February 2015 - breonny.com

There’s a Mirror By the Door for Singing

It’s been some time since I’ve really participated in an ArtLoveMagic event. When Salem Love called and asked me to do a piece for The Lovin’ Exhibit, I knew I was going to say yes. As it turns out, this was the most rewarding piece I’ve created in a very long time. It’s the first piece I’ve felt connected to in …I can’t remember how long. This is also the first piece I have ever created after deciding on a title. It happened because this line from this song got stuck in my head. I could not stop turning it over, replaying it, pondering its meaning. Since today is my birthday, it seems extra relevant to share the inspiration with you:

I present “There’s a Mirror by the Door for Singing” available for auction through the end of the month in the Janette Kennedy Gallery at South Side on Lamar. All proceeds benefit ArtLoveMagic in the continuation of the good work they do for creatives, children, and humanity across the metroplex and beyond.

Breonny

A Belated Happy New Year

Now that 2015 is WELL underway, I thought maybe it’s time to post an update on where I am and what’s happening in my life. As you all know, last year was incredibly difficult, arguably the most difficult year of my life. 2014 was good, bad, and ugly. Also beautiful, eye-opening, ground-breaking, and life-changing. Without delving into all the lessons learned, allow me to assure you that I am doing well—surprisingly well.

Last year revealed to me some of the worst of humanity, and some of the best of humanity. Death has a funny way of bringing out people’s true character. The ups and downs of this past year are far too many to enumerate. Some of you have witnessed from afar, and some of you have walked this path with me: holding my hand when I couldn’t walk it alone, holding my head when I couldn’t hold it up myself, holding me when I couldn’t walk at all. You have shared my pain, probed the depths of agony with me, and rejoiced in my joys as this important chapter of my life reached its conclusion. You all know who you are. I could write pages and never fully express my gratitude to you for your love and support. Please know that it is received and reciprocated. This journey isn’t yet over; I see it is only beginning. And what a fortunate beginning to have! I am surrounded by a bounty of beautiful human beings. I feel lucky to count so many incredible people as friends. Truly, I have never been so rich in love in all my life as I am now.

So I am in this place of new beginnings. Important things I thought I wanted to happen for my life, (or I thought were going to happen in my life,) are now removed as an option. As I have accepted these closed doors, new ones open up all around. This place of rising up from the ashes, of rebuilding after being levelled, really isn’t such a bad place to be. Most days, I’m quite content to be exactly where I am. At this moment, everything is shiny and new and beautiful. I am making new, important plans for my life—finding new dreams.

I am looking up—not backwards nor forwards, but up. I see 2015 to be a landmark year for me and am eager to share this new chapter with all of you. To the New Year! To Looking Up!

Breonny

In 3 months…

3 months ago, on November 2nd, the Universe sent this message to me. I am anticipating this month to reveal super! exciting! awesomeness! Or good things. I’ll take good things. ;-)

Music

Mike Graff, The Black Dotz @ Club Dada

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to sneak out of the house and see Mike Graff play alongside Mike Daane and Duncan Black. If you haven’t experienced this, you need to. (Or don’t, and leave more room for me at the shows.) You don’t know what you’re missing and I don’t know how to explain it, so here are pretty pictures instead:

The Black Dotz closed out the night. Pinkish Black played, too, in the middle, but I confess getting pulled into conversation and listening to the set from the sidelines. Concertgoer fail. At least I got a few shots of the Dotz, who nailed it:

It’s become quite rare for me to take my camera along to concerts. I confess live music is, and has always been, my very most favorite thing to photograph. I plan to bring my camera along more often again. (I do have a few shots from the later half of 2014 I’ll be sharing soon.)

In case anyone is interested, I shot this night with the Nikon D800 and nothing but a Sigma 28mm 1.8. I enjoy the challenges of being limited to a wide angle. One of my favorite quotes, (which I find translates to life in ways beyond just photography,) has long been Robert Capa’s “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.”

There’s a Mirror By the Door for Singing

A Belated Happy New Year

In 3 months…

Mike Graff, The Black Dotz @ Club Dada

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