The Eighth Day of Imagination in Reality

Imagination in Reality (neighbor’s security light in four directions) by Maria L. Berg 2023 For this morning’s photographic adventure, I set out to capture the reality in imagination and the imagination in reality. That reads like the definition of what I do every day, so it feels wide open in terms of shapes, line, color,Continue reading “The Eighth Day of Imagination in Reality”

#SoCS: The Reality of a Half-full Plate of Dreams: On Second Thought It’s Half-empty

Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at the dream in reality and reality in a dream. I found a fun quote for today in The Aspiring Poet’s Journal by Bernard Friot: “Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.” ~Georges Braque Georges Braque was a Fauvist and CubistContinue reading “#SoCS: The Reality of a Half-full Plate of Dreams: On Second Thought It’s Half-empty”

Visibility: Fantasy in Reality, and Reality in Fantasy

This week I’m looking at Italo Calvino’s fourth value of literature: Visibility. After reading the lecture, I still wasn’t sure what he meant by “Visibility,” but after some time with my dictionary, I think I figured it out. Visibility, or visibleness, can mean “conspicuousness” or “conspicuity”–which I like the sound of–which means: Easily discovered, seen,Continue reading “Visibility: Fantasy in Reality, and Reality in Fantasy”