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textures of home #5

What does an insomniac artist do at 3 am instead of sleeping? Scanning and blogging. Might as well be creative, eh.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 14, 2010 | Comments (7)

textures of home #4

                    Macro views of the tiles on top of a coffee table built by my husband over 40 years ago, weathered, much used and loved. Edited March 10th, 2010: A few curious folk have asked... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 9, 2010 | Comments (13)

hippeastrum, withering

                    this flower a few weeks later.... bittersweet beauty in the dying, like the transparent skin and veins of an ancient elder's hands... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 4, 2010 | Comments (14)

textures of home #3

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 2, 2010 | Comments (7)

textures of home #2, Photoshop

            If you are a photographer and PhotoShop user like I am, you may enjoy this interesting article by David Pogue: Photoshop and Photography: When Is It Real? in the New York Times With thanks to Finnish author... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 27, 2010 | Comments (6)

textures of home

                    I look closely around home I see with new eyes... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 23, 2010 | Comments (10)

hippeastrum

                    More flower shots, a study of a gorgeous amaryllis. I just can't help myself for these remind me of Georgia O'Keeffe. Odd this passion, for I've never used flowers in my paintings or prints.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 21, 2010 | Comments (15)

she sees shells

                    like an explorer of new lands with a new eye, a new lens finding exciting textures to inspire her inner printmaker    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 8, 2010

leaf lace

    a finely delicate, yet strong, lace-like skeleton of a magnolia leaf....    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 27, 2010

spring-like

busy and tired but enjoying spring-like days blooms of witch hazel and snowdrops croci flowering unusually early this year (these are buds on an oleander in the solarium, not outdoors)... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 23, 2010

macros: January garden

                        Thank you all for the comments and conversation on my last post about my efforts on learning macro photography. Above are the photos I took that same day outdoors in our garden using the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 20, 2010

on macro photography

        As I've mentioned previously, this new year I've been learning how to do macro photography with our DSLR camera, first with a zoom-macro lens, then with extension tubes. So far I've been happiest with a single 36 mm... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 17, 2010

scanning fun

            One day in the kitchen just after the holidays, I had the sudden urge to scan something that was on its way into the garbage. Here are a few of the images I captured. I bet... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 13, 2010

on the seashore

            More photos from a recent walk.... what can I say? Somewhat related, from the archives: CARcass on shore... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 11, 2010

branching out

                practicing with the new camera lens, still on a steep learning curve...    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 8, 2010

sunrise

Nature in her gaudiest dress made a sudden dramatic though brief appearance on the world's stage this morning. Hastily snapped between 7:48 and 7:55 a.m. at the front door as I was leaving the house and then standing at... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 7, 2010

after the rains (2)

Ever since I remember, I've been captivated by little burbly creeks, especially when they seem to appear where none were before, by the water dancing over rocks and soil, urgently, ever forward, downwards, forming little waterfalls, emerging out of... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 4, 2010

after the rains

                looking down, seeing sky at my feet    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 3, 2010

winter reflection

December 24th, 2009 at 8:24 a.m.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 25, 2009

frost stars

tiny little silver stars in the hundreds, as if fallen from the night sky like pixie dust It amazes me how different frost patterns can be. It is now even colder and drier, down to -6C (21F) last night.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 8, 2009

frost ferns

7:30 a.m. this morning, on the solarium skylights then later a little playing with photoshop.... compare with frost fractals and first frost... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 4, 2009

Hornby's driftwood

                    salt and sun bleached beached tree, roots like twisted tentacles squeezing blue green rocks in captivity    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 25, 2009

revisiting Hornby's petroglyphs

            This year's mini-vacation to Hornby Island was a sort of pilgrimage for me as we revisited some favourite spots from past visits. It must be over 15 years ago when we first saw the petroglyphs made... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 9, 2009

more rock lace

            ...on the very photogenic Hornby Island, naturally!... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 2, 2009

all hallow's

        A little bit of spookiness created just for you, dear readers, to put you in the mood for Samhain, All Hallow's or Halloween, All Saints Day, Day of the Dead, Kekri or whatever you celebrate this weekend! If... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 30, 2009

