Gumboots4Peace

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Gumboots4Peace  by June Perkins 2006

 I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace. -Helen Keller

We had moved to the Cassowary Coast, land of a big golden gumboot.

I went to an exhibition in the city sometime whilst we were living there, and discovered  a picture in an exhibition where an artist took his shoes for a walk like they were a pair of puppies.

They had personality.

He was fearless with his photographs.

I saw an online installation of soldiers’ shoes at a war memorial.

In my mind an idea formed,  why not have gumboots that had a message of peace.

They could be installed anywhere, decorated with peace messages, or anything the artist wanted to say about peace.

Perhaps people could pose with the boots.

What fun would that be!

Everywhere I traveled  I took pictures of boots calling people…

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The Divine Tree

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“When a soul has in it the life of the spirit, then does it bring forth good fruit and become a divine tree.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks

Here the hands represent the soul
in action and on that hand
is the imprint of the divine tree.

You can read and see more photographic reflections on the month of Speech at Nineteen Months.

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Some Interesting Reads

Reading – by June Perkins

Some interesting articles you might like to check out

Using Art to Find Your Spiritual Identity

Art Uplifting the World of Being

Music and Inner Harmony

Baha’i Blog Images from Around the World

Baha’i Chronicles

Leaves of Wisdom: A Baha’i Coloring Source

Studio Sessions Channel

Nineteen Months

Happy Reading, viewing and listening.

New Baha’i Literary Magazine

Painting: Kimia Ferdowsi Kline / Design: Lindsay McComb

Mindful of the past and joyful for the future, a small group of artists offers a small token to mark the occasion of Naw Ruz You can read more about Vahid HERE Featuring poetry from one of our regulars reblogged photographers and poet, John Etheridge.

Corinne Randall

So many beautiful stories here.

Apples

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Yummy!
Thanks dollarphotoclub.

Collected in a rough wooden bowl

Without the presumption of design

Purely through the artisan’s goal

Bright and shiny apples so divine

Seeing them and hearing crunching

Tasting sweetness on the ruby lips

Smell the Winter’s crisp chill snapping

Caramel sometimes they do laborusly drip

Yummy.

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Macros 3 – Pottery Barn

the Book of Bokeh

Our last store that day was Pottery Barn, which for a photographer who loves textures, is like being in heaven! Thanks so much to the lovely staff at the Garden City store for letting me take some gorgeous shots there!

Before viewing the photographs, I would also like to invite you to visit the poetry blog, the Book of Pain. As always, special thanks to my dearest Lyn, who does most of the hard part: the photo selections. Thank you for dropping by the Book of Bokeh.

All photographs and comments ©2014 by John Etheridge with all rights reserved; not to be used without the expressed written permission of the copyright owner.

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What’s in a Cover? . . .the Doorway to your Book

Arts in Recovery – After Yasi – Finding the Smile Within

After Yasi

The virtual launch of the ebook of After Yasi, finding the smile within, is being planned right now.  So watch this space!

As one historically oriented reviewer recently said, this book is not really about a cyclone, but more about what happens in its aftermath. If you really want to know more about the cyclone night itself there are links to that and there is lots of online coverage. There are at least three other books that focus on that more.

However, the project of this particular book was to reflect the emerging power of the arts to build a bridge for anyone recovering from a trauma. It is a social commentary on what creative means help people to heal after a natural disaster.

The ebook makes After Yasi widely accessible to the general community and it is hoped that community development workers, arts workers, community planners, councils,  health workers…

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Discovering Art – Nature in Art

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