I am an artist currently based in Massachusetts.  I work mainly in black & white film photography, but I also enjoy experimenting with other mediums, such as poetry and song.  The common intention in all my creative work is to understand experience.  For me, it is about the pondering, processing, and interpreting of life, taking senses, observations, and inquiries and turning them into tangible things.  In this sense, they are not only individual efforts but also part of one larger on-going body of work that is explored at different times and in different ways.  Engaging in the creative process has always brought me much joy, and I'm grateful for all it teaches me.

Below on the page is some of my work that I'd like to share with you.  Please contact me by e-mail at info@TaraWrobel.com with any questions or comments.  Thank you.

 

 

New England Landscapes in Black & White

I have a great love for black and white film photography. I like its particular language, what it can do, and the challenges of shooting with it. I enjoy working in the darkroom just as much; it is a wonderful place for quiet contemplation during the slow-paced activity of processing film and prints. These landscapes are from my most recent roamings around New England. I am drawn to places of nature, but, as these images show, I like to include their collisions with manmade elements, especially when the landscape is empty of people themselves. This work was shot with 35mm film and printed on fiber paper using the traditional black & white chemicals for silver prints. Actual image size of each print varies but averages around 6 by 8 inches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograms

Photograms (like the ten below) are made without the use of a camera or negatives. Rather, these one-of-a-kind prints are made by placing objects directly onto the photo paper and then exposing it to light. The paper is then processed in the chemicals as any other silver print. Photograms are one of my most favorite things to make, and this is my latest group. Made from leaves, grasses, and flowers found in my yard, the actual image size of each of these is about 6.5 by 8.5 inches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Truths

In early 2010, I began Temporary Truths, a small journal dedicated to inner pathfinding and the contemplation of everyday experience. It is a place where I share essays, poems, and photo-based imagery on those themes and also on the related topics of creativity, self-expression, and personal authenticity, with a strong appreciation for the natural world throughout. It's offered as a free web-based publication, with a new issue posting every two months, at TemporaryTruths.com. I hope you will check it out.

 

 

 

Songs

 

 

 

I love to sing, write songs, and play the piano. Recording it all is just plain fun. I put a couple tracks I made on a separate page, so please click here if you'd like to have a listen. I'd describe them as earnest, gentle contemporary songs on a quest.

 

 

 

 

Thank You for Visiting

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