Pile o' Knowledge
I first set up this still life by scattering all the books around on the floor. I was going for that messy, edgy look. It didn't really look good, so instead I stacked the books in a pile. The light really complemented that idea. I took a few photographs like that, trying out a few different angles. I thought about what if I knocked over the stack of books, like "naturally". It turned out to look really good. I was proud of myself. These books represent me and my history. A lot of these books are journals that have been with me through my journey, some longer than others. It's important to document them because one day I will look back and remember these days.
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'Not exactly Christmas Ornaments'I find this title hysterical. I've had this idea for still life for a while. Although I can honestly say it doesn't look as good as it did in my head. I set up this still life by hanging my pendants off the branches of a fake white "christmas'' tree. Each of these pendants symbolizes something important to me in my spiritual path. You can see the pendulum again, as you've seen it in my objects page explaining what it represents to me. It's important for me to document these because when I become who I am becoming, it's important for me to remember where that power cam from.
'I'm more of a stick person than a cat person'So I thought this would be a fun still life to do. I feel that these are important symbols in my life to document because they are pieces of art that I have picked up throughout my path. Each of these sticks came from me finding them one way or another. They are the constant things in my life. The things that will not change as I do. For example, one of the sticks I picked up when I was 13 years old. I was still immature and I didn't know who I was as well as I do now. Another stick I picked up when I was 17. I've changed a lot from when I was 13 and when I became 17, but the sticks have not. The stick I got when I was 13 is the same as it was when I got it.
'Too much coffee?'I did this still life because I really wanted to do an elegant and sharp looking still life. I wanted something with symmetry. Mugs also remind me of coffee and I love coffee. So I set up this still life by placing the mugs in many different patterns and just using my imagination. I ended up stacking them, using movement and rhythm to create depth, I also used balance to try and tell a story with the mugs.
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