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The Geisha Completed!

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , on May 4, 2011| 2 Comments »

It was a pleasure participating in Somerville Open Studios 2011.  I met a lot of wonderful people.  A more detailed post about outcomes I may share later.  For those of you not able to attend the event, the two Geisha, representing the overlap of the four seasons, were beautifully presented by artist Zoe Langosy.  A few signed, limited-edition prints are still available for purchase.  For more information, contact the artist directly through her website  http://www.zoe.langosy.net/folio.php or send me a note that I will share with her.

Read about the origin of these pieces here:  https://wordsandimagesbycynthia.com/2011/04/14/embodying-nature/

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Down to the Wire: Prepping for SOS 2011

Posted in Photography Exhibits, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »

So, with four days to go before Somerville Open Studios 2011 officially opens, I am feeling the butterflies in the stomach.  But in a good way. 😉  I am excited to be offering high quality postcards this year.  Anyone buying one of my postcards this weekend will receive a free postcard stamp (while supplies last).  Notecards are back with an emphasis on images that capture the beauty of the four seasons.  Last year I brought framed prints.

This year you’ll see more matted prints so that you can frame the images however you like.

Here’s something you won’t be seeing at Open Studios but you may see in the near future.

I’ve always loved the idea of bookmaking and recently tried my hand at using my photographs as the cover art of little blank journals.  I made a few experimentally.

I was a bit concerned about the bindings but at least one small book withstood the attentions of a three-year old so, I think the bindings are okay.

There are just a few other details I need to work out before I feel comfortable offering them up.  But here’s a sneak peak at one.

And finally I am excited to be sharing the table with artist Zoe Langosy.  Over the past few months I’ve been able to share a bit about Zoe as an artist, as well as how she is incorporating my photography into her collage work.  This weekend, come on by our table to see the completed pieces.  The originals will be on display with prints for sale.  I’ve already placed an order. 😉

Here are the details:

Somerville Open Studios, Saturday April 30 and Sunday May 1, 12:00-6:00 PM

Visit as many artists’ studios as you can.  There’s lots of transportation options to help you get around.  Zoe and I will at the Community Space located at The Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA.  That’s Location #57 in the SOS mapbook.

Whew! That’s the scoop.  Thanks for reading.  See some of you in a few days.

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Embodying Nature Through Collage

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 14, 2011| 5 Comments »

 

 

In an article titled “Reading for Fashion,” Stan Tymorek writes of clothing inspiring poetry and of poetry inspiring clothing design.   Near the end of the article he makes note of “… the elaborate Japanese geisha costumes that still manage to mirror nature.”

 

 

Well, the kimono robes that  Zoe is creating as part of our collaboration do more than mirror nature.

Each geisha kimono is partially composed of nature photography — the images printed on acid free paper and then applied as dictated by Zoe’s overall design.  Once completed, her two geisha will represent the span and overlap of all four seasons.

 

 

Here’s snow I photographed one winter in Newton, MA forming the belt of one kimono.

Here’s a shell photographed in summer off the coast of Maine fleshing out the petals of this kimono’s rose.

With each new image she shares with me, I grow increasingly inspired by Zoe’s unique expression of the geisha and the elaborate design of their attire.  I consider myself a patient person but I am humbled by her ability to meticulously make her creative vision real … piece by tiny piece of paper.

View the completed artwork in just two weeks at Somerville Open Studios.  Zoe will be joining me at my table, located in the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143.  Who knows? We may be able to share highlights of our next collaboration. 😉

Below is the link for general visitor information.  Hope to see you there.

http://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/visit/

 

 

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With Spring on the Horizon …

Posted in Branches, Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, On the Road, Photography Exhibits, Postcards, tagged , , , , , on March 10, 2011| 3 Comments »

It was back in December that I last posted a Words+Images update.  It focused on  end of year inspirations.   Now with spring on the horizon, I thought it time to share new updates.  Let’s see … 😉

Preparing for Somerville Open Studios

Somerville Open Studios 2011 is rapidly approaching and so I am trying to get myself in gear.  I’ve been sorting through images, selecting a set that will be turned into notecards and others that will be matted and framed.  For the first time, I will also have postcards available for sale.  The images will be representative of the changing seasons.  Seasons is the theme of my collaboration with artist Zoe Langosy.

Leading up to show there are many wonderful opportunities to exhibit including the upcoming SOS2010 Volunteer Show.

Sharing Stories

My business cards say “writer/photographer.” A better title would be “storyteller.”  That is what I do whether with words or with images.  With the passing of my Aunt Thelma recently, those fires within have been stoked to listen closely to those around me and to tell their stories well.

Memories

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Family Ties

Finding Perspective

There’s all sorts of things I could say about finding perspective this year.  With my camera, at least, let’s just say I found perspective by getting up close and personal with house plants and cut flowers.

One snowy day, I found a lemon …

And when the sun came out, I spied this bird sitting high in a tree.

I think that’s about it.  More to share in the spring … which is only 8 days away!

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The Beauty of Collaboration

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , on March 10, 2011| 2 Comments »

I must admit when I took these picture of trees aflame in the fall, and of snow mounds after a winter storm, I did not envision their images forming the vibrant patterns of a geisha’s flowing silk robes.  But luckily I know Zoe Langosy, a figurative artist with a unique view of the world.

Zoe grew up in Somerville in an area made notorious in the 1980’s by Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang. It was in fact that gang’s activities and the negative impacts on Zoe and her sister that convinced her parents to move the family to Lexington.  There, in school as well as in her family’s bohemian household, Zoe’s artistic talents were fostered.  Eventually she traveled the world, living in London and Los Angeles before returning to the Boston area.

Her beautiful melancholic images have been exhibited in galleries in Boston, Los Angeles and London.  She and I became friends while working together in a local shop.  Somerville Open Studios has presented a great opportunity for collaboration that has already sparked conversation about future projects.  Time will tell.  Right now the focus is Open Studios where  Zoe’s contemporary geisha — three of them — will be clothed, and in some cases tattooed, with bits of sunlit leaves, shimmering snow, and rain-kissed flower petals.

View more of Zoe’s work here.

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The Frog, The Flower and The Rock

Posted in Contributing Writer, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged , , , , on January 25, 2011| 1 Comment »

A new article is available for viewing online at Creativity Portal on finding inspiration through collaboration.  Enjoy!

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Magic in the Middle of the Woods: A Frozen Waterfall

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2010| 3 Comments »

Finding the waterfall was Steve’s idea.  He remembered it from an earlier hike that we had done in the Fells in autumn.  When temperatures recently plummeted into the teens (and that’s before adding in the wind chill factor), he said, “Let’s try to find it again.  Imagine the ice!”

Usually, I am quite game for such adventures, but this time, after a long drive and a long hike to get to the place we kinda-sorta-thought the waterfall was (but it wasn’t), I found myself  silently cursing as we struggled up a cliff, slid on ice hidden beneath snow, and snagged ourselves in thorny thickets.

The light was fading fast, and coming in at odd angles over the hills and through the trees.  I was cold and not happy for lots of reasons.  But, then I paused to take a sip of water.  A glimmering on the land caught my eyes.   Upon closer scrutiny, I realized that what I had first assumed was simply more ice on rocks was in fact a stream.   Beneath a thick, clear glassy seal, its waters ran swift.   We followed those waters to where they eventually cascaded over rocks as a waterfall.

For a while the cold was forgotten as we  took photos.  But when I could ignore the cold no longer, and had to jam my hands in my pockets, I just stood in the woods, and listened to the waters running.  It was a beautiful sound.

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