separation

You have such a wonderful way of bringing the memories of childhood out of my older person.. Its refreshing in so many ways.. Thanks Deborah…This is timeless …
Chuck..

clever choice of tones and format for a powerful image…
my best, francis.

clever choice of tones and format for a powerful image…
my best, francis.

brilliant image Deborah,,,, well done

Stunning capture Deborah.

Ahh, yes – I was there, too. An incredibly beautiful and inspired work, Deborah.

That´s a lovely shot. Excellent as always Deborah!

Another wonderful, touching and strong image!

I find this image extremely powerful…. This is absolutely amazing work… Touching, sad and yet wonderful all at the same time.. Awesome work Deborah….

aww..This is so precious!!.. what an incredible lifetime capture!!!!

Beautifully done. For me I get a feeling of emotional ambiguity, perhaps derived from the inescapable dimension of hope and optimism I ascribe to children, at odds with the noir impact of the bars through which she gazes. Thus a tension.

Wonderful image, full of narrative…..beautiful work…...anna :)

This reminds me of my first day at school. Such thought provoking work. Lovely.

Such a wonderful yet powerful picture Deb. Excellent work my friend.

Quite a haunting image, Deborah! Filled with feeling and atmosphere.

very moving and stirring image – nicely done!

Brilliant!!

And another great image.

Really fantastic and thought provoking work Deb… makes you really want to get into the mind of the child… or perhaps your own inner child!
I’m sure we have all been there at some time or another.
Loving all of this new work.

fantastic,,,,,,,,,

Ohhh….. heartbreaking! I just want to give her a big Mummy hug!
Another beautiful image Deb…. you have such a beautiful almost haunting style, but something really magical happens when you work from your heart :))

Well now, this is rather brilliant:)

beautiful and inspired work. Excellent

Wonderful shot!

Oh my…..a very telling image, Deb!

Beautifully captured! Love it

Really captures that feeling of loneliness so often felt at that young age.. on the playground…just waiting for the day to end. – Beautiful and sweet.

beautiful work… great tones and depth of field – you have so well created memories amd emotions with this image – wonderful Deborah

lovely work as always

excellent

I used to take paintings to a gallery director. She was so passionate about art. Sometimes she was scathing in her criticism, sometimes she went into raptures over the minutest detail.As I look at separation I can hear her voice as if she were viewing it for her gallery, delightfully pawing over the pitted iron, and stone work, your light and shadow. I Reckon she’d love it so much she’d probably go on for ages. And I love it too, one of your very human pieces Deb, that so brilliantly captures our emotion. No doubt : )

You’ve definitely captured a feeling here deb – I remember it well…

both truth and metaphor strikingly displayed…

Oh boy. This really brings back memories to my school years. Going to school was like being locked up in a prison camp. The loneliness and terror. The lack of safety. You created a very masterful artwork here.

interesting piece deb, hopefully school doesn’t feel like that for fleur – anyway, she has you to come home to! what could be better?

a beautiful shot – love the contemplativeness

another beautiful shot, i feel the loneliness, sadness & loss..perfect

terribly lonely- and wonderful work- well done!

Reflective – outside looking in, and inside looking out. This one really pushes my memories buttons – I like it, but feel uncomfortable with it. A beautifully taken image full of feeling.

Deborah how wonderful, I’v been looking at this for a while and it sometimes it makes me feel very odd as if this beautiful girl has been locked away and is all alone and that is a little scary !
I then flipped the coin over and then I see a happy little girl who can’t wait to get into school to meet her fiends and have a good time. brilliant work always makes you think a little. Love it

really splendid capture!

in simple terms, you always manage to make a black and white image look so different from all the others. ;) xox
primary school was very tough for me. i did not mind the classroom, it was the playground that treated me badly, so to speak. i remember my younger sister, leaving the school grounds and walking all the way back home, which was at least a 3 km walk. the teachers went crazy and thought they had a lost child on their hands. hehe ;) xox
another beautifully emotive work deborah.

Fantastic image Deborah! I love the composition, processing and emotion in this work :)

Beautiful!

More wonderful work.. fantastic series

beautiful image – so contemplative

excellent

wonderful feeling to this image!

Beautiful…

goes straight to my heart…. excellent

your work leaves me breathless Deborah xxxx

your work is incredible absolutely adore

You captured that feeling of being on the outside looking in or the inside looking out .. whatever is not the place where everyone else is… Superb job!

this REALLY tugs at the heart Deb…wonderful how you’ve made inside the school so dark and prison-like, and the land beyond bright and beckoning. Awesome work :))

ambiguous and insightful.

Fantastic image Deborah! I can definitely identify with it.

Deborah, this has been a fascinating series of images. Incredibly powerful

Love your Images Deborah !!
I Felt The Same Way In School And Beyond.
Only Now Some Twenty Or More Years Since I’ve Been Out Of School
Can I Talk (via facebook) to All Those People I Never Or Were Too Shy
To Speak With !!

There is something so sad in this picture . . . Sad but beautiful . . .

wow! that one yanked on my eyes! Great image… absolutely precious.

Ah… yes… beautifully done. Your images bring my insecurities to the surface. Very touching and moving. You are an amazing artist. I can’t believe I haven’t happened upon your work before today.

I have a nephew that is going through middle school just like this. Sadly his grades are being effected, along with his eating habits.

The school yard can be a rough place. “Fitting in” has always been an issue, I am sure. Today I am sure some of the children are as cruel as ever. We just need listen to how children talk and look to see their influences in this world.

Disrespect, sarcasim, and belittling are accepted at a level like I have not seen since I was in grade school.

At a young age we do not understand just how unimportant it is to have to fit in. Well for some of us. There are others that never leave the feeling of needing to fit in behind them.

As much as the children need to be encouraged to cope with such things, I think more teachers need to be more assertive.

I dont have children but I was a child. I know the feeling all to well depicted in this image. I was the chubby, non-athletic kid that was picked last. I was the not so smart kid that was laughed at when I answered a question wrong. I was the kid that did not swear and use bad language, so I was a target for bullies.

I pulled through. My hope is the children out there feeling as I once did pull through as well.

Great post.