Amanda Shopa

Film Photography & Fiber Arts

Weeks 81–84 of 209 Weeks

This black and white photo shows rows and rows of spools of wool yarn that will be used for weaving.
This black and white photo shows rows and rows of spools of wool yarn that will be used for weaving.
Week 81 (front)
“Sometimes we get stuck in patterns or reoccurring themes in our lives that require a shocking epiphany to give us the opportunity to see new possibilities and notice the obstacles that keep us from moving on.” —Kat Lahr. Photo notes: This photo was taken at Fairbault Woolen Mills in May 2025.
Week 81 (back)

Week 81 of 209 Weeks: “Sometimes we get stuck in patterns or reoccurring themes in our lives that require a shocking epiphany to give us the opportunity to see new possibilities and notice the obstacles that keep us from moving on.” —Kat Lahr

Photo notes: This photo was taken at Fairbault Woolen Mills in May 2025.

A black and white photo shows the twisting vines of a plant. Wrinkled leaves stretch to the sky while curls of the vine travel horizontally across the space.
Week 82 (front)
“The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?” — Jack Kornfield. Photo notes: This photo was taken while visiting an island while canoeing the in the Mississippi River backwaters in Winona, MN, July 2025.
Week 82 (back)

Week 82 of 209 Weeks: “The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?” — Jack Kornfield

Photo notes: This photo was taken while visiting an island while canoeing the in the Mississippi River backwaters in Winona, MN, July 2025.

This black and white photo shows a sandy beach along the edge of a river. There are some burnt logs on the beach and on the other side of the river you can see a string of boathouses.
Week 83 (front)
"It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world." —Mary Oliver. Photo notes: This photo was taken of/at Latsch Island. It was an early morning in July 2025.
Week 83 (back)

Week 83 of 209 Weeks: “It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world.” —Mary Oliver

Photo notes: This photo was taken of/at Latsch Island. It was an early morning in July 2025.

Bare tree branches are shown against a flat grey sky. Most of the branches are just slightly out of focus, and the branches almost create a look of several planes of images stacked front to back.
Week 84 (front)
"You have to create space; you have to remove something; you have to break something down in your life, in order to bring in the new." —Kathrin Zenkina. Photo notes: This photo was taken at Fort Snelling State Park in November 2023. This photo (in an 11 x 14" crop) was accepted to the 2026 Minnesota State Fair's Fine Arts competition. I am thrilled!
Week 84 (back)

Week 84 of 209 Weeks: “You have to create space; you have to remove something; you have to break something down in your life, in order to bring in the new.” —Kathrin Zenkina

Photo notes: This photo was taken at Fort Snelling State Park in November 2023. This photo (in an 11 x 14″ crop) was accepted to the 2026 Minnesota State Fair’s Fine Arts competition. I am thrilled!

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