Category: Art
Orchids – Strange exotic beauty
Someone gave me an orchid. I’ve never been quite sure whether I really like orchids or not. To one who loves the beautiful simplicity of daisies, they seem worryingly exotic, fleshy and organic, almost alien things. It seems they have many symbolic connotations – strength, loyalty, luxury, virilty ( the name itself derives from the…
Double Vision # 1 – Mystery
Purely for the fun and the prospect of a little photographic adventure, one of my favourite blogger friends – west517 – and I have decided to start a new joint Friday feature which we are calling ‘Double Vision’. With the simple format of a photographic dialogue across the Atlantic ocean – she being in the…
Clocks, watches and timepieces # 1
Along with maps, globes and antiquarian books, I have always had a particular fascination for clocks, and other timepieces. Even in our modern world, these things remain symbols of great mystery for me – constant reminders of man’s attempt to make sense of the unknowable world and to impose some human order upon nature’s own…
Parchment, Pens and Sealing Wax
Probably because I have always been a passionate lover of books and stories, I still dream of finding the ultimate pirate treasure trove and the alchemical formula for turning base metal into gold. I am a total magpie and collector of all things glittery, mystical, old and new and have a deep-rooted love of…
Doors Part 2 – Rust Never Sleeps
The disadvantages of living in an old property are numerous and invariably very costly – the leaky roofs, the damp, the rubbish heating and falling masonry to name but a minor few – the advantages, however are equally numerous and noteworthy; amongst these positive benefits being a vast catalogue of photographic delights to focus the…
Feather part I
Feather : Noun, adjective, verb ; a single word suggesting many things – light, ethereal, flight, airborne, arrows, attack, quill, sharp, razor, pen, writing, Shakespeare, manuscripts, words, thoughts, deeds, imagination, heaven, angels……………………. ALL PHOTOS © JANE MORLEY
The Beauty of Imperfection – the art of Wabi Sabi…….
” Wabi Sabi” noun: From Japanese culture : A concept, an aesthetic and a worldview. Simply, an intuitive way of living which emphasizes finding beauty and perfection in imperfection and simple authenticity. Wabi Sabi accepts the natural cycle of growth and decay and believes objects gain value through use and age. ALL PHOTOS © JANE…
Doors – Part 1
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.’ Alexander Graham Bell ALL PHOTOS © JANE MORLEY
View from a French Hillside 