photography

The past two weekends were open-house weekends for Glencliff Art Studio, which was stop #103 on the 2013 WEST Austin Studio Tour.  Dianne Sonnenberg and I, along with family and friends who helped, hosted a studio tour and a gallery tour of our mosaics and paintings.  For those

Looking at the date on my last post, April 19, 2012, I realize how long I’ve been away from this blog.  Renovating for and moving my mosaic studio while simultaneously getting ready for the public to come through our home and new studio on this past weekend’s West

“Gems” by Lynn Bridge This morning, when I went for a walk, I felt porous. The wind through my skin and the light and shadow through my eyes carried restoration and wisdom inside me.  I deflated just a bit upon coming indoors to work.  Note to my spirit:  hold the

[slideshow] The last couple of days, I have taken an old, unfinished mosaic of mine outside to watch it interact and make friends with the light, patterns, and forms in the front yard.  I took lots of pictures, and sometimes gave it my “blur treatment”.  You’ll

And Where We’ll Land, Nobody Knows One blog I follow, Quiet: the Power of Introverts, by Susan Cain, provides a reading list each weekend.  Today, one of the offerings caught my eye because it involved creativity.  There is a lot of talk about creative thinking; teaching it

Charlotte Bell has photographed mosaics twice for me now and I want to show off her latest work here. Charlotte* and her husband, also an artist (in wood), live in a neighborhood which is loaded with artists.  Every year they band together and host a studio tour and sale- this is

Which ones of you have aching backs, limping legs, searing shoulders? Since junior high, I have rarely been without pain in one major joint or another and I have always believed it was just my lot in life.  Now I’m beginning to wonder whether or not that is true! Three

I’ve also been studying my cats with my camera. Some hate it and some tolerate it.  I just keep working with my models until the job is done! Reverie Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Enlightenment Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Which came first:  the reverie or the

Painfully Pink Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge In spite of his creeping dementia, Harry figures out one last thing about his life. To catch up with the tale, read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.  To see my inspiration for today’s artwork, see Greta Olivas’

I got a real belly laugh the other day when, in the course of a conversation, my young friend announced, “Oh, Lynn, I just started another company on Wednesday.” His voice was a perfect mixture of regret (“I fell off the wagon and drank a whole bottle of