Sunday, April 28, 2013
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
The last Sunday in April has been Worldwide Pinhole Photography day for a number of years. I've tried for a couple years to get something around for this. At last I'll have a couple to upload.Their gallery from the day will grow so check it often. http://www.pinholeday.org/gallery/2013/
Monday, April 15, 2013
When Harry met Ralph
While passing through Allenwood today I met Harry. To call
him “Harry the Hat Man” would be ungracious. Too blind to drive, he spends his
day making hats that he sells from his front porch. “I can’t leave them out,
someone steals them”. He says with a tone of annoyance in his voice. He
explains it would be so much easier for him if he didn’t have to take them in.
It’s not the loss that bothers him; he gives away more than
he sells. He leaves them at the post office for anyone to pick up. Others he
has donated to a food bank to be distributed to families.
He knows his market and says he has quit making the smallest
ones because it is school kids who need them the most.
They are all made with donated yarn which is stacked in
boxes that make navigating his living room a chore.
Harry reminds me that you don’t need to have a lot to become
a generous person.
As for the thief, Harry says he knows who it is but can’t
catch him. “He seems to know when I fall asleep”
If your travels take you near US15 and PA44 park your car
and say “Hi” to Harry. You will improve his day and yours.
Friday, April 12, 2013
A photographic collaboration
I am sharing project goals of a photographic collaboration that is beginning to take form. This image is of an empty "set" if you will, that will be used in a series of portraits that address issues of childhood depression, self-harm, and suicidal inclinations.
Our message will communicate that healing is possible and these topics need to be discussed openly to help with that process.
We hope you will follow our progress and support our Kickstarter campaign that will begin shortly.
As we have moved forward with this project we have met so many people who's lives have been touched by these topics that the project has gained importance and new meaning to me.
Our Mission Statement best describes our goals.
Through our art, we attempt to depict the long-term consequences of childhood sexual assault, the struggles of depression, low self-esteem, suicidal inclinations, family relationships, and the social stigmas associated with them.
We are addressing topics that the world has not learned to talk about or embrace. Just the words abuse, depression and suicide hold such stigma that many remain silent. Our hope is this project will help foster an open dialog in these areas that have become too easy to brush aside.
Our goal is to show those who may be dealing with these emotions and struggles, that they are not alone. To show that others are aware of, and understand the patterns and thoughts they are experiencing. That healing is possible. We want to tell people who may be on the journey to healing that we all carry our own box of secrets. You are not alone.
Through public displays of this project, we hope to encourage others to identify and share their feelings as well as encouragement to seek help from friends, family, and professionals and to help remove the feeling of isolation, self doubt, and pain they may feel.
With art and voice, we know we can help at least one person see that life is worth fighting for. We want to share with every person struggling with their past and present that everyone’s life is a series of peaks and valleys. No one gets to stay at the top and no one needs to be left at the bottom. That no matter how dark the night may be, the sun will always rise on a new day, we just have to remember to breathe.
Ralph Wilson
Our message will communicate that healing is possible and these topics need to be discussed openly to help with that process.
We hope you will follow our progress and support our Kickstarter campaign that will begin shortly.
Our Mission Statement best describes our goals.
MISSION STATEMENT
Through our art, we attempt to depict the long-term consequences of childhood sexual assault, the struggles of depression, low self-esteem, suicidal inclinations, family relationships, and the social stigmas associated with them.
We are addressing topics that the world has not learned to talk about or embrace. Just the words abuse, depression and suicide hold such stigma that many remain silent. Our hope is this project will help foster an open dialog in these areas that have become too easy to brush aside.
Our goal is to show those who may be dealing with these emotions and struggles, that they are not alone. To show that others are aware of, and understand the patterns and thoughts they are experiencing. That healing is possible. We want to tell people who may be on the journey to healing that we all carry our own box of secrets. You are not alone.
Through public displays of this project, we hope to encourage others to identify and share their feelings as well as encouragement to seek help from friends, family, and professionals and to help remove the feeling of isolation, self doubt, and pain they may feel.
With art and voice, we know we can help at least one person see that life is worth fighting for. We want to share with every person struggling with their past and present that everyone’s life is a series of peaks and valleys. No one gets to stay at the top and no one needs to be left at the bottom. That no matter how dark the night may be, the sun will always rise on a new day, we just have to remember to breathe.
Ralph Wilson
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