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Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
by the sidewalk
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, flowes, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on June 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
guest pic: ash
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, tagged cats, Inspiration, pets, Photography, relationships on June 17, 2017| 1 Comment »
photo by DL
In this picture, Ash sits in the window alone, a photo shared by guest contributor DL who has presented several beautiful and often poignant pictures on this blog over the years. Her cat Ash is just learning to sit in windows alone for the first time. His big brother Pepi passed away recently. As DL said to me the picture might be a little sad but for me it is also a beautifully lit capture of perseverance and adaptation to change.
in a harvard yard
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on June 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Today I wear a sweater and have a shawl and knit cap in my bag for later. But only a few days ago it was near 100 degrees and high humidity. Of course, I picked that day to journey into Harvard Square on my way to the Charles River. I never quite made it to the river. Too hot and common sense won out. With a cold bottle of water, I sat beneath the shade of a tree and in the end decided to see what I could capture from that stationery vantage point.
And then I lay back and pointed the camera up.
inside arlington street church boston
Posted in Inspiration, Uncategorized, tagged architecture, arlington street church, art, beauty, churches, faith, Inspiration, Photography, stained glass windows, tiffany studios on June 14, 2017| 2 Comments »
detail from sermon on the mount, 1902
It was a quick visit but well worth it to see the interior of Arlington Street Church in Boston. The church has sixteen stained glass windows designed by Tiffany Studios of New York at the turn of the 20th century. Here are details from just a few.
detail from john the baptist, 1905
detail from jesus in the temple, 1903
detail from the good shepherd, 1900-1905
More pictures in the future. View for yourself generally between 10-3. Learn more online at http://www.ascboston.org/about/building.html
bright shades at the flower market
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography on June 12, 2017| 2 Comments »
as for my mussel ’em installation
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography Exhibits, tagged American history, art, beauty, Inspiration, mixed media, Photography, slavery, storytelling on June 11, 2017| 2 Comments »
photo by patricia cobb
I feel I honored the memories of the children like Willis Cofer. 🙂
I have received many encouraging words about the installation. For me it was a truly collaborative process where people around me helped bring to life the picture in my head. I am thankful. We’ll see what the future holds in terms of future installations. Meanwhile, I do hope if you’re in the area you have a chance to walk beneath these branches.
a powerful night
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged art, art exhibits, beauty, contemporary art, Inspiration, Photography, storytelling on June 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The opening reception for Peace: Cutting Through Turmoil at Brickbottom Artist Gallery was a powerful night. What a treat to have my work featured next to such wonderful artists. Each shares work — from paintings to sculpture to video — that is quite different and yet the whole comes together quite cohesively. Each artist telling a different story. Kudos to curator Lois Fiore for her vision. The exhibit will be on view Thursday – Saturday noon – 5pm until July 1st.
lois fiore
Lois Fiore, Curator: http://loisfiore.com/pages/artist.html
Patricia Cobb: https://www.brickbottomartists.com/artist/227
Cedric Harper: https://edward-film.squarespace.com/about/
cedric harper
Riki Moss: http://www.rikimoss.com/
riki moss
Jose Santos: http://joselsantos.com/about_jose.htm
jose santos
Brynmore Williams: http://brynmore.com/
dont’ forget …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography Exhibits, tagged art, Inspiration, Photography, storytelling on June 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
castle island shells
Tomorrow night, June 8th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, is the opening reception for Peace: Cutting Through Turmoil at the Brickbottom Artist Gallery in Somerville. Good food, good drink and great art with a story to tell. I’m one of seven proud participants, debuting my first installation, Mussel ‘Em. Hope to see you there, and FYI, the show will run through July 1, 2017.
Learn more at https://www.brickbottomartists.com/gallery_future
scarf in the making …
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, creative process, creativity, deconstruction, design, fashion, Inspiration, John La Farge, Photography, silk scarves, stained glass windows on June 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I rose this morning intending to be quite disciplined. A cold rainy Monday. What better time to focus on (overdue) paperwork and organizing electronic files. Manilla file folders were at the ready as were a handful of new memory sticks. I decided to start with sorting images first … and that was my disciplinary downfall but creative uplift.
detail from John La Farge’s New Jerusalem
I chanced upon a recent photo I’d taken of The New Jerusalem, a magnificent stained glass window at Trinity Church in the City of Boston designed by John La Farge. It was a closeup of the jewels that sit atop the layers of painted and stained glass that compose the top panel of the window. All I had to do was figure out which memory stick to place it on. But somehow, perhaps because the jewels’ bright colored sparkling was in such contrast to the gray day around me, I found myself lost in their beauty and began to wonder … what if I …
And then there’s another what if and another what if until you kind of fall into a groove of playing … for hours! … with what’s evolving on the screen. Deconstructing and creating at the same time. Imagining what if this pattern were on paper, on a mug, etc. But mainly in the course of recent events for me, I wonder what if this design, or its next evolution, was applied to silk. Will it work?
I don’t know yet. It’s a work in progress, and I have to admit I’m excited to see what will happen. I’ll be sure to share! 🙂 Okay, back to paperwork …
beauty in the market
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, purple on June 5, 2017| 2 Comments »
Words + Images 