This week I’ve been pondering flying babies. Oh fine, maybe not… maybe I just happened across one of the below photographs and I thought it would make a crackin’ good writing prompt. Either way: this week, let’s study these babes suspended in mid-air and come up with a story behind them. Go!
Julie Blackmon, Baby Toss, 2009. Photograph. www.julieblackmon.com
Stephen Marc, Chicago, Illinois, from the series “The Black Trans-Atlantic Experience“, 1988. Photograph. Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri.
Rachel Hulin, Untitled, from Flying Henry series. Photograph. www.rachelhulin.com
Three Things: The Rodney Smith Edition
The photographer Rodney Smith passed away this month, robbing the world of a prolific artist of whimsy. One of my stand-bys when I need a piece with a sense of humor, or dash of surrealism, this week’s Three Things is dedicated solely to Mr. Smith. Hat tip to you, sir.
Rodney Smith, Don jumping over hay roll No. 1, Monkton, Maryland, 1999. Photograph. www.rodneysmith.com
Rodney Smith, Woman With Hat Between Hedges, Parc de Sceaux, France, 2004. Photograph. www.rodneysmith.com
Rodney Smith, Twins in Tree, Snedens Landing, New York, 1999. Photograph. www.rodneysmith.com
Three Things: The Tree Edition, II
‘Tis the season for bringing trees into our homes. This week, let’s gaze at that tree, or another tree, and write.
Myoung Ho Lee, Tree #2, 2006, from Tree series. Photograph.
Beth Dow, Grove, from Fieldwork series. Photograph. www.bethdow.com
Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés, Untitled, from Landnemar series. Photograph. www.alvarosh.es
In my neck of the woods, it’s finally feeling like winter, and I feel like writing about it. In case your neck of the woods is still lacking a few wintry elements, here are three winter scenes to help you get in the mood as well.
Joseph Alleman, Lone Crimson, 2013. Oil on canvas. Private collection. www.josephalleman.com
Melissa Zexter, Blizzard Lovers. Embroidered photograph. www.melissazexter.com
Horace Pippin, The Fox (The Get-a-way), 1939. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