Hornby rock lace

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Posted by Marja-Leena on October 26, 2009

more Hornby rocks

                a few more photos of Hornby Island's rocks a busy week but in a good way, despite continuing insomnia fall gardening, housework and much art making a most heartwarming time with a friend here for dinner... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 23, 2009

Paris: details #2

    Some time ago already I had finished the posts about our London and UK portion of our spring trip. Since then I've been trying to find time to get back to writing about our week in Paris before this... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 29, 2009

Hornby's jellyfish

                            On our recent visit to Hornby Island, we were amazed by how many jellyfish were on the beaches and rocks. They had beautiful and rich coloured patterns, were mostly around 15" across, though... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 24, 2009

on the Hornby ferry

                These interesting textures and colours caught my eye on the ferry to Hornby Island on our recent trip, an addition to these and these ferry pics.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 23, 2009

more ferry pics

Arriving at the Denman Island ferry terminal:             On the ferry to Hornby Island:            ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 13, 2009

on a ferry

        The many photos from our week in Paris, way back in May, are still awaiting to be posted! And now I have all these photos of our recent island hopping mini-vacation that I'm eager to share. These were... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 10, 2009

Hornby Island photos

                Still very busy, now preparing for a new schedule for this fall as I head back to the printmaking studio, but wanted to quickly post some photos of the amazing rocks on Hornby Island. More to... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 8, 2009

London: details #6

                Continuing the photo series of street furniture in London's Muswell Hill neighbourhood... I love Thomas Dudley, Dauntless Ductile who sounds like a character in a children's storybook. See also: London: details (#1) London: details #2... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 23, 2009

London: details #5

                    More details underfoot and on garden walls in London's Muswell Hill neighbourhood See also: London: details (#1) London: details #2 London: details #3 London: details #4... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 14, 2009

fruit or nut?

        The magnolia tree is in its second though lighter bloom. While pruning some of it I found this odd cluster. Is it fruit, nut, seedpod or aberration?    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 4, 2009

London: details #4

                More from London's Muswell Hill neighbourhood See also: London: details (#1) London: details #2 London: details #3 PS July 28th: Compare these to some in Vancouver... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 21, 2009

Ancient Britain: flint

                Odd title, I know. One of the very interesting tidbits of knowledge passed on by our tour guide was that the Wiltshire region of England, home of the ancient sites we visited on our tour,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 7, 2009

treasure hunt 2

        ...another find while digging in the backyard ...feeling a need to play with images right now ...be back with the travel reports soon    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 3, 2009

treasure hunt

        Found on an 'archeological' dig in the backyard, what stories lay beneath encrusted dirt and rust?        ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 2, 2009

Brighton's roofs: details

                        Some closer shots of Brighton's fascinating roof panorama and some of its wild life. The seagull nest attracted me, and soon the watchful seagull came closer... in warning or in friendly interest? Note the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 20, 2009

Brighton's roofs

                    Lunch in Brighton was in a lively large Italian restaurant. We were seated upstairs in a bright room next to large windows that looked out onto rooftops. The roofs and chimney pots in London... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 18, 2009

London: details #3

                Continuing my photo series of details that caught my eye in London... The earlier ones are here and here. More still to come. UPDATE: details #4... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 9, 2009

empty nest

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 7, 2009

London: details #2

                When I did take photographs, it seemed to be mostly when I was captivated by interesting or unusual details. In London's Muswell Hill neighbourhood, I was amazed at the great variety of utility covers underfoot... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 29, 2009

Paris: details

    Throughout our trip to London, a few parts of England and now Paris, I've been constantly looking, seeing, feeling, soaking in everything and letting my husband do most of the photography. Now and then I feel the urge... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 19, 2009

