portrait of a lady – Herloom

walks her talk

subrosa — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:00:37 +0000

I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading:

It vexes me to choose another guide:

Where the gray flocks in ferny glens are feeding;

Where the wild wind blows on the mountain side.

What have those lonely mountains worth revealing?

More glory and more grief than I can tell:

The earth that wakes one human heart to feeling

Can centre both the worlds of Heaven and Hell.

Stanzas, Emily Brontë

As fall comes and our place on the earth tilts away from the sun. The wind grows cooler.

Yardwork

subrosa — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:09:50 +0000

Yardwork is hardwork )

Photography @jaritahui

#fluttertee #petal #yard #yardwork #yardlounging #garden #tend #offinefibre #nature #her #herloom

Portraiture

subrosa — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 02:25:20 +0000

#fineart #appliedart #presentationart #artappreciation #petal #flower #cellulose #fibre #beauty #substance #flowerpower #fineart #her #offinefibre #herloom

Photography @jaritahui
Flower fairy @steeeeny

Fibre Optic

subrosa — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:13:06 +0000

#portraiture #fineportraiture #illuminated #illuminate #fibreoptic #fine #offinefibre #her #herloom

Photography @jaritahui

cameo – about

subrosa — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 20:35:54 +0000

When I decided to use my grandmother’s cameo as a prop for our first photo shoot, I realized I did not know much about the cameo except that it was a family heirloom. My mom gave it to me just before the shoot and its close proximity sparked my curiosity. After some research, I found that our cameo was made of shell. It was from the turn of the century when it was “fashionable” to set a precious stone into the portrait for additional gift giving value (or bling). I do not know for sure where it came from but most likely it was sculpted in Torre del Greco, a small coastal town just south of Naples, Italy, known for the craft. My grandmother’s friend Eleanor gave her the cameo as a gift. I smiled at the irony now that I knew its origins. My grandmother’s parents came to America from Naples.

My research also yielded an exceptional cameo source: Amedeo Scognamiglio, who currently heads his family firm in Torre Del Greco and Amedeo their retail store in NYC, breaths new life into the ancient art. See www.amedeoscognamiglio.com and www.cameos.com