Popular posts from this blog
Flower Mandalas Project
This blog contains mandala-like images created from photographs of flowers. Suggestions for a complementary quote, a word that these mandala images evoke, or some history or other information about the flower itself are most welcome. My personal motivation in creating these images was to heal from a decade of physical and emotional trauma, the consequence of a near-fatal event in Albany, New York, in1993. I began this project shortly after I bought my first digital camera and found myself shooting patterns of color and light, rather than the people and buildings I had shot in my black-and-white days. I learned to manipulate the images, hoping at first merely to improve them, but soon realizing that once an image file was on my hard drive, I could do anything I wanted with it. I tend to work on several mandalas at once. On each piece, I spend anywhere from a few hours to a sequence of several-hour sessions spread out over a couple of months. The experience is reminiscent of meditation.
Is it live or is it Memorex?
(Faking it till you make it and the cure for hypochondria) If you’re old enough, you might remember the iconic Memorex television commercials from the 1970s in which jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald shatters a wine glass with her voice. Then, the playback of a recording of Fitzgerald on Memorex tape shatters another. The announcer asks: “Is it live or is it Memorex?” More on Memorex in a moment. But first, a brief trip… Continue Reading →
Comments
-Gina
-- Japanese proverb
To paint the lily . . ."
Shakespeare
First I thought, why are there so few comments.
And then I tried to think of something to say to you, and now I know why.
I've been spending a lot of time lately exploring the notion of 'perspective' as it relates to living in the world, and to my own spiritual growth.
These pictures are certainly a glorious exploration of that subject for me.
I wonder ...where was your mind and what was going on when this idea blossomed for you? It was surely devine inspiration.
BTW: I found you by way of refdesk.com through the Botany Picture of the Day... :)
Thanks so much for being open to the inspiration.