London: details

        See also: London: details #2 London: details #3... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 12, 2009

emergence

                I love this: from Latin emergere ‘bring to light’... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 8, 2009

old leaf

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 3, 2009

stinking rose

                This sometimes affectionate nickname for garlic probably didn't refer to its subtle beauty but these images do, don't you think? Joining onion skin and cabbage leaves, it seems that there may be a series emerging...... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 25, 2009

from the inside

looking out...            ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 18, 2009

crocus, croci

These are now getting flattened by heavy rains, so I'm glad I picked a few of these on Friday to scan.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 16, 2009

hellebore

Another early harbinger of spring here in Vancouver.... Later, at 1:00 pm - did I say spring? Big fat snowflakes are falling fast, as has the temperature, and we have a snowfall warning! Last weekend all over again, sigh.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 15, 2009

snowdrops

It is amazing that the snowdrops are still in bloom. They had a late start and are lasting unusually long with this very cold winter and delayed spring. It's been sunny and very cold this week but it's now... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 13, 2009

English Bay: sky

                    This is the fourth and last of the series of photos that I took about a month ago in English Bay. The feeling of the immense sky overhead struck me powerfully. It made me realize... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 6, 2009

the butter dish

            Or, the ex-butter dish. I still have the little pitcher. Both were made by a local potter long ago and were gifts from my husband. Other 'breaks' featured on these pages (this is getting embarrassing): a... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 1, 2009

enmeshed

        Added later: scanned onion skins... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 26, 2009

English Bay: reflections

                Third of the English Bay series, this time of the mirror-like surface of the Second Beach Pool on the edge of the bay in Stanley Park. A lovely aerial view of it may be seen... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 21, 2009

remains of last fall

            now trimmed above new buds awaiting spring... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 18, 2009

English Bay: beach

                    More photos from that lovely day at English Bay.... Wishing all my readers a Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Friendship Day as celebrated in Finland. Addendum: The other photos in this series: English Bay: trees... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 14, 2009

cabbage leaves

                art found in the kitchen...    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 10, 2009

English Bay: trees

                    One lovely and warm spring-like day last week, we went out for a walk in the late afternoon along Vancouver's famous English Bay at Stanley Park. Camera happy that day, I captured an amazing... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 7, 2009

looking up

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 4, 2009

birch bark

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 30, 2009

broken bowl

                    Other breaks: another broken bowl reflections in broken glass broken glass ornament    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 27, 2009

little ballerinas

            I had some fun with action photography. I love the results because these look like paintings with cool ghostly effects.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 12, 2009

thaw

        yesterday: rain, melting snow, flooded streets this morning, sunshine; this afternoon, more rain? heavy clumps of snow falling off trees and roof edges         still deep white yards, snowbanks, tracks on roads tilting snowmen, carrot noses pointed... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 28, 2008

broken glass

        decorated the tree this evening another glass ornament fell to pieces first decorations from our first Christmas becoming fewer each year... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 16, 2008

everyday object

        washing hands soap dish needs cleaning lovingly made by a local potter first an object of desire, then a gift then utilitarian, everyday-ish cracked yet still worthy of admiration just look and see    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 8, 2008

wings

        Allow me a little self-congratulatory pat on the back - qarrtsiluni has my photo Wings up! And I'm told that this is my tenth publication in it, and that you can see all of them here. qarrtsiluni's current... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 21, 2008

rain and leaves

windswept rain-washed leaves, stuck on skylights... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 5, 2008

if walls could speak

                (from my photo series of the Britannia Shipyard in Steveston)    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 2, 2008

seeds of time

                        If you can look into the seeds of time...                 - Wm. Shakespeare: Macbeth) An hour's study of nature is a year's worth of prayer.                 -... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 28, 2008

leaf study

                Delighting in the colours and patterns of tiny found leaves, I've been playing with them on the scanner. How thrilling to see the fine veins and hairs in the huge enlargements on the monitor, and... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 20, 2008

