For today’s images I tried something new. I thought I could just loop my lights in a circle and make bokeh wreaths, but that didn’t work. Then I remembered a metal loop a friend had given me with the idea of framing my fabric glass. I wrapped the lights around the metal loop, and itContinue reading “Wreaths of Light”
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Playing in the Snow I Created
Today I tried something new. I used clear plastic to create a new filter with some glue and glitter. Using the fisheye lens, my world became a snow globe. Using it as a bokeh filter, I created snowballs with light. Then I tried throwing them. New Poems Though the drafting part of the Chapbook ChallengeContinue reading “Playing in the Snow I Created”
December Daily #Prompts, Challenges, and Plans
I am enjoying how my photography is progressing. Like October’s daily photos, November’s daily photos built on each other, creating all sorts of happy accidents and new ideas. So I’ve created another calendar of daily one word prompts for December, starting with Lights, of course, because I’m excited to go play with some purple inContinue reading “December Daily #Prompts, Challenges, and Plans”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 30: The End of November Challenges is Only the Beginning
This morning I went out to get a picture of my first winter flower, and took some shots into the house. November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s final prompt of the challenge is a two for Tuesday: Write a the end poem, and/or… Write a the beginning poem. Only the Beginning This is not an endbutContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 30: The End of November Challenges is Only the Beginning”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 29: The Next Slant
This morning the sun came out and did my work for me. Mr. Kitty is known in the biz to be an uncooperative model, but he didn’t know today’s theme was slant. It’s a good day to reread Tell all the truth but tell it slant by Emily Dickinson. November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s promptContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 29: The Next Slant”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 28: Reclaiming My Time
For today’s images, I crumpled up the photos that I tore up for my visual poetry and let them reclaim the light in the mirror world. I love the way the lights reflect off the crumpled glossy photo paper. November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s prompt is to write a slow down poem. To Reclaim MyContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 28: Reclaiming My Time”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 27: Burn to Memory
I have been wanting to play with candles in my mirror world, so inspired by today’s prompt “burn,” I thought I would give it a try. November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s prompt is to write a remix poem. It’ll be a fun day of looking back over the poems I’ve written this month and findingContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 27: Burn to Memory”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 26: Digging a Deeper Well
November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s prompt is to title the poem “Well (blank).” Well Digging He likes to dighe digs potatoeshe digs beetsbut he’s alsojust digging a hole.If it fills with waterwill it be a well?Or is it already a well full of ideas and potentialthat at this age doesn’tneed refilling, butonly deeper mining,a wellspringContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 26: Digging a Deeper Well”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 25: Thankful For
Today’s images were inspired by the happy accidents created by digital video stutters and glitches. This thanksgiving I am so thankful for digital bokeh photography. The instant images and limitless possibilities of exploration bring be so much joy. November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s prompt is to write a thankful poem. The Little Things uninterrupted timeContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 25: Thankful For”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 24: Where the Dark Goes
November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today’s prompt is to write a response poem. I thought I would write my response to the only poem I posted last year in November “Imagination’s Playground.” Logic’s Office the unimaginative deathis an office of impossibilities until the doors openand the windows let the light inand the focused light ignites aContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 24: Where the Dark Goes”
Experience Writing 