“Imagine…No Doubt”
Imagine what it must feel like
to be totally confident and
completely free of fear and doubt.
Feel it.
Be it.
Live it.
Image: “Strength of Spirit”
© 2015 Heidi Straube
The Inner Path of Photography
We yearn for the taste of the sacred…and through our cameras discover it, the world, and ourselves.
April 20, 2015
April 19, 2015
“Imagine…”
Imagine what it would feel like
to be unconditionally loved
by everyone and everything.
Feel it.
Be it.
Live it.
Image: “Twilight Beauty”
Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
© 2015 Heidi Straube
March 4, 2015
“One More Chance”…My scroll hanging at Peter T. Brown Gallery
Below is the original post about my scroll wall hanging “As if in a dream…seaside contemplations.”
The exhibition will be up until March 12 – so I invite you to see my work and other wonderful images if you haven’t had a chance to do so. Enjoy…
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I’m pleased to share with you my latest scroll wall hanging,
“As if in a dream…seaside contemplations”
in the inaugural exhibition
“Over Time: Photography from the Advanced Photography Workshop”
Peter T. Brown Gallery, Houston, Texas.
I’m enjoying integrating my love of meditation, Japanese sensibilities, and beauty of the sea in my current work, and am happy to share this special hanging with you.
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“As if in a dream…seaside contemplations” is my contemporary interpretation of the art and intention of traditional scroll wall hangings created by Japanese Zen monks.
In Zenga (Zen art) the scrolls come from an act of meditation. The monk/artist immerses himself in the essence of Spirit, then expresses it visually, to share and inspire a similar experience in the viewer.
Hangings such as these are placed in a contemplative space in the home, to remind and reconnect the viewer to the ever-present inner bliss and beautiful outer manifestations of God.
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I believe deeply that we all deserve to be connected to our joy…whether we call it God, inner peace, or Spirit.
Life challenges us, and we forget about this beautiful essence within. My work, in the spirit of Zenga, is to bring that spiritual experience to people, and to feel it myself as I create my photographic images and the forms they take.
I invite you to the experience of meeting your soul through photography.
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The scroll: I chose three images from my contemplative series, “Sea Dreams,” printed them on archival velvet-style paper, and designed a hand-stitched silk Jacquard scroll wall hanging to complement their peaceful presence. While the front of the scroll highlights the images, the back also radiates it own beauty with hand-stitching, a subtle golden Japanese leaf print on green silk, and a small signed contemplative seaside image gracing the top.
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The Peter T. Brown Gallery, located in the Anderson-Clarke Center at Rice University, is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursdays until 8:00 PM. Enter Entrance #8, at University Boulevard and Stockton Drive. The Anderson-Clarke Center will be on your left. There is free 15-minute parking behind the building.
More contemplative images from Heidi Straube
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March 2, 2015
“Impermanence Through Graffiti”
“Turning a Subway Car Into a Gallery, Until the Last Stop” – NY Times – 3/1/2015
Love how this artist demonstrates impermanence, creativity, and passion all in one train ride.
And you can experience it all by just going to New York City and riding the subway…Although which line will Nic 707 and his collaborators choose today?
The artist dropped his art practice, and then returned over 20 years later – an interesting story of how he circled back to his original inspiration.
There are many ways to find your Path.
Image from InstaFame Phantom Art
Artist: Nic 707, © 2013 Miteff Enterprises
The Inner Path of Photography 