earth, water, air & fire. the fifth element? aether…”that which was beyond the material world.” people wonder, my own family included, why Vermont has such a hold on me. i’ve lived in Birmingham, Alabama twenty one years. it has never felt like home. my children and my animals have kept me grounded, both literally &…
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Louis Rosenthal sculpture (my great-grandfather)
He is my Great grandfather. I was lucky enough to photograph a private collection. Someday…i hope to own some. http://www.louisrosenthalmuseum.org for more info on this treasure of my past.
a museum in his pocket…
The title of this post was a story told to me by my father. Louis Rosenthal was walking around downtown Baltimore with his young son. A man stopped to greet Louis & said to Louis’s son, “Your father walks around with a museum in his pocket” I love that my own son has a drive…
when my daughter left the nest…
…i made sure she landed into her own. her college, in Mobile, Alabama, had dorm room walls, built with cement block. i suppose, to prevent the building from being ripped apart by a hurricane. they tend to grow in the Gulf of Mexico. she is somewhat safe from the violent elements that plague the region….
modesty dictate the female must always cross her…paws
and then to feign boredom with any given admiration…as shown here.
the tomato stealing pup
Cole (4mo puppy of mysterious parental origins) & i went out to garden. Alabama is still summer & there are tomatoes. We are so SICK of tomatoes, but…Cole is not. My back was turned from him & i hear my husband say, “Coles is eating your tomatoes” See?! 1. i photographed my bounty. 2. i…
my Bat Mitzvah speech to my daughter
Most people fall into categories to define who they are. I believe it is my nature to try to simplify my life by putting labels on things and on people. I tried to do so with you. When you were 2, I once watched you stack your wooden blocks into towers, red up, animals…
portraits of two women
the first two images are of my sister-in-law, the other is my daughter. We are in Gulf Shores, Alabama
our new puppy
our Cole Winston Saab @ 10weeks.
one of the greatest gifts i’ve ever received
A box was delivered today to me by courier. The gift was given to me by my husband’s 2nd cousin, Carlo H. Joseph III. The bronze piece was sculpted by hand (unknown how many were cast from his original wax sculpture) by my Great Grandfather, Louis Rosenthal http://www.louisrosenthalmuseum.org I was blown away & wish to…
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