“Nothing’s boring if it’s in your soul…”
David Drake
blue
Silence
A day for silence.
Strive
“Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible.”
Shakespeare
Truth
“If you tell the truth,
you don't have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain
Patience
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart
and
try to love the questions themselves…”
Rilke
Gifts
“God gave us the gift
of life;
it is up to us to give ourselves the gift
of living well.”
Voltaire
Imperfect
"And now that you don't have to be
perfect,
you can be good."
John Steinbeck
Fear
“Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But
let us never fear to negotiate”
John F. Kennedy
Flourish
Creativity flourishes not
in certainty
but in questions.
Growth germinates not
in tent dwelling
but in upheaval.
Yet the seduction is always security rather than venturing, instant knowing rather than deliberate waiting.
Sue Monk Kidd
New
“Yesterday ended last night.
Today is a brand-new day, and it’s yours. “
Zig Ziglar
Rhythm
“Every move you make starts with your heart,
and that’s in rhythm
or
you’re in trouble.”
Sugar Ray Robinson
Wind
“What we do
comes out of
who
we believe we are.”
Rob Bell
The photo that became the pattern
Before and After
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be
the same person
who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Haruki Murakami
The photo that became the pattern
Return
“Listen, all who live in the land.
Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?”
Joel 1:2b
“You do not need to understand electricity to use it.”
Julia Cameron
Subway platform - BEFORE
Subway to Soup Bowls
One of my goals for this year is to become comfortable with both Photoshop and Illustrator, so I hope to have many more posts like this - with much improved technique - as the months roll by. I was struck by the LOVELY rust on the subway platform today, and snapped a pic about five seconds before my phone died. (Poor thing.) So I've spent some time playing with the palette and composition in Photoshop.
Subway platform - AFTER # 1
I think this is strong, but hard to digest in areas. Does your eye rest? Does it have a clear journey, or just bounce around? This is a good start, but it's not making a clear statement.
Subway platform - AFTER #2
Ahhhh... Am I right? This is digestible, but not boring. The overlays give structure, without eliminating the textures we had before, which allows it to keep the depth. I would use this palette for housewares (soup bowls!) or as a pillow case design.