Etsy......
I love it! In addition to being a great place to showcase my fine art photography, it is also a wonderful tool to find great handmade & home decor! In etsy, "collections" or "lists" are curated by Etsy members based on themes or just personal preferences. This is my newly curated collection of spring beauties! Enjoy!
Showing posts with label fine art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fine art. Show all posts
Gorgeous, Unique Handmade Art and Gifts ~ Discover Etsy!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
ETSY???
A lot of people say "What is Etsy?", when I tell them I have an online Etsy shop. Well, in the words of Etsy, it is the worldwide online venue where you can buy and sell handmade or vintage items, art and supplies. For a great You-tube video on Etsy, look HERE. For me, Etsy is a way to show and sell my fine art photography. It is a community of indie (independent) artists all over the world. It is a place to buy or sell handmade goods and art. I feel it is a personalized experience for both buyers & sellers. In a way it is the opposite of everything "Big Box". And in a very basic way - the Etsy shops in the US are home grown small business with made in America goods and art. The basis of Etsy are "Treasuries" which showcase specific items. If one of these treasuries gets lots of traffic, it has a chance to make it to the "Front Page" of Etsy. Below is a Treasury which I curated showcasing of the beautiful and unique items found on Etsy! You can click on individual items to be taken to the direct link and shop. Enjoy!
A lot of people say "What is Etsy?", when I tell them I have an online Etsy shop. Well, in the words of Etsy, it is the worldwide online venue where you can buy and sell handmade or vintage items, art and supplies. For a great You-tube video on Etsy, look HERE. For me, Etsy is a way to show and sell my fine art photography. It is a community of indie (independent) artists all over the world. It is a place to buy or sell handmade goods and art. I feel it is a personalized experience for both buyers & sellers. In a way it is the opposite of everything "Big Box". And in a very basic way - the Etsy shops in the US are home grown small business with made in America goods and art. The basis of Etsy are "Treasuries" which showcase specific items. If one of these treasuries gets lots of traffic, it has a chance to make it to the "Front Page" of Etsy. Below is a Treasury which I curated showcasing of the beautiful and unique items found on Etsy! You can click on individual items to be taken to the direct link and shop. Enjoy!
'Lighter Than Air ...' by joystclaire
Since it is soooo very hot here in Ohio, I thought a cool, breezy beautiful treasury would help! Happy Summer!
 CLOCK buJACZEk foLK whi... $55.00 |  Modern Day Aristocrat T... $65.00 |  Faded Pink - Fine Art V... $10.00 |  Vintage French Dining T... $1640.00 |
 Farmhouse Burlap Bolste... $20.00 |  A kind of hush - Fine a... $30.00 |  Vintage Painted Cottage... $1595.00 |  Crocheted pure new wool... $20.00 |
 ivory, champagne celebr... $39.50 |  bird canvases $42.00 |  Pleated String Lights $174.00 |  BIANCA layered capes bo... $168.00 |
 Forged Steel Clock $190.00 |  Pincushion - Felted Cup... $30.00 |  Felted slippers - will ... $73.00 |  50% off with code TRAC5... $97.00 |
Life is a Verb {Columbus Ohio Photographer}
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Are you comfortable in your own skin?
Are you where you dreamed you would be, when all those years ago you said... "When I grow up, I..."?
My life has taken many twists and turns. Happily, I am now following my bliss by creating a business from my passion of photography. I got derailed along the way for various reasons, but I have now arrived at this wonderful place! Currently, I'm slowly reading "Life is a Verb" by Patti Digh. Wow. I feel like I'm sitting down with a friend I have know my whole life and we're chatting over coffee, solving world problems and our own! If you feel like you are moving too fast, like you are feeling unsettled or stuck... I highly recommend this book! Only halfway through, numerous pages are dog-eared, words are scribbled in the margins, quotes are circled and starred - really good read! Reading this book has made me realize that finally, I AM comfortable in my own skin. And all those years ago, when I very confidently told everyone and the world that "When I grown up I want to be a photographer (insert your own here)".... I know that I have indeed arrived there.
Are you where you dreamed you would be, when all those years ago you said... "When I grow up, I..."?
My life has taken many twists and turns. Happily, I am now following my bliss by creating a business from my passion of photography. I got derailed along the way for various reasons, but I have now arrived at this wonderful place! Currently, I'm slowly reading "Life is a Verb" by Patti Digh. Wow. I feel like I'm sitting down with a friend I have know my whole life and we're chatting over coffee, solving world problems and our own! If you feel like you are moving too fast, like you are feeling unsettled or stuck... I highly recommend this book! Only halfway through, numerous pages are dog-eared, words are scribbled in the margins, quotes are circled and starred - really good read! Reading this book has made me realize that finally, I AM comfortable in my own skin. And all those years ago, when I very confidently told everyone and the world that "When I grown up I want to be a photographer (insert your own here)".... I know that I have indeed arrived there.
Be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind. ~ Dr. Seuss
Today, tell yourself these things... and believe them!
