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Keeping up with my "Remember this" project. One photo combined with a bit of wisdom/advice that I want to make sure I've said to my daughters. I don't like time to pass too quickly, but I am excited for the year-long completion of this project and the gorgeous book that should result. 52 weeks worth of beauty with a lifetime of love poured into the recipients.
Do you have a happy home? I'm not asking about a clean home, or a well furnished home. But a happy one? I do. It's something that struck me today, out of the blue. More messy than clean, more run-down than new and fancy, but the one thing you are guaranteed to get at our home is laughter. I don't have an exotic life by any means, but I am happy most of the time, most every day. Decided to make a little illustration of a happy house and loved how it turned out so thought I'd offer prints. It's printed on 12"x18" metallic paper and is so happy and cheerful looking!
I took a little time last week to participate in an art challenge issued over on Kal Barteski's blog (one of my daily must reads!) Pick a subject/topic and explore the same thing in 5 different ways over the course of 5 days. I've been noticing a lot of roads showing up in my photos lately so I went with that. I loved having an excuse to play around with photos and software with no real goal other than exploring what kind of look I could come up with. These are all digital effects. And I did combine one day with my other ongoing project, the remember this series. I'm all for the "two birds/one stone" method when necessary. The pieces of this series are available as prints, beginning at $8 for a 12x8, in my print shop.
Week 8 has been brightened with fresh air and spring-like temps for our normally-in-the-middle-of-winter valley. Blue skies teasing us that warmer days just might be around the corner. And the best part of that is shaking off the cabin fever that takes hold between New Years holiday and the first rays of sunshine. My reminder to the girls is to get outside already. Turn off the TV, the cellphone, the Wii, X-Box, computer, laptops, etc...and STEP. OUTSIDE. And BREATHE. Can't resist adding water to the mix because they don't drink nearly enough ("pop please") and also, swimming is FUN!
Below is my latest page, week no. 7, in what will eventually become a year-long book of messages/reminders I want to leave my daughters. Not sure how many of my readers are local to my town, but those of you who are will undoubtedly be caught up in the heartbreak this community is experiencing from the loss of one of our own children, Mackenzie Cowell, who disappeared Feb. 9, 2010. My very close friend, Stephanie Fry, was the photographer who had taken Mackenzie's senior photos and she has a bittersweet reminder on her site about the importance of photos. Although my daughters weren't close to Mackenzie, they attended the same school and are so shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of this young woman. In the aftermath of grieving, we've had lots of discussions about paying attention to your surroundings and heeding that inner voice that might be trying to protect you. It's a fine line, trying to teach your kids to be independent and "fearless", while also wanting them to not be gullible or susceptible to harm. RIP Mackenzie, the whole community mournes your loss.