walls

            worn out walls signs of the past portents of the future? (continuing photo series of the Britannia Shipyard in Steveston)... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 18, 2008

artifacts

        more images taken at the old Britannia Shipyard in Steveston    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 24, 2008

today's finds

Moth on floor, crumbling
Pine cone, auto-flattened

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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 19, 2008

windows

        Last Saturday we drove daughter Elisa, J, our granddaughters and piles of luggage to the airport. They are off to Europe to work and travel until Christmas. My, the house is quiet now with just the three of... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 10, 2008

locked doors

            Yesterday at the old shipyards in Steveston, BC (more details to come later). Sept 10th update: see next post.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 7, 2008

more steps

        Steps for big people. Compare to the steps for little people. Non-organic vs organic. Industry vs play.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 5, 2008

a step

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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 3, 2008

poetry postcards

        I'm delighted to share with you that Tom Montag and I have had our collaboration Blue accepted and up at Postal Poetry, an exciting new site for individually and collaboratively created poetry postcards. Tom has already expressed his... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 1, 2008

last of the old

    This may be the last vestige of the old industrial district along False Creek, Vancouver. Luxury condominiums and the Olympic Village are moving in. What a change.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 31, 2008

nameless tree

    On the way to the studio this morning, I paused, as I often do, to admire this magnificent tree with its long evergreen needles and long green cones, longer than my large hands, numerous open dry cones at... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 12, 2008

serenity

                Wishing calmness and serenity to friends in emotional turmoil. Though I know them only virtually, I'm surprised how much I feel their pain.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 31, 2008

an English-Finnish dictionary

an immigrant's tool, an almost-bible, a book of days...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 29, 2008

for Beth

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 27, 2008

grasses in the wind

    That visit to the pier offered many photo-ops including some lovely plantings of natural grasses.         I loved the evening light shining behind them; their movement in the gentle breezes made it a challenge to capture them... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 25, 2008

textures, patterns, shadows

I found interesting textures and patterns on the pier,

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 23, 2008

3D scanning techniques

    I love how blogging can foster some interesting conversations and connections, and sometimes give food for more blogging material. A few weeks ago, British blogger Barrett Bonden of Works Well expressed interest in the equipment I use in... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 16, 2008

summer in the backyard

A glimpse into what is at its best in our backyard right now

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 12, 2008

dinosaur rock

        This cool find on the beach this morning is making me wonder about the geological journeys it has gone through before arriving on our shores.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 7, 2008

inside

Buried deep inside blowsy peony petals, like the parts of a heart...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 26, 2008

pattern study

        a study of light, textures, patterns...... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 12, 2008

early this morning

    looking through the skylight, a glimmer of sunshine, too brief... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 9, 2008

onion skin

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..one day in the kitchen...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 2, 2008

time for play

        Alternating between gardening and utter exhaustion these May days, I've not being doing anything in the art-making side of my life. Interrupted by showers in sunshine this afternoon, I had time to play! Wanting to try making... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 26, 2008

lines of age

        The lines on the rock are like the lines on the face of an elder. What events have created them? Where have these rocks come from? What tumultuous journeys have they suffered? How old are they?    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 23, 2008

twisted

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 21, 2008

ripples

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 10, 2008

history

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 2, 2008

mesh

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 29, 2008

behind the sign

        looking through dirty glass, looking through the sign, looking over the water, seeing towers        ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 25, 2008

bruised

He brought me some branches of magnolia
bruised by the fall, the snow and the frost...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 21, 2008

rust circle

    Years ago an artist friend gave me this circular, rusted, thin metal object. She had found it in a farmer's field in France. I love how this man-made object, probably a part from some farm machinery, had begun... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 11, 2008

the Dollar Mill

        Revisiting the old Dollar Mill on a recent sunny Sunday afternoon. Recalling how this place inspired a few prints some years ago. Wishing I'd had my better camera with me.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 6, 2008

encrusted

water weathered wood and iron
encrusted rust and fungus
in metamorphosis

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 3, 2008

branching

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 30, 2008

hurrying to the sea

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 24, 2008

signs

signs of bursting
delicate green buds on bushes
native flowering currants....

