An Evolving Life. Kepi — thehummingbirdpost.com

Apr 5

Apr 5 An Evolving Life. Kepi

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

Kepi

Life has slowed on and off almost to a halt. Control of my routine or schedule is impossible. I’m doing the next thing that feels good, immediately satisfying instead of what I’m supposed to do.

I’m turning to nature, as I’m prone to do, for reassurance that Spring is still coming and to my dog, Copper; that it and we will persist.

I’m also turning to others—the few people I can still see in person—with lots of awe. It reassures me that they can continue to work and stay on track in a way that I can not. My husband especially—who is an internist on the front line—and who just lost his sister, who had cancer, to the virus.

But also to our veterinarian who removed two growths from Copper’s kepi; the dry cleaner who still cleans my husband’s work clothes despite all the germs surrounding him; and the drive-in bank teller who remains cheerful, behind her barricade, when I can thankfully still make a deposit.

Here’s an image, called Kepi, taken as part of a photo essay workshop that I have joined on Zoom called For The Time, Being conducted by photographer Serge J-F. Levy from Tucson, Arizona.

Author’s Note: This text is the start of an artist statement that I hope to post on my website and exhibit along with the full series when complete.

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An Evolving Life Series

2020 Posts

Tapper
Stripped Down
Solar Energy
Purple Soul
Red Sister
Home Alone
Some Hope
Kepi (This one)

2019 Posts
Click here to follow Meryl’s journey through 2019.

2018 Posts
Learn more about how it all began! Click here to read An Evolving Life posts from 2018.

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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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