{"product_id":"thriving-in-place-petra-liljestrand-the-subtle-and-sudden-beauty-of-tp","title":"Thriving in Place: Petra Liljestrand - The Subtle and Sudden Beauty of TP","description":"\u003cp\u003e 11 x 23.5\", Digital Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist's Statement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The Sudden and Subtle Beauty of Toilet Paper\" is part of a series o\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003e photographing paper. \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eI think of it\u003c\/span\u003e as a response to the \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003epublic \u003c\/span\u003eanxiety about the supply of toilet paper\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e I initially thought this was an idiosyncratic American response but have since realized that it was not. Shooting these images during the Pandemic was a soothing process for me. Th\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e particular roll of TP was made of bamboo, and came in its own cellophane wrapping paper, all the way from China. It just showed up on my doorstep one morning - an anonymous gift from a neighbor\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e- on\u003c\/span\u003e the day that I had planned to start with the paper images. \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eThis\u003c\/span\u003e was no ordinary TP - it had a soft creme colour, and a delicately patterned border. The light was wonderful that morning, and the TP called to me. I was happy focusing on \"creating something out of nothing\" (quoting Becky Jaffe). For a few hours during the pandemic, everything was calm and perfect. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist Bio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e women \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ein my family have always \u003c\/span\u003e'documented' the family life through photography - my maternal grandmother did so throughout the early 20th century. She added witty commentary through comic strips \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eadjacent \u003c\/span\u003eto the photos in the many \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ealbums \u003c\/span\u003eshe created for her daughters. My mother \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003econtinued with the family photo albums\u003c\/span\u003e (sans witty comments), and made sure each of her children had at least \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ethree \u003c\/span\u003echildhood albums. I \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003econtinued the tradition\u003c\/span\u003e. Not surprisingly, all of our photographs captured the happy, rather than the difficult, side of family life\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor years I yearned to\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e do something more with\u003c\/span\u003e my photography\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eWhen\u003c\/span\u003e I got a digital camera \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eit stimulated my imagination, and as I had more time available, \u003c\/span\u003eI began embracing photography as an artform. \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eThis was the start of an exciting time of important growth for me. As a sociologist by training, using a lot of my right brain, it has been a wonderful journey so far.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eMy photos have been exhibited in student exhibits in the Bay Area, and in juried exhibitions in \u003ci\u003ePhotoPlace\u003c\/i\u003e gallery (VT), \u003ci\u003eSouth Eastern Center for Photography (SC)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePH21 Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e (Budapest), as well as featured in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eShots\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Claghorn Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67459505848569,"sku":"osh1792654040442","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3784\/2937\/files\/thriving-in-place-petra-liljestrand---the-subtle-and-sudden-beauty-of-tp_1.jpg?v=1792654056","url":"https:\/\/crestseamfit.shop\/products\/thriving-in-place-petra-liljestrand-the-subtle-and-sudden-beauty-of-tp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}