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Gwyn Michael's photostream
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8~27~2009
Yesterday I renewed my flickr membership for the 4th time. I did it without hesitation. My 3 years here has been sometimes sporadic, sometimes obsessive, sometimes frustrating, but in the end I am greatly indebted to flickr. It is here that I found, at most times a very safe space to explore (pun intended) and grow. I found the courage to call myself a photographer, and to believe in myself as an artist. I found my latent love of words and writing, and I have made some amazing acquaintances and true friends here. This spring I quit my day job to go full time with my art. This I doubt would be the case had I not been on flickr. I hear lots of gripes about flickrs changes, and policies, but that matters little to me. The people are what makes flickr so powerful for me. I thank all of my contacts and friends here from the bottom of my heart for believing in me. I am finally able to believe in myself!
While I appreciate all sincere comments I am not in love with awards and flashy invites. I may choose to delete these.
Details:
I am a 50 year old artist using a camera, some paint, and a computer to create digital images that tell the story of my experience and imagination. I work intuitively creating one of a kind images that stand alone, or within a series. The subject of my work varies, but there is a common thread of interest in life's cycles, and the beauty of impermanence. My images tend to be illustrative and or graphic in style, which is indicative of my background in graphic arts. I love what I do, and I believe that comes through in the work. I live in a happy house with my husband, 2 cats, and 2 parrots. We love our life.
"Arrange whatever pieces come your way"
"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"
~Virginia Woolf
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
~Dorothea lange
Photos of Gwyn Michael (6)
Gwyn Michael's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,241)
Contacts (112)
Groups (50)
- The Nature Conservancy 383,848 photos, 28,095 members
- Drawing Lab "flickr" 1,322 photos, 381 members
- The August Break, 2011 5,049 photos, 439 members
- Environmental Activism 2,226 photos, 271 members
- Environmental impacts 6,805 photos, 1,082 members
- Environment 24,972 photos, 1,976 members
- #WDS Innaugural 1 photo, 1 member
- Shutter Sisters One Word Project 30,883 photos, 3,632 members
- Jane LaFazio's Sketching & Watercolor Joggles classes 1,844 photos, 141 members
- The Firebird Festival - Phoenixville, PA 176 photos, 14 members
- #reverb10 83 photos, 12 members
- Blogs in Flickr 9,325 photos, 1,576 members
- DeviantArt 50,944 photos, 2,940 members
- Soulful Artists 3,247 photos, 194 members
- Post 9/11 project: Life after September 11, 2001 2,020 photos, 713 members
- 9/11 NY & the world - A New York state of mind and spirit 3,603 photos, 773 members
- kind over matter 3,484 photos, 994 members
- My Earth Day 2010 77 photos, 71 members
- Manufactured Landscapes: Edward Burtynksy 238 photos, 40 members
- Angela's God Boxes 7 photos, 10 members
- Sad and Beautiful World 25,334 photos, 1,613 members
- Strange Vintage Fictions 1,860 photos, 497 members
- Creative Photoshopers 3,219 photos, 361 members
- totally textures 85,860 photos, 9,038 members
- ..::DISTRESSED::... 10,642 photos, 805 members
- artland 335,376 photos, 25,382 members
- a girl in love with textures 25,287 photos, 2,114 members
- Shutter Sisters 317,143 photos, 11,295 members
- The Texture of Things (Animals, Plants, Still Life & Objects) 9,725 photos, 1,569 members
- harvey könig 142 photos, 28 members
- *We Love Our Trees* 1,418 photos, 120 members
- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,157 photos, 80,133 members
- bear mountain bridge 180 photos, 31 members
- Texturizers Anonymous 4,015 photos, 317 members
- Scan Art 79 photos, 30 members
- A Better B&W Group 174,565 photos, 5,884 members
- square (don't post the not square photo) 102,665 photos, 5,268 members
- B Square 217,264 photos, 8,277 members
- Art of Zen 30,388 photos, 1,343 members
- Bones `n Skulls 11,809 photos, 2,146 members
- " Women In Black & White Photos" 17,675 photos, 1,552 members
- Storytellers 4,835 photos, 193 members
- Photographic Art 101,119 photos, 4,610 members
- scanner photography 1,484 photos, 267 members
- Digital Art 129,603 photos, 8,357 members
- Scanning as a fine art 2,853 photos, 524 members
- It's a scan-life (Portraits with a scanner. No cameras!!) 946 photos, 287 members
- Scanner Art 1,874 photos, 318 members
- Self-Portraits! 426,429 photos, 39,653 members
- Women who ♥ Photography 114,205 photos, 4,054 members
Testimonials (6)
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dogfaceboy says:
"One thing I have come to count on when g. posts one of her originals: awe. She is not just an artist; she's a designer, too, and I think there's a distinction. An artist places all the elements, but a designer arranges them perfectly. Each piece is where it ought to be. And embedded in these layers are emotion and intellect. I come here to be delighted and to think. I come here to be awed. And I am never disappointed."
23rd January, 2009
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mosaiq says:
"gwynnyd has a great visual sense and I know her as a lovely person with a warmth that makes me smile ;-)
(hope i expressed that right. me and english ;-) )
thank you for hanging around on flickr!!"14th April, 2007
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Desolate Places says:
"g.originals = artist
It's as simple as that."20th February, 2007
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Bernat_83 says:
"She loves decay. I love her photos. : )"
1st January, 2007
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mord says:
"What can I say about this redhead, im just getting to know her on flickr, shes beautiful, quite barking mad (which is normal for redheads) and getting jiggy with the photo box, watch this stream people its gonna get better and better."
14th December, 2006
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[Leb] says:
"I wanna say that gwynydd has alot of amazing shots, I hope that she will keep on the good work. I am also honored of being one of her friends.
Rami."7th September, 2006
- Name:
- gwynydd michael
- Joined:
- August 2006
- Hometown:
- Blue Collar USA
- Currently:
- Worcester, PA, USA
- I am:
- Female and Taken
- Occupation:
- Environmental Artists