Excited About The New Exhibit!

Boathouse #30

Well, I did it... I finally sat down and chose the images for my upcoming exhibit at Adironack Lakes Center for the Arts, which will run July 20 thru August 21. I had been going back and forth over the last several months as to whether I should continue showing my documentary photos, or finally let a substantial collection of my personal expressions see the light of day. I've decided to push forward, and I'm really excited about my decision and my image choices.

Now for the printing...

Bright Eyes

you came from my dream
very late to stand at my door
with your bright eyes
very real and wholly mythical

and in those waking moments
fragments all in a rush

jukebox matchmaker
feverish crayons
the angry spider
genocide perpetrated against clams
a boy in the circus
campfire perfume
a case of bad brakes
all the snacks in the mountains
a sadly heartbroken deer

so much from so short a time
the well i lower a bucket into
when i need to remember
how sweet life can be

(until we meet again...)

To Be Always In The Flow

The Flow

It is when we leave the Flow
Resist
That we become separated from the Universal...

Observing Orchids at Cleveland Botanical Garden

Tulip #30

I had a great time teaching this weekend at Cleveland Botanical Garden during the Observing Orchids workshop! The workshop is planned to coincide with the Garden's annual Orchid Mania event, which is always a treat. This year we were given the opportunity to shoot in the glasshouse for a couple of hours prior to the Garden's opening to the public. There were some really beautiful images created by the participants this year.

Thanks to Jennifer at CBG for working with me to make this our best macro event so far!

Far Away Sun

Far Away Sun

What to do at a time when everything feels cold?

Things that once seemed reachable
Feel farther away then ever
People
Places
Dreams

Little known fact that the sun
Is nearest to Earth in the dead of winter
We wait and and the bright, warm days return

I hope both winter
And the disappointment
Fade

New Work as Part of Cleveland Heights Exhibit

I'll be showing new work as part of a group exhibit taking place at the South Wing Gallery of St. Paul's Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio from October 30 thru January 18. There is an opening reception, open to the public, from 5-7 PM on Friday, October 30. I hope to see you there!

The gallery address is:

South Wing Gallery
St. Paul 's Church
2747 Fairmount Blvd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106

For more information contact Katy Barney at (216) 932-5815 extension 215.

Drizzly Morning Gifts

Signs of Fall Near Seventh Lake

there are other gifts
blue heron of patience
fragrance of warm drizzle
her voice in my dreams
other gifts to notice
cherish here and now
don't let them pass