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Tuesday Texture Play

Quote of the day: “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” —Carl Jung Yesterday I had some fun playing around with textures. I used Kim Klassen textures. I’ve created a trio of Gerbera Daisy photos with added textures. The steps I used to create this photo are: Duplicate background layer with blend mode of Soft Light at 100% Add a layer of kk_and ThenSome (one of my favorite Kim Klassen textures) with blend mode of Soft Light at 100% Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Celebrate Life!

Quote of the day: “To be alive──is Power.” —Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems This morning I got up early and went to Lyndale Peace Garden in Minneapolis. What a wonderful place! I come back again and again to make photos here.  The park makes me feel like the poem below.   “Inebriate of air am I, And debauchee of dew, Reeling, through endless summer days, From inns of molten blue.”                 —Emily Dickinson   To be alive means being a part of the cycle of life and death. The two are inextricably intertwined. To me, celebrating Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Friday Gratitude and Bliss List

Quote of the day: “The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” —Joseph Campbell Today I am celebrating with special gratitude and bliss. A year ago yesterday, I was laid off from my 25+ years as a software engineer. And this week I am celebrating—yes celebrating—the gift that the layoff was! Even though, my ego took a bruising, (who me? laid off? you’ve got to be kidding!) being laid off was the best thing that has happened in a long time. I stopped doing a job that was killing my Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

When was the last time you had an Adventure?

Quote of the day: “Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.” —Alfred North Whitehead A few weeks ago I decided to plan one day a week to go out photographing at some new place. I decided to call that day my Adventure Day. Then one week went by and I didn’t do an Adventure Day. Same thing the next week. And the next. “So what’s with this?” I asked myself. Did I not really want to go out to take photographs somewhere new? Nope. I still wanted to. Was I too busy? Nope. I created my schedule and I Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

A Little Watercolor Texture Play

Quote of the day: “Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.” —Rita Mae Brown In a burst of creativity last week, I had great fun playing with Kim Klassen’s texture “Let Go,” and created some lovely new photo cards using some new apple blossom photos and some of my favorite quotes.  All of the photos in this post have one or more layers of Kim’s “Let Go” texture.  It was perfect for these soft photos.  If you’re interested, you can find the photos in my Etsy shop. What do you think?

By Marilyn, ago