Stopping to Look

Stopping to Look http://blog.stoppingtolook.com Laurie McCarriar is stopping to look. Will you? posterous.com Thu, 17 May 2012 10:40:00 -0700 Walking to work http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/walking-to-work http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/walking-to-work

Poppies in downtown Asheville

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0700 See the light! http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/see-the-light http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/see-the-light

Have you ever really stopped to look at a light bulb? or a strawberry? I taught a free workshop a week ago as part of the CLICK Project at the Conn-Artist Art Studios & Gallery in Hendersonville. I had the participants choose an object (in brown bags, so they didn't know what they were getting) and then go look at and photograph it.

Jean said she kinda hated it when she got a floodlight bulb as her object, but then really enjoyed what happened once she took some time with it.

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It's a lesson we can all pay attention to... take some time out to stop and look!

More images from the workshop:

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:26:00 -0700 Is it the edge of some crazy river? or maybe it is http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/is-it-the-edge-of-some-crazy-river-or-maybe-i http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/is-it-the-edge-of-some-crazy-river-or-maybe-i

...a little idea I have brewing? Stay tuned

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:27:00 -0700 Stopping to Look Workshops http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/stopping-to-look-workshops http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/stopping-to-look-workshops

Well. I forgot to publicize a new Stopping to Look workshop I am giving as part of the Click! Photo Project at The Conn-Artist Art Studios & Gallery in Hendersonville NC. And it is already filled!

If you'd like to make sure you don't miss the next one, be sure to hop over to the Click Photo Workshop page and get your name on the waiting list (scroll down to my April 15 Workshop and fill out the form)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:16:56 -0700 how do you spell Avocado? http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/avocado-day http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/avocado-day

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I took a walk through the River Arts District the other day, just looking for Greens. It's spring, and tomorrow is St Paddy's Day. Check out my slideshow over on the River Arts District Artist's blog to see some selected greens from the hood, and an avacodo avacado avocado.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:41:00 -0800 Nature. Depot Street. This Saturday, March 10 http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/nature-depot-street-this-saturday-march-10 http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/nature-depot-street-this-saturday-march-10

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Join me this Saturday, March 10 for a reception from 5-7PM for Nature: 3 Perspectives on Depot Street, an exhibit featuring 3 Depot Street Photographers: David Simchock, Cleaster Cotton, and me!

The show runs throughout March at Desert Moon Designs Studios & Gallery at 372 Depot Street. (it's just down the block and across the street from my studio), and benefits Asheville GreenWorks (my landlord!)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:24:00 -0800 Riding a bike to Boulder Colorado http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/riding-a-bike-to-boulder-colorado http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/riding-a-bike-to-boulder-colorado

I'm not really trying this myself (maybe I should?), but I'm excited that my panoramic photo composite of Bike Racers in the River Arts District was juried into the National Bike Art Show at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder CO - March 9-31

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Click here to find out how many layers of photographs it took to create this image

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:09:00 -0800 Got Milk? http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/got-milk http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/got-milk

Fellow River Arts District photographer David Simchock stopped by my studio the other day with a card for his fab new photography blog: got f-stop. I know I'll be checking it out regularly, but the cows were confused.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:26:00 -0800 the CLICK! Photo Project http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/the-click-photo-project http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/the-click-photo-project

Opening February 14 in Hendersonville NC. 14 Phototgraphers (including me)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:00:00 -0800 Stopping to Look: Good luck http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/a-happy-new-year http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/a-happy-new-year

Collard greens and black-eyed peas. What else can we do to ensure good luck in 2012?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0800 GeekTips: Timers http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/geektips-timers http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/geektips-timers

Can you really manage time? I think all we can do is manage how we interact with it.

Have you ever decided to sit down to answer an email, and then all of a sudden, you're reading a friend's Facebook update, which leads you to a recent post on Facebook which leads you to a YouTube video which leads you to...I don't even know where the whole morning went.

You need... a Timer! I don't mind if you use this online kind, or this low-tech kind or even this rather elegant kind... when you sit down to answer emails, set it for 15 or 30 minutes and when it goes off, get up and get back to your studio!

In future installments, we'll look at email settings and filters, apps, tools and strategies to help keep that inbox uncluttered.

I'm moving GeekTips over to my Artist Geek site starting Feb 3, 2012

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:21:00 -0800 Gingerbread Family Reunion http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/gingerbread-family-reunion http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/gingerbread-family-reunion

I found a little lost gingerbread boy at the market, and brought him home to meet his parents for the holidays...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:23:00 -0800 GeekTips: ArtDates - for WNC artists http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/artdates-for-wnc-artists http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/artdates-for-wnc-artists

Watch this space for GeekTips, starting here on Fridays in early 2012. It's a mix of high tech and low tech tips to help you run your art business.

In the meantime, find out more about my new service for Western North Carolina artists called ArtDates. A online calendar and resource page along with an actual calendar book you can carry with you (see, there's that high tech/low tech concept in action)

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It's the 2012 edition of my popular Bookmark Calendars. They've been a long time coming... and only 50 available for Christmas delivery. (They are $12 each which includes shipping)

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Check it out - you can use it:

As a calendar
To make notes and lists
As 12 Bookmarks (if you use a Kindle, you might tape it to the back)
You can even piece all 12 bookmarks together to make art for your wall (I can do this for you too!)

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Take a break and enjoy the sunrise this morning in Sandbridge VA

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A dragonfly came into the house last night, and spent nearly a full day trying to get back out. I finally got it outside, and photographed it while it was recovering on the deck. Shortly after the photo shoot, it flew away

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:46:00 -0700 Dogs on the Beach http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/dogs-on-the-beach http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/dogs-on-the-beach

I'm heading for the beach on Saturday! Aside from playing music and eating well, I plan on lots of walks and lots of photographs. One of my favorite things is photographing dogs having fun on the beach. Here's one in advance.

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Tonight at the Tourists Game with Stacey and Ursula

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:19:00 -0700 In the Clouds http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/in-the-clouds http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/in-the-clouds

Everyone is talking about being in the cloud these days. So today, I'm in the clouds. Who knows, I might be in even more clouds next week. I'm pretty fond of these though. This might look really nice as a large print. What do you think?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/829089/laurie-mccarriar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wzI7b8GQjaF Laurie McCarriar Laurie Laurie McCarriar Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:00:00 -0700 I've just decided that it is National Hammered Mbira Day http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/national-hammered-mbira-day http://blog.stoppingtolook.com/national-hammered-mbira-day

It's my birthday... I've decided to declare that it is also National Hammered Mbira Day. I keep hearing lately that I don't tell people about what I do nearly enough. So today I am posting one of the tracks from the CD I am [very, very slowly] recording!

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The hammered mbira is a cool instrument that is a cross between a hammered dulcimer and an african thumb piano. (Don MacLane in Portland, Oregon has made only about 30 of these custom-designed instruments and I am honored to own one!) It is laid out exactly like a hammered dulcimer, but doesn't need tuning every day like most dulcimers.

If you are curious about what it looks like, this is me playing in 2009 during a sound check at the Northeast Dulcimer Symposium, accompanied by Ken Lovelett on percussion and Tom White doing the mic adjustment dance.

And here are a couple of pics I took this week during Dulcimer Week at the Swannanoa Gathering:

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In case you can't tell (ha), that's Mark Grobner, who has a new CD called SunRise (I designed the CD art) in pic #1, and Sue Wilson, who just published an article in this month's Dulcimer Player's News in pic #2

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