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Red Wine And Garlic…And Beauty
When I photograph people, almost unanimously, they confide in me their flaws: their nose is too big, their smile is crooked, one eye is lazy, they need a facelift.
I listen. Even for what’s not said with words… I don’t interrupt….
It seems that many of us walk around the world in a trance, believing that we are deeply flawed and unworthy….
About a month ago, a woman was in my studio and she peeked at her portrait on my computer and said, “I like how I’m aging.”
I’m learning to say that to myself. One day when I’m a vintage woman, I don’t want to wake up and suddenly realize I lived my whole life believing something was wrong with me.
— Amber Shumake
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The integration of the shadow is dangerous work for the woman, and the integration of the anima is the masterpiece of analysis for the man…
~ Marion Woodman, Addiction to Perfection, The Still Unravished Bride
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Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
— Truman Capote
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Before you begin to niche down, first sample far and wide. A sizable body of research has shown that early specialization stunts growth in multiple…
