The Last Day of the Year

I have always thought curves so beautifully embracing. So last year I made the decision to use curves as my focus word, I was quite pleased. I imagined   "Curving into to a New Year" would lead me to photograph a series of beautiful curves.

One of the many handmade baskets I made this year-

 I was barely able to write a dozen blog posts last year. I feel I got to know curves from "both sides"
(think-  Both Sides Now- Joni Mitchell ). 

Clinging to the curve in ways that were not elegant or embracing.

I crane my thoughts toward remembering this year. A long string of unwinding, on the outside of the curve, scrambling for a foot hold. Letting go in an effort of reckless reclamation. Forcefully inching along the outside edge - which continued to slide away in slow motion.

     A year of free fall.  

I tilt my head to the right and feel warm sunlight on the back of my neck, I shift remembering into knowing there were so many blessings as well.
 

 When I chose to explore the word curve for 2013 I imagined graceful embracing curves.

Instead
 upheaval

 

A roller coaster cornering near the edge.

Still and cold on either side.

And once in a while a lovely ledge inside the structure of my heart.

 

And then a blessing - a curve of love and grace.

We will be grandparents in April 2014.

Even in the shadows there are hearts and blessings to be found-

Happy New Year everyone!

 For I Heart Macro Week 33-Shine the Divine :-)

Centered

Off New Mexico 4 near Los Alamos NM-June 9, 2010

Sara Nichole Hoover

Many times we become lost
in the
"too muchness"
of life-

There are circumstances that leave us with emotional vertigo. 

Too much space or too many options may leave us feeling

overwhelmed,

undefined,

and 

unbalanced.

Gently

embracing 

the 

center

finding

stillness

we 

find 

balance.

If Gods love defines us we are never lost.

 

 

Space: 

 Area around, between, above, below, or within an object

The Artist’s View: All the area that exists around, between, above, below, and within an object is considered to be space. Forms and shapes are considered to be positive space and space that occupies the area in and around the form and shape is called negative space. Artists that utilize large negative spaces may express loneliness or freedom. Crowding together positive space reflects tension or togetherness. Depending on each other, positive and negative spaces interact with one another to create meaning. Space in three-dimension is considered to be the area that is over, under, around, behind, and through. Sculpture, jewelry, architecture, weaving, and ceramics are three-dimensional art forms. They are artworks that take up real space.

http://teacherswithoutborders.org/

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