Gabrielle Kai Photography - Blog » Collages http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog Fine art and vintage photography Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:45:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 creating from the heart http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog/2010/10/creating-from-the-heart/ http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog/2010/10/creating-from-the-heart/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:30:10 +0000 A.Jarrett http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog/?p=2823 I’d like to begin by thanking my mother for letting me photograph her work.   After I told her about my need to rejuvenate my creative spirit, she thought for a moment, then pulled out these beautiful journals that she has created.  These are snapshots of her personal work, which she was kind enough to share with me.

There is a funny thing about artists – they don’t always see the beauty in what they create.  Can you believe that my mother thinks her work is average?  Oh, how I beg to differ.

The colors, the media, the words – she has drawn from so many places.  A deep, inner peace and love to take her feelings and capture them graphically.  I was amazed, here I was thinking that she only made cards!  These are much, much more involved and intimate.

I sometimes wonder why I feel so at peace behind the camera.  Where did the creative need stem from?  Why do I feel the need to share my work with others?  I received my answer that very day.  I realized that it’s in my blood.  It’s in all of us – our job is simply to find the creative outlet that shows our true spirit.

As I looked at my mother’s art journals, one piece stood out to me the most, which I will leave you with.  When my mother showed me this, I fell in love.  Maybe it’s her eyes or the curve of her lips.  I simply *love* her.

I have to admit that I was blown away, simply because I had no idea my mother was such an artist.  I hope that seeing these photographs of her work will convince her that she does, indeed, have a gift.

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While I was away, I took a quick trip home to Louisiana.  I love visiting my mother – she is a very creative spirit.  Her studio is filled with tools that she uses to scrapbook, make cards, and her new favorite media – art journaling.  We spent so much time here talking about creative projects and ideas.  She has always been, and continues to be, one of the biggest supporters of my work.

Her space is filled with creativity – I can’t help but be inspired!  Of course, I simply captured her space with my camera – she captures her thoughts and feelings with these tools.

Tomorrow, I’ll share some of her work!

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“Love is the master key, which opens the gates of happiness.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

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My favorite meal of the day would be breakfast!  And probably because I am a morning person….

Is it crazy that I look forward to breakfast each and every day?

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I am so inspired my mother’s vintage books.  She has a quite a collection, and I definitely feel like I am capturing a piece of history!

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Oh how I love sweet afternoon light and  ranunculus flowers!  Spring is just around the corner ♥

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I had so much fun working with a client recently – she was interested in images for her kitchen taken with my blue colander.  Even though I photographed each image separately, I love the way they complimented one another once they were all together!  I decided to make them available for everyone.

Apricots and persimmons are already available in my shop.

Please welcome the two newest prints available for purchase in my shop ~ fresh and sweetness.

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Is it possible to fall in love with a city in just one weekend?  Because I think Savannah captured my heart!

Cross-posted on Gabrielle Loves.

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Tiny bits of my life during the month of April 2009 – documented for my Discovery Project!

Taking a daily photo has made me notice how much I have grown personally and professionally as a photographer.  I look back on some of my images that I took in January and I am amazed at how much I have learned since then.  I look forward to where I will be at the completion of this project.

I have also started thinking about what I will do with these images.  A select few are available in my shop, but I would like to pull them together into some sort of book, or collection.  I would love to have them organized in such a way that would preserve these memories forever.

Have a look at my reviews of January – March 2009.

My favorite image from this month is an easy choice.  It made me stop for a moment and reflect.  Taken on April 7, 2009:

april-7

I would love to see your favorite picture from this month!  Please leave a link!

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Three months down, nine more to go!

Above are the daily images that I took during the month of March for the Discovery Project.  Honestly, this month was extremely hard – squeezing in a picture a day.  Mostly becasue I’ve had so much going on in my life!

When I started this project, I knew that it would be challenging.  I knew that there would be days that I just did not feel like it.  But it’s times like this that creates character, no?

I’m proud that I have stuck with it!  And it is worth seeing the month completed.

Teri’s daily pictures keep me inspired.  We both started this project in January and I’m so glad that I found her blog!  I know that I can always head over there and see her daily photo posted, which kicks me into gear!  In fact, one of the images from this month was inspired by her work – can you find it? (Hint: 2nd row!)

As I look at this collage, I am reminded of bits and pieces of my days that I would not remember otherwise.  Each and every image brings me back to that day – where I was, what I was doing, who I was with, what I saw.  Bits and pieces of my lovely little life.

As always, you can follow my discovery project here.

January 2009 :: one month review

February 2009 ::  two month review

My favorite image that I took this month?  Definitely this one, taken March 26, 2009:

What about you?  What did you capture this month that was your favorite?  Please do share, I’d love to see it!

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