Dance and photography intermingle in my heart.
When I finish choreographing a dance or when I finish editing a photo, I have a feeling of euphoria. It is like falling in love. The joy of doing these things makes me want to do them again and again.
When the train comes for me -- dance or photography -- I hop on and there is space to be creative. Always, though, the train stops and throws me off. That gives me space to enjoy what I've done, but then I worry that the train won't stop for me again, that my best work is forever behind me.
Happily, there is ALWAYS another train, so I have learned to not push myself onto the tracks, knowing that eventually I will be able to board it again.
It may not be as fast as I like -- some train journeys are quick, some are long -- but there are always spaces in between where I can turn my mind to other practicalities like food and dust bunnies. But even in these dull activities, there can be --if not joy -- at least some peace and gratitude that I am lucky to have a home to clean and all the food I want to eat. This Covid year has made me more grateful for blessings large and small.
In my new Instagram account, I am connecting photographic images with music and dance. Images evoke music, music evokes movement, and movement is a series of images created in the body with music as the frame.
There is a connection in all that we do -- no matter your profession or the ways in which you fill your time. Even if the activities seem unrelated, they are always a reflection of who we are.
When I finish choreographing a dance or when I finish editing a photo, I have a feeling of euphoria. It is like falling in love. The joy of doing these things makes me want to do them again and again.
When the train comes for me -- dance or photography -- I hop on and there is space to be creative. Always, though, the train stops and throws me off. That gives me space to enjoy what I've done, but then I worry that the train won't stop for me again, that my best work is forever behind me.
Happily, there is ALWAYS another train, so I have learned to not push myself onto the tracks, knowing that eventually I will be able to board it again.
It may not be as fast as I like -- some train journeys are quick, some are long -- but there are always spaces in between where I can turn my mind to other practicalities like food and dust bunnies. But even in these dull activities, there can be --if not joy -- at least some peace and gratitude that I am lucky to have a home to clean and all the food I want to eat. This Covid year has made me more grateful for blessings large and small.
In my new Instagram account, I am connecting photographic images with music and dance. Images evoke music, music evokes movement, and movement is a series of images created in the body with music as the frame.
There is a connection in all that we do -- no matter your profession or the ways in which you fill your time. Even if the activities seem unrelated, they are always a reflection of who we are.
I am joyously grateful for this journey. Thank you for being a part of it!
Love,
Sue
