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endless inspiration

Posted in Inspiration, tagged abstract, artists, beauty, colors, creativity, glass, glassmaking, Inspiration, Josiah McElheny, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Photography, reflection, storytelling on February 1, 2015| 3 Comments »

One of my favorite exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston is the Endless Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism by Josiah McElheny. It was installed in 2007. Over the years, I’ve paused, stared, pondered, reflected before racing on to view whatever show or exhibit I was actually at the museum to see. Oh, how I have admired the beauty, but only recently have I taken the time to photograph what was before me and to learn more about the artist’s intent, as well as about his creative journey. As I learn more, mostly what I am fascinated by is how he uses glassmaking as a storytelling tool.

Via the following PBS link you can read more about McElheny and see a short video of him at work. http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/josiah-mcelheny

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mugs available and …

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, espresso cups, food, gifts, Inspiration, merchandise, mugs, nature-inspired, patterns, Photography, shopping on February 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Mugs are on sale. I repeat, mugs and espresso cups are on sale in my zazzle shop, ImagesbyCynthia. Click on any image to learn more. Most of the images are in the realms of nature and science.

In the realm of food, there’s some new 6×6 prints and coasters available in the JustFood shop. Enjoy!

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there was this icicle hanging from the roof …

Posted in Inspiration, tagged experimentation, frozen, ice, Inspiration, learning, Photography, storytelling, video, video feature, videography, winter on January 31, 2015| 3 Comments »

With still shots I wasn’t quite capturing what I wanted to share especially when the icicle began to melt and water flowed so freely. So I decided, for the first time, to try out the video feature on my camera. And while I was tempted to find a tech savvy 10-year old to help me download the video, reorient it, add audio and then upload it into this blog … well, I just plundered along. No awards will I win for the results but it was fun and I hope to keep learning how to expand what I share in words and images.

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the frozen nasturtium

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, frozen, fun, ice, Inspiration, nasturtium, Photography, water on January 29, 2015| 2 Comments »

My last frozen experiment. Probably. What a fun ride.

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patterns on the window

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, ice, Inspiration, nature, patterns, Photography, water, windows, winter on January 28, 2015| 5 Comments »

blizzardpattern2

post-blizzard patterns on the windows this morning

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oak tree in snow

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, blizzard, Branches, Inspiration, nature, oak, Photography, snow, tree, weather, winter on January 27, 2015| 1 Comment »

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reminiscent of a jellyfish

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Blizzard2015, colors, ice, imagination, Inspiration, Photography, snow, water, winter on January 27, 2015| 5 Comments »

Icicles hanging from a light fixture across the street. Only 8-10 more inches of snow to fall before the storm blows through. We’ll see what other structures are formed and where.

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paper whites on ice

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, art, beauty, colors, flowers, frozen, indoor gardening, Inspiration, paper whites, Photography, water on January 26, 2015| 3 Comments »

Some of the bulbs still thrive in the hallway but one had faded away and so I took its drying blossoms and placed them in a bowl and tucked them in the fridge. This morning, as with the rose, I photographed the results. This morning’s light was less intense then on the day I shot the rose but it was bright enough.

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and on a corner of a small table …

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged food, growing, indoor gardening, Inspiration, life, Photography, seeds, snow, sprouts, winter on January 25, 2015| 2 Comments »

in a recycled carry out container grows pea sprouts that are quite tasty with tomatoes and hummus. In the gold goblet, upland cress is hopefully germinating. Their sprouts from a previous harvest were quite fine on smoked salmon. And I think in the clay pots I planted some combination of sunflowers and a spicy mesclun mix. The sun shines on them bright so we’ll see what happens next. And, meanwhile, outside and down below, that same sun shines intense on a landscape covered in ice and snow.

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the clover and ivy and second pot of violets …

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, sunshine on January 25, 2015| 1 Comment »

… they grow in their small vessels upon a short bookcase that’s filled with cookbooks and related food literature. It has been a joy to try photographing their leaves, from different angles, in this morning’s bright winter’s light.