Amanda Shopa
Film Photography | Fiber Arts
Amanda Shopa
Artist. Researcher. Teacher.
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- Taekwondo, Vulnerability, and the Apple Ajumma
- Week 77 of 209 Weeks
- Weeks 73–76 of 209 Weeks
- Week 76 of 209 Weeks
- If I Stay Here, I’ll Never Leave
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Latest posts
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Week 73 of 209 Weeks
Week 73 of 209 Weeks: “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” —Meister Eckhart Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the University of Minnesota’s iron pour in spring 2019.
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Weeks 69–72 of 209 Weeks
Week 69 of 209 Weeks:Whatever it takesMAKE Whatever it takes—Anna Brones (Yes, the original quote is “Whatever it takes,” but I wrote it incorrectly on this postcard.) Photo Notes: This is the ceiling of a temple (maybe?) in Seoul, South Korea. This was taken in 2018. Correction—I believe this was taken at a palace, Changdeokgung.…
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Week 72 of 209 Weeks
Week 72 of 209 Weeks: “The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” —Socrates Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the University of Minnesota’s iron pour in spring 2019.
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Chasing Light Leaks (and Still Thinking About It)
My brother built my darkroom in 2018–2019. When he was done with the bones of it, it was my job to make the room light tight. I figured I’d need a cheap caulk gun and a few tubes of caulk and I’d be done in an evening. But it was incredibly difficult to make the…
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Week 71 of 209 Weeks
Week 71 of 209 Weeks: “Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play with the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use—do the work you want to see done.” —Austin Kleon Photo Notes: This photo was taken…