Everyday measuring bowls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo how did I create the original image for \u2018Tulip\u2019? Well, creativity in one area can generate ideas in another. I was perfecting my culinary skills and began baking one of my signature desserts \u2013 banana cake. I needed a couple of measuring bowls from the cupboard and I placed them on the stainless-steel bench top. While embracing the joys of baking, something caught my eye. The spouts were nestled closely together and their complementary curves aligned beautifully. After the cake went into the oven and I cleaned up the bowls, I grabbed my camera and the rest is history!<\/p>\n
I\u2019m happy to say I enjoyed the fruits of my labour on two counts that afternoon. The banana cake provided more immediate gratification, but the image for \u2018Tulip\u2019 percolated in my mind for much longer and eventually bore equally sumptuous fruit\u2026<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes you hold onto an image and you don\u2019t know why. There\u2019s a little voice in the back of your head saying \u201cyou simply can\u2019t delete that!\u201d Even when at first glance, you don\u2019t think the image is particularly good, your gut instinct says \u201ckeep this\u201d. I experienced these feelings with the image I transformed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Exposed #12: Tulip - Abstracted Reality<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n