Category Archives: Art + Photography

Art adventures: Jewelry making

I have tried a variety of things to reinvigorate my creativity recently. I am teaching photography and image editing to a local woman; I have taken my 5D out on a couple of shoots (only to return it to its bag rather quickly); and I recently started Julia Cameron’s 12-week creativity course with a photographer […]

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Art adventures: Glass blowing

“You were number two.  Cougar was number one.  Cougar lost it, turned in his wings.  You guys are number one.” – Top Gun In the realm of visual arts, sculpture has always been my number two, and photography my number one.  Then I lost it. Now sculpture, and particularly working with glass, is my number […]

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Mahalo, Harbor Gallery

Five years ago during our honeymoon in Hawaii, Brian and I stopped at a little restaurant on the way from the Kona airport to our first rental cabin in Hamakua. It’s name is Cafe Pesto, and it’s located in the tiny village of Kawaihae on the Kohala peninsula. Remembering the place fondly, we visited it […]

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An homage to sunsets

In a nod to Earth Day, we’ve prepared an homage to nature’s beauty: a trio of Kona sunset photos.  All were taken right outside our ohana (home) with our little point & shoot.  Today we’re off to see another type of fire, this one of the earth-forming variety.  Stay tuned…

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Rekindling the love

One of my favorite working photographers recently posted a list of “20 perfect things” on his blog, recognizing the simply perfect, small pleasures in his photographic life.  His #19 really resonated with me: #19. Photographing what you love without regard for what anyone else thinks. Sure, it’s nice to hear people rave about your images, […]

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