anyway. i wanted a photo up close of our popcorn and cranberry strands that ro and rox made, but the little guy decided to take a photo of the tree and the star instead. this is why i love polaroids. they have a mind of their own. and i love how they think.
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move them around,
test the light,
experiment,
look,
a lot,
look for where they seem to just fit.
wait for the time when they shine.
keep exploring until i find it....
and then get to the computer and realize that the 'it' was really a different one than i thought it would be.
today i couldn't choose the IT........
so you get three.
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middle.
(11.05.09 @ 08:13 AM)
what's the first word that comes to mind when you look at these four polaroids? for me, its mountains. which is why i titled it that as i saved it in photoshop. i usually title things with the first thing that comes to mind.... which doesnt exactly help me when i'm trying to FIND things on my hard drive..... but hey. it makes me happy.
something i've been processing lately is the question that most people have when looking at my polaroids: 'what IS that?' everyone wants to know what it is... how i did it...... but its funny because sometimes i have long forgotten what exactly i was photographing. and most of the time i end up enjoying the colors and lines and blur a lot better than what i saw with my eyes.
that's why i love polaroids.
they're mysterious, they're magical, they give you something unexpected.
they're instant, they're tangible, they're uniquely one of a kind, they can't be replicated.
they're precious, and by that i mean both cute and full of value,
you can hold them in your hand,
they surprise you,
they make you think.
so-------- this is my polaroid collection for you today
>>> prize for a random commenter!!
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pea soup....i LOVE pea soup! :) yup, i really do...
(10.26.09 @ 03:51 PM)Oh Tropicana ... such a huge part of our lives both in the big and the small, in the shadows and the light, in our youth and our adulthood
(10.26.09 @ 04:52 PM)They make me think of when you are trying to think of something that you can't remember......... and when it finally comes to you, it either comes in a flash of inspiration or a slow recognition. Both kinds of remembering I see in your Polaroids:)
(10.26.09 @ 06:04 PM)The left hand top and bottom ones make me think of jellyfish, top right reminds of me of orange cremesicle and the bottom right hand looks like lace. They are happy!
If only my thoughts were more cohesive! :)
(10.26.09 @ 06:07 PM)Microplankton and microscopes. As if, were you to scoop up some slime from a NorCal pond and stick it under the lens, this might be what you see. A little organicness, a lot of complexity, and another world.
(10.26.09 @ 06:20 PM)They make me think of the earth, on those school books when they show the nucleus...ummm don't know how to explain it..
(10.26.09 @ 06:52 PM)Orange creamsicle sounds tasty.
btw, does Tropicana still make OJ?
funny that your dad said "pea soup" because if I only looked at the one on the top left I thought of peas too... But as a whole (the four of them) I think of Autumn Leaves on sidewalks.
(10.27.09 @ 12:08 AM)They made me think of food!!
The green one reminds me of licorice, stacked up, one by one. Nyum!
The white one reminds me of a part of an egg. The one under the green one reminds me M&M's. The last one looks like cereal.
and the pictures make me hungry. :D
(10.27.09 @ 05:11 AM)Shannon! These make me think of how much I miss you! And I love the lines the best, and maybe the colors... oh I don't know!
(10.27.09 @ 08:58 AM)a journey.
(10.27.09 @ 10:22 AM)
i really like looking at the ceiling and looking at light patterns. i saw one today (it's below), and it reminded me of those ones above. the one below lasted about 20 seconds, i grabbed my camera and snapped it and it disappeared. i realized that it was a car stopped at a stoplight, and some sort of reflection dazzled into my apartment and made me happy. which was great, because i needed that burst of happiness. i will now take a deep breath and continue my day. hope you are well. yes, you. :)
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hi hi hi hi hi hihih hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi ---- i typed all of those for you
(10.15.09 @ 05:13 PM)
this morning i was encouraged by the encouragement from my new favorite book the artists way to write a list of ten tiny changes you'd like to make, and then to simply do just one of them today. the one i chose to do from my list was to make pumpkin pancakes. so i did. even though making the normal granola and berries would be easier. but i created a few dishes dirty and searched for the syrup in the fridge in the name of doing something for myself. not in a selfish way................. in a nourishing way.
another on my list was to update my blog, which seemed daunting today for some reason, so here is what first came to mind to show you :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
and all i did was eat pancakes and post two polaroids on my blog and told you about it.
that was sure the most monumentally simple thing ever.
and maybe you could just make a list of one tiny change.
its kind of fun.
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i love who you art.
(my finger slipped on "are," and it's staying)
(10.16.09 @ 05:06 PM)
twins
kerry me and ro!
:)
night!
shannon
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shan you look so pretty! i'm sad i missed it...the party i went too really wasn't that great. but i want to come after i return from camp! deal? deal.
(08.09.09 @ 01:08 PM)Are they still making polaroid cams?
That can't be you btween kerry & "ro". Unless you shrunk!
I glad y'all had a nice fun nite.
so fun to hunt for your polies on those walls. we should have gotten a photo together too.... woops :]
(08.10.09 @ 12:14 AM)Hi! from ROMANIA! This is stinking awesome... pleasantly amazing. You were meant to be in Pasadena. love love love, hol
(08.10.09 @ 11:59 AM)I found another reason to like you. You use the word "rad". :)
(08.10.09 @ 04:17 PM)SO bummed I never realized that this feel during off-campus.
looks like it was fabulous.
(08.12.09 @ 02:39 PM)SO bummed I never realized that this fell during off-campus.
looks like it was fabulous.
(08.12.09 @ 02:39 PM)Hi! I'm visiting from Blythe's blog. Just wanted to say that this looks like such a fun exhibit to be a part of and be surrounded by such lovely pics!
(08.18.09 @ 12:36 PM)It was great to meet you and see some of your work! The show had a huge turn out and it was awesome to be able to recognize your work immediately.
(08.19.09 @ 02:05 PM)
>> a woman wearing crocs with socks
>> yoga in my new lululemon gear that i got from the outlet!
>> grilled tomatoes for breakfast with a bran muffin and eggs
>> learning a new way to answer the question 'so what do you do?'
>> eating a wunderbar, ie, canadian cadbury goodness
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Have I told you how much I love your new blog? It's fabulous! You are so creative and so talented and so beautiful!!
Hope your trip is fantastic!
You are so funny - all that amazing scenery to describe and we hear about your breakfast! You're great.....
(07.28.09 @ 07:12 PM)Oh Shan I am so jealous right now! I want to be there with you! I fell in love with BC when Jon and I went there! ..and somehow I'm not surprised you saw a woman wearing crocs with socks haha.
(07.29.09 @ 11:50 AM)Hi Shannon, love the birds - this one is from your calling card, right? I have always liked it's shape. Saw a mother deer with twin fawns, another deer and a stupid wild turkey standing on the road. I think that Jason did the birds at the top (I think your Mom told me that!)
(07.29.09 @ 08:28 PM)
delighted.
$50. what did the little polroids get their doctorates and can charge more now?
(12.16.09 @ 06:39 PM)aahhhh polaroids. such playful little jokesters. so mysterious and so lovable :)
(12.17.09 @ 07:26 AM)