"Paying attention to my attention." It's a good phrase, Kim. And I love your projects.
I'm an inveterate list-maker who started journaling in 2021. It's been a godsend for various reasons. It helps me track where the time goes and what interests me (I have a list of lists!). I like looking back, but I still need to reflect more on why I'm interested in what I'm interested in.
I've been using photography for years to express how I see the world. Looking back over my photos, I see paths of things that interest/ed me.
Recently, I took up en plein air drawing and painting. I credit much of my journey to you, encouraging me to pay attention to what's in front of me. What I photograph vs drawing and painting are two different things. Or are they? I'm gleaning their similarities and differences. I'm also trying to understand what holds my attention and why.
Being with a group that examines and discusses the range of attention sounds like a good fit, and your pilot project sounds perfect for me to explore further what I pay attention to and why.
Hello Kim. I am very grateful for the thought and care you use in crafting your writing. Equally for your generosity of sharing what has had a significant impact on my personal transition and photography practice. I participated in your practice group through Kinship and have your book. I find myself more drawn to writing - and enjoy your writing style. My writing has been more academic and I would like to cultivate a personal voice. Could you recommend any workshops. I am finally completing my MFA this month and looking at next steps. Gail.
Hi Gail, thanks for asking. I never considered myself a writer but started blogging about photography, the environment, and what inspires me in 2010. I’d say the number one way I’ve improved my writing is by writing consistently.
I guess I’ve read a lot of writing books and taken a few classes along the way - specifically with Natalie Goldberg and Dani Shapiro and Emergence Magazines environmental writing offerings. Currently, I’m in Jeannine Ouellette s Writing in the Dark community on Substack, mostly to learn more about writing essays. There are many writing communities on line. I guess you just have to see what call to you.
Congrats on finishing your MFA. I look forward to seeing where you go with it.
As you say - pay attention to what resonates. I follow Emergence and believe you’ve mentioned Goldberg before. My instinct is to hit pause once I have finished my defence this month - to see what surfaces and what I attracts me. It’s a process. Appreciate your response.
"Paying attention to my attention." It's a good phrase, Kim. And I love your projects.
I'm an inveterate list-maker who started journaling in 2021. It's been a godsend for various reasons. It helps me track where the time goes and what interests me (I have a list of lists!). I like looking back, but I still need to reflect more on why I'm interested in what I'm interested in.
I've been using photography for years to express how I see the world. Looking back over my photos, I see paths of things that interest/ed me.
Recently, I took up en plein air drawing and painting. I credit much of my journey to you, encouraging me to pay attention to what's in front of me. What I photograph vs drawing and painting are two different things. Or are they? I'm gleaning their similarities and differences. I'm also trying to understand what holds my attention and why.
Being with a group that examines and discusses the range of attention sounds like a good fit, and your pilot project sounds perfect for me to explore further what I pay attention to and why.
Good timing, and, as always, thank you!
Yes, i think discovering the patterns and being able to articulate them is a good exercise in self-awareness. Always glad to have you along, Tim.
Hello Kim. I am very grateful for the thought and care you use in crafting your writing. Equally for your generosity of sharing what has had a significant impact on my personal transition and photography practice. I participated in your practice group through Kinship and have your book. I find myself more drawn to writing - and enjoy your writing style. My writing has been more academic and I would like to cultivate a personal voice. Could you recommend any workshops. I am finally completing my MFA this month and looking at next steps. Gail.
Hi Gail, thanks for asking. I never considered myself a writer but started blogging about photography, the environment, and what inspires me in 2010. I’d say the number one way I’ve improved my writing is by writing consistently.
I guess I’ve read a lot of writing books and taken a few classes along the way - specifically with Natalie Goldberg and Dani Shapiro and Emergence Magazines environmental writing offerings. Currently, I’m in Jeannine Ouellette s Writing in the Dark community on Substack, mostly to learn more about writing essays. There are many writing communities on line. I guess you just have to see what call to you.
Congrats on finishing your MFA. I look forward to seeing where you go with it.
As you say - pay attention to what resonates. I follow Emergence and believe you’ve mentioned Goldberg before. My instinct is to hit pause once I have finished my defence this month - to see what surfaces and what I attracts me. It’s a process. Appreciate your response.