Gerald Dukes "Owl" photograph at the Joyful Jewel 9-2-15

Owl
Gerald O. Dukes
Photograph

There is magic in the night and Gerald Dukes has captured it in a photograph!  No matter how many times I have seen an owl I feel humbled and privileged.  Such piercing eyes and quiet strength she has; strength evident in the whoosh of wind as she lifts into the air in silent flight.

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Kim Hawks "Yucca" at the Joyful Jewel 6-20-15

"Yucca"
Kim Hawks
Photography

I will never look at a yucca the same again after seeing this stunning photograph by Kim Hawks.  The image is as if I could just reach out my hand and feel the cool drops, rub my fingers along the serrated fronds, linger my gaze on the hint of purple.  What a fount!

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Kim Hawks "Tree Roots" Photograph at the Joyful Jewel 6-22-14

"Tree Roots"
Kim Hawks
Photography on Metal, 8" x 10"
$80

My digital does not really do justice to this incredibly clear and glistening photograph by Kim Hawks.  The photo is printed on smooth metal and glistens like the wet moss that clings to the tree roots.  Even in  my copy of it here you can see the sheer power of the roots, the magnitude of their sinewy strength.  What a scene! No surprise that this exceptional piece went home with a couple yesterday who saw it for the first time and were awestruck.

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Kim Hawks "Echinacea" Photograph at the Joyful Jewel 4-8-14

"Echinacea - Cone Flower"
Kim Hawks
Photograph on Wrapped Canvas, 20" x 24"
$140

Kim Hawks has captured the exceptional beauty of this native flower, "Echinacea - Cone Flower."  While your are planting this week, be sure to include these.  Of course, being native, they are especially likely to grow well, and the butterflies like them!

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Gerald O. Dukes - "Freezing Lake" at the Joyful Jewel 1-30-14

"Freezing Lake"
Gerald O Dukes, Photograph, framed

This says it all so well for today!  Gerald Dukes captures the frozen icicled scene in all it's stark beauty.  Lanelle Davis, are you going canoeing today?  I'd be afraid an icicle would fall on me-- the only reason, of course, why I'm not going too,. :)  

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April Canada - 2 Photographs at the Joyful Jewel 1-11-14

2 of April Ann Canada's framed photographs

April Ann Canada has a way of capturing the sublime in an ordinary scene.  Her intent is peace and happiness.  Placing myself in these nature places brings those to me.  On this cold stormy day I can imagine myself in a sunnier place blowing the rest of the dandelion seeds, each strand carrying a wish.  Or . . . skipping barefoot down the grassy path that leads me to a closer look at buttercups and ants and a rabbit - who is also skipping.

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Steve Clarke, "Tatanya No. I" at the Joyful Jewel 7-18-13

"Tatanya No. 1"

Steve Clarke

Photograph 20 1/2" x 24", Framed

$250

          This dancer is reaching back yet moving forward, and doing it without looking where she is going!  Dancers always seem to be moving in every direction at once and using their bodies in ways that are unexpected.  Also unexpected is Steve Clarke's ability to capture these qualities of movement in a still photograph.  I'm not sure if this dancer has been tattooed, painted or has had the colorful tie-dye like images projected onto her.  Whichever it is, she certainly wears it well!  Inspires me to get up and move.

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Sharon Blessum "NC Postcard" at the Joyful Jewel 7-13-13

North Carolina Scene Postcard

Sharon Blessum

5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Original Photography Print Postcard

$2

     Sharon Blessum has an eye for a great scene, capturing it with perfect lighting and framing within. This North Carolina barn represents something you'll see often as you travel through our beautiful state.  Old barns are able to soften us in a nostalgic way, perhaps reminding us of happy days gone by. Sent to a loved one out of state, this kind of scene brings an alignment of sense and sentiment.

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