PHOTOSCHMOOZER: Grounds for Sculpture: Peaceful Contemplation!! or???

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?

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Grounds for Sculpture: Peaceful Contemplation!! or???

There's a new sculpture by Seward Johnson at Grounds for Sculpture - at first glance it is a small unimposing building with some faces on the sides. When you walk in, there is a black couch - Dr. Freud is home?, a comfortable brown leather chair and some contrasting views to give you pause. The two collages that I have created give you an idea of what can go on in the mind - anything from frenzied anxiety to total peace and contemplation. If I had my choice, it would be the still one - the peaceful thinker. To be honest, there are days when that is not always present and the other part of the persona emerges. Look at them both and decide where you are...and where you would choose to be if you could?!?

How I would choose to be, all things being peaceful and the day being restful.

How I sometimes feel when I don't take deep breaths and instead allow the day and/or the situation to get away from me!!

YOUR CHOICE!

HAVE A GRAND DAY!!

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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?!?