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But this morning I discovered her 8th teeth, so that's why she was awake!
(Vanmorgen ontdekte ik haar 8e tandje! Daarom was ze wakker geworden en huilde ze veel de afgelopen nachten! Zal onze nachtrust weer terugkeren?)
Wide Awake offers a cartridge coffee compatible with the Keurig system but typically sold at a somewhat lower price. And it's pretty tasty.
"Can money pay for all the days I lived awake
But half asleep?"
Internal space expands and keeps expanding. Sometimes, I feel like I could fall inside of something inescapable. And, worse, that I wouldn't mind.
1600 ASA 35mm shot from archives. Taken in 2006.
“Be awake enough to see where you are at any given time and how that is beautiful and has poetry inside.” - Jeff Buckley
The past week or two have *definitely* seen an increase in wakefulness -- William is spending more and more time awake and observing his world, which makes sense given that he can see further and further every day!
Surviving cancer and using art as a tool for healing, reflection and understanding has infused my art with a sense of energy and optimism that has a universal appeal. The process of making the art as well as the meaning of it, are both an integral part of the end result and for me there is always a battle to harmonize between the two – to evoke the emotion of the piece and to empower the viewer.
I love combining traditional and new media painting techniques where one feeds off the energy of the other. The visual collaboration of both medias often celebrates a bold expressionism and optimistic edge regardless of subject matter.
My work has evolved from a mashing of referenced pop art and iconic imagery into elaborate multilayered portraits and scenes that depict a more personal interpretation of my life experience, battles and passions. My goal is to lead the observer to dramatic action, putting them on the edge between what we know and what is unknowable. I’ve learned that something new will always come about when you push hard enough and the result is the revelation of a “new identity”.
The motivation for me to keep going is to gain an understanding of how this “new identity or rebirth or truth” actually reflects my life as well as the world we live in – or not.
Photo Evaluation
Composition: In the image's single center of interest is the shoulder which is located on the top left hot spot. As you look at that hot spot, the rest of the shoulder aligns itself to the top horizontal sight line. The collar also takes place in the hot spot, followed by the rim of the shirt takes use of the right vertical sight line.
Grade: 4/5
Depth: The image contains all levels of depth. The foreground is composed of the front of the shirt. The mid ground is composed of the shoulder and neck. However, even if the background has no center of interest, it was left intentionally black so it contrasts against the blue of the shirt. If something were to be in the background, it would've distracted the viewer from the main center of interest.
Grade: 4/5
Processing: The processing in this photo was done on purpose to enhance the details of the shirt, allowing the colour become more vivid and bright. Adding a darker contrast to the neck area increased the depth of field in that area (making it look more 3-dimensional) since it was not as contoured before processing. The background was darkened purposely to add balance and value in the image. The main center of interest had the more processing done pro contrast to make it look more defined.
Grade: 5/5
Subject: This photo was intended to portray the details in simple ''fashion''. For example, you can take a simple cotton shirt and photograph the fibers and strings, because of such details, the ordinary cotton shirt becomes an interesting subject. The angle in which the photo was taken also gives an unusual view on someone wearing ''just a simple shirt''.
Grade: 4/5
Final Grade 17/20
One of the most alert babies I've ever seen. His eyes are open, he's wiggling around and taking in everything around him. He's quiet too! Hardly a peep out of him. Oooh and I helped change his second diaper ;)
My original photo from today that I used for my Cubomaniac picture.
I took this picture while I was awake, so that is why it is called Tina Awake.
You can see that I am smiling. That is because I am thinking about True Friends.