Three Things: Crossed Wires Edition
This week’s prompt is inspired by the first image below, by Bastienne Schmidt. We’ve all crossed some wires in our day, I’m sure, whether it’s the kind of crossed wires that causes confusion, or the kind where you perform an admirable feat. This week, let’s throw some wires in our character’s lives and then cross them.
Bastienne Schmidt, Untitled, from Home Stills. Photograph. www.bastienneschmidt.com
Izis Bidermanas, Tightrope Walker, Lagny, 1959. Photograph.
“Early 20th-century telephone switchboard in British-Mandate Palestine.” Photograph. American Colony Photo Department. Via Shorpy.
Three Things: Rainy Day Edition, II
We’ve had a string of chilly, drizzly days here in Minneapolis. Let’s use it! This week I’ve compiled three more rainy scenes. What will the rain do for your scene? Will it be an obstacle? Provide a romantic backdrop? Or will those little drops be the star?
Jim Fiscus, Untitled. Photograph. www.fiscusphoto.com
Izis Bidermanas, Rain (La pluie), 1930. Photograph. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
Marie Bashkirtseff, The Umbrella, 1883. Oil on canvas. Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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