The Call: Assembled — Cheryl I don’t like to complain that my life is busy, since we all lead busy lives. I’ve found, though, that there are comfortable, normal levels of busy, and then there are the when-do-I-get-to-come-up-for-air levels. It feels like the latter type of busy has been my lot in life for at […]

The Response: Falling for Wolfie — Cheryl When I got out one of Dennis’s guitars for a still life setup, I had no idea that I’d shoot it with leaves and trees reflected through the window, but the shot turns out to be exactly what I was looking for.

The Call: Faith on Display — Cheryl Kim Klassen’s Be Still 52 is the first online class I’ve ever taken. I can’t imagine that I’ll ever complete it. I think that she’s at about the halfway mark (of a 52-week course), but I’m on lesson 5 or 6. I have learned a thing or two […]

The Response: Apples for Baking I’m not quite prepared to make a pie or dumplings (Dennis and the kids would love either), because the gluten-free flour jar is nearly empty. If the apples hold out, though, it could happen.

The Call: Still Life with Crystal and Fruit — Cheryl Yesterday’s still-life shoot convinced me that setting up the shot is worth the effort. Today, I decided to go with the vases. Over the years, Dennis has bought me many pieces of crystal. Two of the vases here were Christmas gifts from him; one was […]

The Call: Three Yummy Cookies — Cheryl “I have cookies, three yummy cookies, … but you may have one.” — Larry the Cucumber

The Call: Queen Anne’s Lace — Jessica I often forget that half of the subject in the frame can sometimes be more evocative than the whole subject.