tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22553115873173619892024-03-12T22:32:55.305-04:00Kim DionisKim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-76905745400598564612010-10-27T19:36:00.006-04:002010-10-27T20:48:28.556-04:00What I Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTG4WouApuK0yRUP2tAobj7TXqjZ-0Hvy6uEq2cb0ImSerzFJyO09W1cOt7JWax-Exlw7SzCXlkbRgfQAFf7wfZhyphenhyphenIKSC-7NpOyzNn6NBq0rxFfl69ccJI93DWy2rLCo4q7AFvbewMtJ8/s1600/sitting-against-car.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTG4WouApuK0yRUP2tAobj7TXqjZ-0Hvy6uEq2cb0ImSerzFJyO09W1cOt7JWax-Exlw7SzCXlkbRgfQAFf7wfZhyphenhyphenIKSC-7NpOyzNn6NBq0rxFfl69ccJI93DWy2rLCo4q7AFvbewMtJ8/s400/sitting-against-car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532890256358610962" border="0" /></a><br />As I said in July, or implied, it's time to pull aside the curtain and share.<br /><br />At first glance, someone looking at my (unwritten) resume, might think I've jumped around quite a bit. But truly, a thread has been running through all of it. I'm going to write a quick summary--basically, throw down some seeds.<br /><br />Or, bare bones--if that works better for you.<br /><br />Don't know which ones will sprout first. Or--for you carnivores--which will first put on flesh. But the plan is this: bit by bit, the skinny description will grow. I'll post some of my writing--novel excerpts, short stories, and if I get really gutsy, poetry. I'll post more photography, collage and painting. Also, some images of my garden design. Links to scientific articles I wrote in graduate school (the 1st time, in microbial ecology). And various other projects I've worked on.<br /><br />All of this in sporadic fits and bursts. Over time, they'll form a picture of what I do.Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-90801926396338481662010-07-15T01:50:00.006-04:002010-08-31T19:27:55.318-04:00checking inNo trouble with picture-clicking now (see previous post). Firefox works fine. <br /><br />Firefox. Foxfire. Foxfire was (is) a good movie. Made for a younger audience, I suspect, but it still has a place in my semi-grown up heart. I wish it had come out in the 70s when I could have used a hero/role model. My guy friends had their muscle guitarists and Dennis Hopper. But I don't recall a One fit for girls. Does anyone besides a handful of viewers even know Angelina Jolie played a huge role in this movie? Another of the actors has achieved fame now as well, as both an actor and director. I'm sorry sir, I'm not remembering your name in my half-asleep state. But you play a fine doctor and vampire in that current series. <br /><br />I'm going to tell a story. No more PR for awhile! But I must confess, "about to begin" probably means something a little different in my world. Hopefully I'll begin tomorrow. Ditto for "tomorrow."Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-43025192758896899642010-02-21T22:43:00.039-05:002010-02-28T02:32:51.791-05:00Some of the Things I DoHere are some collages and photographs from a show last spring. I hope to show more work during April at a local cafe-brewery and music hall.<br /><br />These images reflect what I see during the day-to-day here in Central PA. I also included a bit of the Maine coast.<br /><br />For now, the photos look best enlarged when using Safari as your browser. I don't know why. With Firefox, they either stay small when clicked on, or poof up with horizontal lines. Someone who viewed them in Safari said they looked fine to him. I will figure this out and fix it. But for now...