zencrafting: Love Is a Person

Monday, February 14, 2011

Love Is a Person

"Love can't be pinned down by a definition, and it certainly can't be proved, any more than anything else important in life can be proved. Love is people, is a person. . . . It also has a lot to do with compassion, and with creation."
Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet, The Crosswicks Journal, Book One (1972)

Happy Valentine's Day, friends.

2 comments:

Tara said...: Good words for today. Happy Valentines Day to you too!; February 14, 2011 at 6:29 PM
jackie said...: i'm so happy you are finding things in those books that resonate with you!
is the matroshkya your own illustration?
happy belated valentine's to you. sending you love and hugs.; February 15, 2011 at 12:39 PM

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About Me

"Love what you love" (to paraphrase poet Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"). Sounds easy, but some days it's not. But that's what I try to do every day. Love my family and my friends; love words and type; love rocks, trees, and rivers; love wool, felt, fabric, thread, and stitches; love paper and paint. And love the sometimes messy life and writing and craft that emerges from it all.

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Photo Tips

1. Get out every day with your camera and take photos , even if it is only in your own back yard. You may have a great camera but if you do not develop an "eye" , you will miss all sorts of opportunities!
2. Gaze closely at your world, looking for insects, the shapes and colours of leaves, the buds and promise of flowers. If it has rained get out with your camera - there are then opportunities for photos of drops and reflections.
3. Look up and out! Nature is not just in the detail but in the big picture - the sky, the clouds, the avenue of trees, a pounding wave.
4. Observe and learn from photos and books - Flickr is inspirational. If a photo has the words "more properties" on it I will always look to see how the photo was composed - aperture, shutter speed etc.
5. Finally - and this may be strange - LISTEN. Many of my photos have been taken as a result of hearing birds cracking seeds in the trees above, the beating of wings overhead, the hum of the bee. Let all your senses be alive to the possibility of the photo.
From Bluemountainsmary via Resurrection Fern (aka "Dear Margie")