Addendum March 17th, 2008: I've been short on words so I think you may enjoy reading lichen, a beautiful post and photo by my daughter Erika.....

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 15, 2008

prickly

                Busy with my art work this week but tired and jet-lagged, I must say that I dislike daylight saving time! Tell me again what we are saving.    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 13, 2008

tracks

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 9, 2008

CARcass on shore

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 3, 2008

earthworks #4

Still remembering McKenzie Beach, near Pacific Rim National Park, BC....

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 28, 2008

small things

exquisite tiny treasures on the beach

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 23, 2008

guess

        guess what this is....... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 20, 2008

earthworks #3

        on McKenzie Beach, near Pacific Rim National Park, BC, February 3rd, 2008... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 17, 2008

nature's sculpture

        found sitting in a tidal pool on a beach in Pacific Rim National Park, BC how I wanted to take it home make a meditation pool for it in the garden but 'twas way too big and heavy... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 13, 2008

earthworks #2

        on Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, February 3, 2008... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 9, 2008

earthworks #1

        on McKenzie Beach, near Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, February 3rd, 2008... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 5, 2008

crackle

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 30, 2008

sepia memories

Meandering thoughts inspired by Jean's sepia photos

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 22, 2008

calligraphic

                Do you think there may be hidden messages here? My mind must be on Qarrtsiluni's latest theme, Hidden Messages. The deadline for submissions for this issue is January 31st. (I'm still working on it...)... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 20, 2008

on the road

during today's walk....

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more...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 18, 2008

sensual

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 8, 2008

frost and shadows

fine frost etching, edging leaves and blades of grass...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on December 7, 2007

on the windowsill

dead flies
curled up spider
feathery white moth

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 26, 2007

Happy American Thanksgiving

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 21, 2007

silhouettes

a walk in the park
chasing clouds, dancing light
light and shadow, black and white

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 10, 2007

leaves on glass

stained glass of rusty red and yellow

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 7, 2007

ship in the fog

Spooky sights lingering after last week's witching
Thick morning fog parting, revealing...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 5, 2007

sonnenstein, sunstone

...With ancient sonnenstein, beseech the sun's return

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Posted by Marja-Leena on October 20, 2007

spider's web

On this glorious sunny Sunday morning, all the more precious when sunshine has been so scarce this fall, I spotted a very delicate, very perfect silky spider's web outside one window. I asked my husband, a much better photographer... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 14, 2007

nightship

                awake at 4:30 am, enthralled by brilliant moonlight dancing lights on the water like dreams of water ballet... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 28, 2007

rocks bearing fossils

        Eight years ago, when I had an exhibition of my works in a gallery in Edmonton, Alberta, my husband and I decided to deliver my framed works by car and make this journey into a bit of a... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 21, 2007

playtime

        ...inspired by this week's theme 'lapsi' (child) at Valokuvatorstai (PhotoThursday)... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 8, 2007

spiny fruit

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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 6, 2007

moss painting

            Ugly or beautiful? Isn't it odd that it depends on which hat I'm wearing. Am I judging the state of the property? Or am I in my artist's state of mind?    ... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 27, 2007

studio floor

        Another one from this photo expedition... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 25, 2007

contemplation

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 22, 2007

reflections in broken glass

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 19, 2007

yesterday at 5:20 am

Heavy clouds overhead, a giant's puffy quilt
straight edge parallel to mountain range
strip of sky beneath and between
brightening with dawn, rose and gold
a German Romantic painting

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 18, 2007

broken

"It is a dying lamp, a falling shower,
A breaking billow: - even whilst we speak
Is it not broken?"

