A Photo Beginning

Until I was 18 or so I did not have much use for photography. I associated the click of the shutter with the commands of relatives to line up this way or that, to smile just so, and the invariable command, “hold it, let me take one more”. These family photo ops always came at […] Read more »

Landscapes As An Image

I am fascinated by the endless variety of light, shape, angle and seasons of the land. There is no second of any minute, of any hour, of any day of any millennium which is exactly the same in any landscape. The season, sun aspect, clouds, weather, time of day, angle of light, and wind are […] Read more »

Transformation

It was spring 2008. Two weeks after I was notified by the shippers that the desk was on its way, it arrived. I’m positive they heaved great sighs of relief. A local service with a small truck able to negotiate the dirt road to the house unloaded the huge crate.   With great care it was placed in the […] Read more »

The Writing Desk

My business desk has always been rather southwestern in style, not that anybody would know. You can’t see any part of it because of the piles of paper stacked everywhere (see Getting Organized). Though it fit into the overall décor of the house it seemed at odds with my vision of the perfect desk on which to […] Read more »