There is something that I have been wanting to do for a long time, and it is another thing that I am finally seeing come true. Everything in its own time. Of course we must work toward what we want, but I do believe a part of the realization equation is the way we relate to time itself. How do we cultivate our sense of timing to balance action and patience? But that is a whole other subject!
In my past life working in tech, I was often a creative director and creator of video. How thankful I am for having learned much about the technological side of how we make and deliver video / film. The piece that was always missing, though, was that I was not able to create purely, the way I wanted to do it. There was that whole client aspect of the endeavor, and I worked for them, not myself.
Things are different now.
So, very, different.
A universe apart from that life. And in this universe, I am finally, after over a decade, able to call a camera that captures life in all of its beautiful movement my new prized tool.
I have a film camera.
And we are going to take you on adventures into the world that I see. There is something about when I go out into the wild land alone. Things happen that do not seem to happen when others are around. The sky is a bit more grand. The animals come closer. The wind parts the grasses and paths to wonder reveal themselves.
This has always been my experience with the world, and that was that. As I have written about and photographed life over the years, I have always felt the magic was not completely conveyed. People need to see it happening. I’m told that others need to be able to experience some of the things I do. That it is important I share it. I’ve explored this a lot—how to hold such a task and express it in a way that is meaningful and effective, in a way that honors what is simply quiet observance of the world around me.
My camera is the way.
I hope you are ready for this next chapter. I sure am! You will finally get to see lots of behind the scenes of how I make my jewelry! This has often been requested for years, and it’s something I have been wanting to show very much. So I’m going to go out and play with my camera for awhile, and will bring back treasure for you. Southwest magic, from stillness to movement, here we go~~
