50 am
- These are absolutely gorgeous! Great inspiration for my newborn session this weekend! You are so very talented!May 13, 2010 - 4:00 am
- These are lovely! Just beautiful!May 13, 2010 - 2:24 pm
Just a quickie. Mommy and Daddy drove all the way from Royal Oak to see me last week and I just read on facebook that the daddy of these beautiful children is celebrating his birthday today so I thought I would post just two of my favorites. :) A full post will be coming up shortly, stay tuned.


- now that sibling shot is too cute!May 10, 2010 - 11:54 pm
- Oh sooooo sweet! What a beautiful birthday gift to Daddy! Great job Tara!!!May 11, 2010 - 1:05 am
- Just beautiful, as always!May 11, 2010 - 3:40 am
- Oh my goodness....these are very sweet =)May 11, 2010 - 12:02 pm
There are many of you emailing and asking to see photos of our booth at the Toledo Baby Expo….if you are a fan on facebook, you have already seen these, if not…here they are.
Make sure to fan me if you’re not already!!
The Expo was a HUGE success and I am so very pleased with how it all came together. We got a fantastic response from booth visitors and fellow vendors, yay!







I have a few giveaways coming up soon, I’m still trying to get it all together. So stay tuned! Thank you again Toledo and to all my FABUOUSLY awesome and beautiful clients! <3
- What an amazing display!!!! You did a great job Tara.May 5, 2010 - 2:10 pm
- Tara!!!! I love your display! Oh my goodness it is just over the top too cool for words! LOL. Love it!!May 5, 2010 - 2:44 pm
- it all looks wonderful!May 5, 2010 - 4:37 pm
- Stunning....great jobMay 5, 2010 - 8:40 pm
- That is really great! Congratulations on your great EXPO!!! You did such a great job of displaying them, too!May 7, 2010 - 5:08 pm
So I know I promised more blog posts but I promise you, I have been so busy….but it’s all good things.
Here is another blog post that I owe you, and it makes me so happy to share these images with you. This beautiful, petite little mama is Jen. Jen and I have known each other for a few years now, so I was elated when she contacted me to do her maternity and newborn photos. She said she hadn’t had any photos taken at all while she’d been pregnant and I didn’t understand why….isn’t she just beautiful? She looks AMAZING pregnant and these photos show off that sweet belly so well. I get to meet her baby boy on SATURDAY already, since he was born just a couple of days ago…I am so excited.
Enough talking….meet Jen






And one more…..just because ?

Isn’t she GORGEOUS????
On another note….have you heard? Chixie and Honey is going to be at the Toledo Baby Expo on Sunday, April 25. We are the presenting sponsor and will have a booth right near registration, so come and check it out! YOUR photo just may be featured there
Also come to pick up a coupon for something free and register your email and enter to win a free session in 2010!!! There will be tons of exhibitors there and lots of stuff to see and do, so bring the kids! It’s a free event
For more information, check out their website:
and friend them on facebook!
I hope to see you there!!
- Beautiful images! Have fun at the Expo!April 23, 2010 - 1:39 pm
- Love!! That field with that light...beautiful!!!April 23, 2010 - 2:14 pm
- What a beautiful mom-to-be! I always love your work. I love the way you capture emotion.April 23, 2010 - 4:19 pm
- What a beautiful set of images you made! Great job!!!April 24, 2010 - 3:21 am
- Gorgeous mom, gorgeous portraits, gorgeous location, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!April 30, 2010 - 2:29 am
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