Samish Island Holiday Arts Festival

This Saturday, Nov. 14, I’ll be taking part in another art festival on beautiful Samish Island, WA. Click below for more info ~

November Leaves

Such beautiful leaves on the ground! The clouds parted briefly yesterday afternoon while I was walking my dog and this colorful patch was illuminated. I was happy to have this man wander into my photo…

I collected a few for a series of photo blocks. Here’s one I made this morning from a very fragile Alder leaf. This leaf was just a skeleton – I didn’t dare put it in my pocket with the others!

Familiar Places

I spent last week visiting home in Florida. I didn’t pick up my camera much, but did make some snapshots of some favorite familiar scenes that make me think of home. What a warm, sweet week.

Journal Portraits ~ New Additions

Two new photographs in my series of Journal Portraits. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge and read the entries – talk about two different worlds!

Oh! I Wish…

How It Was

How It Was

Oh! I Wish...

Paraphrase @ Darkroom New Orleans

Paraphrase @ The Darkroom Gallery, New Orleans

Oct. 1 – Dec. 1, 2009

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I’m happy to have my photograph, The Thweet Family, included in an interesting show at New Orleans’ Darkroom Gallery called  Paraphrase. All of the photographs in the show mimic or allude to famous photographs; Hugh Brown’s photograph (above), Child with Toy Chainsaw in Griffith Park, based on the Diane Arbus image is a great example. My photograph (below) paraphrases this wonderful 1953 photograph by Paul Strand called The Family.  Listen to the juror’s statement here. Sure wish I were closer to New Orleans and could make it to the show!

The Thweet Family, Memphis, Tennessee

The Family, Paul Strand, Luzarra, Italy

shop sale~this weekend

15% off everything in my Etsy shop this weekend, Friday October 23rd – Sunday 25th. Lots of new notecards and my first photo blocks!

Oh Deer…

Featured on Flakphoto.com!

I’m happy to have my portrait of June, from my Blindness series, as today’s featured photo on flakphoto.com. One of my favorite photography websites, flakphoto is dedicated to sharing contemporary photography online. My photo is featured as part of the current show at the Center for Fine Art Photography’s current show ~ the 2009 International Exhibit (which I’m also excited to be a part of!) Flakphoto’s creator, Andy Adams, juried this show and is now kindly showcasing some of his selected photos. Thank you, Andy!  Click on the first image below to have a look at the flakphoto website. Click the second to see all the images from the Center for Fine Art Photography show and read the juror’s statement about how the internet is changing the way we find and think about photography.

Fun at the Puyallup Fair

Farther South on the Oregon Coast ~ Bandon

For my birthday, we explored farther south on the coast of Oregon. We stayed on the beach in a small town called Bandon. With summer over, it was very quiet there. I kept imagining an A in front of Bandon. Fall seemed to arrive just as we did, with chilly air and strong winds. Really strong winds! We stepped onto the beach and into a sand storm. I had a good time trying to get photos of the sand swirling off the dunes and streaking down the beach. I didn’t do a very good job – these photos make it appear much calmer than it was! But look close and you’ll find some ghostly streaks in a few…

Look at the sand go!!