Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Photographer | Manchester, CT | Dress Form Ballerina
In Art, local artist, personal, Photography on February 13, 2014 at 4:25 PM
Twenty Two [A Creative Collaboration Between Two Cousins] | Story
In Art, collaboration, local artist, personal, Photography, twenty two on February 12, 2014 at 4:27 PM
The last time the spirit of change called her it was a quiet whisper – an achy, familiar longing she could not deny.
Photographer | Manchester, CT | tree in winter
In Art, landscape, local artist, Photography on February 10, 2014 at 7:37 PM
Tania Palermo | Photographer | Manchester, CT | Winter
In Art, landscape, local artist, Photography on February 9, 2014 at 5:03 PM
Twenty Two [A Creative Collaboration Between Two Cousins]
In collaboration, personal, Photography, twenty two on January 21, 2014 at 3:19 PMLydia and I are moving our project in a new direction. Here is her post explaining the idea and revealing her first picture – to which I am responding below.
Here’s the idea. Last week she took a picture and posted it on her blog. This week I am responding to her picture with words (I am challenging myself to keep it to twenty-two words each week) – which will be the beginning of what we hope will be an unfolding story – and posting my picture – to which she will respond the next week.
While the ingredients for her amazing cranberry apple chutney were simmering, she wondered what the ingredients for an amazing life would be.
Lydia’s last post. (prior to “story line”)
Portrait Photographer | Manchester, CT | Website Head Shot
In Business, Head Shot, Photography, Portrait, social media on January 14, 2014 at 2:43 PM
Portrait Photographer | Manchester, CT | Children
In Children, Photography, Portrait on January 9, 2014 at 7:09 PM
How sweet is she? Mom brought L in to recreate a vintage photo of her Memere. I love doing this type of portrait work! Such a blessing to help a family make new memories and gifts.
Photography | Manchester, CT | Artist Quote – Gregory Crewdson
In Art, art portraiture, local artist, personal, Photography on December 20, 2013 at 5:35 PMI re-watched a documentary about the work of Gregory Crewdson today. The closing line of the movie (his voice and words) really resonate and make me continue to think about a topic that’s been on my mind for a while. I have post it notes all around the studio that implore me to “write a new story”. Here are Gregory Crewdson’s words “I feel very strongly that every artist has one central story to tell. The struggle is to tell and retell that story over and over again in visual form … and try to challenge that story. But at the core that story remains the same. It’s like the defining story of who you are.”
What’s your story?
Twenty Two [A creative collaboration between two cousins]
In Art, collaboration, local artist, personal, Photography, twenty two on December 12, 2013 at 6:27 PMPhoto Walk on Main Street : Things that are Black or White
Hi Lyd,
Congrats on your two publications this week! So exciting! :)
I know you may post a day or two late this week – and I am posting a day early – so we balance each other out. I’m in the office at the studio and despite the fact that I have the heat cranked to 75 it is still cold in here. This is one of those rooms that is going to stay hot all summer and cold all winter. Lake Street Dive radio is playing on Pandora in the other room and I’m forcing myself to do this blog post because I have time right now.
I’ve been feeling a little “bleh” this week so it was the perfect time for us to explore “photography as therapy”. Your post from last week was inspiring. It reminded me, as it did you, of some of the things we loved about photography in the beginning. Going on photo walks was definitely an outlet and meditation for me. It didn’t matter if anyone ever saw the images – something worked through me and I’d always feel more energized after. That’s what happened with these too. I was feeling sort of down when I started my walk on Main Street and by the end my mood had completely shifted. I think “photo walks” should be an added tool in Art Therapy. It makes your forget yourself.
I don’t think I’d normally share any of these images. It was SO cold out – my fingers almost fell off – that there was little thought put into composition, etc. I was just looking for our chosen colors. Blobbity blob – they are what they are and I’m sharing them with you. That little dog is named Tilly. She was a rescue and I fell in love with her. She was behind the counter in a shop I went into (to get out of the bitter cold) and came out to say hello. The owner said she never comes out to see anyone (she was abused by her past owners). I think she wanted a massage. All animals ask me for one. ;)
Love you!!
T
About Twenty Two
My post from last week
Lydia’s post to be updated here later.
twenty two [a creative collaboration between two cousins]
In Art, collaboration, local artist, personal, Photography, twenty two, Uncategorized on December 6, 2013 at 11:32 AMThis weeks subject: Anxiety | Depression | Panic Attacks
Hello my dear cousin L ~
How are you? I’m really liking how this project is keeping us connected. Or – getting us connected. Even if when we don’t interact between postings (and I’m so glad we did connect this week) – I believe that doing work like this joins us together in spirit no matter the physical distance between us. We choose a challenging topic this week. I’ve experienced all three of these things in the past and part of me didn’t want to go there again. To photograph something like a panic attack means needing to try to remember how it felt – and it was scary enough experiencing it the first time. I resisted the process and had a lot of empathy for people who write memoirs about troubling pasts because it gave me a glimpse into how brave they have to be to take on that mantle of pain again, for a short time, to make sense of it and share it to try to help another human being.
I’m not sure if it’s a help or a hindrance to explain these pictures or not. Sometimes it’s best to let the viewer find their own meaning. What I will say it that making art awes me. I started off with a particular idea for these images – and they wound up expressing something entirely different then what I was consciously intending – but that are totally on point with how I viewed my struggles with these things. I’m becoming more convinced that Art makes and uses us – more than the other way around. When I give up control and submit myself to the process it is like making room for an idea that has been patiently waiting to be born to come through – we are just the vessel. Do you know what I mean?
I love you and am sending a hug.
♥T
Click on the images to see them in full.
Lydia’s post for this week is here.
About our project: Twenty Two
Tania Palermo [Studio on Main] 