The best advice that was ever given to me about photography came from my good friend Infinity Rain – who I am sure many of you know a lot…
The best advice that was ever given to me about photography came from my good friend Infinity Rain – who I am sure many of you know a lot better than I. It came at a time when I was feeling rather disheartened with photography, and going through a bit of a bad patch as far as the quality of my shots was concerned (whether this was actual or just perceived who can say? Art is so subjective like that!). She told me that when I was faced with a shot, to actually stop and contemplate it for a good five minutes, slowing the breathing and actually going into a meditative state before pressing the shutter. OK, so I know that isn’t always possible depending on your subject matter, but by and large for still life I have found it an invaluable technique. The first time I tried it, I ended up with a shot called The Ghost Road Which I rather like (though I’m afraid it doesn’t make a very good print). So will someone please tell me why, oh why, oh why do I insist on going out to take pictures with other people? The wife suggests going out for a walk, so I grab my camera and off we go. I sit there trying to compose a shot and she walks on – so I’m semi-conscious of the fact that she’s waiting for me to catch up. So I rush. Blur the shot, screw up the composition and generally waste time. In fact, I’d have been better off not bothering taking my camera and just enjoying the walk – but you know what it’s like. It’s like an umbilical cord. We need to be surgically removed from our cameras. Many of us will likely be buried with them. Worse still for me is, I have a friend. His name is Ian and he’s a photographer too. The other day we decided to take a trip together to my favouritest of places Marwell Zoo. The only problem is we both have a massive competitive streak – so not only are we stood there chimping our photographs and trying to outdo each other, we’re trying to outdo each other by numbers: calling across to each other “How many did you get of that one then?” “12” “Ha! Well I got 20” and so on. “How many memory cards have you used so far?” “How many gigs?” “How many pics?” And in the race for numbers, quality comes a long way down the list. I think at the end of the day I’d taken about 350 pics of which I’ve used about 10. So I’m not going to go taking pictures with people any more. My walks will be taken alone, my trips will be taken alone. I shall get up early for the best light of the day, I shall go out and find the best locations, and I’m going to find that place of peace where I can take my time, meditate, breathe, compose and finally click… Ian has invited me to take a trip with him to Monkey World sometime later this year… Now where’s that 2GB memory card of mine?
It was really delightful to be informed by Karen Cook that my “Love Is Lighting Up Somebody…
It was really delightful to be informed by Karen Cook that my Love Is Lighting Up Somebody Else’s Darkest Moments is being featured side by side with Karen’s at the RB’sFeatured Wall Art And Greeting Cards :D It’s my first feature there, so exciting!! :D Many thanks to the Singapore Group for featuring both Heartstrings and Wish Upon A Star too!! :D My sales in zazzle have also started to pick up, I have 4 sales this week… Sales at Zazzle was really slow for me initially…no sales for first 2 months, it got really discouraging…but thought I would just press on and see how,glad I did because I made close to 20 sales in the last 1 month plus or so,really counting my blessings everyday for that. I am about 3 plus months into Zazzle :D I want to mention special thanks to Ujean for being that constant beacon of light for me at zazzle…for those who are in Zazzle, maybe like me,you may feel like a small fish in the ocean,so tiny and lost there at times. Ujean visited my gallery many times and often gave me encouraging comments and suggestions,enough fuel from her to help me last another 3 months,haha! Thanks so much Ujean! :D Here are the cute small items I sold this week :D Many thanks to Susan who bought the Love Mediations products, our dear Midori who bought Mountain Whispers Button and a lady named Holly who bought the Love Is Lighting Up Somebody Else’s Darkest Moments Button :D
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/ Realities Visiting and dreaming / Are the realities of the hope-world. / Crying and obtaining / Are the realities of the prayer-world. / Silencing and becoming / Are the realities of the meditation-world.Sri Chinmoy Thank you so much to the Group Moderators
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WALKING MEDITATION Take my hand. / We will walk. / We will only walk. / We will enjoy our walk / without thinking of arriving anywhere. / Walk peacefully. / Walk happily. / Our walk is a peace walk. / Our walk is a happiness walk. Then we learn / that there is no peace walk; / that peace is the walk; / that there is no happiness walk; / that happiness is the walk. / We walk for ourselves. / We walk for everyone / always hand in hand. Walk and touch peace every moment. / Walk and touch happiness every moment. / Each step brings a fresh breeze. / Each step makes a flower bloom under our feet. / Kiss the Earth with your feet. / Print on Earth your love and happiness. Earth will be safe / when we feel in us enough safety. / - Thich Nhat Hanh -
Friday Journal, I was just thinking maybe we could all share about emotions such a happiness joy sorrow anger and how you apply pract…
