Laura Hollick and I have finally published our first book, Live Your Spirit. After three years of shooting, it was time to put it in print. The book is a true collaboration between the two of us. Each of the photos combines elements of Laura’s art and philosophy with my photography. A lot of the images in this book are the same as the ones we showed at our Birth Your Dreams exhibition last August, but there are a few new ones. You’ve also seen the creation of a number of them in this blog. Although it was an enormous amount of work to collect this number of images, it was also a lot of fun. It was amazing also how easy it all seemed. Sure, it was a struggle to get up at 3am to prepare to catch the right light sometimes, and we often had eyes turned to the skies, waiting for just the right weather, but in the end, all of it just worked out perfectly, or at least exactly as it should have. Anyway, we’re very proud of the final product. My copy is on its way to me right now. I can’t wait to see it!
Laura Hollick and I created this video yesterday to invite you to our Birth Your Dreams exhibition. The show includes sculptures and costumes by Laura, and narrative photos that we’ve created together. We’ve been working on images for this show for almost two years now, so it should be a good one. I’ll let Laura tell you more about it in the video.
The reception is at the Carnegie Gallery in Dundas on August 7, 2009 at 7pm and it goes until around 9pm. If you’re in this area, please stop by the opening reception. It’s shaping up to be a pretty incredible event. If you can’t make it to the reception, the show runs until the end of August. Drop me a note if you want to swing by any time during the month, and maybe I’ll be able to give you a personal tour of the exhibition. For more info, see the Facebook event.