Who is 'Word Jumble Photography'
Laura Bauer
I was born in St. Catharines, but moved to Guelph in 2007, after a brief stint of living in Toronto.
From churches to tree, cemeteries to buildings, the letter pictures that I take span a huge range of media, and include the Guelph and surrounding area.
I have also branched off to landmarks, flowers, and my favorite – Catty Cards – taking pictures of my pets, and pairing them with humorous sayings to create greeting cards.
My work is in many stores in Ontario, also currently on display at Williams Coffee Pub in Guelph, and at the Crafters Market on Fridays at Olde Quebec Street Mall in Guelph. My work can also be seen at many Craft and Art show in the area throughout the year.
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When I had to give up my passion of jewelry design due to health problems, I still needed an outlet for my creativity.
With no previous thoughts of photography as a hobby, I took my little point and shoot camera with me on my walks and started taking pictures of the beautiful houses, and other architecture in the city.
I took me a while to train myself to ‘see’ the letters. I had to learn to see the detail in the bigger picture.
Now I need therapy – I’ve almost gotten into accidents from slamming on the brakes because I saw the perfect letter on a house and needed to stop and take it.
Many of the words I create are inspirational, many are romantic, and many are names, first or last, that people have commissioned for weddings, christenings, or baby nurseries.
When I start to put the word together, I look at my list of pictures for that letter, and get a feel of how I want that word to look like – do I want all iron pictures, or stone, or a mix? Do I want pictures with lots of detail, or more simple letters? It’s very much how I feel at the time. Sometimes, I change it midway because one letter doesn’t look as good as it should. I know the piece is done when there is a sense of balance – no one letter stands out from the others, but each letter is its own picture in its own right.
I have a great sense of fulfillment when I point out a letter to someone, tell them where it comes from, and a look of recognition crosses their faces – I know where every letter comes from, and considering I have over 460 pictures, that is quite an accomplishment.
I was born in St. Catharines, but moved to Guelph in 2007, after a brief stint of living in Toronto.
From churches to tree, cemeteries to buildings, the letter pictures that I take span a huge range of media, and include the Guelph and surrounding area.
I have also branched off to landmarks, flowers, and my favorite – Catty Cards – taking pictures of my pets, and pairing them with humorous sayings to create greeting cards.
My work is in many stores in Ontario, also currently on display at Williams Coffee Pub in Guelph, and at the Crafters Market on Fridays at Olde Quebec Street Mall in Guelph. My work can also be seen at many Craft and Art show in the area throughout the year.
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When I had to give up my passion of jewelry design due to health problems, I still needed an outlet for my creativity.
With no previous thoughts of photography as a hobby, I took my little point and shoot camera with me on my walks and started taking pictures of the beautiful houses, and other architecture in the city.
I took me a while to train myself to ‘see’ the letters. I had to learn to see the detail in the bigger picture.
Now I need therapy – I’ve almost gotten into accidents from slamming on the brakes because I saw the perfect letter on a house and needed to stop and take it.
Many of the words I create are inspirational, many are romantic, and many are names, first or last, that people have commissioned for weddings, christenings, or baby nurseries.
When I start to put the word together, I look at my list of pictures for that letter, and get a feel of how I want that word to look like – do I want all iron pictures, or stone, or a mix? Do I want pictures with lots of detail, or more simple letters? It’s very much how I feel at the time. Sometimes, I change it midway because one letter doesn’t look as good as it should. I know the piece is done when there is a sense of balance – no one letter stands out from the others, but each letter is its own picture in its own right.
I have a great sense of fulfillment when I point out a letter to someone, tell them where it comes from, and a look of recognition crosses their faces – I know where every letter comes from, and considering I have over 460 pictures, that is quite an accomplishment.
