An Evolving Life. 2018 — thehummingbirdpost.com

Mar 24

Mar 24 An Evolving Life. 2018

Life Ramblings, An Evolving Life, Meryl Spiegel, Art Plus Conversation

An Evolving Life is a Hummingbird series in which Meryl Spiegel shares her journey to becoming the creative person that was hidden within herself for so long. Meryl chose this image, Warm Seas, from her SPLASH series, to represent An Evolving Life.

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An Evolving Life Series, 2018 Posts

Doctor's Wife.
Looking After Us.
When You Least Expect It.
Angel or Demon?
Seduction.
Seduction...Addendum.
Surprise.
In the Moment.
Freak Flag.
Sacred Monsters.
Peachy.
MeToo.
MeToo2
No Wonder Why
Can't Stay Dry
Beyond the Quick Fix
Black & Blue: How to Heal
For Herself Or For Him
Hope for What’s Next
Time To Smell The Leaves
The Holiday Blues
The Strength of No
Resolved

Editor's Note

I have had the good fortune of knowing Meryl Spiegel for many years. We met during my BNB days when she was referred to me as a resource for a specific type of photography I was searching for. I also knew her as a writer. Over the years, I have been impressed with Meryl’s talent and creativity, and the honesty of her work. When Meryl began to sketch, paint, work with pastels, she truly overlaid one talent on top of another. The layers were intriguing. I reached out to Meryl recently because I thought that the Hummingbird audience would appreciate her work, and value her process. They say that timing is everything, and in this case it was, because Meryl was thinking about not only “showing” her work, but writing about it too. In our new series, An Evolving Life, Meryl will share the stages, challenges, and meaning of her art, and the journey that coincides with the pieces she highlights. Sandra Novick

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Meryl Spiegel

Meryl Spiegel is a photographic artist, whose work reflects her relentless curiosity whether she is on the street, in the fields or by the water. A former journalist for The New York Times with an MFA in Creative Writing, she now focuses primarily on her artwork, but is thrilled to share her thoughts here about how her creative life continues to evolve and expand.

“I picked up a camera years ago thinking it was the only way I could render humanity and its wonders,” she recalls. “Then three years ago, I began to draw and ultimately paint, not knowing I could.”

Also an educator, Meryl teaches photography as well as yoga, a passion that fuels her creativity off the mat. Regularly, she conducts photographic workshops at East End Arts. Last year the Center Moriches Library was awarded a grant from the NY State Council on the Arts to fund a Composition class conducted by Meryl and offered free to its patrons. This summer and fall, she will be conducting more classes at the library.

Meryl lives with her husband, Steven, and her hound dog, Copper, in East Quogue —where she raised her two daughters, Lauren, a Westhampton real estate agent, and Jaclyn, a financial analyst in Manhattan.

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