“go toward the light always, be without ships.”
Carolyn Forche's poem, The Lightkeeper and goose bumps
before night falls
I remember when I found out in 8th grade art class that you could manipulate color. That they are all ripped off the primary colors. By combining and diluting you could make all kinds of shades and tints. The magic of nature in a bottle! {And now, in a pixel}
things summer left behind
I am not sure if it's the fact that I am listening to Florence + the Machine a lot {Florence has a dramatic and colorful style} or if it's the fact that I am re-reading Great Expectations that inspired me to make these photos. Because Ms. Havisham, a minor but cataclysmic character in Great Expectations, always reminds...
racism, beauty and the beast inside
"All instincts that do not discharge themselves outwardly turn inward...The instinct for freedom abrogated, he develops bad conscience. When all his other desires are blocked, the only one left to pay the debt is himself. So he pays it with himself with the only power left to him. He tortures himself and enjoys it." -...
running in the family
I love this book and I think I'll read it at least twice this summer. This is the book I have read most often because it's an immediate injection of inspiration. I can open Running in the Family to any page and be absolutely delighted. He's just so good! Michael Ondaatje, best known for his...
