December 29, 2011
12 months. 12 images I hadn’t gotten the chance to share. A good-looking year.
The Prairie Center, Olathe, KS
Snowstorm just beginning at The Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, MO.
Steamed Broccoli
Experimentation on the 4th of July.
A Missouri conservation area and the site of my great-grandparents homestead.
Water With Blessings, Honduras
ML + B
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Roanoke Park, Kansas City, MO
Prairie burn, near Adrian, MO
Here’s to an exciting and peace-filled 2012!
December 15, 2011
I recently took a short stroll in central North Kansas City (the City of) to play with composition and the light of twilight. Coincidentally, some obscure movie called Twilight was playing at the old Armour theatre.
Uniquely decorated Christmas trees line Armour Road, fastened to the lamp posts to keep from toppling over. (That may be the first time I’ve ever written “toppling”. Op, there’s the second.)
Sparkly, blue ornament balls put me in a reflective mood.
The Holiday Fine Art Print Sale continues…
November 17, 2011
November 2, 2011
I am honored to be showcased alongside a number of great Kansas City artists at Catholic Charities’ Celebration of Hope this coming Saturday, November 5th. Prints from Los Niños de Dios will be displayed, and this here lovely print (10×20, mounted on canvas) will be in the silent auction.
October 26, 2011
October 19, 2011
In Belize City, I visited Fr. Matt Ruhl (founder and fearless leader of Cycling for Change) and documented his parish, of which he just recently became pastor. Located in one of the poorest areas of the small but bustling city, St. Martin de Porres Parish nonetheless thrives as a church, school, and important center of the community. There was a certain hum of energy as preparations for the school year began and Fr. Matt started sharing his dreams and plans of growing the parish. This will be another exciting story to follow.
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September 1, 2011
I recently ventured on a short trip through Central America for the dedicated purpose of photography projects. The first stop was Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras, for an assignment with a new organization that is already making a big impact: Water With Blessings. The main objective of this program is to provide clean drinking water, and therefore better health, to families who need it most.
Sister Larraine Lauter, an Ursuline Sister from Louisville, KY, has been traveling to Honduras for 10 years to work with the residents of Tegucigalpa to improve the health and well-being of their own families and communities. Sister Larraine now acts as director of Water With Blessings as the program grows and forms into an organization.
Lilian, and other local leaders with the program, guide the women through training in the importance of clean water and proper use and maintenance of the water filters.
The women personalize and decorate their buckets to brighten up the filteration system and to ensure that each stays in the home for which it is intended.
The simple but very effective filters manufactured by Sawyer Products offer a low-cost, sustainable source of clean water for families. The recipients agree to filter water for at least two other households in their neighborhood. This effectively triples the general health benefits of the program while also helping to strengthen community ties.
An important part of helping the training go smoothly is childcare. Volunteers play and do crafts with the children while their mothers learn about their new filtration systems.
The organization’s website is under construction, with the photographs I have created as some of the building blocks. To read a short description and update of the ministry: http://www.churchofepiphany.com/news/2011/jul/waterwithblessings.
July 23, 2011
June 21, 2011
University of Central Missouri President Chuck Ambrose accompanies the team from Richmond to Warrensburg. Ambrose Joins Cyclists for Change
Leaving Warrensburg, headed for Clinton.
Suzanne, coordinating.
Stu rides through showers Friday morning – the only rain of the ride came on the last day.
Almost there…
At the Catholic Center in Downtown Kansas City, the team is cheered to the finish line of Cycling for Change 2011.
June 15, 2011
Tom makes his famous cup of joe in St. Joe (St. Joseph, MO).
Checking the route after leaving Conception Abbey.
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After riding each day, the team celebrates Mass together.
