in a letter to a friend, never written, never said, sad, it is impossible. to explain. there will be khama, guilt, ridden over mountains, over years. tis tough is guilt. the back bedroom, hankies folded ready, in every room, in pockets now gone musty. the pottery is dusty. i have another life. i have a…
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.. letter to a friend ..
mine, also has become a stranger. how strange. i often do not sleep, so have decided it is not a problem. there is always another world out there, that is not ours. i like mine. i like your writing. sbm
Knowledge: Still Life iPhoneography
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 This stack of books is from a more elaborate still life I set up in my living room over the week to take advantage of the sunlight streaming through our front blinds. The most recent Be Still 52 prompt had us working with more…
. the return .
back to the cathedral where the book says it is all for nothing anyway talk about giving hope away. a spiritual reduction, a sad deduction from some who should know better sbm.
Collected Writing Tips & Advice
Here is a list of many essays, articles, quotes, and links on writing advice, tips, theory, and thought. (from 23 Tips from Famous Writers) “Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would be…
On The Hunt
Something a little different today…a landscape vs. the still lives I’ve been posting as of late. I took this a couple of days ago whilst walking my Brittany along the Little Miami River here in Milford, OH. What I was after was a pano of the frozen river but my dog, always the ham, decided…
The Four Lovelies
Pears have always been a subject of artists and photographers. Their skin and curves seem to attract many artists, including myself. Four Lovelies is my most recent study of pears this time shot with my iphone native camera app and processed with the iphoneography apps Distressed FX and a touch of Snapseed. Let’s…
Liza's Tree
Inspiration for writing is often memory. As a girl I attended Camp James Weldon Johnson in Raccoon State Park in Pennsylvania. One of my fondest memories is the long nightly walk to Liza’s Tree. Once there, we sat around a blazing campfire while one of the best storytellers in the world told us about Liza,…
Steel Mesh Sculpture: A New Medium
By Donald Kolberg The variety of mediums used to create sculpture has expanded in the last century. Yet the traditional methods of reduction and addition still dominate the creative process. This includes carving, modeling, welding, casting and collage. Within the art community there is a new process confined to the manipulation of the surface of…
Two Versions
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 You’ve seen my iphoneography images from this shoot in my earlier posts…now it’s time to show you what I did with my DSLR and Lightroom/Photoshop. Version 1 was edited in Lightroom and the preset Kim Klassen gave us was applied. With Version 2, I…