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black/white
A year ago this week, I took a class at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Without going into detail, I’ll just say that I hated it. Two days in, I wanted to come home, but my Patient Spouse and a photographer friend of mine talked me off that particular cliff. I still hated the class, though.
The last night, I hardly slept at all. About 2 or 3 in the morning, I looked over and saw one shirt hanging up in my closet; I made a photo with my iPhone since I didn’t have anything else really going on.
Today, I found out that image was accepted into a show at the A Smith Gallery in Johnson City, Texas. The show, black/white, will be up from August 4 – September 10, with a reception on August 26. Elizabeth Avedon was the juror.
So, it just goes to show, doesn’t it, that terrible weeks can sometimes bring good results.
By then, he’d already moved on
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dark tomorrows
From a certain angle, below the house, it looked as though the shrubs were going to win.
Chastleton House
near Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
photographed 6.3.2017
The creeping damp
The interior courtyard was slick with moss. And the parts that weren’t mossy were covered up with shade-loving plants. Even though the sun was shining when we were there, the place felt dank.
Chastleton House
near Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
photographed 6.3.2017
A certain kind of light
The very top floor of the house had a large room, empty of furniture but filled with light coming in the large, un-curtained windows.
Chastleton House
near Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
photographed 6.3.2017
Poverty is a great preserver
This place was built between 1607 and 1612, and it stayed in the family until 1991, when the family could no longer afford to keep it. The last private owner of Chaselton House, Barbara Clutton-Brock, said, “Poverty is a great preserver.” as a way to say that because there was no money for renovations, the house is relatively free of modern upgrades.
Two interesting things about the family: they invented many games, including croquet, and they believed cleaning the ceiling in the kitchen would bring back luck to the house. On our visit, croquet courts were set up for visitors. And the ceiling was still black.
Chastleton House
near Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
photographed 6.3.2017
