That time when I had the entire abandoned Superman Building to myself for photoshoots.
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"Nankurunaisa". I think it's one of the most beautiful words in the world. It is Japanese and means: "over time everything settles down". “Great artists make the roads; good teachers and good companions can point them out. But there ain't no free rides, baby. No hitchhiking. And if you want to strike out in any new direction — you go alone. With a machete in your hand and the fear of God in your heart.”
~Ursula K. Le Guin Dusting off some photos from the Asylum Series, a photographic journey into an abandoned Massachusetts insane asylum built in 1854. This night is not forever . . .
. . . . (From a shoot a few years back exploring an abandoned Sears and Roebuck kit barn in Colebrook, Ct.) — with Melanie Moore. No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there. I let my neighbor know beyond the hill; And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go. ~Frost Thinking of Michael from County Clare, Ireland today. Always with a twinkling smile, a chat and a cuppa tea, Michael would make sure all was well for this Yank during my stay. The consummate good neighbor, Michael and the realness of his visits is a reminder to ignore the pressure of mainstream media to channel intimacy only as virtual embrace. Reach out to your friends, family and neighbors to see how they are holding up in these difficult days.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B91YhYlH7Hm/?igshid=6txqvyxghve1&fbclid=IwAR3us6QgW5IZfdArGU6VjrH8SfnwZT7NxeXmuRv_odeyUCnWuOkzmTKWLek Simply picking up the drum and walking out the back door into the woods was how this photograph was taken in Ireland. I didn't know what I was going to do with the broken bodhran, but as I sat among the trees, observable differences in the light, shadow and texture of the morning slowly revealed themselves.
A friend reminded me that activity is only really in service of that period of reflection at the end. There is silence built-in at the end of any sound, a reminder that perhaps we need to build and hold space for silence. Especially in these noisy times . . . . . . . . "Bodhran" 20x24" "Untold" juried group exhibition Morini Gallery 377 North Main Street Mansfield, MA 02048 Dates: January 17 - April 20, 2020 “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
~Tolkien . . Once after a shoot in the Catskills, I happened upon this Buddhist temple for a much needed break from being in the wind on my motorcycle. I created the “ripple”. Perhaps these days are much the same. “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” . . Once after a shoot in the Catskills, I happened upon this Buddhist temple for a much needed break from being in the wind on my motorcycle. I created the “ripple”. Perhaps these days are much the same. . . . . #Tolkien #sanctuary #inbreak #respite #attherightmoment #zenmoment #ripple #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryartists #fineartphotography #contemporarypainting #creativelife #artoftheday #contemporaryartcurator #fineartphotography #bostonartist #bostonart #bosarts #bostonartscene #bostondotcom #artnewengland #davidleeblack #artscopemagazine #artgallery #davidleeblackstudios From urban exploration to different types of creative expression, to simply viewing it from afar, the residents of Providence regard the Crook Point Bascule Bridge with a certain reverential respect. Graffiti is not the only way that Providence residents experience the Crook Point Bascule Bridge. When trumpeter Doug Woolverton and I were seeking iconic photogenic locations in Providence, RI, the "Ghost Bridge" instantly came to mind.
Designed by the Sherzer Rolling Life Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois, the Crook Point Bascule Bridge was constructed over the Seekonk River for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad in 1908 (Sherzer 1908). The original total length of the bridge was 913 ft., creating a clear waterway of 90 ft. when the bridge opened to a 64-degree angle. |
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