It's a fun exercise. I took my small camera (point and shoot) which is a very sophisticated camera by the way, and set it to take sepia images. I love sepia photos, I find it makes you focus more on the image that working with color. Its vintage and the shadows add dimension to the…
Category: Capture & Create
How do you find your Mojo?
Score of Baude Cordier's chanson "Belle, bonne, sage," from The Chantilly Manuscript, Musée Condé 564. The manuscript is one of the classic examples of ars subtilior, which requires red notes, or "coloration" to indicate changes in note lengths from their normally written values. This chanson, a dedicatory piece on the love of a lady and…
Our lives are fragile.
Signature of Helen Keller (1880-1968) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I looked at my Ipad at 2.00 am yesterday morning and awoke to hear of the terrible tragedy in Colorado. We've been shown a fragile side of life. Lives are forever changed and its a reminder that we never know when our lives will end. The absurdity…
We did it.
I've put off writing this blog because its all been a bit emotional today. We gave $10,000 to the children of Alamogordo this morning. We're a small group and through the art of quilting and the help of the 1st National Bank of Alamogordo, we have been able to give something a little special to…
Exciting buys.
squash blossom necklace (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My goodness what a day for my last day here in Alamogordo. I'll write about our program events in another post. But in between filming interviews and giving out the cheques in a ceremony we had 45 minutes to spare… There is a wonderful antique mall here. You may…
Its been a hectic day today. Collecting interviews, trying to dodge the electrical storms… and meetings. I'm trying to fit everything in before I leave for LA on Friday.
Ripped from reality.
Working on the computer and sampling some ideas for the "ripped from reality" series. Next year, my series will be women and children.
Storms and presentations.
A Huge storm of rain and dust descended on Alamogordo as we left the city around 5.30 last night. It was an amazing sight. We used to have storms like this when I was a child and I remember walking home from school in the choking dust that had been carried down from the outback….
Canyon Road Santa Fe.
At the Jane Sauer Gallery we found art work by Carol Shinn. Carols technique of freestyle machine embroidery derives from her special skill of drawing. She layers different colored threads, one upon another to completely cover the canvas…. it was just amazing. Summer Meadow At the same gallery I found the art of…
Amongst other things, a day traveling.
Tecolote Cafe – Santa Fe, NM (Photo credit: Umpqua) I traveled most of the day yesterday. There was a clear sky with huge white clouds, the vistas were wide and spectacular, I had to talk to myself to concentrate on driving. I listened to classical music for the most part so it's like driving through…