A sneak peek at the February 2009 issue of The English Home magazine. I was delighted when an editor contacted me, asking for photographs. Three of my photos appear in the magazine's three-page feature on vintage mercury glass.
In the photo at left,Tucson-based artist Vanessa Valencia's painting "Pan's Widow" leans behind a collection of antique mercury glass candlesticks. In the images at right, mercury glass candlesticks and decorative vases are grouped together, while a rare 19th-century French platter is singled out for attention.
And the winner is...
The winner of the Thanksgiving giveaway is Mary of Miss Dilletante's Playground. She will receive Toronto-based artist Colette Copeland's beautiful collage. Thank you to all who wrote thoughtful comments about gratitude. Some of you have endured terrible unexpected loss and trial, but still manage to count your blessings every day. Others expressed their thanks for America's fresh start with a new president. No matter what individual challenges we face, all of us have much for which to be thankful.
Beginning Sunday, Nov. 30, readers will have a chance to win a prize in a Christmas giveaway. The winner will receive a 19th-century French treasure, so be sure to stop by Paris Parfait and enter your name.
A dream come true
Mike Lupica writes in The New York Daily News that 40 years later, Bobby Kennedy's dream has come true.
Congratulations are in order!
Posted by: London Calling | 09 December 2008 at 22:37
Well done YOU! I have been AWOL for a while but I'm back after kicking builders asses. So here I am ready to comment until the cows come home :)
Posted by: Di Overton | 23 November 2008 at 21:49
Congratulations, Tara! That is wonderful - it's such a lovely magazine, and you always take such beautiful photographs - I'm looking forward to seeing it at the bookstore~Bisous~xo
Posted by: tinker | 20 November 2008 at 16:50
Congratulations Tara! How wonderful! You are such a talented woman....as always, I am in awe.
Posted by: Nancy Sotham | 20 November 2008 at 03:20
Tara, I'm so proud of you! This photo spread is WONDERFUL! Congratulations and I'm sure this will be the first of many beautiful commissions.
It's nice to be back and catching up with you. xoxo
Posted by: tangobaby | 19 November 2008 at 01:15
WOW!! Congratulations, those are amazing!
Hugs & Blessings!
Posted by: MamaChanga | 19 November 2008 at 00:39
Congratulations are in order all the way around!!!
First for your beautiful spread in The English Home!!!!
What lovely photographs of such a delicate and timeless collection.
(like how VV's painting looks in the backround too!)
Next to Miss Dilettante! What a lovely college to decorate her "playground"!!
xox
Constance
Will email a little later!!
Posted by: rochambeau | 18 November 2008 at 17:36
Félicitations on the magazine! How wonderful that your talent has been recognized so publicly!
Posted by: The Bold Soul | 18 November 2008 at 08:15
Congrats. How exciting...
Posted by: Neil | 18 November 2008 at 06:38
I have been a fan of yours for so long, your photos, writing and knowledge of world issues has kept me checking your pages for a few years now. Congratulations Tara!
Posted by: Amy | 18 November 2008 at 05:42
congrats! They look beautiful, well deserving of being published. :)
Posted by: elizabeth | 18 November 2008 at 04:22
How wonderful! I know these photos are visual feasts for the eyes. Mercury glass must be so complicated to photograph. Those photos look amazing!
Posted by: Helen | 18 November 2008 at 02:56
How impressive, Tara! And yes, I think this was just what the Kennedy clan had in mind...
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | 18 November 2008 at 02:01
Tara, congratulations on your photo spread! Your work illuminates the beauty of everything you see - thank you for sharing your vision in words and images!
Posted by: Becca | 18 November 2008 at 01:22
Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one blown away by your photos. What a neat coup!
Posted by: Mary T. | 17 November 2008 at 23:36
Oops! Where are my manners? Excellent article on Bobby Kennedy and Kerry Kennedy and...congratulations to the winner of your giveaway! I'll have to pay a visit.
xo
Posted by: gillian at indigo blue | 17 November 2008 at 22:05
Tara~
Congratulations on your photos being selected. I have no doubts this will lead to more and more and more opportunities for you, as you have been dazzling us with your photographic talents for a long time now. I am so proud of you~because you are multitalented~! A gifted writer and a wonderful photographer.
Two weeks~I'll be leaving on a jet plane to come see you...so excited!!!
xoxo
Gillian
Posted by: gillian at indigo blue | 17 November 2008 at 22:03
Nooooo way! This is a beautiful thing, that has happened. Your photographs are gorgeous! I'm over the moon for you! I am gonna hit your links here and see what's up.
Aww... honey, congratulations.
PS: We have so much to be grateful for,indeed. ; )
Posted by: Christina | 17 November 2008 at 20:17
This is so exciting Miss Tara!! Well, I do have to say, you have so many incredible treasures, and they should all be published, along with your exquisite writing!!
I am so tickled to see Pan's Widow dancing amongst mercury glass, oh me oh my!! xoxox
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | 17 November 2008 at 19:54
No doubt Tara you are a great photographer! LOVE your photos!
Posted by: Philip | 17 November 2008 at 18:45
Tara,
Congratulations on the photos! I've appreciated seeing the world through your lens. Thank you so much for the collage!! I would say I'm speechless, but I'm able to write. So I'm not without words. You inspired my giveaway.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mary
Posted by: Mary | 17 November 2008 at 18:43
Yeah for you!!!! How exciting!!!
xo
R
Posted by: My Mélange | 17 November 2008 at 18:26
Congrats, Tara! The photos are lovely and now the world can see them over and over (print has its advantages). xoxo
And congrats to the winner of the collage. I will ship it out as soon as I get an address :-)
Posted by: Colette | 17 November 2008 at 18:24
Sometimes your posts are so great I start to cry.
congrats on publication!
Posted by: Chris | 17 November 2008 at 17:29