http://mmorrissey.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Michelle Morrissey en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:55:47 GMT 2009-12-30T21:55:47Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786796 I've been away from Gather on a psuedo internet sabbatical - thought it was necessary to take a break from my late night distractions. Didn't really happen. Got lured by the treacherous temptress known . . . Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:58:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786796 Michelle Morrissey 2009-08-25T06:58:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626283 Sleep better. Write letters, not emails. Bath salts. Clean-out office. Move crap to studio. Let the cats up more. Apply to public board. Work on blind contour suite. Red socks. . . . Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:47:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626283 Michelle Morrissey 2009-03-16T04:47:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358515 OK, I've been on the "net" for years... started right away in the late 80s when everything was written in Basic and posted on "billboards" via dial-up. So I've been around the . . . Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:53:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358515 Michelle Morrissey 2008-06-01T00:53:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358404 "Staffage" is a historical term for placing people and animals into landscapes. Like many time-worn conventions, there's more to it than meets the eye. I think this is what I'm . . . Sat, 31 May 2008 21:26:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358404 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-31T21:26:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358383 Dear Artists, Dr. Thomas Svolos of the department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine is quoted in saying, "When you're melancholy, you tend to step back and examine . . . Sat, 31 May 2008 21:06:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358383 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-31T21:06:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355230   Running ball of sex rolling hall of sects teenage angst, ecstasy, urgency, anxiety. Wonders of what how much do I know? Test me, TEST ME! Swollen throats sunken . . . Wed, 28 May 2008 01:35:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355230 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-28T01:35:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355222 People produce, before a hung noose, under such pressure to do. I can create, but don't even make, a drawing without a blue mood. My time will soon come, when I'll have to run, . . . Wed, 28 May 2008 01:23:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355222 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-28T01:23:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350938   1   Light of my life, fire of my loins.   My sin, my soul.   I sit before this humming frame of technology and surrender to the use of ill clichés . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 04:34:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350938 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-22T04:34:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350907 Coo cou and cool pools of fever and fraught thoughts of not knowing how to wow and wander your wonderments of water park pleasures and treasures. Whirls and twirls of play days and tastes . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 03:41:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350907 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-22T03:41:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350902 Pretty treetop parades crowned with luxurious angles and angels and luscious blue-browns. Palettes undiscovered, uncovered, new.   I clutch all this until at last, abandoning . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 03:31:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350902 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-22T03:31:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338448 Has anyone seen the 2007 film "Into the Wild"?  (An adaptation by Sean Penn, from the book by Jon Krakauer.) Any insights out there? Sun, 04 May 2008 18:40:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338448 Michelle Morrissey 2008-05-04T18:40:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335317 Do you ever catch yourself "people watching" and create your own imaginary dialogues between them?! Well, I do. All the time. It's a sickness, really. My best friend and I have been entertaining . . . Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:27:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335317 Michelle Morrissey 2008-04-30T05:27:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335095 ExposureTime Shooting outdoors: Outdoor lightingconditions vary greatly within a day. The timing chart is only a guide to trialand error until you determine the best time for the subject . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:25:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335095 Michelle Morrissey 2008-04-29T22:25:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335087 How did your negativeturn out? Follow the suggestionsand make adjustments until quality improves.   Toodark? It is overexposed. 1. Check for lightleakage in camera. Seal . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:19:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335087 Michelle Morrissey 2008-04-29T22:19:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335083 The quality and condition of the light is a judgement call. Part of the fun (and learning process) is trial and error. Same with the what constitutes a certain kind of subject matter.  There is . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:17:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335083 Michelle Morrissey 2008-04-29T22:17:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335071 Making the camera: INSIDE WORKROOM Materials: coffee can (cleaned and sprayed flatblack inside) electrical tape black plastic photo bag or aluminum foil 2" finishing . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:04:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335071 Michelle Morrissey 2008-04-29T22:04:07Z