Mermaids By The Pond

Mermaids are believed to be mythological but there is always some truth in myth, it just depends on how you define truth. A myth can have many levels of symbolism and meaning, and you can always find some truth when you delve into peeling away the layers. All the religions of the world have stories, myths and ideologies that have commom threads that show up over and over again in cultures all over the planet since history has been recorded...things that we can connect with in our innermost beings....if we listen to and recognize them. So - my photo of the mermaids sculpture was taken by water, at a really neat place, a place that has a lot of truth, beauty and symbolism, The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Renovation

Well - Spring will be here soon, hopefully, and that means it is a good time to clean and get rid of stuff, getting rid of stuff is very hard for me, anyone who knows me, knows how hard it is for me to throw anything away! So when we clean and purge, we can begin anew, we can renovate, give our home a face lift, modernize, brighten things up, and beautify. However you define it, it is good for you and good for your soul. I chose a picture to post that I titled "Tower Under Repair" which I took last summer. It reminds me that renovating is a constant process, you can always find something, somewhere that is being changed or fixed. In this image you can see the scaffolding on the Terminal Tower, (Cleveland, Ohio) even so there is still beauty to be seen. The picture was shot during the time right before dusk, when everything is painted with the 'sweet light'. It makes everything pretty and really accentuates texture in buildings and objects. Being a photographer has many blessings.....a big one for me is how it helps me connect to my environment, people and to my inner self, and sometimes even helps me solve conflicts.

Artistic and Unique greeting cards

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Shown above is one of my images that you can purchase at the online store.

The Art & Science of Origami

Visit this link for a look at a unique use of the Art of Origami...really terrific!
Origami created by a scientist
Being a creative person myself, I am always amazed at what other people come up with!

Happy New Year!

"SNOWBIRD"
Happy New Year! This picture I took in the late winter of 2007 amazed me when I looked at it on screen. It looked like a bird carved out of snow. So I did some photoshop magic and added a beak, an eye and extended the tail. I thought this would be a good image that shows that all things are possible if we are willing to try and adapt.

Last Day of the Year

Where did 2007 go? I swear time is speeding up! Well as the last few hours tick away, I am reflecting on the past year. I am posting this shot of the Mackinac Bridge. I rendered it as a kind of a surreal fantasy. I think it is a good symbol to connect 2007 to 2008...looking back...looking ahead...as we cross the threshold of time.....what is this construct we call time anyway....many of us are drawn to watching a ball drop, as we count down the moments....being a creature of habit...I will probably be watching it again....ringing in the new....a fresh chance to start over and make a list of resolutions.....as I remember and cherish my old acquaintances and look forward to new ones.

Crashes, chaos.....and serenity.....maybe

Well it has been way too long since I put up a new post. I'm really out of sync... my computer crashed big time. It is still not running up to par. Sometimes computer tech sucks. Oh well....in the 60's and 70's we used to crash now our computers crash......it's quite bad that we depend on these machines like we do......so my brain is getting fried because of this and I need some serenity so I am posting a picture titled "Serenity". I like to ponder the beauty, complexity, and simplicity of nature. Out of chaos comes order... gee...where did I hear that before.....out of complexity comes simplicity....makes sense to me anyway...so I guess that's all that matters.....enough bull for now.......