Openings Connecting: not sure for a salon

Sunday, May 31, 2009

not sure for a salon

went into a salon yesterday to set up a "consultation" on my current year-long journey that i've been on to find a new person to cut my hair, but not all off like the person i'd been seeing for 15 years. spikey is so yesterday,(and many of the days before that)> so far, during this year,the best cuts were in chicago, and nags head, nc.....but, not practical. too far away. even chicago. a major trip to even get into the city these days, and the cost! yikes. HOWEVER, I'm
not sure if this salon will work for me either: these carvings were featured in the entrance, a local artist's work, very nice yes, and only $50 a piece in lovely frames. but, NOT A GOOD SIGN for a haircutter .

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Caterina GiglioMay 31, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Unless you want a chrome dome! ; )
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Leslie Avon MillerMay 31, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Great faces, looking content. Good for you to update your style. I don't have a clue what is current. Do let us know....
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Renee HowellJune 2, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Spikey is so YESTERDAY??? Uh-oh! The maintenance on these looks good - shave in the morning in the shower. No shampoo needed!
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Blue Sky DreamingJune 2, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Well, how did the haircut turn out? I am new to your blog and always interested in hairstyles.
Your photos below are beautiful!
Mary Ann
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nancy neva gaglianoJune 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM
renee:well, not yesterday....but so high maintenance. product. cut every 4 weeks. blue sky dreaming: the "consult" was today, the cut in 2 weeks. thanks for checking out the blog and the pics. i'll keep you posted unless i shave my head. hahaha sooo buddhaful!
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UnknownJune 4, 2009 at 8:42 AM
I've lately been going in only 4X a year and cutting it myself in between. I live in a small town with 2 choices - mullet or bob - ugh!

p.s. I've decided my summer reading will be the Anne of Green Gables series - very upbeat :)
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A GranddaughterJune 6, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Hilarious, Nancy! Loved the link you sent, too. Not sure I'll be heading your way this summer... some health issues to deal with. More on this later. Miss you! xoxo
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FOUR DIRECTIONS/FOUR VISIONS: Two Graces: First showing for me, JUNE 3, 2011

With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

To me, that circle is symbolic of this body of work at Two Graces. This is a time in my life when I've been fortunate enough to experiment with art making. Not surprisingly, I found myself drawn back to the images in the Ektachrome slides that I'd taken in the early 80s of Chaco Canyon, the San Francisco de Asis Church, dusty roads, and the ever changing skies of Northern New Mexico. The spirit of this adobed land lingers in my core and manifests itself within these works.

This past Michigan winter was spent creating enlarged negatives from my thirty year old slides, pulling part of my past into the present via today's tools of scanner and computer. Using traditional silver-gelatin darkroom processes, these resurrected and modified negatives acquired a new life. The majority of these prints are the result of this mediated reincarnation.

The smaller images took me into photographic processes from the mid-1800s. These handmade platinum/palladium prints are created coating vellum, for translucency, with these metal salts and exposing them to ultraviolet light. They are then bathed in the alchemy of the darkroom. The tonal qualities are unique in each print. Finally, 24k gold is layered to the backs of the prints, emanating the warmth, glow, and depth of these beloved places.