Thursday, April 8, 2010

If I could take a shower under a sunflower


If I could take a shower under a sunflower I'm pretty sure this is what it would look like. I was wandering through the park with my kids and stumbled upon a field with dried out sunflowers. I was amazed that they had managed to survive through the elements since last fall. The tallest one stood around 6'3. It's stem a straight pole with a large head drooping down. I remarked to my oldest daughter that it looked like a shower. We proceeded to photograph each other taking "sunflower showers". So, even though this ended up being a digital compilation I would like to give photo credits to my 8 year old, semi-professional junior photographer in training (thanks Meadow).

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

360' self portrait


A strange self portrait.
In the background is the woods in my Grandma's yard. The table cloth is the same one I ate summer breakfasts on since I was 3 years old. Inside the Baoding ball is my reflection (camera in hand). If you look even closer you will see her house in the background. The second story window is my childhood bedroom.
This magic of this reflection is that it allows you to simultaneously view the future, past & present, while providing a 360' view of an environment that shaped the person i am today.
We are like plants , we receive nourishment from our environment and it shapes us into the beautiful people that we are.

About the Baoding Ball: Regulates and excites the cerebrum and central nervous system, also improves fine motor movements in hand.


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