the artist is a cartographer.
he maps the world.
the world within him and the world as he sees it.
---- JULIA CAMERON, WALKING IN THIS WORLD
this is my world this week. our floor in our kitchen is getting re-done.
what i love about it is that all they're doing is removing the old linoleum and refinishing the wood floors that were underneath.
work with what you've got.
accept what you have.
creatively see what's in front of you with your own unique eyes.
it was hard to sit down and breathe this week because a) southern california is 100 degrees, b) i didnt own an air conditioner until yesterday, and c) life feels mixed up and not normal with our whole kitchen in our living room while the floor is being done.
i enjoyed peeking in through the plastic temporary door and documenting our house as it was today.
i normally expose for the midtones and shadows to make my images bright, which ends up leaving blindingly white areas, but while photographing this today i asked myself why i dont let the shadows in. the mystery. the darks. they draw me in but also make me uncomfortable. doesn't feel connected to me and the way i see. but i think i needed to pay attention to that and ask why. in the photograph below i'm in the same place as that one above, just about 2 steps back and vertical. crazy how there's a million ways to see the same space. the same world.
the artist is a cartographer.
he maps the world.
the world within him and the world as he sees it.
---- JULIA CAMERON, WALKING
IN THIS WORLD
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this is a really beautiful and insightful post. xo.
(07.17.10 @ 06:32 PM)congrats on the air conditioner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think that brings your stress level down about 10 notches when its that hot!
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