Fog {Columbus Ohio Fine Art Photographer}
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
WE had a very dense and magical fog this November. Upon wakening and seeing the magical world outside the window, I grabbed my camera to capture what I could. I started at the metropark just a mile away, Blendon Woods. This is my usual haunt on foggy days. But the fog was so dense that I wondered if it was still heavy into the city. I traveled to Franklin Park Conservatory in the heart of Columbus, Ohio. The fog was still hanging in the landscape for some moody shots there. These are by far some of my favorite shots. All photographs were processed in Lightroom using Joyful Lightroom Presets (for jpg) & can be found in the sidebar. I thought it only fitting to end the post with foggy poems! Enjoy!
Most of the photographs featured here are available in MY SHOP!
FOG
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor & city
on silent haunches
& then moves on.
~ Carl Sandburg
DECEMBER'S MYSTIC MOON
Majestic Oaks in silent solitaire
and Midnight's cold December air,
Rolling hills beneath Heaven's hem of grayish blue
Crowns the earth embraced by northern lights, and
gentle winter's mystic moon.
An unclothed scent of cedar's burnt, and
caressing valleys below,
Inspires Nature's misty gown of rising fog.
~ J Gregory PT Evans
It’s a mysterious morning in the wood as the fogs settled in
Fog dances with the wind through the trees twirling
A hazy white blanket diffusing scattering the light
Everything looks so different tricking your sight
The sun rays pours down breaking through the trees canopy
Linear streaks of light highlighting objects we see
Mysterious fog plays with the light as things it conceals
So when you are only near objects magically reappear
Strange shaped shadows jump out from the teasing mist
And twigs and objects appear that at first you did miss
The gloomy cold fog tries hard to hide the light of the new day
But the darkness and mystery it brings is not there to stay
The wind helps the sun to blow the mist from our sight
And wind sun versus the fog start their regular teasing fight
As normal the fog slowly loses, thins to a light haze in the air
Going patchy with little dancing wisps here and there
The light and the wind always it wins afterall
But the fog would just quickly disappear from us all
But look closely he left a present from his newly departed mist
On foliage are water jewel droplets where it gently kissed
~ Unknown
Most of the photographs featured here are available in MY SHOP!
FOG
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor & city
on silent haunches
& then moves on.
~ Carl Sandburg
DECEMBER'S MYSTIC MOON
Majestic Oaks in silent solitaire
and Midnight's cold December air,
Rolling hills beneath Heaven's hem of grayish blue
Crowns the earth embraced by northern lights, and
gentle winter's mystic moon.
An unclothed scent of cedar's burnt, and
caressing valleys below,
Inspires Nature's misty gown of rising fog.
~ J Gregory PT Evans
It’s a mysterious morning in the wood as the fogs settled in
Fog dances with the wind through the trees twirling
A hazy white blanket diffusing scattering the light
Everything looks so different tricking your sight
The sun rays pours down breaking through the trees canopy
Linear streaks of light highlighting objects we see
Mysterious fog plays with the light as things it conceals
So when you are only near objects magically reappear
Strange shaped shadows jump out from the teasing mist
And twigs and objects appear that at first you did miss
The gloomy cold fog tries hard to hide the light of the new day
But the darkness and mystery it brings is not there to stay
The wind helps the sun to blow the mist from our sight
And wind sun versus the fog start their regular teasing fight
As normal the fog slowly loses, thins to a light haze in the air
Going patchy with little dancing wisps here and there
The light and the wind always it wins afterall
But the fog would just quickly disappear from us all
But look closely he left a present from his newly departed mist
On foliage are water jewel droplets where it gently kissed
~ Unknown
Holiday Open House!
Friday, December 3, 2010
I'm a little behind (so very busy with clients & my first art show), but... I'm having a Holiday Open House Sunday December 12th from 1PM-3Pm - ish!It's also a book exchange, so bring a book(s) & take a book(s). Munchies provided! Stop in & say hello!
**** Take advantage of the COUPON CODE in my SHOP!! Enter WINTERBLISS during the checkout process for 25% off your order!!
Featured!
Monday, September 27, 2010
I'm delighted to be featured on Papernstitch in an online exhibit! This juried exhibit will run from September 27, 2010 through October 24, 2010. I would love if your could pass the word along and stop over! Find my featured space HERE. Happy Autumn!
Mother's Day / Central Ohio Fine Art Photographer
Friday, April 23, 2010
Mother's Day is just around the corner - where has the year gone? Moms always deserve to know they are appreciated. Are you doing something special for your Mom? Have your told her, or written her a note about just how much she means to you, about what a wonderful person/mom she is, about what a difference she makes? This day is also to make sure all the important women who have been like a mom know how much they are appreciated. Most people know that my Mom passed 15 years ago... what I wouldn't give to be able to give her a hug & tell her I love her. My Aunt Bernie stepped into the surrogate mom shoes & I try to tell her everytime I talk with her that I love her & she means the world to me!
If your are looking for a one of kind gift of art for your mom or someone special, stop by my shop for my Mother's Day sale! Until Mother's Day I will be having a Buy One/Get One sale... so treat yourself, too!
