As I mentioned before, Terceira has many abandoned and desolate structures. These contemporary ruins fascinate me. I admire how nature seems to have an unlimited ability to reclaims itself.
Once these structures are neglected, the paint peels away; dust and dirt accumulate and cracks form in the concrete allowing roots take hold. Foliage growth is now uninhibited by humans, ivy begins to adhere to the walls and roof tiles begin to disintegrate under plant growth. I find a very comforting beauty in all this.
I love this reassurance that nature persists far past our ability to contain it and our environmentally destructive tendencies. Walking past these overgrown buildings causes a tranquil feeling within me, leaving me momentary at peace.
4/7/2013: 3
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Carly Swenson is an intuitive painter originally from northern Montana. She spent more than a decade working primarily as a mixed media artist before shifting to acrylics. Swenson received a BFA in Visual Arts with an Art History Minor from Bemidji State University. During and after university, she traveled and lived abroad, this included studying in China, traveling throughout Europe and living both in England and the Azores.Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed art magazines. She has facilitated art workshops for various age groups. Swenson’s work is also included in the permanent art collections of Angra do Heroismo Museum and Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). Currently, she lives in St. Paul, MN with a smart little dog and a weird little cat. They’re nice.
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beautiful! I love when nature takes (back) over buildings…there is something so beautiful about the juxaposition of red brick and green plants.
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This reminds me of the show LOST… especially the last picture. I have been watching that while the husband unit is gone…. : )
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I hear there is a lot to watch in Lost, that it is really addicting, but I have never seen it. I know I would get addicted and I hear the end is very anti-climatic.
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I started with Season 3 and had to stop watching in the middle of season 5 cuz it got scary… like enough that I would dread taking PS out to potty… LOL so we had to switch to something more light hearted, but its pretty good! :)
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Scary. I know the feeling. It is always more creepy when the husband is away.
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lol yeah i feel like a chicken saying it but i also leave the hallway light on at night… but you guys already knew that!
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