Reflections Upon Design

Story for Fruit and Water Image!

2010-03-09T13:21:00.002-06:00

I finally received 10 comments for the "Fruit and Water" image below. My wife, Isa, drew this image using colored pencil on paper back in 2002. Then I scanned it into my computer.

I asked her if she could create a drawing showing water coming out of a bottle and some fruit with faces floating. I don't know whether the "The Virgin" with the halo and the bird with the olive branch was my idea or hers. I can't remember! I asked her to draw it to contribute to the early stages in the development of "The World of Poeticah."

I used Paint Shop Pro to alter it some for presentation on the computer monitor and I also altered it more by making the colors more vivid and changing the aspect ratio to create an image that I thought would be better suited for t-shirts. Knowing what I know now, I think I would have been more cautious on how these alterations were applied.

I generated 4 new images from it applying the kaleidoscope effect using Paint Shop Pro. Can you find these kaleidoscopes in "The World of Poeticah?" Although I've received my 10 required comments, more comments or questions are always deeply appreciated in order to engage in a dialogue!

Twin Palms

2010-02-15T13:10:00.002-06:00

Want to know more about this image? I need at least 10 comments.

Fruit and Water

2009-09-11T18:46:00.004-05:00

There is a story behind this image. Want to know more? I need at least 10 comments.

The girl from Guanajuato

2009-08-13T13:52:00.002-05:00

I promised that after I receive more than 10 comments on the image "Geometric Serendipity" that I would tell you the story about the girl in Mexico. Sometimes art gets created over many years. The story that led to this image unfolded over a period of about 20 years! It goes back to traditional photography and taking pictures with an old fashioned 35 mm SLR. I don't know how long it took me to create the image below. Also, I don't know if I'd be able to recreate it if my life depended upon it! You can read the story by clicking on the link below:

Take the journey!

My Poem - Tlamatini

2009-07-11T12:27:00.007-05:00

I stated that I would post the story of my experience with a Mexican girl. Stay tuned. There is a great deal more that needs to be said!

I also promised that after I receive at least 10 comments that I would post a poem based on the comments. You can enter comments about the poem and of course you can also enter more comments about the image! The more comments I receive, the better!

Here is the Poem:

                  THE LABYRINTH OF TLAMATINI

Coyote            the scholar of Aztec culture
Father Guadalupe  the priest
Aquarius          the astrologer     and
Papyrus           the poet
 are lost
     in the labyrinth

     Sunrise
Feathers of pink with cream
 caress the paintings
     on the walls
         of the labyrinth

Together     they stand before one of the paintings
Under the spell of the labyrinth
 each person believes
     that the images will point
         to the way out
         to his view of
             Creative Enlightenment

Coyote sees an awesome image of Huitzilopochtli
 pointing a spear
     toward the Spectacular Sun Smile
The other ears are deaf to his words
The other eyes are blind to his vision

Father Guadalupe sees an image of La Virgen de Guadalupe
 smiling in the direction of
     the Miraculous Madonna Mystique
The other eyes are blindfolded
The other ears are plugged

Aquarius sees the zodiac sign of Aries
 and believes that it points toward
     the Superlative Sign of Signs
Again        deaf ears    blind eyes

Papyrus writes a poem
 based on the observations
     of his companions
He reads his awesome poem
 believing that its words wind toward
     the Magical Moon Muse
His colleagues hear it but do not listen

It is still sunrise and the feathers of pink with cream
 give birth to
     a young Native American girl
She is barefooted and dressed in brown rags
Her hair is tangled and dirty
She points to herself and says
     Tlamatini
But they do not see or hear her

The sun has risen
The girl blows away into iridescent sand
They cannot agree on their different visions
 to Creative Bliss
So   they each go their separate way

Coyote walks        the trail of the Aztec gods
Father Guadalupe    the way of La Virgen
Aquarius            the path of the signs of the zodiac
Papyrus follows     the words of his awesome poem
But no one finds the way to
     Creative Nirvana

         Sunset
Beats of purple pink yellow and orange
 vibrate through the painted walls
     of the image laden labyrinth
The iridescent sand blows back in
 bearing Tlamatini      again and again
     before             Coyote
     in front of        Aquarius
     before             Father Guadalupe
and   in plain sight of  Papyrus
But they never notice her

They keep on walking    and wandering
                       and wondering
 down the channels of the labyrinth
     from    sunrise to sunset
             sunrise to sunset
until the earth
     stops spinning

Geometric Serendipity

2009-06-08T21:58:00.006-05:00

There is a story behind this image. It is about a poignant experience I had with a girl in Mexico! Want to know more? I need at least 10 comments!