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0c6HcLsRWFQp_RVkxcKpzaC4oi-Wi71CpoQ9N0thnibJKUs1eHoHM2Yitqh3oWD5iOIRogPNxrljsvXtGoyB2HTnkeO059V0KmCnannF6Qg5vT2LJUeN6jw3AXJghOvp5dq_U4wFIW4/s1600-h/dionis01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0c6HcLsRWFQp_RVkxcKpzaC4oi-Wi71CpoQ9N0thnibJKUs1eHoHM2Yitqh3oWD5iOIRogPNxrljsvXtGoyB2HTnkeO059V0KmCnannF6Qg5vT2LJUeN6jw3AXJghOvp5dq_U4wFIW4/s400/dionis01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440929851050319826" border="0" /></a>Winter Trees I<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZdF7pX4CSuvV6kBPl5a9jpPmrey5Aq0eQ7h1s_N3OKWOhklekvVj9tzfJVKQ4-HSfJyiZTGT9AP04yVcZBt9t_Ye0SvHndAnLtYULodWZprAuWo3CqRGTTPHdmUkJ-_c9N39k66olJc/s1600-h/dionis02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZdF7pX4CSuvV6kBPl5a9jpPmrey5Aq0eQ7h1s_N3OKWOhklekvVj9tzfJVKQ4-HSfJyiZTGT9AP04yVcZBt9t_Ye0SvHndAnLtYULodWZprAuWo3CqRGTTPHdmUkJ-_c9N39k66olJc/s400/dionis02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440929850929102562" border="0" /></a>Winter Trees II<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvbJVfOgqgJfBFlkSDF115ymi_I0Us6s8-p0_8-j2OWLZ2LCGPjpTWWWt2Sraqz0y1gvvMfSw8-kRP0qL5-1om56HNEgBqKc42B0etaY8v18OjNI27XQRpFg_dyQVCbkFMmUKnycCeYU/s1600-h/berries-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvbJVfOgqgJfBFlkSDF115ymi_I0Us6s8-p0_8-j2OWLZ2LCGPjpTWWWt2Sraqz0y1gvvMfSw8-kRP0qL5-1om56HNEgBqKc42B0etaY8v18OjNI27XQRpFg_dyQVCbkFMmUKnycCeYU/s400/berries-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440929847885553442" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bittersweet<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8xDWtLVzD8yACyk0nAc9vUpvVrnW632_Si1ezSS1e4fY2ONbUy8lq3M8-1xKoAqqrOB-8ruiLf6-dqLkLfxUfdI3V1P9GPrzAcqg7TToew8k9DcJfQG5DnmelR2hSFwMW_CLWAn6zC4/s1600-h/window-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8xDWtLVzD8yACyk0nAc9vUpvVrnW632_Si1ezSS1e4fY2ONbUy8lq3M8-1xKoAqqrOB-8ruiLf6-dqLkLfxUfdI3V1P9GPrzAcqg7TToew8k9DcJfQG5DnmelR2hSFwMW_CLWAn6zC4/s400/window-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441270126736589106" border="0" /></a>Green Window Light<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspf74Nv2z1KVUWZ_a_Ngs5yKQvaE3w_jM11o1eHkf0Wz0yoW4CagsYTctQgSInWW1BmFa3KOFqjMgP8XOivqrYNb66sbOXe8yvqgQJaok0lnVcLlAvBNvMwYMXO9CietBSzcM9pTd-bM/s1600-h/mccloud-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspf74Nv2z1KVUWZ_a_Ngs5yKQvaE3w_jM11o1eHkf0Wz0yoW4CagsYTctQgSInWW1BmFa3KOFqjMgP8XOivqrYNb66sbOXe8yvqgQJaok0lnVcLlAvBNvMwYMXO9CietBSzcM9pTd-bM/s400/mccloud-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441270111373503442" border="0" /></a>Velvet Black<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi9FnsNtlOYZY8V0LpdhfdfA1rmPzrXIbZbL6TQorGhIZkSvw2J_2_PnuTlPP6T3R4edM58bjUsGE2it0PZDeibadQEc727_HE2mj_usr-f2vi0XpBcWKnne2NbO4ldEKARzYnvDxdRY/s1600-h/goat-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi9FnsNtlOYZY8V0LpdhfdfA1rmPzrXIbZbL6TQorGhIZkSvw2J_2_PnuTlPP6T3R4edM58bjUsGE2it0PZDeibadQEc727_HE2mj_usr-f2vi0XpBcWKnne2NbO4ldEKARzYnvDxdRY/s400/goat-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440930521915847650" border="0" /></a>Mountain Goat<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqB55kWEXpRUq5jd1Pjp4sYzwmkeEPPyMdtuibE2Y9Z6mb80lkqEUFi-Cze4uU7lhXw6_ZvbYV67dgoTCplCp1BMe77QklUUY0mKO73CsmpGJ_z9RIUk7hxqhnoWCSQbiln4Iv-ghBzw/s1600-h/dionis06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqB55kWEXpRUq5jd1Pjp4sYzwmkeEPPyMdtuibE2Y9Z6mb80lkqEUFi-Cze4uU7lhXw6_ZvbYV67dgoTCplCp1BMe77QklUUY0mKO73CsmpGJ_z9RIUk7hxqhnoWCSQbiln4Iv-ghBzw/s400/dionis06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440930512748663346" border="0" /></a>Running