by Louise | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog
The first time I saw this image I knew exactly what I was looking at. Like a window in time I was staring at some incredible lumbering beast from before the Ice Age. Not a bear nor a bull but something in between. Shapes are our passport to countries and dimensions...
by Louise | Nov 14, 2019 | Blog
Here in the Northern Hemisphere we tend to associate colored leaves with Autumn but in 2012, after what I imagine must have been a particularly dry winter, I came across a collection of leaves that made me run for my camera. I scooped them out from under the tree...
by Louise | Oct 6, 2019 | Blog
Seasonal change is closely related to emotions. The delight we can feel in a fresh Spring day which seems to offer hope and positive expectations is in strong contrast with a chill November morning when the trees are bare and dampness chills the bones. Autumn is both...
by Louise van Vliet | May 30, 2018 | Blog
Phoebe, with feathers and down like the silver moon, shines her light upon the world. Born into privilege as the hatchling of protected parents. Her future appears secure but her foster mother, the white Madonna, takes nothing for granted. Phoebe is raised to listen...
by Louise | Oct 7, 2017 | Blog
Autumn is one of those seasons that is impossible to ignore. From one point of view, everything that made the Spring and Summer fresh and colorful, appears to by dying. From another perspective, the third season is the culmination of all the input of sun, water and...
by Louise van Vliet | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog
It’s very difficult to hold a stare for very long. We tend to blink or become distracted. It is also a very inefficient way of looking at the world. Scanning our surroundings gives us the chance to see a wide range of interesting things that could be useful,...