Write On In February
Urban Muser's self-portrait challenge continues into February with a new prompt to include written words within the portrait. Since one portrait per week seemed to work well in January I decided to try the same number in February. We were given a wide range of possibilities for this one--the only hard and fast rules being that it must be a "selfie" as they call self-portraits and that it include written words.
My photo for week one is a bit of double entendre and deliberately mottled/muddled. I placed a heart over my freckled heart. You can choose your interpretation: Listen with your heart or speak from a listening heart.
My photo for week two is indicative of my love of living, eating, working, and buying local. As much as I adore travel and field trips I am a great believer in rebuilding sustainable communities. This ice cream was consumed on 2/10. How is this possible? It only had to travel down the street to get to my favorite organic market, not across the country. Bourdeaux Chocolate with a tiny carbon footprint. It is held by an arm which is held by a promise. I am aware that the promise looks like a gold bracelet but it's not exactly that. I'm not even wearing it as one would a treasure. It is holding me like a treasure. The promise is embracing my arm, which embraces everything else. Every gesture begins with that promise.
My photo for week three is permanent writing on my body. This is not just one of my tattoos, it is also the area surrounding one of my tattoos. I guess it's also one of my first experiments with negative space. The symbol is ancient, yet eternal; the forever learning and forever forgetting cycle of human existence.
Week four got away from me so just three this time!
(c) 2012, ACG
My photo for week one is a bit of double entendre and deliberately mottled/muddled. I placed a heart over my freckled heart. You can choose your interpretation: Listen with your heart or speak from a listening heart.
My photo for week two is indicative of my love of living, eating, working, and buying local. As much as I adore travel and field trips I am a great believer in rebuilding sustainable communities. This ice cream was consumed on 2/10. How is this possible? It only had to travel down the street to get to my favorite organic market, not across the country. Bourdeaux Chocolate with a tiny carbon footprint. It is held by an arm which is held by a promise. I am aware that the promise looks like a gold bracelet but it's not exactly that. I'm not even wearing it as one would a treasure. It is holding me like a treasure. The promise is embracing my arm, which embraces everything else. Every gesture begins with that promise.
My photo for week three is permanent writing on my body. This is not just one of my tattoos, it is also the area surrounding one of my tattoos. I guess it's also one of my first experiments with negative space. The symbol is ancient, yet eternal; the forever learning and forever forgetting cycle of human existence.
Week four got away from me so just three this time!
(c) 2012, ACG
Heartfelt words
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you got some great shots this month. thanks so much for linking up at {in the picture}!
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mmmm... that ice cream sound so good. i am a big fan of ice cream, especially chocolate! i like that you chose to buy local. i am not aware of any local ice cream makers in my area, so i end up usually buying haagen dazs.
i, also used my belly button in my self-portraits this month. but for a different reason/message... although, i guess it could sort of relate to your symbolic meaning/message.
great shots!
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