Dog<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrixyYKg_Mnyvk6KiiD7UtsMf7spWZr1iuIfkPTQ2c3zKiGE-4_Arce5xhY8bH8rS-SIG2Qj0SBMLT__p0Q0J4f9sxFTd6MQjneiFL9hOUApnQaP7MPBsa8VhrOA33PG3rE3aIymUe3E/s1600-h/dionis03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrixyYKg_Mnyvk6KiiD7UtsMf7spWZr1iuIfkPTQ2c3zKiGE-4_Arce5xhY8bH8rS-SIG2Qj0SBMLT__p0Q0J4f9sxFTd6MQjneiFL9hOUApnQaP7MPBsa8VhrOA33PG3rE3aIymUe3E/s400/dionis03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440929856525202450" border="0" /></a>Drakes Beach Fire<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcskCa8VFLT8QF7HDLYW1hLXx3a9MdF4U-WwIEfkbr-IIIE4b-SvX6H2VZPqk-WTqtv5H1Gy49MAwtDxTwqD4YNE8Nm2SHL1McNgRAn5Dw_2meG9hnQDHf3QLeHFUDAzCWdUMSw9a_cM/s1600-h/dionis04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcskCa8VFLT8QF7HDLYW1hLXx3a9MdF4U-WwIEfkbr-IIIE4b-SvX6H2VZPqk-WTqtv5H1Gy49MAwtDxTwqD4YNE8Nm2SHL1McNgRAn5Dw_2meG9hnQDHf3QLeHFUDAzCWdUMSw9a_cM/s400/dionis04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440925917413622178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Moonlit Beach Cairns</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BwNq1zAQg0ybFCZ1Dh4B8u-qOhA0I2cbzFSXiIfyuiZwQ5u7HVBzgOCFXKgqD1W7nBXqQrOooLTD2HNOTpTbWoWdpztLVj6MUPIpFbL6KMUxygFc5KjVZSp0NJ6ppqoUz9VfvbSAaeE/s1600-h/ogunquit-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BwNq1zAQg0ybFCZ1Dh4B8u-qOhA0I2cbzFSXiIfyuiZwQ5u7HVBzgOCFXKgqD1W7nBXqQrOooLTD2HNOTpTbWoWdpztLVj6MUPIpFbL6KMUxygFc5KjVZSp0NJ6ppqoUz9VfvbSAaeE/s400/ogunquit-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441270122511777858" border="0" /></a>Ogunquit Cliff House<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnF5Lyu1lbEHysVP3nI5pVe9YR8w0ZHqfLDwgfLq8sTs3Qe1CsaDUfccg1OqwVhQ6TJswk6nGMT-q5MgIpvn-67YbzbX6cZdS9d1-L3wo5LHdm3BoRszD0WSKrSWZdK-feXIf6bYW5v0/s1600-h/dionis05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnF5Lyu1lbEHysVP3nI5pVe9YR8w0ZHqfLDwgfLq8sTs3Qe1CsaDUfccg1OqwVhQ6TJswk6nGMT-q5MgIpvn-67YbzbX6cZdS9d1-L3wo5LHdm3BoRszD0WSKrSWZdK-feXIf6bYW5v0/s400/dionis05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440930506923470706" border="0" /></a>Windy Sign at the Dead End<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J4LNhfN99ltlHBf60yj8MJSVyZtxc0oZrnFbudWNJqmOxMut6ew6lmN7ZEmixNDYp5e_tQ-NeugwSgkddGBwUwkKrJ9qduVt5gUxdUUu0h38LFFp81t3S6QzTnZQGuBitpq4_C_x9rk/s1600-h/barn-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J4LNhfN99ltlHBf60yj8MJSVyZtxc0oZrnFbudWNJqmOxMut6ew6lmN7ZEmixNDYp5e_tQ-NeugwSgkddGBwUwkKrJ9qduVt5gUxdUUu0h38LFFp81t3S6QzTnZQGuBitpq4_C_x9rk/s400/barn-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440929837219837330" border="0" /></a>Barn, Tumbling<br /></div><br />The rest of these pictures are collages made from painted papers, found papers, handmade papers and sand. Really, anything goes. I choose the frames carefully and consider them part of the work. These are one-of-a-kind, handmade objects.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNTg22xQsCoGAWRgah61Ae8gJeqKLoX3XLkNkgjtQW1L4IvfEUgEdQS8ljfCE7OQrNMt-SpI3fvQY0MCC1Z-eT2dsKhVlUHh9loIZFQrH_8jOVdHpaU_zUzMCWFleE73svQRpeYbHkdw/s1600-h/km-dionis06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNTg22xQsCoGAWRgah61Ae8gJeqKLoX3XLkNkgjtQW1L4IvfEUgEdQS8ljfCE7OQrNMt-SpI3fvQY0MCC1Z-eT2dsKhVlUHh9loIZFQrH_8jOVdHpaU_zUzMCWFleE73svQRpeYbHkdw/s400/km-dionis06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440911191561950242" border="0" /></a>Sleep