PHOTOSCHMOOZER: Honoring Friendships!! Original Art Creation.

BE STILL...and SEE Photography

Reflecting on who I am...what is important to me...and the gifts I offer the world, I have reorganized this PhotoSchmoozer blog into separate pages for your viewing. I am about so much...people - relationships - drums and rhythms and especially photography...and I realize that although separate, they are all so INTEGRATED into the Whole of who I am!! It's a very peaceful thought and I am thankful for the intuitive gift to see the connections and the relationships. Enjoy the journey through the blog...and WELCOME.
Contemplative photography is about being totally present and seeing exactly what is before you, without filters or judgment. It is about seeing with your heart.Doesn't everyone see what is before them? Not really. You may see a candle on a table. Do you also see the shadows it creates? Or the reflections that the light casts on it? Or it's underlying shape and form?

Friday, February 25, 2011

Honoring Friendships!! Original Art Creation.

A BIG box on our front porch and it is nothing we ordered?!? What could it be? Oh my - it says that it came from Susan Joy Fox Hirschmann, my long time growing up friend who is a creative artist/potter who loves to create and play in clay. Open it!! Open it!! Don't we all love surprises? This picture is what appeared to my wondering eyes - a unique creative work in clay and paper that celebrates 60 years of connections, friendships and life!! It was to be ready for my Birthday Bash, but it took time in the creation. The real beauty of this creation is the creative thought process, the time and the love that went into making this gift. The gift is just the end result that will live into perpetuity to honor the person/s and the process.

Life everyday is filled with new people, gifts of presents and the Precious Present and the joy of possibilities. No need to say anything more?!?!?

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What fun to make Homemade Drums!

In September, 2010, I attended the Remo drum company's HealthRHYTHMS training. It was a fantastic 2 1/2 day event - learning about hand drumming and drum circles and the variety of ways that these activities are beneficial to people. Dr. Barry Bittman shared some of the exciting research that he has done that provides evidence of the benefits to participants - team building, stress reduction, FUN, spirit, communication and... Christine Stevens was our co-facilitator - an open free spirit who guided us in drum circle facilitation and then Alyssa Janney shared all of the ins and outs of the business/marketing piece for Certified HealthRHYHTMS facilitators. That I am after the training and fun...and meaningful it is. Call me to talk about scheduling a training event or a series for your friends, co-workers or community: 856-256-8380.
At the training, I talked with Roy and he shared how he had made drums (so had Julie...and a few others) They sent us info about sonotubes and how to make drums. The rest has been persistent exploration from my curious husband (with my helping hands) and then my sense of fun in decorating them!! People are beginning to ask to buy them. Why not?!?