THE WAY ART CALLS
I want to lose myself in the music,
give my soul to art, forget that I have a name
and become the kind of beautiful that is only found in the heart.
-Christy Ann Martine
Katie Elizabeth is an incredible artist, creative, and designer. She has a way of getting inspired and then breathing life into an idea. Honestly, I suspect that magical ideas overtake her and she can't help but transform bits and pieces into sparkling, magical creations... even if the moon has risen and she should otherwise be asleep.
But that’s how creativity works. The more you give, the more you have. The more you jump in, the more magical and resonate creations become. Like Katie, I am also an artist exactly because it is all encompassing and I am led to beauty that is only found in the heart.
Katie and I worked together to create a Snow Queen themed portrait session. It involved lace, a white wig, white face paint, and two light sources to give the photographs depths and dimensions. I worked on new retouching skills, and the entire production of these images turned into its own creative calling.
When two passionate, creative people come together, anything can happen.
I was so proud to submit these two images to The Portrait Masters awards and accreditation program. I was even more delighted to discover they both received bronze merits.
Guess what else? I also received my Associates level accreditation this year. I have been working on it consistently over the last 2.5 year, and I earned the the accreditation in this last round of submissions. This was an incredibly welcome bright spot in an otherwise challenging stretch.
Even though it is STILL Covid, I hope you are also have some incredible reasons to celebrate. I would love to hear your good, hopeful news. Or if art is calling to you, I would love to hear more about what is stirring. Leave me a comment or tag me on social.
Love and Light,
Michelle Massey Barnes
P.S. You can find me on social @MMBImagery and you can find Katie @Cluckeyscloset. We would both love it if you said hello.
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