Refuge


The bleaker side of the world we live in and the glimmer of hope and purpose that can be realized. In the midst of all controversy, adversity, and subjectivity, I find refuge in my faith.



Gaze. Spring 2011. Original Images as well as internet clippings untilized

A Series of Unfortunate Circumstances: Deception and Bondage

an ode to the monotony, deception, and constraints many people experience in everyday life. Even something as simple as a peanut butter jar is effective at deceiving the consumer into thinking they are getting something that they are not. This deception and bondage continues throughout most people’s lives. We are born into a society that measures success in shallow and very specific terms. Certain demographics are expected to behave in a certain way. “Adults” no longer have time or energy to have fun. If we are not careful, it is very easy to lose our childlike enthusiasm for life.

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.
-Bette Davis



A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.
-Thomas Merton

 
Emily Moore.

It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?
- Henry David Thoreau

Paige Wheeler.


Should have stuck with Jif.
Skippy.


Beauty is not caused. It is.
- Emily Dickenson
Oh to be a "beautiful" woman
Brittany Almeroth.