Integrity ~ Grace ~ Beauty
The Guilford Art Center will be opening Artistry 2010 on Thursday November 4, 2010, 5-8pm. The Shoreline ArtsTrail members will also be featured in this year’s Artistry 2010. Please stop by on Thursday evening to meet the artists and enjoy the incredible selection of artwork.
Over the past few months a group of amazing fabric artists in the Connecticut shoreline area have been working on creating beautiful quilts inspired by my floral photography. The group called Sisters in Cloth invited me to participate in this collaborate. Over the summer I have met with a few of the artists in their creative spaces to photograph the works in progress. It is fascinating to see how an artist, working in a completely different medium, interprets another’s work. The collaboration will culminate in an exhibition this coming January at a venue in New Haven, CT. I will keep you posted with progress and exhibition information. Here are a few of the photos taken of the progress.
It has been an incredible summer filled with connections and moments to savor. Weddings, family portraits, special events and much more have filled my time along with spending hours enjoying the season. Over the next month I will be refreshing photos on my web site to incorporate some of these new images. The fall has continued the flow of summer with creativity and sharing. The other week I hung a collection of my photos, along with fabric artist Vivika Hansen DeNegre, Birds and Flowers, at Friends & Company in Madison CT. The exhibit will be up until beginning of November. Any questions please give me a call.
Today is the official release date for the book How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business, 6th Edition, (Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT). I had the opportunity to revise and update the 6th edition of this book over the winter. As co-author, I adapted and updated the book in light of the many changes and advances in technology over the past few years. The book is a good resource for anyone interested in starting a home-based photography business. Some of the highlights added in this addition are information on creating a web site, marketing strategies, and integrating your talents on many levels to enhance your business. The book is available on line or you can also contact me if you have any questions. It is a pleasure to share this exciting news on my first co-authored book. I have ideas for another book…hopefully this is the beginning of a new adventure!!!
Hope you are enjoying your summer.
I wanted to share information about a photo exhibition I am having this summer.
WAYS ~ WAVES of Seeing
Artist reception Thursday, July 15th, 5:30-7pm,
Women and Family Life Center, Carriage House Gallery
96 Fair Street, Guilford, CT
The exhibit is presented in partnership between Women and Family Life Center and Shoreline Arts Alliance.
Newly published. “How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business” (Globe Pequot Press) will be available to purchase at reception.
If you have any questions please call or contact me ~ 203.464.3692, rosemary.alpert@gmail.com
Thank you and hope to see you soon!
Rosemary
Saturday, June 26, 9:30-12:30, I will be teaching a workshop, New Ways of Seeing, at the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, CT at 80 Audubon Street.
Explore the creative process and interaction with light through the medium of photography. What gets you excited? Where do your ideas come from? What is your inspiration or motivation for creating a photograph? This workshop will explore all these areas along with a little yoga! The workshop is open to both film and digital photographers, all levels are welcome. Basic knowledge of photography is helpful. Cost $75; members $68. Register online: www.creativeartsworkshop.org.
I hope you will be able to join me as we explore the creative process.
Please join me Saturday night April 24th 2010, 7-10pm at the Hygienic Art Gallery, 79 Bank Street, New London, CT for the opening of The Fifth Crossing Annual Juried Exhibit. One of my photos…you’ll have to come by and see…was accepted into the exhibit. The show will be up April 24, 2010 at 7pm to May 22, 2010 at 6pm. Hope you can stop by and check out this gallery space…it’s worth the trip!
Yesterday as I was going from one place to another, I unexpectedly came upon a hidden treasure. I had taken a “wrong” turn (turned out to be exactly where I was meant to be) at the stop sign to my right was this beautiful green house and garden. Tucked within East Rock Park in New Haven, CT is the Pardee Rose Garden and Greenhouse. With the late morning air crispy with springtime and the light so sparkly…my car turned into the parking lot. I had no idea what was awaiting, with my camera I adventured into the greenhouse. The keeper of the space, Matthew, gave me a tour of the greenhouses filled with sprouting plants in various stages. He then brought me into the main greenhouse and tucked in the back among the tropical, luscious plants was a pool of Dancing Water!!!! That was all I needed to see…an hour later, after photographing the water, I felt refreshed, blessed, and so happy I took the “wrong” turn.
Now that spring has officially arrived and the rain has ceased…it is time to rediscover the wonders of spring. The simple beauty of being outside with the sun on your face and sharing a good story with a friend…doesn’t get much better than that.
Enjoy your moments.
A new project has begun for 2010. I have been invited to participate in a collaboration with a group of fabric / textile artists (awesome quilters!) called Sisters in Cloth. This group evolved a few years ago from the Guilford, Connecticut “Newcomers” organization. One of the “sisters”, an incredible fabric artist, Diane Wright, contacted me last November and asked if I would be interested in working on a project with the group. The idea is that my photographs will be inspiration, either by color or composition, for their work. We met a few weeks ago and this photo was taken the day I met with the group. They have now chosen 15 images to work with and be inspired by. Each artist will work with the photo they have chosen to interpret. Over the next few months I will also visit each artist in their creative spaces, studios, or kitchen tables, and photograph them working on their pieces. Our ultimate goal is to create an incredible collaborative exhibition of photography and fabric art. Exciting! to be continued...
