This is a photo that I have hanging in the Meadville Council on the Arts show right now. A couple of months ago I had a dream that I was running through the woods and my foot started to hurt. I stopped to lean against a tree to see what was wrong and my foot was bleeding. I woke up. The dream stayed with me and I made this. The girl in the picture is my sister, Sarahbeth. The photo of her was made on her 24th birthday, January 21, 2010. I have a second photograph of Sarahbeth in the show as well. At the time I didn't really know that it was happening, but as I looked at the photos hanging on the walls during the opening reception for the show last night, I started to think that maybe my part of the show was about my sister.
I love what I do and I love photography! I often see pictures in my mind before they ever become real photographs. But, the process of creating what I am seeing to actually putting it onto photographic paper is the challenge. From the time the idea appears to the finished product could take sometimes days or even months. I have recently become a fan of the musician, Patti Smith. She said something and it stuck with me. She said, "The joy of moving through the process of discovery belongs to every new artist." I really liked that quote because, that is what photography is for me a "process of discovery."
Photo By: Harmony Motter
Photo By: Harmony Motter