Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Dandelion Clock



Over the weekend I had the pleasure of viewing the work (pictured above) of Los Angeles based artist John B. Carpenter.

You can view his piece Dandelion Clock, 2009, here.

His website states, "in this work, dandelion pappi, the little white parachutes that carry the dandelion's seeds, move about the room and rely on feedback loops and emergent systems as they float through space and interact with the viewer."

It inspired me to take these photographs below:




Once again, I didn't get my act together to (fully) participate in the Corner View.

This weeks theme was so fun, too- "My Dream."
If I'm talking literally about my dream(s) -I have really crazy dreams sometimes...involving alien invasions, zombies, tornadoes, and nuclear apocalypses!

If we are talking about other types of dreams...my current dream is to give up my day job of being a nurse, and to focus full time on designing textiles, and sewing garments with them.
(Dream on, I guess, for now).

In keeping with the theme of dreams, feel free to make a wish on these dandelion images. Maybe your dream will come true.

xo
-J
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    Beautiful Post...I didn't know this artist. His work is realy interesting. Thanks

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  2. DaanOctober 21, 2009 at 5:09 AM

    Beautiful, indeed!

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  3. likeschocolateOctober 21, 2009 at 6:17 AM

    Great photos!!!!!

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  4. claireOctober 21, 2009 at 6:19 AM

    Your images are so beautiful...
    And I understand very well your dream!...

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  5. JanisOctober 21, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    I love looking at the detailed center of your dandilion - thanks for the beautiful shot.

    Here's to dreaming dreams and wishes coming true ... xo.

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  6. JenniferOctober 21, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    Thank-you. Thank-you. Thank-you :)

    Claire...yes!
    I think we both have a similar dream.

    Janis,
    I can't believe I took that photo. Sometimes I feel like it's cheating using a digital camera (having used a manual camera with real film back in the day). The Macro function gets some amazing results...
    I never knew how jagged the seeds were until I took this picture.

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  7. GuusjeOctober 21, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Beautiful!!!

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  8. RitvaOctober 22, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    so beautiful, jennifer!
    your photos, your dream and the work of that artist too!
    thanks a lot!
    hugs!

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  9. la ninjaOctober 23, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    dandelion dream, more like! :)

    you'll get there, you'll see, perseverance, perseverance (s/thing I totally lack myself unfortunately, boo hoo!)

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  10. JenniferOctober 28, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    What beautiful photos, Jennifer! And the Dandelion Clock is so cool... I had fun playing with it on Carpenter's website.

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