How many legs does the frog have? That’s the question I wrote on the back of the Melissa’s Frog postcard that I mailed to my 3-year old nephew. I’ve felt firsthand the quality of the posters, whether simple poster prints or archival heavyweight paper. The mugs I’ve left out for display and watched as people remarked at the beautiful glazing. My passion, of course, are the notecards and stamps. They’ve sparked quite the conversation at my local post office. Please see if there is anything of interest for you, your family, friends and colleagues. Meanwhile, have a good weekend, folks.
Posts Tagged ‘Inspiration’
holiday and nature themed cards, stamps and more
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, correspondence, creativity, gifts, holidays, Inspiration, letter writing, nature, Photography, poster prints, shopping, stamps, stationery, USPS on October 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
steve’s hands
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged food photography, hands, humor, Inspiration, life, literary magazine, Photography, publication, relationships, Vine Leaves on October 17, 2013| 2 Comments »
Steve Hands for Vine Leaves Literary Journal Issue 8
The best part about having been given carte blanche to use his words and my images of him however I choose … well, it is just so much fun to say out of the blue, “Hey, Steve, guess what? There’s a picture of your hands appearing in a magazine next month.” He pauses, takes a deep breath and then says, “So, when did you take this picture?” And I get to make statements like, “Oh, don’t you remember that afternoon you were peeling shrimp and we were talking politics?” Anyway … 😉 His hands are paired with a vignette in the online and print publication, Vine Leaves Literary Journal, Issue 8. As explained on the journal’s website, a vignette is a word that originally meant “something that may be written on a vine-leaf.” A snapshot in words. Here’s a link to the freshly launched issue filled with great brief reads and a wonderful array of images.
the day began gray …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, gray, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, pink on October 17, 2013| 5 Comments »
music, motion, flight
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged ballet, beauty, birds, dance, David Hallberg, Eric K. Yue, flight, hawks, Inspiration, motion, music, nature, Nowness, Olafur Arnald, Photography on October 16, 2013| 2 Comments »
I was walking along the Charles River, years ago, when I saw this hawk taking flight. I just happened to bring my camera up in time. I don’t know what I expected to capture but memory is fickle and so I must have wanted something to help me remember the beauty of that moment, of the hawk’s motion.
There was no music by the river that day as there is in this short video of ballet dancer David Hallberg. And it is the combination of his motion with the music of Olafur Arnald that made me pause, mesmerized … and inspired to move. I will never move like Mr. Hallberg but it was interesting to be reminded of the physical self when it is too easy to get stuck to a chair behind a keyboard.
Director Eric K. Yue states that the video is “… less about the dance or context of a story, but rather a state of mind …” into a dancer’s preparations. I don’t see much ballet on stage but after watching this video I am tempted to seek some out. Enjoy the video when you can. 😉
a rainbow in a leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, colors, friendship, Inspiration, leaf, nature, patterns, Photography, rainbow on October 16, 2013| 9 Comments »
A friend passed this leaf and its mate on the sidewalk. Struck by their beauty, she paused, picked them up and asked herself, “What can I do with these? I know! I’ll give them to Cynthia to photograph.” How humbling is that? 😉
still dabbling in the dark
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, creativity, dark, experimentation, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography on October 15, 2013| 5 Comments »
Back in the summer, I wrote a piece about finding inspiration in the dark. As autumn progresses, I find myself still dabbling in the medium.
walking home from sullivan station
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, Inspiration, nature, orange, Photography, sky, Somerville, sunset on October 14, 2013| 9 Comments »
You know something spectacular is happening when you see drivers pulling to the side of the road so that they can take out their cameras and smart phones to snap a picture of the sky, or to simply stare in wonder.
apparitions
Posted in Inspiration, tagged apparitions, arts, black and white, Edwin Abbey, faces, fantasy, ghosts, Inspiration, Photography, pre-raphaelites, reflections on October 13, 2013| 6 Comments »
Well, not really. A friend hung a large poster print of a photograph I took of 4 maidens in Edwin Abbey’s mural depicting scenes from the search for the Holy Grail. As I photographed the poster and how it appeared in his home, I began to notice the reflections in the picture frame.
The layering of images, especially in black and white, appeared ghostly to me.
The effect was heightened by some rather moody music playing in the background at a local music festival.
In any case, I hope my friend enjoys his poster.
That poster print and other items are available here.
the same day, in the same market …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, landscape, nature, orange, Photography, sunrise, sunset, yellow on October 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
and then there are those other windows …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, cityscape, colors, Inspiration, life, musings, nature, Photography, pigeons, Somerville, urban wildlife on October 10, 2013| 1 Comment »
… some bubbled with age and double paned
through which are seen such sights as red eyes staring back
and which draw the hands of visiting young artists.
They are portals onto worlds of concrete and asphalt …
and dead trees …
… all of which are places where great beauty can still be found.
Words + Images 