The element of 'challenge' continues to dominate as I work at finding a photograph for every day of this year however my lovely friend and I are delighting as our stories and images roll out over days.
Today's image began as a shot of the beautiful dish with the delicate fern leaf imprint inside. The one that was gifted to me by the truly special New Zealand family I had the pleasure of photographing when I was home. But as I worked at composition and struggled with light ... because yes, I did leave it until the last moment, it soon became clear that it was more about the bracelets and necklace I wear everyday. They nestle there in the dish over-night.
The jade necklace was carved by Jayme Anderson, a talented New Zealand artist and jade carver. I was told that the jade is Marsden Jade and that delighted me. Hokitika and the wild west coast stole my heart way back when I was teenager.
A little from Jayme's business card , 'Jayme's love for jade and carving began in 1996, the first year of his Diploma of Visual Art and Design. He graduated in 1998.
Later it tells me that, 'From his 10 acre lifestyle block at Marsden, home of the flower jade, he travels internationally and pushes the boundaries in techniques and stone limitations. His innovative work is in the Spiritwrestler Gallery in Canada and private collections in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K...
I feel extraordinarily fortunate to have a piece of his work. It was well worth the horrific journey through my old nemesis ... the Homer Tunnel. That story is here.
