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Paths is a series of 3 miniature book necklaces :
Journey, Memories, Continuity
From time to time my work gravitates back to a certain few symbols. Whenever I need to regroup, having had too much distractions to a point where I feel that my creative process doesn't make sense anymore, I would slowly pull myself back to base, and search within again, instead of with-out. And I always go back to books. They are my most basic canvas, and my most dear. I also find that I would gravitate towards the clock face and the compass. They intrigue me. I ask myself why. With the compass, perhaps I yearn for a sense of direction, or an exploration, to be free. With the clock face … a sense of regret? Of time wasted? Of non achievement? Of running out of time?
In this series, I wanted to explore deeper … but I also wanted to look at the positive side of these symbols. After a long thought, I finally had an epiphany. I started to work on my compass piece. This time I saw it as life's 'Journey'. Everyday we are on a Journey, and we discern and learn things on our way. We become better, hopefully. And with that we create 'Memories'. That's how my second piece came about. Making Memories with love ones, making memories with our surroundings, our work ... our Self. Suddenly, I realized that the clock face or timepiece fitted in perfectly. No longer is it about running out of time … it is now about 'Continuity'. The Continuity of this Journey in the first place, the Continuity of these Memories … The Continuity of Life, as a cycle.
So now I see my symbols in a different light, a different Path. Maybe in all this time they have been as such … Perhaps it is I who chose not to see them this way.
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These mixed media book necklaces are an assemblage of resined paper, antique clock and watch gears, ornate filigrees, recycle brass sheets and brass wires, patina, brass tone findings, glass beads and various Jasper beads. Journey has a compass needle made from brass wire and clay, Memories has an old clock face and a pennib and Continuity has an old flat key.
* the necklace is 28 inches in circumference, plus 6 inches from bail to end of book
* the book measures approx. 1.75 (W) x 2.25 (H) x 0.75 (T) inches and has 152 writable pages. Pages are coffee stained. I have my name signed randomly on one of the pages.
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Pk New Mexico was a grand trip and walk bout plus I thought most invigorating I thought in on Indian land plus we were lucky with the timing for the temp.
There certainly are a lot of paths in life but forgive me I must exercise the ghosts of great poets past - Robert Frost
"..........
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
ODC Paths/Pavements
Every day, twice a day, I'm going against the flood of people leaving the path trains or heading towards the path trains. It doesn't bother me too much, and I do find it kind of amazing.
Sunlight shining through a break in the canopy of Short Wood, where the path runs through the trees.
Unedited shot of signs giving directions, reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam. Taken with my Panasonic DMC-FZ8. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Sometimes we experience periods in our lives where we seem to have lost our path, stumbling through dark days that seem to go nowhere, in dire need of proper directions towards a brighter, better future...I've had plenty of those days in the last 2 years and on occasion I felt lost and desperately tried to get back on track, get things going my way again, get my head cleared of the misery imposed by others, get back to being the AmsterSam that I want to be, not always an easy thing to do...I'm happy and overjoyed to report that I've implemented some important steps towards that goal and that I am a better, stronger and happier man because of it. I had to eat some serious sh*t on the way to that point but you know what they say, we only learn from bad experiences, not from good ones :)
To those Motherf***ers who messed up essential parts of my life, causing those dark days, I say with all my heart: F*ck You! You know who you are and we all know that Karma's gonna get your ass and you're gonna suffer for what you tried to do to me, while I'll blaze a glorious, burning trail towards total AmsterSam World Domination...I might even spritz you with some puddle water if I ever see you somewhere in the streets of the best city in the world when I bike by, but then again, I might not, as you're not worth spending any more time or thoughts on you and your negative view on this beautiful thing called life...so once again, F*ck you, F*ck you very much, hahahaha :D
Next year I'm going to leave the car at the carpark, and backpack in along this path. It's a nice walk. Camp happy! Leave the car behind!