Thursday, December 29, 2016

shifting vision


shifting vision,
morphing into dragonfly 
eyes and millefleurs

At the mall, having fun with the fun mirrors. Self-portrait multiplied twenty-four times.


Like Alice in Wonderland, growing from short to tall, surrounded by melting millefleurs.


Around the corner, another strange vision. Whose hands are those sticking out of a locker?

Monday, December 12, 2016

old man with a cane


old man with a cane
resting by the entrance to
permanent collections

Touring the Vivian Maier photography exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center, I fall into the Vivian mode, taking candid shots of people and places. Vivian shot a lot of photos of herself, the original selfies. Often she used reflections in windows and mirrors, or she included the shadow of herself taking in the photo. So I took a few myself. 


Shadow


PUSH


Bench


Finding Vivian Maier


Whose Streets?


Three Figures


Spiral Staircase


Gray Chair


Black Chair


White Windows


Window Shade


Exit

Sunday, December 4, 2016

first snow, a cardinal poses


first snow, a cardinal poses
on white pillows in the goumi bush --
red on white on green

First Sunday in December, waking to a white world. Soft cotton balls falling straight down. A male cardinal perches among the still-green leaves of the goumi bush, white pillows on black limbs.