Rainbow Buttons, a photo by quercus design on Flickr. Blustery, wet, snowy rain today – a good day to stay inside and play with buttons! Most of them are vintage. They came from my grandmothers’ sewing boxes. The little green…
Pressed Flowers, a photo by quercus design on Flickr. Found this collection in one of my studio drawers last week: flowers I pressed when I lived in Virginia. A little bit of spring from 1996, forgotten in an envelope. Maybe…
“Horse Chestnuts, Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor, Maine; September 28, 2011” (Woodland series No.4) When I was little, I used to fill my pockets with horse-chestnuts. I loved the smooth feel of the glossy nuts, and was always surprised and disappointed…
I found these beautiful, lacy things on an afternoon walk through Glen Mary Park. They were curled and crumpled in damp piles, so I brought them home and tried to flatten them for a photograph. They resisted, so I ironed…
Glen Mary Park, Bar Harbor, Maine; September 16, 2011 (Woodland series No.2) A new project for your entertainment and edification – voila, the Woodland series! I expect it to get more colorful as autumn progresses, and then very monochromatic during…
Time Pieces Several months ago, my sister’s former mother-in-law sent me a large package of pocket watch mechanisms to photograph. (I traveled to India with her, so we now have a friendship that transcends those broken family bonds. Once you…
Lamoine Beach, August 9, 2011 (Beachcombing series No.48) It’s been a busy week, catching up with the piles of flotsam from the summer’s beaches. My Photoshop skills have improved dramatically over the last 6 months, and so have my photography…
The Blagden Preserve is a piece of land out on Indian Point that is managed by the Nature Conservancy. I’d heard that seals often bask on the rocks, so I packed up the family to go check out the beach.…
Valley Cove, Southwest Harbor, Maine; August 1, 2011 A friend and I dragged our children out for a walk in the woods. You go over Flying Mountain to get to Valley Cove, but then around it to get back, so…
We went out to Donnell Pond in Franklin to have dinner with old friends. A sunset cruise in a classic 60s motorboat, chauffeured by our 10-year-old daughter (who drove very slowly, with an occasional burst of speed that toppled us…
