Thursday 28 July 2011

Buried treasure collaboration

This is the third year of Buried Treasure collaborative project on Seth Apter blog:
http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/2011/07/treasure-chest-2011.html

Seth invites artists to repost their favorite posts from the depth of their own blogs. Our blog is less than one year old, so not a lot of digging was required, but I'm pleased that I can introduce to you a very talented artist and an extraordinary teacher, as well as show you some of my digital art.

Frankly dear, SHE DOES give a damn!
 (Original post from 26/03/11)

This little play on a phrase made famous in the 1939 classic film,” Gone With The Wind”, is dedicated to Carol Leigh http://carolleigh.blogspot.com/ whose Advanced Photomontage online class is about to finish. I think Carol is an exquisite teacher, she shares generously her knowledge, stimulates creativity, teaches us to pay attention to the tiniest details and she takes time to give us detailed critiques to enhance the learning experience.
I present here some of my homework, with immense gratitude to Carol.
If you like what you see, all credit goes to Carol.
Elena









As an awe-struck husband, I’m compelled to throw in my 2 cent observation. Elena being the most intelligent and more importantly most capable person I have ever known and believe me when I comment that this is no mere compliment considering the level of intelligence and achievement attained in our level of friends. It doesn’t matter whether it is neuroscience, culinary arts, horticulture or art, Elena is consistently at the top of the skill sets. What prompts me to offer this heartfelt thanks to Carol and her photomontage course is that unlike neuroscience, where the discussion of ion channels, neural receptors and plasticity may be limited, the creation and discussion of art is wonderfully inclusive. I’m not surprised by Elena’s growth in art, but I’m wonderfully impressed with the results. So thank you Carol, I agree, “Frankly dear, YOU DO give a damn.”
Russ

11 comments:

  1. Awesome work! And what a lovely compliment to the teacher and the student from the husband :)

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  2. Russ and Elena, thank you for your kind words. I'm stunned. And overwhelmed. All I did was give Elena a couple of ideas and she ran -- no, SPRINTED -- with them and made them her own. I love the pear, the pear that looks like it's been gold-leafed. If I'd created that one, I'd be thrilled! Very cool. Again, thank you both for your gracious compliments. You've made my day, nay, my week! --Carol Leigh

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  3. Thank you Carol. Well, you did more than just shared your ideas, I see many things in a different way now, and I owe you a big one for this.

    Elena

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  4. Very interesting work. Very beautiful pieces.

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  5. Lovely work! Particularly the aged pieces.

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  6. A post well worth revisiting. Your husband is a gem, and your work superb. Well done.

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  7. Love the work you have done-the photos are gorgeous! Guess you and Carol make a wonderful pair (pear) :) of teacher and student. Found your site from Seth's Buried Treasure collab and so very glad I did!

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  8. Love your work and this post - got here by way of seth. also really enjoying all the new mexico posts - i havent gotten out to that part of the country in a few years and miss it terribly.

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  9. Were the journal pages created digitally as well? They look fabulous and - hand done. AWESOME!

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  10. Thank you Magpie and MrCachet.
    Yes, the journal pages are digital.

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