Posted in Inspiration, tagged candle, Inspiration, light, musings, Photography on March 14, 2016| 2 Comments »
It has not been the worst winter (at least in New England) but it has certainly been a dark winter for too many people I know. I think, in part, the light they seek is within and not without but that does not mean I cannot light a candle for them. Have a good day, folks.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beaches, beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, Revere Beach, shells, sunlight, urban landscape, water on March 14, 2016| 2 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, tagged cleaning, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on March 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, primrose, water, yellow on March 13, 2016| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, day lily, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, Photography on March 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, tagged albino, art, beauty, books, colors, creativity, fashion, fashion illustration, handmade books, humanity, illustration, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, Zoe Langosy on March 12, 2016| 1 Comment »
fashion illustration by zoe langosy
In the Shadow of the Sun is a 2013 documentary directed and produced by Harry Freeland. I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago on PBS. As described on the film’s website, it was filmed over six years and tells the story of two albino people, one a successful older man and one a young boy, both living in Tanzania. The viewer learns of the myths that have come to be associated with these white people, the taunts endured, and in recent years the ritualized mutilations and murders. You also see people overcoming oppression, children striving to learn and to be seen as equal and indeed beautiful, and parents doing all they can to make their dreams reality.
While researching the film and trying to learn more about albinism, a condition that can affect people of all ethnicities, I came across recent articles about albino fashion models. There were a sequence of images of young people with an absence of melanin in their skin, ghostly, different and fiercely defiant in their attitude to be labeled as anything but beautiful. Fashion has been on my mind a great deal given the collaboration taking place with Zoe Langosy, so I sent her a random note asking, without really expecting an answer, how would an artist illustrate an albino. She sent a note back sharing she had done so as part of her honors thesis where she had produced a book, The Marriage of Fashion and Nature.
fashion illustration by zoe langosy
“It was a year long project. I decided to do a series of images depicting fashion made out of nature. At that stage, as a young student, my purpose was to create a perfect character and for this scene I just instinctively chose an albino and dressed him in a kimono made of pussy willows.”
With each image, including that of the albino is lyrical text. While yet unpublished, following are a few glimpses of this beautiful handmade book.
Sources & Additional Reading
The Marriage of Fashion and Nature by Zoe Langosy (unpublished)
In the Shadow of the Sun (2012)
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, tagged Cambridge Open Studios 2016, colors, exhibits, Inspiration, nature, Photography, Somerville Open Studios 2016 on March 8, 2016| 4 Comments »
… gearing up for the various open studios and spring exhibits. The greater Boston area is rich with opportunities and it has been a pleasure taking part in different ways from volunteer to exhibitor. Here are some of the venues where you’ll find my work alongside the work of many other fine artists, and other publication news.
Somerville Open Studios Volunteer Exhibit @ Diesel Cafe, Davis Square, Somerville, April 8 – May 20, 2016, 11 x 14 framed print of a scene along the Mystic River
Cambridge Open Studios @ Riverside Gallery, May 15 – 16, 2016, 12-6pm, 11 x 14 framed metallic print of a sunlit Torch Lily
This 11 x 14 framed metallic print of sunlight flowing over water has been submitted for an upcoming exhibit. More details if it is accepted.
And I’m happy to report that I have four grayscale images appearing in the Winter 2016 Issue of The MacGuffin, a respected international literary magazine based out of Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI. One of those four images will be featured on the cover of The Mini-MacGuffin, a best of issue that editors will hand out as part of their participation at the upcoming AWP Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles. More details as the publications become publicly available.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged brown, chocolate, colors, food, food photography, fun, Inspiration, Photography, red, srawberries on March 8, 2016| 4 Comments »
Photo inspiration: One morning a friend kept forwarding all of these dark chocolate recipes. One recipe was for a dark chocolate souffle and I remember thinking, “I don’t want to make the souffle, I just want to eat it!” In the end, I went to the refrigerator, found a lingering bar of dark chocolate, and decided to cut up one strawberry on top. I took the photo and set the plate aside thinking I’d leave this little treat for someone else but amazingly enough by the end of the day, the plate was empty … and my craving for chocolate was satisfied. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, petals, Photography, primrose, yellow on March 7, 2016| 3 Comments »
My $1.98 primrose plant. I was on the lookout for herbs but those yellow petals caught my attention.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged african violet, beauty, colors, flower, gardening, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, white on March 6, 2016| 4 Comments »
Words + Images 