tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post2949093289468091518..comments2024-03-01T23:41:02.240-05:00Comments on louie, louie: A Certainty of Treadbeth cioffolettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-43476486220527060832014-02-02T19:02:00.262-05:002014-02-02T19:02:00.262-05:00I can't quite get Meatyard. I know that he'...I can't quite get Meatyard. I know that he's onto something, and I have to look at the whole of the photo and not just a particular part. It seems that he's playing with light and shadows more than anything else.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-35563889607186259222014-01-31T09:59:13.221-05:002014-01-31T09:59:13.221-05:00Meatyard surely was off the beaten path, I think, ...Meatyard surely was off the beaten path, I think, with his contributions to photography. The book Ralph Eugene Meatyard: An American Visionary is a good way to see the photos he made (several can be seen online), some a bit edgy. Interesting that the two, Meatyard and Merton, came together, the character of Merton and process of Meatyard fitting so well. Meatyard is one of my inspirations for work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-53846892044365269832014-01-31T09:49:02.361-05:002014-01-31T09:49:02.361-05:00"Walking with joy" sounds like a meditat..."Walking with joy" sounds like a meditation in itself, mindfulness of step and movement, mindfulness of the dance; might be like a modified conga line with grateful thoughts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-45098104979602857902014-01-31T09:36:02.814-05:002014-01-31T09:36:02.814-05:00You remind me that I have to get back to those Mea...You remind me that I have to get back to those Meatyard photos, James. What Merton and Meatyard were attempting to capture/convey was definitely off the beaten path.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-18609412048275637272014-01-31T09:32:36.032-05:002014-01-31T09:32:36.032-05:00Helps us to find our own step in the dance, doesn&...Helps us to find our own step in the dance, doesn't it? :-)beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-68655499589190239262014-01-31T09:32:00.029-05:002014-01-31T09:32:00.029-05:00I think that deep down people know things that the...I think that deep down people know things that they don't necessarily know on the surface of life. Merton lived from that deep down place. It's interesting to me that Merton had a world-wide following of friends, people who caught his charisma. You're right, he helps us all to find that direction. He has certainly been a gift in my life. I don't know that I could find my way without him.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-46663612054795651752014-01-31T09:19:44.512-05:002014-01-31T09:19:44.512-05:00What a fabulous post, Beth. Thank you. I love imag...What a fabulous post, Beth. Thank you. I love imagining Merton walking with joy. An inspiration for today and tomorrow :-)claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-84054510566981810452014-01-31T09:12:15.988-05:002014-01-31T09:12:15.988-05:00This is sure an interesting way of noticing someon...This is sure an interesting way of noticing someone close to us: their tread. Merton's tread was lively, according to Lax, and I'd guess Merton's other movements were lively, too. Ralph Meatyard's photos of Merton show this liveliness and playfulness, a complement to Lax's words. "Certainty of tread" says something about Merton's direction toward wholeness, helping the rest of us in finding that direction, too, following along in the dance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com