by Kim Ort | Aug 27, 2013 | Contemplation, Essence, Habits, Simplicity / Minimalism, Space
Eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ~ Hans Hofmann One of the contemplative habits we focus on in Adventures in Seeing is simplicity. Since there is only so much time in our lives (and we don’t know how long that time will be), we want to...
by Kim Ort | Apr 25, 2013 | Contemplation, Contemplative Photographers, Space, Textures / Patterns, Workshops
Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending time photographing with 11 others in the rolling hills of Kentucky (near the bourbon trail). We stayed at Bethany Spring, a beautiful retreat centre just down the road from the Abbey of Gethsemani, where the contemplative...
by Kim Ort | Apr 23, 2013 | Art, Contemplation, Photography, Seeing, Videos, Visual Design
** Books mentioned have Amazon affiliate links, meaning I make a few cents if you purchase through my link. I only recommend books that I’ve read. This post is based on a webinar called Listening to Our Eyes: Seeing as Meditation (The Center for Contemplative Mind in...