Friday Journal, I was just thinking maybe we could all share about emotions such a happiness joy sorrow anger and how you apply practicing positive ways of dealing with the negative emotions to achieve the positives on the spectrum such as tranquility joy and happiness… I personally would prefe to live in a bubble and since joining this Red Bubble I have found so many outlets for so much emotion found alot of healing and pray to continue this journey Well I love Friday Journal responses for I find that I heal and learn through each one of you and your spirits so I will throw this out there Have a Great Night and Many Many Blessings and Regards Amber Elizabeth / lil ol me:)
Sanctum, my first all black and white work, was double-featured on Sat…
Sanctum, my first all black and white work, was double-featured on Saturday, June 20, 2009 by the All Things Black and Abstract Digital Art and Writing groups on Red Bubble. The All Things Black gallery features images with a predominantly black subject. ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART AND WRITING or ADAWG, as it’s popularly called, focuses on written prose and the art that illustrates it. It’s unusual in that it combines the two mediums for a unique and fascinating gallery. Sanctum is my first feature in each of these groups. I’m grateful and deeply honored by the acknowledgement of this digital fine art piece. Sanctum employs a black and white room made up of only 2 graphic source elements: 1) a stained glass window, and 2) a checkered floor. The floor was brought into several separate layers, each of which was twisted and distorted. The end result of that was drapes, then placed, shadowed, and reflected on the floor to create a three-dimensional room. Sanctum is my challenge entry into the Everyday Women group black-and-white challenge. Most of the great entries there are photos of women in everyday circumstances; and this piece doesn’t fit so well. But without the challenge, I would not have been inspired to create it. I am so thankful, I did!! it’s one of my personal favorites todate. Once I discovered the All Things Black group, I also entered it in their Black and White challenge. The Black and White Room (scaled to 494×331 from 5000×3335): / Link to: Sanctum Portrait / If you would like me to create a special portrait of you in the Black and White room, just bubblemail me! :D
Today, Dan at EmptyEasel chose me as this week’s featured artist. He wrote a very perceptive review of my Ikeba…
Today, Dan at EmptyEasel chose me as this week’s featured artist. He wrote a very perceptive review of my Ikebana Art. What pleases me most is that Dan didn’t know a thing about Ikebana prior to seeing my work. He is a very knowledgeable art critic and that is exactly how he approached my work. He looked without any pre-conceptions. He has made some very insightful remarks which I hope will help people here on Redbubble and the art buying public to appreciate the Art of Ikebana. This is my homage to the late Sofu Teshigahara, the founder of the Sogetsu School and modern Ikebana. Here’s the link to the EmptyEasel review: Baiko’s Ikebana Art
Art and what it represents to me…. For a long time I struggled with my artist within, I fought it, I tried everything else. No matt…
Art and what it represents to me…. For a long time I struggled with my artist within, I fought it, I tried everything else. No matter what I did I could not seem to thrive anywhere else. It is one of the only things that settle my mind, my soul my everything. My art is who I am just expressed on the outside… it may not make sense to many, not even to me sometimes but for some reason it puts me in a space of meditation, a space of inner peace, a reflection, an observation, a state of now. What else can I truly ask for.
Mahalo nui loa for your gift of Aloha! _Thank you so much to the buyer for your purchase this morning of a framed print of this love…
Mahalo nui loa for your gift of Aloha! Thank you so much to the buyer for your purchase this morning of a framed print of this lovely Hibiscus! / I very much appreciate your kindness and I sincerely hope you enjoy this displayed in your home. Please let me know how it looks when you receive it. I would love to know who purchased this, but if you prefer to remain anonymous I understand. Thank you so much!! Mahalo!! E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe! Aloha e Malama pono Sharon Mau
Aloha kakahiaka, mahalo nui to the anonymous buyer who purchased three of my prints Monday 11 May 2009. I very much appreciate your k…
Aloha kakahiaka, mahalo nui to the anonymous buyer who purchased three of my prints Monday 11 May 2009. I very much appreciate your kindness and I sincerely hope you enjoy these images displayed in your home. Please let me know how they look when you receive them. I have other images as well. There are many colours and varieties on Maui so if you would like another colour you only need let me know. I would love to know who purchased the lovely Hibiscus, but if you prefer to remain anonymous I understand. Thank you so much!! Mahalo nui loa!! E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe! Aloha e Malama pono Sharon Mau 1x Laminated Print: Aloalo ~ Tropical Hibiscus / Medium / Black Border with Artist’s Details / 1x Laminated Print: Tropical Hibiscus / Medium / Black Border with Artist’s Details / 1x Laminated Print: Ula Aloalo Hanohano for a Tropical State of Mind / Large / Black Border with Artist’s Details /
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