Fields<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2wdqGYnkhAyQLLI5OiQ81TQa7RToKNG9TD1dsLz1gvZSpMfENYMyqan2dCb9Nf-xFN6Q_eRgirDzTOD51dwKdJGVZdjm0EAagJSqKIYbsA3zN3VwJ4Q8JNEugEokZBtNtQGxmzB584Y/s1600-h/km-dionis03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2wdqGYnkhAyQLLI5OiQ81TQa7RToKNG9TD1dsLz1gvZSpMfENYMyqan2dCb9Nf-xFN6Q_eRgirDzTOD51dwKdJGVZdjm0EAagJSqKIYbsA3zN3VwJ4Q8JNEugEokZBtNtQGxmzB584Y/s400/km-dionis03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909606178763874" border="0" /></a>Have Rabbit, Will Travel<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jrTEJNVYgOwLXUSOCKMlN_CeAhh69IofcdAUXOFJ5GoLaLXydUIe9nGn54uvl2rHQJi4d0vYrTgoirXwMXWb_UVzWbULkNw3PC1LeFMaT1JC8SHUn5L34rdw0u3y1rNNnxxr4mRJv2U/s1600-h/km-dionis02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jrTEJNVYgOwLXUSOCKMlN_CeAhh69IofcdAUXOFJ5GoLaLXydUIe9nGn54uvl2rHQJi4d0vYrTgoirXwMXWb_UVzWbULkNw3PC1LeFMaT1JC8SHUn5L34rdw0u3y1rNNnxxr4mRJv2U/s400/km-dionis02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909600069395698" border="0" /></a>Doing 90<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1TKtKFo9laWT6AJs5Q5H4PV8mtnQonIua8TLVP67tYEAWP8hwmTwgrmLg0nqTDnNCIn2NLJYaezMogAcmYvsn1y9rVcactl-6jenK6f8ogRW7lMJYWEToQ0GnhxsNdVFhemUPbqn7Os/s1600-h/km-dionis08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1TKtKFo9laWT6AJs5Q5H4PV8mtnQonIua8TLVP67tYEAWP8hwmTwgrmLg0nqTDnNCIn2NLJYaezMogAcmYvsn1y9rVcactl-6jenK6f8ogRW7lMJYWEToQ0GnhxsNdVFhemUPbqn7Os/s400/km-dionis08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440911199542003362" border="0" /></a>Nowhere Yet<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZoY3I_xNddp2no3JW2ewjDlzELQgcT4Yt7TWf4fQJ2aPfAVsuSnjpo0rnGbMKdkUrbx7ZRmzbgG7UfLjqNGlYJu0tSDPtf7UudUvIQUXx00b06I9OsHbW8UC73y2nygyK2fL9YVoQsM/s1600-h/km-dionis05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZoY3I_xNddp2no3JW2ewjDlzELQgcT4Yt7TWf4fQJ2aPfAVsuSnjpo0rnGbMKdkUrbx7ZRmzbgG7UfLjqNGlYJu0tSDPtf7UudUvIQUXx00b06I9OsHbW8UC73y2nygyK2fL9YVoQsM/s400/km-dionis05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441270884713876914" border="0" /></a>Spanish Moss<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTEer7fdPc2ngPzynRoM5R3UcWElnma9q-dC_zYJOQld82w_YPc-9rLvqmdqkASPs0aA1C_r11kZ35n3mj8QFhfyo8QW3EB8UcDUdhHfqFn8vT7KjY4IBOnTSvRqBhCQN9SHxy2sHomE/s1600-h/km-dionis04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTEer7fdPc2ngPzynRoM5R3UcWElnma9q-dC_zYJOQld82w_YPc-9rLvqmdqkASPs0aA1C_r11kZ35n3mj8QFhfyo8QW3EB8UcDUdhHfqFn8vT7KjY4IBOnTSvRqBhCQN9SHxy2sHomE/s400/km-dionis04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909615844089730" border="0" /></a>Flooded Park<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjWBv-dlW6hGGkuNf_GdI-bkSbn71LZgn43lEm2DjmnA9_KBcwvbS29iHRFHO0CSLr_7F5ZSUnkUZfPeY4NGMlEFgVl0ZV_4W5olsD77bYUrlEqrliWqSDKEf2IZYxnrU6F8KMwqEv28/s1600-h/km-dionis01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjWBv-dlW6hGGkuNf_GdI-bkSbn71LZgn43lEm2DjmnA9_KBcwvbS29iHRFHO0CSLr_7F5ZSUnkUZfPeY4NGMlEFgVl0ZV_4W5olsD77bYUrlEqrliWqSDKEf2IZYxnrU6F8KMwqEv28/s400/km-dionis01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909597012963586" border="0" /></a>Forest Home<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5jfqhYEtoHs88QfgQDFzcHhYbAQKoIeX3aUw9awRx4AMgoKXyv8Dgqoa1vk8u0wowu3SNLLIk9yxI5OPxMf5x_shLG3Q6ZdF9NRUXhrqN8TUgSSJ6-jy-9PY6slL3yUZ7E-MeBW4Q-o/s1600-h/km-dionis07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5jfqhYEtoHs88QfgQDFzcHhYbAQKoIeX3aUw9awRx4AMgoKXyv8Dgqoa1vk8u0wowu3SNLLIk9yxI5OPxMf5x_shLG3Q6ZdF9NRUXhrqN8TUgSSJ6-jy-9PY6slL3yUZ7E-MeBW4Q-o/s400/km-dionis07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440911196165465026" border="0" /></a>Angel