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Photo Workshop at Drake

Update #23 · Sep 23, 2012 · comment

This weekend I spent Friday afternoon teaching a group of 10 students from Drake about photography. The group was very interested in using photography to create art. Drake does not teach photography - which I am surprised by because of their big graphic design program. I was really happy they had a very large and well-equipped mac lab! 

On Friday afternoon after listening to a short powerpoint lecture, the students took their digital cameras out to explore and "map" the neighborhood surrounding the campus. Heather Skeens (gallery curator) and I went out and shot photographs too. Wow! I loved what I found! 

About 4pm we met in the mac lab and downloaded images and began our editing and prepping - then printed onto 8x10 photo paper. Saturday morning at 9am we all met at the Weeks Gallery to hang our work. One image led to the next and we mapped our way - Heather commented it felt and looked like a Scrabble game. Much like a scrabble game we linked images visually and used the entire wall. It is a beautiful wall of wonderful work! "Mapping the Neighborhood" will be up through October 12th.

Thank you again for your support of my project! Doing this workshop was another way to encourage people to use their cameras creatively. If your group is interested in such a workshop - just send me an email!

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DRAKE Reception! September 7th, 2012

Update #22 · Sep 17, 2012 · comment

Thank YOU everyone who came out for the fun party! It was wonderful to meet so many new people. If you can come to see the show - please do! Hours at the Anderson Gallery are 

NOON TO 4PM - TUESDAY - SUNDAY ONLY

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Work is UP!

Update #21 · Sep 11, 2012 · 2 comments

"my eyes are not shut" - a gallery of photographs and one video at the Anderson Gallery at Drake in Des Moines. These are the photos I made of the gallery while I was there last week. I will be posting reception pictures soon! Thank you - ALL OF YOU - who backed my photo project. Without YOU, this gallery would not look the way it does!

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OH OH OH! Thank you Everyone!

Update #20 · Sep 2, 2012 · comment

MY HEART is so happy! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I WILL BE POSTING PHOTOS OF THE SHOW GOING UP THIS WEEK!

SUCCESS! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

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3 MORE HOURS!!!!!

Update #19 · Sep 1, 2012 · comment

I cannot believe it has been 30 days. Time goes quickly! This coming week I will be setting up the show in Des Moines with the expert help of Heather, the curator of Anderson Gallery. It is so exciting to know all of this work will be seen by hopefully many people. The show - my eyes are not shut - will open on September 7th! It runs through October 12th. Please come to the reception if you can. I will be sending email invites soon. 4 more hours! I am so grateful for your backing my project. What I would do without your help is to charge my credit card.... it is costly to print, matte and frame photographs. YOU HAVE HELPED ME A GREAT GREAT DEAL! THANK YOU! 

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