One of our favorite things about taking time out for hiking and camping is getting unplugged. No laptops, no iPad, no phone. Only a camera. I believe these excursions truly help Mr. Forager and I in our ability to…
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So much of what we see depends on how our eyes and brain work to create perception. Last week, I shared the work of a photographer who creates work to change our perception of the body. In her series,…
‘Tis the season for transformational decision making aka New Year’s resolutions. We’ve all made our lists of who we’d like to be by the end of 2014– physically, mentally, emotionally. We start off the year with such hopes and…
Do you ever feel like life isn’t quite real? Like you’re sleep walking or drifting in and out of a surreal existence. Occasionally, I get the strangest sense of deja vu. Its like finding yourself in a place you…
I love the warm glow of window light at night. In fact, when I lived alone, I used to put my lights on timers so that I came home at night to a welcoming glowing light. In his Homes…
Mr. Forager and I have been camping our way down the West Coast this week. While camping isn’t always the most comfortable way to bed down, there is something about sleeping under the stars, hearing the wind, the crickets…
Moments of quiet reflection seem too frequent and far between these days. Today, I’m packing up the last of our belongings as we prepare to leave Western Washington tomorrow morning. Stillness in the physical and especially mental sense has…
With each place Mr. Forager & I travel to, we always come away with corresponding memories and associations. Maybe with the weather, maybe with the food of the region, maybe with the experiences we had. The work of Los…
If you’ve been following Artsy Forager for a while, you may have noticed a few recurring themes in some of the work I write about– man’s relationship with nature, fashion industry and its psychology of influence, and art historical…
We often think of walls in a negative light, something to put up to keep danger out. But they can also bring a sense of safety and comfort, creating for us a haven from the weather and the world…