During the month of May, we have had a beautiful exhibit hanging at Beanetics Coffee Roasters. It is the second exhibit we have hosted by Dr. Melony Price-Rhodes, a gifted photographer who travels regularly to Hawaii and brings us back a small taste of Paradise.
This exhibit is exquisite and makes you want to hop on a plane immediately and head across the time zones to bask in the beauty of the Islands and the people who live there.
And as with her last exhibit at Beanetics, this exhibit is again a fundraiser to support the good works Dr. Price-Rhodes does with her church during their mission trips to Swaziland, Africa.
Please stop by the coffee shop and check out the exhibit. The images would make great wall art for your home or office, as well as great gifts for friends and loved ones (Think graduations, weddings, Father's Day, etc.)
Here's some information about the exhibit.
Join us for a closing reception on
Saturday, June 2nd from 7-9pm.
“Hawai’i: The Land of Paradise”
Photographs by Melony Price-Rhodes
Photographs by Melony Price-Rhodes
Artist Statement
Dr.
Melony A. Price-Rhodes cannot remember a time when she was not interested in
photography. As a young girl she was mesmerized with photos her father took
when he and her mother lived in Germany. His photos of Europe were captivating and
left an indelible impression that persists to this day. She received her first
camera in elementary school, and the flame ignited a lifelong passion.
Dr.
Price-Rhodes was self-taught until high school and college courses provided
formal instruction in photography. True love came from not only taking the
photographs—even with a homemade pinhole camera made from a tea bag container—but
in the darkroom work that ensued.
The best
times were shooting old barns, fences, and the countryside after school with
her childhood buddy, Charles. Fast forward 30+ years, and the two of them are
shooting his kids at soccer practice and doing the crazy things kids do, or riding
the high seas on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers shooting F/A-18 Super Hornets as
they break the sound barrier and trap on the flight deck mere yards away.
Dr.
Price-Rhodes has taken thousands of photos over the years and has made many
memories. Trips to foreign lands have offered chances to shoot what few have
the opportunity to shoot, yet she still finds wonder literally in her backyard.
Technology in photography also has changed drastically since the days of film.
What a great time to be a photographer!
Proceeds
from the sale of photographs in “Hawai’i: The Land of Paradise” will support
Dr. Price-Rhodes’ volunteer work with students in schools in Swaziland, Africa.
To inquire about purchasing artwork,
contact Jennifer
Judelsohn at (703) 273-0485 or
jennifer@soulworksstudio.com
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