Perhaps it is my current state of semi-homelessness and this somewhat vagabond life we’ve chosen. Or perhaps it’s the feeling of taking home with me wherever I go. Whatever the cause, I was immediately enchanted by French photographer Laurent…
Photography
Growing up in the 70’s in a working class family, much of the time we used what we had and lots of imagination in our daily play. My brother & I would regularly create “cars” out of cardboard boxes…
While most of the time I’m drawn to saturated “happy” color, occasionally my soul calls out for a little moody darkness. So when I laid my eyes upon the work of photographer Sarah Johanna Eick at The Red Arrow…
Since the glory days of the Polaroid and the advent of the digital age, photography in many ways has become a bit of an “everyman’s medium”. We all pick up our pocket digital cameras and iPhones when a scene…
I recently saw a clip of Jim Gaffigan in which he does a riff on our modern propensity to take photos of everything and then post them on all of our various social media outlets. I’ll admit, I’m guilty of…
While Mr. Forager & I are on the road, making our way to California, we’re rerunning Artsy Forager’s most popular posts. This post originally published on February 9, 2012. Enjoy! When I paint, I tend to turn the lights…
While Mr. Forager & I are on the road, making our way to California, we’re rerunning Artsy Forager’s most popular posts. This post originally published on January 23, 2012. Enjoy! The other night, we caught a bit of a…
Last month, I was an Art to Inspiration delinquent. The monthly post just had to fall off my huge to-do list before we went on our big camping trip. But this month, I’m back with a vengeance! Our inspiration…
I find there is such a mystical, magical quality to the culture of India. Such a juxtaposition of riches and poverty, exuberance and isolation. The India Song series of photographer Karen Knorr explores the roles of power in Indian society…
While living on a lake in Northern Idaho this summer, I swear I have never seen skies soooo blue. Every day around lunch time, I take a break from blogging work and walk outside to text my hubby (…