sweet old soul
I see you
you see me
a bond intangible
forever ours
my sweet old soul
hello friends – I apologize for the length between posts these few weeks, life and all its ups and downs has been filling out every inch of our days of late leaving little time to actually tell you about those ups and downs. I’m hopeful to begin catching you up on some highlights, low-lights and the mentionable middle-ground.
In the spring I made a conscious decision to pursue new creative ground for myself as a personal summer project of sorts. I blogged a bit about my experience participating in a creative “boot camp” here, and also back in May you may recall this post about my first attempt at partnering with another photographer for the Miss Match diptych project. I originally planned to post my diptych images each week as they were completed, and well, here it is three months later… So today I have one large post to recap the past 11 weeks of images. Each week I was paired up with another photographer and given a theme to interpret. I’ve posted my images for each week, and if you would like to see the final result of both photos matched up, I’ve included a slide show at the end of the post.
The opportunity to collaborate with other artists from all over the world has been humbling, challenging and enlightening for me. To connect with female photographers from Sweden, the UK, France, Canada and all over the U.S. has broadened my perspective on my own work, and far exceeded my goal of branching out this summer. I hope you enjoy the results – and as always thanks for stopping by!
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travel:
voice:
mask:
comedy:
prejudice:
seductive:
shoes:
spots:
bliss:
calm:
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When I look at these photos, I keep thinking this beautiful July evening in Michigan was a sweet calm before one treacherous storm. The smiles and laughter shared capturing Rick and Jen’s first family photos in 15 years was especially fun for me, as these lovelies are my family… aunt, uncle, cousins whom I love, but due to about 500 miles between our homes, am not able to spend time with nearly as often as I’d like. Just days following our time together, this family, daughter, son, grandchildren, was hit with the sudden and unexpected deaths of two matriarchs, two grandmothers, all within a span of three days. Still, amidst great heartbreak there are smiles to be shared. They may be smiles behind tears for now, but heart and strength remain at their core. And while it’s hard to watch anyone walk through the hurt that accompanies grief, especially when it hits close to home, these images are a gentle reminder… live even the smallest of chapters joyfully, soak up the in-betweens, and relish every sweet calm that drifts our way.
All my love to you Rick, Jen, Courtney, Camden & Cassidy…
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I am more than honored and excited to have my photos and Emma’s 5th birthday party featured on the incredible Hostess With the Mostess blog today! HWTM continuously showcases ideas and events that inspire me to create, and well, throw more parties! It is a total thrill for me- THANK YOU Jenn for your lovely blog and for letting us be a small part!
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Emma, our oldest, is spending a few days in Michigan with her grandparents and I am missing her somethin’ fierce! The child who talks more than the rest of us combined, who often asks me the same question ten times daily, who refuses to “remember” how to keep her bedroom tidy…that sweet, lively, at-times exhausting child makes my world go ’round and when she’s gone the whole house is just off. Emma has a pull that way, draws people in, loves them well and leaves them laughing more times than not.
Before dropping her off at the sugar factory her grandparents’, Rob and I were able to spend a day with Em at our favorite amusement park, Cedar Point. Having grown over six inches (!!!) since last summer, she was tall enough to ride some of the “big” roller coasters. We sincerely had one the funnest days I can recall, and of course caught some bits on video including her maiden “big” roller coaster voyage. My missing her could be a factor here, but I have watched this probably twenty times and laughed until I cried every time. For all those joyous people in our lives who seem to emit an actual gravitational pull of fun, cheers to you!
emma, meet g-force. g-force, meet emma. from sarah richmond on Vimeo.
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