I'm still thinking about the false premise "I'm not creative." For those who believe creativity means doing something unique, so new and different that it feels like we've never seen or heard it before, a fear that they are unable to make something truly original keeps them from owning their own creativity. Plenty of creative people... Continue Reading →
Fun With Food: The Photography of Terry Border
By adding wire limbs to food and other items, Border turns inanimate objects into characters to tell visual stories. For example, a hot dog in Border's world plays with sailboats in a bowl of baked beans.
Found Art: Heart Symbols in Rock and Cloud
When I'm out in the wild, I look for patterns and shapes. For some reason, the one I come across the most is the stylized heart common on Valentine's Day cards. Here are a few I've seen over the years. (OK, I confess. These were in the parking lot.) Another found heart, this one on... Continue Reading →
Flashback: A Day In the Rockies… With Cameras
It's that time of year: my parents are visiting us in Colorado. The following is a post from their visit in 2010, but I can guarantee we are out somewhere with cameras recording the beauties of the American West. We were fortunate enough to spend last Friday up in the mountains showing my parents the... Continue Reading →
Why I Can’t Let Go of My Obsolete Camera
Last week, I came across a picture of a crocheted camera case and it reminded me of the quilted case I made for my old Pentax SLR over a decade ago. The case I had was falling apart despite the duct tape and I couldn't buy a new one because the camera was so old, so... Continue Reading →
