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Christi Saxon Koelker
Currently writing and researching projects about the Deep South in the Deep South
Writer, photographer, media artist, and teacher.
Interests: Old houses, mysteries, synchronistic situations, snapshots, old films (either commercial or from mine or anybody else's family), old books, vintage clothing, southern writers, unraveling historical clues.
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Wake Up Little Sleeper
Posted Nov 28, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Hello Muse....Come here often?
Posted Oct 19, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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U R THE Audience
Posted Sep 6, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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In a drawer???? How sad! You should scan some of your old photos from the sheep farm days. When you look at them closely, you won't believe the little things that show up and were captured all those years ago. Give your scanner one more try and if that doesn't work, get a Canon Canolide. They're about $100 and are the best. Thank's for commenting sweets!
Why I Love My Scanner And You Should Too!
I love my scanner. I’m also a little superstitious about saying that I love my scanner for fear it will stop working. And sure I could buy another scanner, but it's not MY scanner! It would be hard for me to approximate how many thousands of scans it’s made for me but for more than four yea...
Why I Love My Scanner And You Should Too!
Posted Aug 22, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Picasso's Advice
Posted Aug 6, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Nicki- that's exactly where real seeing begins! Noticing something just to the point of being motivated enough to pick up the camera (or cell phone) and click. Without composing or trying to make it be anything other than something to document a moment you felt a twinge (or pull or resonance). Even in the less than perfect snapshots - you'll find a shape, a reflection, a shadow, a band of light. You'll see an expression from someone in the shot that tells you more than they could ever speak. And, just as you say, when you shoot intuitively your photos get better. It's like the Minor White quote I have on my website says: "No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen." And it will "choose" you more and more as you shoot more intuitively.
I'm going to be in Seabrook on July 21 through August 3. I hope we'll get a chance to meet each other and talk more. :}
Play. Style. Look. See.
I sort of accidentally fell into being a stylist. I wanted to be a film writer. Then I thought I wanted to be a commercial photographer. But I found paying work arranging props, people, food and just about any thing else that could be worked into a scene....and I really liked it. The...
Play. Style. Look. See.
Posted Jul 7, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Christi Saxon Koelker is now following Shannon
Jul 2, 2011
That's the way to follow it. Most of it is in the process of just doing. And the more you go there, to the other side of the "door" or where ever you find those glimpses, the more of it will become visible. I can tell from your writing and photos you're so perceptive to your own unique viewpoint. CK
Three Things You Can Do To Start Reading Your Life Today!
“Reading Your Life" is a method that focuses on recognizing the specific ways we each decipher information that’s meaningful for us individually. Everyone who has ever lived on earth has had at least one way she (or he) communicated with others. They've also each had his (or her) very singul...
Three Things You Can Do To Start Reading Your Life Today!
Posted Jun 24, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Oh finally I got your comment up. I've just been looking at the Tartlette blog. She lives in South Carolina too and her farmer's market photos are just a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!! http://www.tarteletteblog.com/
Oooohhhh your kids are precious! I just looked at your latest post. I must not be signed up to get on email....I'll fix that now. Thanks for your sweet support!
Stunned by Summer: Blueberry Peach Upside-down Cake
So I gained ten pounds working on my last documentary film. I didn't eat any more than usual, I just had to sit for such long hours editing and looking for images that my lipase enzymes shut down: or so they tell me. Mostly carrots and celery for me now until my clothes fit again. Hey the movie'...
Stunned by Summer: Blueberry Peach Upside-down Cake
Posted Jun 20, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Who knew this reply would be so hidden? I just wanted to let you know I figured it out and you've been THE ONE who has allowed me to understand that there's an audience out there...Thx Nicki!
Anniversary of the Day My Life Changed
There's a full moon tonight, I found an amazing through-the-woods-wilderness-path to Walmart and it's my first child's birthday. The numbers associated with my birthday sometimes give me pause ~ but it's the number of years my children have been on earth that always makes me spend those days bou...
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Jun 16, 2011
White sand, blue water, crazy culture
Posted Jun 6, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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These past few months have been simply...
Posted May 28, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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What it takes to "Sell Your Soul"
It was a Read Your Life smorgasbord! The images I chose and the words I used consistently astounded me. That's the point of what I'm doing: to uncover the parts of myself and others that we just skip over because we don't "read" our lives through our simplest choices. Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Mar 31, 2011
When the time is right
Posted Feb 15, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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In Praise of Paper: touchable books and photo prints
Posted Feb 10, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Why did I grab that shot?
Posted Feb 6, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Taking a good look at how you've documented your life on film
Posted Feb 3, 2011 at READ YOUR LIFE.
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Jan 25, 2011
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Jan 25, 2011
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