Dog<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuC-qJrPHB5L7Q2Ha7iGyn1D6Q7nJZpWn8_wRSOP52wkXt-OpDRB2oSMocoSNp0imvJfs-JO4NQt9V1oLoMCf6ScZW4FHYd801byxRwEdmXwBCyYNO61nI5IU3gzVmNYTtjLeAJ82SZA/s1600-h/km-dionis09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuC-qJrPHB5L7Q2Ha7iGyn1D6Q7nJZpWn8_wRSOP52wkXt-OpDRB2oSMocoSNp0imvJfs-JO4NQt9V1oLoMCf6ScZW4FHYd801byxRwEdmXwBCyYNO61nI5IU3gzVmNYTtjLeAJ82SZA/s400/km-dionis09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440911207097746882" border="0" /></a>Science<br /></div>Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-5268158254132275732009-07-12T21:15:00.006-04:002009-07-13T00:09:55.996-04:00What's Blooming<p></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglfMTibb5nHElGJLjiOhEaSyeZiL1T1W1XoyyAQ5raVPY71PkkYdyQ6leOiQ3WvsIYKM2CGx0VxBsvjeU9MbTLIBF75doQzv7pf2k_5eAjo31KRf24buIoalDIQaIyoDN2TuIFQf0YG8/s1600-h/thalictrum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglfMTibb5nHElGJLjiOhEaSyeZiL1T1W1XoyyAQ5raVPY71PkkYdyQ6leOiQ3WvsIYKM2CGx0VxBsvjeU9MbTLIBF75doQzv7pf2k_5eAjo31KRf24buIoalDIQaIyoDN2TuIFQf0YG8/s400/thalictrum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357747631657639874" border="0" /></a>It's big--and it's bad! I love this plant. I think it loves me too. It's been repopulating like crazy in my bed. This one's nearly 7 feet tall. Let me introduce you to...Thalictrum, my Meadow Rue.<br /></p>Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-80886745737594102092009-03-25T22:55:00.004-04:002009-03-25T23:10:39.726-04:00From Upcoming "Fragments" Show<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfriUU77i8QHeSN8dWj0_sygiT0wEY8DQ62unpQttNPpBQUMTF1VJXLQDMGyguA_tfgP3XUYbQ1Okvp1RlPxDOuWDKX8285k_Sge5OHohLt2rEDT1p8xxY67AYq_ljGLs04OtwIPDJNzc/s1600-h/windy-sign-kdionis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfriUU77i8QHeSN8dWj0_sygiT0wEY8DQ62unpQttNPpBQUMTF1VJXLQDMGyguA_tfgP3XUYbQ1Okvp1RlPxDOuWDKX8285k_Sge5OHohLt2rEDT1p8xxY67AYq_ljGLs04OtwIPDJNzc/s400/windy-sign-kdionis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317316787949097666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">One of my photographs, taken not far from my house. </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Out riding on a foggy day. </span><br /></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvQ1sIsCoMq9lQJ48tsQU3qFlqk6hUqbPYzGPJh7fa6rnNN7ak_e-hOaoVwOBvWLUu7GQL7ZC_DqIQv9lnXxqcpasdQJ8BWl8gfvrhWjTyybNCY8I9mSLfr1RbevCLbLUw3e2YgZxMJ0/s1600-h/white-circle-kim-dionis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvQ1sIsCoMq9lQJ48tsQU3qFlqk6hUqbPYzGPJh7fa6rnNN7ak_e-hOaoVwOBvWLUu7GQL7ZC_DqIQv9lnXxqcpasdQJ8BWl8gfvrhWjTyybNCY8I9mSLfr1RbevCLbLUw3e2YgZxMJ0/s400/white-circle-kim-dionis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317316787438237442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">"Spanish Moss"</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">One of my collages on a deep-edged stretched canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Turned on its side, this piece is about 1 1/2" thick. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDxsRgoC8ahuOg_V3W0M1kN6IH5hYLACdl918ODKxkQCGv9N0SojJViBQ-wFwBQ3MmcJION2d5rD1SzDtJ_tcnTTE67TeJ7ndO4R2MsYrIMnmhYFrKETwOWusDgkycSz_aM4mMOnqS5o/s1600-h/ruth-kempner-show-image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDxsRgoC8ahuOg_V3W0M1kN6IH5hYLACdl918ODKxkQCGv9N0SojJViBQ-wFwBQ3MmcJION2d5rD1SzDtJ_tcnTTE67TeJ7ndO4R2MsYrIMnmhYFrKETwOWusDgkycSz_aM4mMOnqS5o/s400/ruth-kempner-show-image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317316788944547698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">A collage by Ruth Kempner.