To finish up my short series of photography posts, this last set will showcase the different ways I've captured light or found something noteworthy about light in my work. The posts before this included Tiles, with Windows before that, and Stained Glass to start the whole thing. To get us started, here's a photo I … Continue reading Light
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Tiles
Welcome back! We're continuing the short series of photography posts that I started a few weeks ago. If you missed them, we started off with stained glass and then moved on to windows. You can find them on the homepage or by scrolling down to the list of my recently published posts (found on the … Continue reading Tiles
Windows
Welcome back to my short series of posts showcasing some of my various photography. In my previous one, the focal point was stained glass. I hope you enjoyed those photos. For this post, I decided that I needed to share my photography of various cool or unique-looking windows with all of you. Makes sense, right? … Continue reading Windows
Stained Glass
While going through my photos the other day, there were a few themes that seemed to repeat. One of them was stained glass. Have you ever noticed how beautiful stained glass is? All the colorful bits of glass have been carefully and thoughtfully arranged into a work of art. It's probably my favorite form of … Continue reading Stained Glass
Cairns
It's interesting how a pile of rocks, under the right conditions, can turn out to be something beautiful and artistic. I'm talking about cairns. The word comes from a Gaelic term that means “heap of stones.” I was lucky enough to see an ancient and authentic Scottish cairn when I was in Edinburgh, Scotland with … Continue reading Cairns
Coloring Books
You may have noticed that there has been a lot of interest in the mental health benefits of coloring for adults. I did some research and here's a link to a list of 8 therapeutic benefits. Very cool stuff! It makes sense, then, that there's also been a trend in coloring books and coloring apps … Continue reading Coloring Books
My Desk at Home
I'm keeping things simple and light today, but also somewhat relevant for the times we're living in right now. Things being what they are, a lot of us are now working from home. Here's my desk at home. It's where the magic for this blog happens. I'll admit that I did tidy it up a bit. These days, … Continue reading My Desk at Home
Blackout Poetry
Six years ago, I was reading a book titled "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. In it, there were all sorts of helpful tips and ideas for spurring creativity, personal anecdotes from the author, and fun doodles throughout to connect everything together. It was in this book that I was first introduced to something … Continue reading Blackout Poetry
Some Poetry
*** WordPress just alerted me that this is my 100th blog post! Woohoo! Go me! 🙂 *** April is National Poetry Month in the United States, and so that's today's topic! Some of my favorite poetry comes from Walt Whitman, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Fernando Pessoa, E.E. Cummings, and Rupi Kaur. They all have their unique styles … Continue reading Some Poetry