Well, time to share some more of my recent additions to my favourites list. Here they are, but this time all on a theme of Spring (if onl…
Well, time to share some more of my recent additions to my favourites list. Here they are, but this time all on a theme of Spring (if only to my mind!): Wishful by botanicfanatic2 The ice princess by marieancolie Daffodil by Will Hore-Lacy Yellowish by micmac Composition by Antanas The Broom by Andrew Bosman…this is the broom one might use during spring cleaning… Birds on a Wire by David Librach…to me, they are returning from winter migrations. Ferns Fairway by jenndes Arum by CathieT Spring Flower Detail by Thomas Sielaff Flower Line by Damien Enjoy! Thanks to all these photographers for adding so much inspiration and art to my life.
I have quite a few delicious abstracts (or, well, images which I perceive to have an abstract quality to them) in my favourites list and…
I have quite a few delicious abstracts (or, well, images which I perceive to have an abstract quality to them) in my favourites list and so shall share a few for those who might have missed them in their travels: Accidental Fractal by Cathleen Tarawhiti …Like a beautiful phoenix or a golden bowerbird. The Wave by gypsygirl …Reminds me of guitar strings… EGG84 by TheEggman …So many beautiful egg-shaped abstracts here. The Elements by ch3rrybl0ss0m …Lovely colours! Untitled by Catherine Doherty Protest by Michael Kienhuis ink by kathleen …Lovely shiny blobs of ink a feature! Stairway to Heaven by marieancolie The Secret by Jacqueline Haberer White Bubbles by micmac Untitled by David Librach Dream Scraps by mawaho Ridged by Paul Bradley Untitled by Morten Bentzon … Reduces a beach to bands of colour and creates something new Thanks to all those artists who’ve given me so much visual pleasure and inspiration! Not all of you labelled your work as “abstract” and maybe not all of the examples in my list fit the strict definition. So it’s pretty subjective, is what I’m trying to say! My idea of abstract…sorry if it offends! Please Bubblemail me, if necessary!
I would like to thank in a massive way David Librach for moderating the group “The Art of Phot…
I would like to thank in a massive way David Librach for moderating the group The Art of Photography / and for taking the time to put together a feature about me! You can find it here / Thanks again David! :D
04/10/2009: This needed to be reposted to remind us all of a simpler time. The original was shortly after I joined. Look for Hop’s...
04/10/2009: This needed to be reposted to remind us all of a simpler time. The original was shortly after I joined. Look for Hop’s, Grant’s, and Jo’s / / You can also search my Journal for One with Kathleen and one with Brigitte A’Beckett, the second of those two a very short lived presence here. This, the second of what will be a nice set of interviews with each of the Admins, had me writing oddly half-joking questions. The subject of the interview made a point of wondering how come _he was not before Jo on my list of those to question (they hold the same job title), and so I made sure to give him extra questions to make up for my not superimposing his ego upon my own free will earlier this week. Shame on me._ / Over looking his megalomania, to my pleasant surprise the responses were even funnier than mine were questionably insulting… No reading ahead, but the answer to question four brought from me the first true belly-breaking, I am earnestly happy and amused laugh I’ve had in years. Also, be sure to take note of his double spacing between sentences, and occasional lessons on why our RB Forums, etc, often mark words as incorrectly spelled, when they are not spelled wrong at all. On with the show… 1. Who were you again? / The real question is who are you? Me? I’m just here to spew out carbon dioxide so that our trees can live. / (Incidentally, we are both wrong, unless I think he’s dead, and he thinks emphasizing the wrong words when making a point of it helps us any) 2. Ahem, so, David, was it? I noticed when I released my last interview, you seemed a bit jealous at having not had first go… have you always needed to be center of attention, or is this something which comes with age and 48 hour shifts? Perhaps a disorder from childhood? Anyone would find it difficult to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague, Jo. However, it’s more likely due to a childhood disorder and on being the youngest sibling and always being referred to as ‘the brother’ and never as my own person. Probably why I like speaking up for the little guys and always route for the underdogs. 3. Nova Scotia… it amazes me just how spread out this RB crew is… I had to get a special program for my computer which displays the time in all the places I select so as to know when each of you rascally Admins will be around… how did you first get involved with RedBubble? After all, while it’s nice and warm in Australia, you live in a cold barren tundra which only gets sunlight once a month… how do you interact with the human species so well? A am literally a two hour boat ride in the Atlantic from being on the complete geological opposite side of the world from the head office. This definitely has some disadvantages, but the internet has made the world a smaller place and the warmth that much closer. There are a lot of misconceptions about the land I live in, but the truth isn’t nearly as exciting as the perception. Now if you’ll excuse me a moment, I have to go shovel the snow off of the satellite atop my igloo as my internet connection is slowing down… As to how I got involved with the site? Well, my wife was away for 8 months doing research in the bowels of Nicaragua and RedBubble became my mistress. It was love at first sight and our relationship grew stronger everyday. Thankfully my wife has returned and has allowed me to continue with this double life. 4. Are you thick skinned or a softy when it comes to being picked on by American Southerners who pick on those they respect? / A Softy? Me? A Canadian? I should remind our southern neighbours (yes, that’s the correct spelling) that we are the only country to have successfully invaded and burned down your capital. So no, I do not fear you or your words. 