Photos that remind us of the passing of time…. (Lens-Artist Photo Challenge 1-15-23)

Hello Everyone, The second Lens Artist Photo Challenge of 2023 – hosted by Sofia of Photographias – HERE – invites us to share photos that show the passing of time while looking back. 

Sofia’s post has the theme of art and that led me to sharing some art too.

We recently attended the Storied Strings exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Aart (VMFA), which had us looking back at the guitar in American Art.

The flowers (at the entrance) were designed to look like strings

And speaking of guitars, I have to share a video of Jeff Beck playing his strings- he recently passed away at the age of 78.

Let’s look back a little bit at this artist:

Jeff Beck was honored with the British Academy’s Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2014. Rolling Stone ranked him in its top five of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a solo artist in 2009.

Outside of the VMFA, they had this odd little chair art:

The sign said it was made by a struggling artist. That reminded me about how we all start somewhere and then we later look back to see growth and change (amidst setback, displacement, and mistakes – there can still be so much joy in life. Even if we have to change plans and alter expectations we can still find our joy. And maybe that is where the real joy comes from – you know, the struggles can make things sweeter later -hmmm)

 

Last September, I participated in a focus group with the VMFA. They were asking for volunteers to offer feedback for the new section they are adding to the museum. They wanted to know about “past experiences and needs” to plan what the future section should look like. It was a lot of fun.

 

 I was waiting for an appointment and went for a walk. I happened to look inside the window of a sewing room.  Sewing is such an art.

I looked a little more 

This next photo was my favorite photo of the sewing room because it reminded me of my past when I learned to sew in middle school.

I remembered making a denim frog and a lovely tree (something like in the photo below). 

I have made curtains and a few misc items over the years, but someday (not anytime soon) I would LOVE to try creating fabric art. I am so glad I was taught how to sew and I think it is something that everyone should know. 

 

 

Thanks for checking some favs from 2022. To join in with this week’s challenge, go here:  https://photographias.wordpress.com/

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