YOU ARE YOUR OWN POET

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.  
-Joseph Joubert

Added some fresh tunes to the Days of Cate blog radio.   Enjoy.  
-Cate

31, a photo by Days of Cate on Flickr.

LETS MAKE SOME MISTAKES

If I grow and grow, I can give you more of me.
I learn so that I can teach you more.
I strive for wisdom so that I can encourage your truth.
-Leo Buscaglia


Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.

Art is knowing which ones to keep.

-Scott Adams

PLAY LIKE YOURSELF

You have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

-Miles Davis

Well said, Mr Davis. -Cate

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

-Diane Arbus

The more comfortable I become with photography technique and the workings of my cameras - my tools - the more I crave studying the history of art and artists.  I still collect books on technique but more and more these days I find myself borrowing library books and even making an occasional coffee table book purchase (these big gigantic tombs of knowledge) on the people who create the art we love to love.

I first studied the work of Diane Arbus back in college.

Every now and then I seem to come back to her, grab a book or two from the library and delve a little deeper into Diane's world.  If you are not familiar with the intriguing and mysterious world of Ms Arbus, you may want to start with a quick google search.  Although, to really know her work, I encourage you to read a bit about the thoughts (and controversy) behind her images.  In my opinion, there is a lot more to it than meets the eye.  -Cate

Ps.  If you find you like the work of Diane Arbus, you might also be intrigued by the genius of an up and coming photographer who's said to be inspired by her style as well.  Federico Erra.   Federico's Flickr Page and Federico's Blog

WHERE DO YOU SEE BEAUTY

When you respond to something because it's so beautiful, 

you're really looking at the soul of the person who made it.  

- Alice Walker

Don't wait for inspiration - pursue it.

-Sarah Forster

Where do you see beauty? 

What type of beauty do you like to find with your camera?

Cheers, Cate

THE DUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

-Pablo Picasso

A bit of fact on the much celebrated and talented artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973):

It's said that he died in the middle of a dinner party he and his wife were hosting, for friends, at their home in France.  His last words: "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink any more." And then he dropped dead. What a grand finish for a brilliant life.

And on that note, Elvis has left the building.  -Cate

A WORLD WITHIN YOU

Think of the world you carry within you.

-Rainer Maria Rilke

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We ask ourselves,

"Who am I to be:

Brilliant.

Gorgeous.

Talented.

Fabulous?

Actually,

Who are you not to be?

-Marianne Williamson

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Your past is not your potential.

In any hour you can liberate the future.

-Marilyn Ferguson

I'm feeling in need of some inspiration.  Looking through some favorite collected quotes, I thought I'd share some inspiration on Days of Cate today.  -Cate