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 70 of 209 Weeks
Week 70 of 209 Weeks: “Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it.” —Guru Nanak Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the University of Minnesota’s iron pour in spring 2019.
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Week 69 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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Weeks 65–68 of 209 Weeks
Week 65 of 209 Weeks: “What if I fall? Oh, but my darkling, what if you fly?” –Erin Hanson Photo Notes: This photo was taken near Stillwater, MN on September 6, 2018 when I took a hot air balloon ride with my stepdad. Week 66 of 209 Weeks: “The challenge now is to grasp and shape history:…
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Week 68 of 209 Weeks
Week 68 of 209 Weeks: “All the buried seeds crack open in the dark the instant they surrender to a process they can’t see.” — Mark Nepo Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Jong Ie Nara Paper Art Museum in Seoul in 2018. Kwang Young Chun made this piece of art.
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Week 67 of 209 Weeks
Week 67 of 209 Weeks: “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” —Mister Rogers Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Jong Ie Nara Paper Art Museum in Seoul in 2018. The piece is by Seo Jeong Hak.