“The Walk”
Come walk with me, she said
The Light is so beautiful.
Image: “Sunset, First Encounter Beach”
Cape Cod, Eastham, Massachusetts
© Heidi Straube 2016
The Inner Path of Photography
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July 24, 2016
May 17, 2016
“Sculpting Light”
The
Difference
Between a good artist
And a great one
Is:
The novice
Will often lay down her tool
or brush
Then pick up an invisible club
On the mind’s table
And helplessly smash the easels and
Jade.
Whereas the vintage man
No longer hurts himself or anyone
And keeps on
Sculpting
Light.
*****
Photographer’s Note:
I have always loved this poem by Hafiz and its layered meanings.
The idea of an artist not giving up, quietly continuing to create, making images of beauty, even when an original project does not come out as anticipated. Always drawing from the depths of Soul, seeing and sculpting the light.
And in our lives – an encouragement for keeping on, through loss, change, the unknown.
A reminder of the Light still alive within, more miracles of life yet ahead to be created.
In happy times, and those of sorrow – May you always see and sculpt the Light.
*****
Image: “New Road to Taos: Trust”
© 2016, Heidi Straube
Hafiz poem, “The Vintage Man”
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April 25, 2016
“Prayer” (after Matisse)
“The essential is to live in a state of mind
that is close to prayer.”
(Heidi)
Image: “Love as Prayer”
©2016 Heidi Straube, Istanbul, Turkey
First postings of the Istanbul Collection
Photographer’s Note:
I recently watched the film “A Model for Matisse,” an inspiring and loving documentary about the relationship between Henri Matisse and the woman who inspired him to create what Matisse proclaimed the masterpiece of his life’s work — The Chapel of the Rosary in the French Mediterranean village of Vence.
There were some who thought Matisse should stay away from creating his art in the religious world — Pablo Picasso was one. Picasso thought Matisse to be incorrect to build a chapel when he wasn’t a “believer.”
In a passionate letter to Picasso, Matisse wrote that he saw the chapel as a work of art. Sharing his deep feelings about religion, the sacred experience, and the source of his own art, he wrote:
“The essential is to work in a state of mind that is close to prayer.”
How beautiful, this expression of creating from the soul and heart.
And how precious to live our lives from this place.
May your day be filled with the sacred space, inspired from your own way of prayer.
April 4, 2016
HBO – Mapplethorpe Tonight
For those of you who have HBO, this looks like a wonderful documentary!
“Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures”
New York Times review today by James Poniewoziki: “Mapplethorpe: ‘Look at the Pictures’ on HBO gives context to commentary.”
Interesting perspectives and information for all creatives and art lovers.
(Mapplethorpe image © NYTimes 2016)
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