November 20, 2012

More gratitude. More hope. More love. #21 (gathered natural objects)












I've been a little distracted this morning, avoiding mostly mundane tasks, and went a wandering through Pia Jane Bijkerk's My Heart Wanders  project. That lead to this, and I stopped my wandering, happy and grateful to have found a peaceful spot to rest for a while. I think you'll agree it's very easy to get lost in the shapes, forms, textures, colours and details of these beautifully crafted gathered objects of nature.


Mary Jo Hoffman posts one image, daily of gathered natural objects found near her home in Minnesota for her project STILL, one I've added to my growing treasure chest of daily inspiration.


All images by Mary Jo Hoffman.

7 comments:

  1. I really like this - it's interesting how perception of an object changes when it is taken out of context like these images. Usually I find dead animals quite unsettling to come across but in this image I just see beauty. x

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    1. Hi G, yes I agree, it's quite a stirring image. I hesitated for a moment about reposting it...but really believe Mary handles the subject and her use of any animals in the project with respect. x

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  2. I only just came across Pia Jane Bijkerk recently. Anything that gets encourages us to slow and see beauty gets my vote every time. And yes there is a lot of respect in that last image.

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    1. Hi Vanessa, me too! that is on being new to Pia's blog and I love the things that draw us in to the moment. I just popped over to your blog, what a lovely, contemplative space you've created, I'm loving sunflowers right now too! x

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  3. Incredible images - thank you for sharing! x

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  4. Thank you all so much. I am flattered and grateful for your comments. It is always (at least I hope it is) a kind of sacred task to capture, and then to share, the death of a creature no matter how supposedly humble. I frankly found a tremendous amount of beauty and peace in the posture of this lovely bird, despite the violence of its death. I am honored we managed to share a kind of reverence for the moment that was captured in the photo, despite whatever distances of geography and experience that may, in theory, separate us.

    Thank you , Thank you,
    Mary Jo Hoffman

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    1. Mary, I'm so glad for moments shared across the globe x

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thank you for sharing your thoughts. i love reading each and every comment x