This first photo is a shot of a tree on Mt. St. Helens. It was knocked down by the force of the blast when the mountain erupted. This tree had a life cycle and at one point was a beautiful, live tree in a thriving forest. Even though the tree has been dead for over twenty years, it still has some beautiful aspects to it.
The drawing of a skier below relates to time in that during life, our body develops to be a mature machine able to handle strenuous activities. At some point in life our body begins to regress and can no longer do the things it once could. This picture shows a skier who's body is performing at top notch as he catches some air.
During this project we discussed as a class the fact that many of our pictures were of beauty and we were missing a whole other side of what is happening in the world. With the wars being over seas, we thankfully don't see scenes of children with guns and other horrible scenes of war. I also was hesitant to turn in someone else's photo, but after our discussion we decided that it was ok to use since we don't have access to take any of the photos ourselves.
The next few photos investigate the time involved in a process. Pictured below is Don stirring a boiling pot of wort. It depicts the time involved in creating homebrewed beer. We were working on creating a Beligian Wit recipie, one of the most mysterious and oldest beer recipies out there. One can go to the store and buy a beer already made, but taking the time to create something beautiful is a rewarding activity.
One can also go to a Walmart to purchase glass objects for a very cheap price. There are few in the world who take the time to use their hands to create blown glass. This picture shows Claude in the early stages of making one of his vases out at Edgefield.
This picture also from the Edgefield Glass Haus pictures the bucket of broken dreams. You can think of this bucket as a time capsule from the last 2 - 3 weeks of glass work. All trimmings, knob offs, and pieces that fall off of the pipe end up in this bucket.
In approaching this book it is easy to get caught up in the 'beauty' aspect of everything. In order to divert from this norm I wanted to show an ugly part of human culture. This is a drawing of chickens, hanging by their feet alive in the processing plant waiting to be slaughtered. I am not a vegitarian and do eat meat on occassion, but in today society it is easy to forget sometimes what went into that chicken tender you are eating. We are so far removed from the food chain as we go to the grocery store and purchase items.
Shelter was on of the topics we were trying to cover in the book. Below is a photo of a shelter at the top of McNeil Point up on the West side of Mt. Hood at 7,ooo feet. When the winds get whipping up there and the storms hit, this shelter just might save your life if you happen to get stranded. The stonework is really well done.
This is a picture of my good friend an Ex-Girlfriend, Tara. We tried a long distance relationship which struggled and eventually failed. This is a picture of her in deep contemplation from 3,000 miles away.
