. the organic artist
What is art? Nature concentrated. -Honore de Balzac Recently I was so, so lucky to tag a long with my very dear friend, Aggelige, who runs the inspiring shop in the airstream trailer-Organic Designs by Aggelige-at The Camp in Costa Mesa. She is moving her planting space to a greenhouse so she can continue to [...]
. little artists
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso
. a daughter
A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. – Unknown To our very dear friends Ami Marie and Gavyn. We miss you so much. -the Riddles
photography is [being ever so thankful]
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Even though thoughts weigh heavy on my mind about my mother-in-law’s current health situation, our financial future, our world’s political situations, Merrik and Maliea’s constant expectations of new toys and new clothes, our mysteriously high water bill, the future of the photography industry, my eyebrows needing waxing etc. I am still ever so thankful for [...]
photography is [the intersection of two lives]
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Songs of the Sky with Rhythm I’ve been working on a personal series for some time without really knowing that I was doing so. The series’ evolution has been a long process which I started about 10 years ago. It is a junction of two distinct aspects of my life: fine art photography and weather. [...]
photography is [a san clemente picture postcard series]
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I’ve decided to do a weekly picture postcard series to get me energized and mindful about sharing some of the wonderful things I have in my life. I hope it encourages you to slow down and appreciate the simple things too. A little bit of “I am thankful…” all year ’round (thanks to Maliea’s wonderful [...]
photography is [a day to remember]
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Military life has been foreign to me my entire life until recently. I never really understood what it was all about-even though I grew up in a military town and my dad was in the Navy and heard some of his stories about being at sea. As a little girl, all I really knew was [...]
photography is [why]
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I’ve been asking myself a lot lately, “Why? Why am I photographing?” My kids are definitely asking this a lot lately. I have decided to explore this in more detail and ponder it as much as I can. I want to be more conscious of not only why I am photographing but why I am [...]
photography is [an aloha getaway]
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Well it’s that time again! Time for the Riddles to go on a trip to Hawaii. Yep, I love to travel with my family. I am doing a little bit of work while we are there but mostly it’s about time with family. Time well invested. So I don’t have that $3000 underwater camera housing [...]
photography is [not my only passion]
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I don’t know if any of you have noticed but photography is not my only passion. I think it shares a deep, long lasting place in my heart right along with the ocean. Whenever I am doing something that relates to the ocean, I know in my heart I am being true to myself. I [...]
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photography is [a nautical staycation]
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We spent the month of August living on our boat in Dana Point Harbor. We sailed the s/v Pelican up the coast in ‘gunkhole‘ style, stopping in Mission Bay and Oceanside before docking in Dana. Once settled in, we lived our lives from the boat. Dad went to work every day and we continued our [...]
photography is [the ripple of water]
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Water Lily by Rainer Maria Rilke My whole life is mine, but whoever says so will deprive me, for it is infinite. The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine; it is still the same, my life. No desire opens me: I am full, I never close myself with refusal- in the [...]
photography is [possessed]
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[Kristianne Koch. Untitled. 1988. Photograph printed in the darkroom from a negative with litho film overlay] Sometimes I feel like I’m possessed. I can’t help but want to create new work. I am obssessed about looking at art and photography and design but I’m also stuck and lost about my own current work. I just [...]
photography is [55 really great years]
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Well, I wasn’t around for all 55 years but I do have to say that as much as I know and as much as I have seen, my parents have had and still have a fantastic life together. They are so easygoing and loving and respectful and well, together! I am inspired and honestly believe [...]
photography is [an art and a business]
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This is some of my favorite work lately. It’s the type of work I really love and the type of work I’ve always loved. I am not quite sure why it stands out other than it is beautiful to me. Both images are technical disasters. I know I wouldn’t be able to sell this work [...]
photography is [remembering another life]
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snorkeling in Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa [left] and Sunset Beach Oahu [right] Jim surfing “on the reef” in French Polynesia Getting tatted in Nuku Hiva by Isidore Haiti Jim on a secret break in French Polynesia. The locals came out and told me politely, “No Photos!” Jim with an ear infection paddling around in our dinghy [...]
photography is [a dream girl]
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Dream Girl by Carl Sandburg YOU will come one day in a waver of love, Tender as dew, impetuous as rain, The tan of the sun will be on your skin, The purr of the breeze in your murmuring speech, You will pose with a hill-flower grace. You will come, with your slim, expressive arms, [...]
photography is [a boy and his bike]
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So Merrik has recently mustered up the courage to try riding his bike without training wheels-again. He was ready to roll a year ago until he had a major wipeout on the hill at the end of our street. This time he’s trying a new technique of pushing off and peddling down a knoll of [...]
photography is [the sea]
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The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. Isak Dinesen I’ve been longing for the sea lately. Not just the beach where the sand meets the sea but the wide open rolling waves sea. Maybe a little sweat will substitute for now. I have no reason for tears except tears of [...]
photography is [leaving las vegas]
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Shot on expired Kodak BW400CN film with a Nikon EM and 50mm manual focus lens. Because you can’t use electronics during take-off and landing, I decided to carry my completely analog 35mm camera to WPPI. I bought this camera to take with me on my sailing trip in 2002 just in case my electronic film [...]
photography is [my april fool]
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I spent the morning with my favorite silly April Fool. Maliea and I dropped off Merrik at school then trekked over to El Camino Automotive to have RJ take care of our bald tires before we had to go out of town. We had good intentions to walk all the way to FedEx to ship [...]
photography is [the casa romantica]
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Awhile ago we visited the Casa Romantica here in town. We wanted to do something different but didn’t want to join the swarms of So Calians in the local mountains and we didn’t want to drive far (ever since we went sailing and didn’t have a car for 2 years, we haven’t been big fans [...]
photography is [going from baby to little girl in 120 photographs]
To my dearest little girl; I am so amazed by your beauty-inside and out-every day. I swore I never wanted to have a little girl of my own because I know how hard it is to grow up as an emotional and sensitive being in this world. I was wrong. Completely naive. To the wonderful [...]