Lansing House and Presbyterian Church

Lansing House and Presbyterian Church
Originally uploaded by mdyerstudio

I loaded old photos into Flickr today from my 2007 Artist in Residency at the Mendocino Art Center.

WabiSabi Fall

WabiSabi Fall
Originally uploaded by mdyerstudio

Fall is here and it's time for hot cider with cinnamon, and curling up with a good book. Unfortunately instead of getting to curl up, the outside world is demanding my attention. The US is on the verge of an historic vote to change the way health care is handled in this country. So I am attending to the process of humanitarian change instead of my artistic process for now.

This photograph was taken on a walk in the woods as I was crossing a bridge. The Chickadees were calling, and this pile of early fallen leaves caught my attention. I used a Creative Commons texture to accentuate.

It's nice to be able to do photography, even when I feel too busy to get other art done. FEEDS THE SOUL!

Lovely Wabi Sabi

Lovely Wabi Sabi
Originally uploaded by mdyerstudio

Have you tried Flickr yet? I just opened an account because I had photos from a political rally to put up for others from the group to enjoy. Then I moved onto family photos and finally got inspired by a photographer that also took some pictures at the rally. He was using free creative commons filters from Flickr. That was a blast to find and play with.

Then I discovered Flickr "Groups" -you can join groups and post your photos to the group. My favorites so far are "Girl Photographers," GhostWorks," and "Wabi-Sabi"

I found the Wabi-Sabi group and the Ghostworks group found me and asked me to join based on a couple of my family photos at the ocean. Ones that I had used the creative commons filters on.

Photoshop fun -my family at the ocean

family at the ocean
Originally uploaded by mdyerstudio

Image from this summer's family time. This is a fun free texture from creative commons. I'm missing my family and feeling nostalgic as fall advances.