Intent

One of my favorite quotes is by Martha Graham:

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time. This expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”


I've read that you "learn to write by writing...learn to love by loving...learn to cook by cooking..." and that all we can ever do is "start where we are". This is my attempt to start where I am….in order to move towards the nagging visions in my heart and mind. I'm not even sure how to do that with a blog - - but being here beckons me - - so I am going to "keep the channel open, stop questioning and just march on".

Sunday, August 1, 2010

people, places, things




I have a new love for people inside of their places with their things. Making paper with a friend recently, outside on a hot and sunny day - we got caught in a very wet thunderstorm and had to drag all of our 'equipment' into her garage to carry on. Surrounded by her and her husband's stuff I was no longer able to concentrate on the paper because I wanted to know why they had all of these things - which to an untrained eye may be labeled as junk - but were really the story of their lives together. Inspired by the history behind her treasures I began taking pictures in other people's places - when they allowed...thinking one day it could make a fun book. Here are a few...the seeds to something new growing inside me.

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