Photographs 2:41 PM

Zambezi River, Africa


Bath Houses, Capetown, Africa


Colors are the links. The photograph above was taken by my friend Amanda when she visited Kenya last spring break.


I've started to collect different images with patterns found in nature as inspiration for my design work. Ian showed me a book he took out from the library back home that was all design inspired by patterns in nature and I found that to be an interesting idea. Above you have a close up on a bird's feather.




Opposite end of the spectrum in subject matter yet it speaks for itself in it's connection. Here's some background info on the image --[An angiogram of a human heart shows blood vessels in sharp detail. To take an angiogram, or arteriogram x-ray, doctors must first inject the patient with a special opaque dye that allows a clear view of the heart's blood vessels, including the large left and right coronary arteries.]

Deep sea creatures and anything that has to do with underwater fascinates me. I'm drawn to colors and intensity. I also LOVE LOVE the ocean. As a child I would spend every weekend at our beach house back in Cuba. As far back as I can remember, the ocean has been part of my life and yet there are soo many things that are foreign to me that are part of that habitat.

Afghan girl by Steve McCurry is my choice as a reaction to Lois Greenfield's from a previous post. Both photographs show intensity in a much different way.

...on a personal note

I recall seeing this photograph and falling in love with it. Everyone in my family has the same green eyes as the girl in the photograph except me. I'm envious of anyone who has those eyes, it is the one physical trait that my family was known for and I'm the only one that doesn't have it.

It is interesting how Afghan girl stands for her culture/country and for me, it's far more personal.

Deeply meaningful 3:12 PM

Photographs by Lois Greenfield of Margie Gillis