Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the failure in success and the success in failure. It is finally here, the final day of November: the last day of NaNoWriMo; the last day of prompts for the NovPAD challenge; and the last day of this extended study of the big five abstractContinue reading “And a Successful NaNoWriMo Comes to an End”
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Excited to Realize Indifference is a Challenge
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the indifference in excitement and excitement in indifference.Everything about my work is excitement to me, the lights the shapes, the discovery, so how do I show indifference in that excitement. A second person might be indifferent to the excitement. The world might be indifferent toContinue reading “Excited to Realize Indifference is a Challenge”
The Enhanced Diminution Resolution
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the enhancement in diminution and the diminution in enhancement. Today’s study definitely starts with the dictionary. enhancement noun the state or quality of being elevated, heightened, or increased, as in quality, degree, intensity, or value diminution noun the act, fact or process of diminishing, lessening;Continue reading “The Enhanced Diminution Resolution”
Family: the calm in anxiety and anxiety in calm
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the calm in anxiety and the anxiety in calm. Actually, I’m looking to find that every day, but I’m looking at it differently today. For today’s images, I revisited the pin-hole patterns I’ve created, thinking of the black space as calm and the points ofContinue reading “Family: the calm in anxiety and anxiety in calm”
Holding Memories While Gathering Forgetfulness
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the memory in forgetfulness and forgetfulness in memory. Today I recalled my recent detailed cut, covering the top and bottom so that it was more of a rectangle, so the repeated design was more stackable. Taking the images made me think of how recall itselfContinue reading “Holding Memories While Gathering Forgetfulness”
The Conflict of Serious Silliness
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the silliness in seriousness and the seriousness in silliness. I’m excited for today’s study, because I take my silliness very seriously, or is it that I find my seriousness very silly? definition: silliness n. the quality of lacking good sense; foolishness 2. absurdity, ridiculousness, orContinue reading “The Conflict of Serious Silliness”
#SoCS: The Pride of Morning and Disdain of Pain
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the disdain in pride and the pride in disdain. Though I’m not going to risk trying to take the images today—yesterday I twisted funny and almost ended up living in the mirrorworld because my back seized up—I did want to share an interesting find inContinue reading “#SoCS: The Pride of Morning and Disdain of Pain”
A Panel of Compromised Beliefs
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the disbelief in belief and the belief in disbelief. A book I’ve been waiting on for a long time finally became available at the library. Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists by Lisa Slominski (and contributors). Much of the art in this book especiallyContinue reading “A Panel of Compromised Beliefs”
The Time Between Acquaintance and Friend
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the friendship in acquaintance and the acquaintance in friendship. I journaled a lot about how friendship is in acquaintance and acquaintance in friendship and it all came down to time. One has to be willing to put the time in to listen, to ask questions;Continue reading “The Time Between Acquaintance and Friend”
Satisfied with Staying Dissatisfied
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the dissatisfaction in satisfaction and the satisfaction in dissatisfaction. No matter what, when I hear the word “satisfaction,” the Rolling Stones’ song is instantly in my head. Why is “I can’t get no da da dum da da da dum satisfaction da da dum daContinue reading “Satisfied with Staying Dissatisfied”
Experience Writing 