5. Right, well enough about the blanket you had as a child, I’d like to move on to your work. If I’m not mistaken you’re a photographer by birthright, and not only a point-and-clicker, but an “I’ve got a high powered lenser.” You’re a little bit the geek of the camera equipment world, and I just wanted to know if you were a player or the Dungeon Master back in high-school… Birthright? I don’t know. Birthmark? Maybe. It was just over three years ago that I discovered that a camera could be used for anything other than taking pictures of drunken nights at the bar. This new discovery has enlightened me and yes, has fed my passion for all things geeky. Dungeon Master…player…does it matter? Either way, my lens is still bigger than yours. 6. Here’s a tough one I get from people about you all the time: I quote, “David is one of the greatest guys I know, but his sense of humor is horrible. It rivals Peter’s, and that’s more than any woman can handle!” / Peter just had his first child, and is happily married… you have a wife, and a dog… my question is, where did so many others go wrong, and how would you help them lead normal lives? As a good friend likes to remind me, a happy wife is a happy life! Do as you’re told and remember you can never be right. Oh, and don’t eat yellow snow. 7.Indoor plants, or outdoor rock gardens? The / Rock Garden of course. 8. Left hand or right hand? Left eyed and right handed. I’ll let you figure out how that works. 9. You do wedding photography, and while I’ve been to a wedding I don’t remember it very well because of the pre-pre-wedding festivities. I hear though that they tend to be a mixture of crazy and clean… now, this won’t effect business because you’re good at what you do regardless, but doesn’t the overkill of joy you have to focus on make you a bit ill at times? Wouldn’t you rather just be photographing the bridesmaid puking in the guest bathroom, or the best man making out with the father of the groom? To quote Charles Dickens’ words about weddings… ‘Twas the best of times and the worst of times…’ (at least that is as far as I got in the book before I fell asleep and just assumed it was about weddings). Seriously though, there is something about a wedding day that brings out all the emotions that humans have to offer. My camera is simply an excuse to get me in ‘behind the ropes’ (and maybe even get a few images to use for extortion purposes and financial gain later on in life) . Given the choice though, I would put it all down and be a fly on the wall instead and just observe and study the chaos within. We are an interesting species to say the least and weddings are the perfect environment to study us in. 10. Ok, so I’ve been having some fun with you so far, but I do want to ask a couple serious questions. For instance, the end of your description on RedBubble quotes “The best way to find out about me though is not through my words, but rather through my images.” This is surely true, but the words preempting these nearly final ones would beg to differ. You are a deep conversationalist, at least on paper, and with how easily photography and literature cross translate, I’d imagine you’ve done some writing. Have you? If not, why? Ah…more childhood skeletons. English and Literature were my least favourite (again the correct spelling) subjects and I literally flunked out of them in school. Was always much more of a math and logic kinda guy. Hence the need for order symmetry within my art. However I’ve tried to bury the demons of my formal years of education and have rediscovered the world of art including that of the written word. Alas, I ain’t no writer and I do not play one on TV…I am simply a photographer. 11. Your final words are, “This is how I see the world and this is who I am.” I find these words very well put, and the soul behind them brilliant, but I WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE. What’s with the white manikin avatar picture from your work “Silenced”? Significance, or whim? RedBubble was the first community I met that accepted me solely based off of my art. Not because of what I looked liked, or where I went to school, or who my friends and family are or even because of my third eye on my right elbow. I simply wanted my art to speak for itself. In due time I imagine all will be revealed. 12. Finally, I’ve noticed you have a number of little galleries across the internet, but many of them are empty. No follow through, or no time? Perhaps you simply forget they exist like I do all my former networking sites? I was a lost soul, a nomad searching for an adventure in a new land, leaving a trail of sweets to find my way back home if I became too afraid to continue on. Last August I discovered my destination…RedBubble. I have no need to go back and pick up the candies anymore. 13. Oh, right, I lied, I have to bring back a classic: Your favorite meal is sitting before you… it is comprised of three things. What are they (and remember, no gasses… or ether, or the theoretical plasma either)? The sophisticated gent in me would want a nice spinach salad sprinkled with warm goat cheese and a raspberry vinaigrette followed by a medium-rare rack of lamb with a dijon mustard demi-glaze accompanied by an old world Syrah…but only if someone else is paying. On my dime nothing can beat a plate of nachos, a bucket of suicide chicken wings and a pint of Keiths. ____ Next Up: Pilgrim. I must say I am extremely excited to see what he has to say. After all, out of all of us Jesters and Fools, he keeps King Bubble’s head firmly planted in sage reason… Oh, right, Pilgrim, if you read this, I’m interviewing you next. :) Gordon
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