This is Flicka, as in “my friend Flicka”…if anyone remembers that…and of course my trusty steed, the super-able “Pocket”. Flicka, along with two of her buddies, is very comfortable in there, all stretched out on the bench. There are so many options for arranging travel accommodations in the van. I know I sound like an advertisement for this unit, but it’s been great in all conditions and it is a delightful home-away-from-home. No, I don’t work for them and don’t know anyone who does.
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A week or so ago I took the Solis down to Albuquerque for some service. The dealership had this old car parked out front and I was immediately attracted to it. It is light years away from the Solis Pocket that I had taken in for service. But there was “something” about it that drew me in.
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Traveling around Europe, I saw carved architectural adornments known as “the green man”. He shows up everywhere as a part human, part plant creature. Some of these are very old, certainly as far back as early medieval. In Appalachia you can still find carvers who create the same images and have no idea about the “green man” connection. I think those images in Europe stuck with me on some important level.
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Sometimes I just have to try things like this. We’ll see where this goes.
Liz, not only is, the photography you do ,amazing and has surprises, but also what you said drew me into some resonating with some mystical energie.
Can’t wait to to see and read more.
Out hiking one day, I came across this rock face. I’d been walking alone when I sensed something, or someone looking at me. So I turned around and there he was. The “hair” and “eyebrows” are part of the multiple exposure that just seemed to work with “him”. Most of these are done in-camera.
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This is the first posting in my second photographic website. It’s a whole new adventure for me because my other website “santafeandme.photos” is what would be called traditional photography. And most of the images on that website are black and white.These Forgotten Dreams images on the other hand, are more open-ended. They go where they go. It’s a little more open process than santafeandme.photos.
The name of “Forgotten Dreams” emerged as the title and how I came to that is a mystery to me. But it seems to work with the kind of imagery I’m interesting in creating: composites and multiple exposures.
This is the first image. If that looks like an RV to you you’d be correct. That represents a dream that was forgotten, but not completely so, for a long time. Now it’s here and being able to take off to parts unknown with it (and the dogs) is a major dreamlike event for me. It’s a solar-powered photographic studio on wheels and an expeditor of photographic pursuits among many others.
For the techy-types out there. The van in question is a Winnebago Solis Pocket. It’s the smallest and least complex van conversion that you can find, unless you build it yourself. I purchased it used from a dealership in Ft. Meyers, Florida…very far from Santa Fe where I live. It is a photo studio, gourmet restaurant and home-away-from-home. I have a hunch that it will figure in several images as I embark on this photographic journey.
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