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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

MILLER ISLAND - MY VISION QUEST

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Labels: camping, Columbia River, hiking, kayak, Miller Island, Native American Art, pictographs, rock painting, tent, Vision Quest

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Cynthia September 19, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Magnificent, Scott. Just. Beautiful.
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Scott: Portland, Oregon, United States; I used to be an Art Major, but the (late) owner of the company I work for certified me as a scientist (I asked him to put it in writing – never mind that he signed it with an ‘X’). Back in the olden days when I was trying to be an artist, my instructors criticized my inability to transcend narrative imagery. That explains the name of my photo-blog, The Narrative Image. I don’t know for sure if I’m being stubborn or simply contrarian. Now, I’m an imposter in two worlds - the world of science and the world of touchy feely art things. I ultimately hope to synthesize a personal perspective of the world that incorporates both domains. The Old Testament Creation Narrative suggests that we are made in God’s image. I take that to mean we can sometimes be creative and make or build things. When I take my camera out on the trail I look for some kind of fingerprint or some sense of style that elicits a sense of awe at the eddies along the river of entropy that foster life and complexity.

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