Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
Ice on the Oak Tree
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged freeze, icicles, Photography, sunlight, tree, winter on February 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Prime Numbers
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged math, Photography, shells, visual art on February 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Orchids
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, orchid, Photography on February 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Across town, in hotel lobbies and mall (indoor) courtyards, orchids are brightening my day.
Like Stars in the Sky
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Miami, Photography, reflection, sunlight, visual art on February 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Just Light and Shadow
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged color, illumination, light, Photography, visual art on January 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Lots of bright sunlight shining through the kitchen windows and then through empty glasses sitting on a table. The result: beautiful shadows and flashes of color.
Hot Off the Press: Pink!
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged colors, nature, photography book, pink, visual art on January 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Just in time for Valentine’s Day. 😉
Pink , a little book bursting with color. Check it out. There’s a full preview available online.
The Frog, The Flower and The Rock
Posted in Contributing Writer, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged collaboration, Creativity Portal, Inspiration, nature, Photography on January 25, 2011| 1 Comment »
A new article is available for viewing online at Creativity Portal on finding inspiration through collaboration. Enjoy!
An Abstract Day
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract art, nature, Photography on January 24, 2011| 1 Comment »
A mad day of rushing about, but every now and then, I could pull out my camera to snap a few abstract shots. It is bitterly cold up here in New England, but the sun sure is shining beautifully.
Birch branches in a courtyard.
A leaf submerged in a glass.
A dusty memento found.
2 Books Inspiring Me This Week
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Blexbolex, colors, graphic design, Mary Oliver, seasons, Swan, visual art on January 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Well, one benefit of three major snowstorms in a row is that I’ve spent a lot of time indoors catching up on my reading.
One of my favorite finds is Seasons by French artist Blexbolex. The interior of the book is lovely, but it is in the exterior cover image that I lose myself.
It is categorized as a picture book for children, of silkscreen art depicting life and nature throughout the seasons, but I think many adults would find it fascinating as well. Given the pink font inside, and the pink on the cover, maybe Blexbolex’s book spurred my current interest in pink!
“The leaf has a song in it.” For that line alone, from the poem What Can I say, I am grateful to Mary Oliver.
Each poem in the slim volume is thought-provoking and insightful about Oliver as an individual, as well as about humanity. She inspires the writer in me as well as the photographer.
One day I’d like to do a series of photographs inspired by her poetry. This is what I wrote about my first encounter with Mary Oliver back in 2006.
Found Objects – Lace and a Cameo
Posted in Inspiration, tagged cameo, lace, necklace, Photography, visual art, white on January 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
