cathleen's place: Ron Mueck

Photography

When I was a student at Arizona State University, I studied with Neil Miller. He had studied with and worked for Ansel Adams.

I worked at University City High School in San Diego for about 10 years. I ran the Media Lab and, among other things, I taught my students black and white photography. My first student went on to become one of New York City's finest baby and children photographers. Her name is Donna Padowitz . She took the black and white picture of Kim and I in the post about Kim.

A few years ago I took a workshop with Jay Maisel and I met a wonderful photographer named Joe Schuyler. Joe told me about PODart online gallery, so when I got home I sent them some images (always call your photographs "images" -- they are not "pictures," "pics," or "photos"), they liked them and you can see mine and Joe's in the Landscape & Still Life Photography gallery.

The Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all...

One is Evil. It is anger, fear, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

7.09.2008

Ron Mueck

Oregon beach

Photography

java

Disco (Allison's photo)

White lily

New York flower market

Callas

Oak Alley

The Two Wolves

Light poles

Lights in the trees

Kim holds Miss Liberty

Baja sunflower

Bruce and Celia getting married

Iris, San Diego garden

What I wrote