<br />On the surface of an old </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">darkslide from a 4X5" sheet-film holder.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Photos rarely do collages justice--their tactile presence is flattened.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">This one is a real beauty! </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I have it </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">propped against the lamp where I drink my first tea of the day. </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Ruth--don't worry, it's a safe distance from my tea-holding hands!</span><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVtuZmCfwm-aoUEfBnVbzKfHafKtzx9s7NJ38pWotq1yjojzIC6Its5gxT38I8b5ON0pK4kJ5W7gFJ97Nv-prK6lSUm2KB1w1Oelb9f9-78QrXtpbUwc7bdhn5Fj83DuigwEuVOc-ix8/s1600-h/drake-beach-fire-kdionis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVtuZmCfwm-aoUEfBnVbzKfHafKtzx9s7NJ38pWotq1yjojzIC6Its5gxT38I8b5ON0pK4kJ5W7gFJ97Nv-prK6lSUm2KB1w1Oelb9f9-78QrXtpbUwc7bdhn5Fj83DuigwEuVOc-ix8/s400/drake-beach-fire-kdionis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317316784678570658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Another of my photographs, taken in late October on Drake Island, Maine. </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Love those foggy days. </span><br /><br /></div>Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-16046054059459258042009-03-17T19:43:00.001-04:002009-03-25T23:12:09.404-04:00Invitation to My ShowI'll be showing my photography, along with some collages and paintings, at the Foxdale Gallery during the month of April. I'd love to see all my friends--and possible new friends--at my opening reception on Sunday, April 5 from 3:30 'til 5.<br /><br />I've never shown these photographs before. You'll see landscapes, portraits, patterns, as well as kinetic abstractions. I hope my passions--for nature, the spirit of place, and the strange artifacts that humans leave behind--shine through these photos into you.<br /><br />Details:<br /><p><b><i>Fragments</i></b>, an exhibit by <b>artists Kim Dionis, </b><b>Ruth Kempner, and Karen Deutsch,</b> will be on display <b>April 3 through May 5 </b>at the Foxdale Village Gallery, 2nd floor of the Main Building, 500 Marylyn <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237344835_1">Avenue</span>, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237344835_2">State College</span>. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">opening reception </span>on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, April 5 </span>from <span style="font-weight: bold;">3:30 to 5 p.m.</span> is free and open to the public. The exhibit includes a diverse mix of collage, photographs, paintings & mixed media work. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. Please check in at the front desk when arriving.<br /></p><p>We're in the midst of getting our postcard together. Some photos will follow shortly. </p>Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255311587317361989.post-74171646444619141902009-03-17T19:40:00.000-04:002009-03-17T19:43:04.448-04:00Here's Where You'll Find Itand where I'll find it... since I can't keep track of my own projects! This is where I will post projects-in-process, as well as projects completed--collages, gardens, stories, whatever it will be.Kim Dionishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884260341799637728noreply@blogger.com0