.460 the creativity project :: family ::

the one thing i find most endearing about family...is the lack of "personal space" needed when with them.

  

a mother kissing her child. 

an assuring smile between sisters. 

a daughter, unknowingly trusting, perched upon her father's shoulders.

:: intermission ::

i shot a large family reunion over the summer.

in between shots, i became transfixed with the two elders as they watched their family, trying to imagine what was going through their collective minds: 

"we did this. all of these children and grandchildren and great grands and great-great grands...we did it all")

:: end intermission ::

a mother fixing her graduate.

a hug from her tiny cousin who thinks she is magic.

a niece rests her chin on her aunt.

a father and son, nustle.

an uncle nibbles his niece.

a daughter climbs on her father.

a baby pacifies himself with his mother.

a grandfather talks to his (fussy) grandson.

"in every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future"

|alex haley|

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please visit one of my favorite 'photography mothers', singwa lim at buckeroomama, to see her take on this month's theme. 

she is dynamic at capturing, both, the lives of her children and the pulse of the culture and street life bolstering around her. 

when you are finished with the circle, please join us and share your own 'family' themed images on the creativity project facebook page :)

(a wild-haired "usie" for the road)

.458 the creativity project :: art ::

bariq cobbs: living art.

chance meeting while riding the subway.

he played with toots and showed me his art

while we talked about art and life not being separate 

and i remarked in my mind that nothing in life is actually "by chance".

  

  

zsudayka nzinga. my fellow elephant. mother of my child's oldest sibling. 

she is strength in aries form and paints wounds and wars and love and life in every stroke of her being.

please visit fav the super talented madeline cedeno (maddy) over on her blog at madheartsblog.com 

and view her dope urban take on this month's theme (which is an awesome follow-up to mine own, actually, lol).

then, afterwards, please join us and share your own 'art' themed images on the the creativity project facebook page :)

.456 the creativity project :: home ::

home is where the heart is...

and mine has come back (for two weeks) on military leave from dubai.

twinkin. sibling. same b-day. three years younger is here and making my heart beats steady.

(bahrain money)

(pure frankincense)

"staycation"

he and toots have been "besties" since he's gotten here.

 her, following, foot to heel, every where that he goes. 

"uncle albie, do you want to color with me? uncle al, uncle al, uncle al..." 

a million requests at a time and he appeases, practically, every single one.

(she will be rotten by the time he leaves)

economically, the military has been good to him. 

but physically, it has been torturous. 

the eczema, on his hands especially, are taking a vicious turn in the climates and conditions they've forced him in.

military doctors are a joke and what it has done to his spirit is no laughing matter...

but home is also where the healing is. 

and we still have just a few more days of healing to do...

saying goodbye :(

 now that you've reached the end, 

please follow along in visiting the next photographer in our circle, my friend 

becky, over at lifewithkaishon.com and view her take on this month's theme.

i have followed the journey of their family's patriarch for some time, and this month she showcased his journey, beautifully.

afterwards, please join us and share your own 'home' themed images on the the creativity project facebook page!

.454 the creativity project :: storytelling

i grew up in a household where words were worth more than gold (both parents were writers), thus reading became everyone's favorite past time by default. thus, for this month's theme, i chose to dig through my figurative photo crates and pull out pictures of everything surrounding my favorite art form (surprise: not photography) and search for all things book related...

i do the same thing (and told him so)...when something is so greatly written, i have to write it down.

it will either serve as inspiration...or a really great quote.

please visit one of my favorite 'photography mothers', singwa lim, at buckeroomama to see her take on this month's theme. 

there is magic and wonder in the eyes of her children and she does a beautiful job at capturing it in their daily lives. 

afterwards, please join us and share your own 'storytelling' themed images on the the creativity project facebook page :)