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Archive for May, 2014

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Spring and the Birds are Arriving

After a long, cold winter I think it is safe to say spring has finally arrived.  Thank goodness the hummingbirds didn’t show up too early or they would have found frozen food.  We are seeing lots of migrating birds passing through, and a couple of the photos I took today look kind of like birds to me.   Of course they are pretty abstract and surreal, nothing like the Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanager, Orioles, and yes, finally Hummingbirds that have been visiting the feeders all day, but there is a kind of bird-like something to them.  Maybe it’s just that I have birds on my mind, but you can be the judge.

Hummingbird on the Wing Hummingbird on the Wing

Funny Bird ©Funny Looking Bird

 

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Photo(s) of the Week, May 21

Just made some new glass pieces and of the three I really like two of them.  The third, well, sometimes the colors just don’t work well together.  I keep hoping to make some glass that I just want to sell, but then I do some exploring and find all kinds of things going on.  I’m really happy with these, so I am posting more than just one image.  Don’t worry there are plenty for future posts!

First, the two 8 inch glass discs

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World2 52115

I was trying to create some lighter pieces to compliment my mostly darker ones, and succeeded.  As the next few macro photos show, there are at least a few really interesting brighter and lighter images to be found.

5211403Loving this mix of colors

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My favorite of the day (and I took about 35 photos).

Red Rope ©This one seems very simple, but strong

I am really excited about these and can hardly wait to see them in print.  My favorite way of printing is on metal, so I won’t get instant gratification, but I do have some metallic paper on hand, and that gives a pretty good feel for how they will look.  One thing I am also excited about is that these are all very large images to start with, so they could be printed on a very large scale.


Bonus Photo of the Week

Sometimes I just have to share! This week I am working on multiple images from just one of my glass disks with an idea to change my Greco Gallery “An Artist Boutique” wall in the near future.  The idea is to highlight one piece of glass and all of the photos that I find in it.  Sound good?  So, in working on the images, I have found a few that I am really excited about.  Here are a couple.  If you would like to give input, please do.

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