Sunday, February 24, 2008
Patricia Again
(above image from Patricia Lay-Dorsey's "Winter Women drawn in light" gallery)
(photo from Patricia Lay-Dorsey's gallery, "Winter Woman Does T'ai Chi")
See all the photo galleries in Patricia's "Winter Nudes portfolio" at http://www.pbase.com/windchimewalker/winter_nudes
I have been looking at Patricia Lay-Dorsey's latest photos in her galleries on pbase. She has been deeply engaged in her new series called "Winter Nudes," which shows women's bodies as they truly are as they age into a special kind of beauty. Here is her introduction to this series:
Winter Nudes portfolio
There are seasons of life just as there are seasons of the year. While Western culture tends to idealize the springtime of life, especially when setting standards for physical beauty, we women of age know there is much to be said for having bodies that show all that we have lived. There is beauty to be found in every wrinkle, fold, crease, ripple, stretch mark, scar, bit of flab and fullness of contour. My Winter Nudes portfolio of galleries celebrates women who are coming into the winter of their lives with grace, wisdom, sensuality and adventuresome spirits. I invite you to view these images with respect and gratitude for their willingness to share their unclothed beauty so fearlessly.
I will be adding regularly to this portfolio.
Patricia is truly obsessed with her project. Sometimes she stays up all night posting her newest images. The results speak for themselves. Her work is artful, daring, and highly original. Who but Patricia would think to photograph nude older women doing t'ai chi? Who would focus on hands, feet, arms of older models?
As I have mentioned before, many find a deep connection between creative production and kundalini itself. The great geniuses of this world, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Rilke and others sometimes created their stunning work in great bursts of energy, locking out all outside distractions until the score or book or painting was finished. Patricia is now in such a time. I told her she was clearly "running on kundalini." And the results are astonishing.
To watch this series unfold is like being in the studio when a major work of art is being created. It is like coming close to the source itself. Brava,Patricia! You give us all a great gift!
Look for yourself at: http://www.pbase.com/windchimewalker/winter_nudes
