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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Category Archives: Photography

A Rainy Day in Segovia

July 26, 2018

One of my favorite side-trips when traveling in Europe was the day we spent in Segovia, viewing the Roman Aqueducts …

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Tasting Life Twice – A Traveler Returns

July 20, 2018

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anaïs Nin I’ve just returned from a …

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Riffing on Roses, Beauty Past Knowing

June 17, 2018

Lately I’ve been playing with roses, photographing them at different stages in bloom, at different times of day, against varied backgrounds, just …

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Romancing Europe – Coming Soon!

June 4, 2018

The last time I was in Europe we were sailing on La Gitana. We came up the Red Sea, through …

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Fascinating Faces, Tao & the Arts

April 23, 2018

Some works of art speak to you on a level that is hard to define. You gaze and are drawn …

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“Divine Bodies” at the Asian Art Museum

April 16, 2018

During my trip to San Francisco last weekend we visited the Asian Art Museum, which was featuring an exhibition of …

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A Slice of San Francisco

April 12, 2018

Last weekend I accompanied my friend Paula on a trip to San Francisco. We stayed in a lovely old building …

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On Mist & Fog, Endless Emerging Forms

December 3, 2017

I’ve long been drawn to images of fog and mist.  Part of it is the feel for the ephemeral and …

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California Dreaming

July 30, 2017

Two of my paintings are being shown at a local gallery this month. They are part of an exhibition titled …

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Into the Wild – On Safari in Africa

July 2, 2017

My brother and his wife have had a life-long love affair with the wildlife and habitats of southern Africa. So …

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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