her media choices are ever changing, her style changes as does the seasons. My mother finds an art form & takes it every direction she cares to, until she stumbles onto another. Her studio table, today, is covered in glass- bright, colorful & sharp. All waiting to be assembled. On her shelves, sit her origami…
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my watercolor motorcycle
whenever i paint something for me, i always forget to photograph it, then remember to do so only after its been framed. i still have this motorcycle. i grew up riding on the back of my father’s & my grandfather’s bikes. i don’t have one & will never get on another. the magic they hold…
Most Americans came from somewhere…
Almost all of us are descended from immigrants. The people who believe themselves entitled to this country & have nothing to prove to anyone, are the people who make us fall behind the rest of the world, in education, health, pride in making our stuff. People have always been wary of strangers, every generation hated…
saved evidence
if you don’t send them to camp…this is evidence of my daughter & I, playing. the photo was taken about 9 years ago. I have been informed that I don’t do anything with my children. I love when I am able to come up with examples of me doing exactly that. Summer vacation is very…
and all I had was my iPhone
I, being the perfect daughter (dripping sarcasm, i write), visited with my mother (i am blessed) on Mother’s day. No camera, only iPhone (Ggrrr). I should know by now that I should never go home…(oops) to my parent’s house, without my (damn) camera. My mom made this piece of art (that I left behind 😦…
Coca~cola and it’s many forms
Most New England states still have redemption centers for turning in bottles & cans for a nickel. Vermont still does. That is where I am from. A very small town, Montpelier. It’s the state’s capital. My father was the towns the eye doctor. When I would walk beside my father, 90% of the people we…
a captured blessing
Capturing a blessing-that is the goal of most photographers, picture takers, iphone snaps. Sometimes they can be caught by mistake, sometimes some people notice, While others don’t. Some will be told & still won’t ever see it. How do you know if you caught a blessing? You feel it. It squeezes the heart & the…
The Practice that James built
This was my father’s office. He sold it, packed up a moving van & hit the ground running. He & my mother live 20 minutes away from me. Starting his business must have been so scary, when he ended his practice, it was thriving. He still see’s patients in Birmingham 3 days a week. I…
i will paint
These are my brushes in my water glass. The sticker is for my father, the eye doctor. The black brush in silver was my Grandmothers. On top of the book, you may not see it, is my Great Grandfather’s ivory pocket knife he used to carve with. Art & Rabbi are my history on my…
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