restoration and beauty
This weekend has been so beautifully restorative for me, after such an overwhelmingly busy week which became busy in a wonderful way when I finally decided to ‘surrender’ and ask for help. So many articles were overdue, my mind was feverishly gestating creative ideas I wanted to rush out and manifest, not to mention requests for three proposals in relation to my new polaroid project, ‘open to exposure’ for children. Surrendering took the form of hiring my lovely friend Jennifer, who is a brilliantly gifted writer and asking her for help which she undertook with grace and humor on very short notice.
Pop by her website and you will be seduced with her charm I promise you ~ Jennifer ‘curated’ a stunning collection of essay’s in a book called ‘Lanterns’ which you can order off her website, several of my friends penned luminous stories for Lanterns and the photograph’s are sooo gorgeous!
Have a peek as well at the little film clip I took this weekend at the Aquarium of the moon jelly fish ~ they are by far my favorite sea creature as their effervescent beauty is gorgeously hypnotic to me. I could spend the entire day just staring at them and was so happy to capture a bit of their magic on film.
Later this same day I visited the Buddhist temple for a meditation class and had a most lively conversation afterwards over jasmine tea in the caffeteria. My Dharma practice is incredibly personal to me so I tend to tiptoe gently through spiritual conversations if only because in the end it is so incredibly ordinary. It truly has nothing to do with ‘identity’ and like my deepest personal relationships I find that sheltering this ‘wheel of becoming’ allows my lens to become ever more generous.
Wandering through life’s experiences I am learning to simply be natural, to venture beyond a point of view to insight and understanding, and perhaps the biggest of all to ‘learn how to listen so others will speak, and how to speak so others will listen’ ( a big one for a chatterbox like me:) Somehow all of these facets help me penetrate more deeper into intimacy which I guess in the end is where I am continuously trying to make my way.
The sky is a most lovely blue today and I am heading out further exploring my new passion for the px 100 silvershade film by the impossible project ~ you can peek at photo’s of my learning curve here. This film has the most beyond~gorgeous magical shimmering sparkles that I am over the moon with. It’s so cool because they have little ‘quotes’ on the cards that the polaroid camera spits out ~ my last one read ‘catch a falling star and put it in your pocket.’ Needless to say I was quite charmed:)
Have a fabulous week, I hope you had a relaxing and peaceful Easter weekend.
category: open to exposure, photography | | 6 comments »
April 6th, 2010 at 11:55 am
this camera is so cool! and quotes on the back, WOW. thanks for sharing. love your pictures so far.
April 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
i have 2 boxes waiting at home for me…i hope that my learning curve is such that i have even a fraction of the beauty you’ve captured. xo
April 6th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
It’s so magical watching them dance through the water like that.
April 6th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
i agree – i could watch the jellyfish all day too. beautiful
April 6th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
i am typing by the light of the laptop tipped over so hopefully not too many mistakes will land here. love, love, love this post, this learning to ask for help – i have hired my niece to prepare canvases for me this summer and feel my breathing already easier. we are busy women, all of us, and must learn to reach out when we need, to allow time for the rest of our life. i am lately all about the quote from under the tuscan sun (at least the movie – teehee): “live spherically.” yes. and yes.
April 8th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
wow…
i was spellbound silent staring at that video…
those jelly fish are intensely beautiful…
i could watch that video over and over…
thank you for sharing it
and your words, which i always enjoy…