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 15, 2007

Writing-on-Stone Park

    This morning, I was very excited by an article in our newspaper about Writing-on-Stone Park in Alberta, a very important place for me, spiritually and artistically. Unfortunately, the online version does not include the photos of some of... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 14, 2007

Hornby Island rocks

        From time to time over the life of this blog, I've been posting some of my favourite photos of the uniquely weathered rocks on Hornby Island. They've inspired and become essential portions of many of my works,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 30, 2007

experiment no.4

This is becoming a mini series of playful experiments!

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 29, 2007

the little moth

As I sat down at my desk yesterday morning, my eye was distracted by some movement in the window next to me - a tiny pale moth fluttering between the screen and the closed casement window. It must have... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 26, 2007

about Photoworks

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 23, 2007

experiment no.3

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continuing play with materials and textures
still not sure where these are going

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 20, 2007

textures

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I'm obsessed by textures, can you tell?

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 10, 2007

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trying out a recently purchased smaller digital camera

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 8, 2007

experiment no.2

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another exploration of a tentative idea
see also experiment no.1

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 2, 2007

experiment no.1

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playing around with various images
not sure where these are going yet
here's the first one in early formation

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 20, 2007

gardens, woodpiles, rain

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He cleaned the woodpile
Textures intrigued the artist

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 4, 2007

found art

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a magical find in our backyard, under the magnolia tree...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 27, 2007

beach art

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 17, 2007

still

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 9, 2007

a photo

a photo taken on a favourite island...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 7, 2007

a rock

an odd-shaped covered in barnacles...

I stop and wonder how ancient it is, how far it has travelled

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 28, 2007

stones or bones?

These rocks make me think of weathered old bones of some prehistoric creature.

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 12, 2007

venation

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 15, 2007

my left foot

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 19, 2007

hands

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 8, 2007

ephemeral

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 15, 2007

snow graffiti

I felt inspired to do a little graffiti on the sparkling pristine canvas on the deck.

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Posted by Marja-Leena on December 2, 2006

reflections

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 28, 2006

fall colours

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Posted by Marja-Leena on October 16, 2006

passages

in the Wallenstein Garden, Prague, 2002 a cellar in Prague, 2002... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 2, 2006

one step

Some days we just have to take it one step at a time

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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 22, 2006

insomnia

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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 13, 2006

long weekend

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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 4, 2006

industrial art

There's beauty even on an industrial site if you open your eyes wide.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 30, 2006

a malady

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 28, 2006

more underfoot

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 23, 2006

underfoot

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Posted by Marja-Leena on August 21, 2006

stairway

On the trail in Writing-on-Stone Park

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 31, 2006

more rock

Another photo of some of the thousands of rocks at Writing-on-Stone Park...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 16, 2006

rust

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 9, 2006

pensive

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 6, 2006

self-portrait 6

a self-portrait that turned out rather Andy Warhol-ish...

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 3, 2006

self-portrait 5

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 28, 2006

caught in a web

Battleof-Insects

A long and mighty battle between these two insects outside a window - photos by my husband

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 12, 2006

fetus rock

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 8, 2006

tidy up

a Hornby Island petroglyph

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 5, 2006

sea shells

...another one of some objects that I scanned..

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Posted by Marja-Leena on April 19, 2006

photo expedition

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Posted by Marja-Leena on March 29, 2006

spiral

a scan of a small ammonite

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 10, 2006

footprints

Numerous walkers, joggers, and cyclists travelled along the path and I was captivated by their tracks on the sand.

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Posted by Marja-Leena on February 5, 2006

scanning

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Posted by Marja-Leena on January 25, 2006

first snow

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 29, 2005

first frost

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Posted by Marja-Leena on November 14, 2005

writers and hoodoos

What are hoodoos? Do the hoodoos have native petroglyphs or pictographs? Is "hoodoo" an aboriginal word?

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Posted by Marja-Leena on July 8, 2005

badlands, hoodoos & petroglyphs

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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 20, 2005

frost fractals

a fleeting art installation

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Posted by Marja-Leena on December 5, 2004

circles

a tree stump on Vancouver Island

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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 11, 2004