Introducing Diana

I am Diana Perez, a junior from the MET high school. I have been interning here at Angell Fine Arts Ltd. for a couple of months, and it is absolutely fantastic. I am able to enjoy this opportunity due to the mentoring program the MET supplies. The core curriculum of the MET is to allow students to follow their passions through outside experiences known as internships. Through this, I am able to work with Ruth and Sarah, and help the business out to the best of my ability. I plan on continuing to intern here at Angell Fine Arts Ltd. and watching the business grow.

With internships come projects to prove my learning. With Ruth and Sarah's help, I have decided that my project will be to photograph socio-economic and global problems via the mediums of photography and creative writing. I will do photo essays on the pictures that I capture while figuring out what represents each sociological issue I feel as pressing in both Providence and South County. The end product will be a gallery night to not only show off the work I am proud of, but to introduce Ruth and Sarah to my school peers. I am also hoping to build an art portfolio through this project, as college nears.

It is a pleasure working with both Ruth and Sarah, and I simply cannot wait to see how not only the business, but our relationships blossom.

Hearthside House in Lincoln Rhode Island

Over the Christmas Holidays I had the pleasure to be introduced to the Hearthside House in Lincoln Rhode Island, http://www.hearthsidehouse.org/. Kathy Hartley, President of the Friends of Hearthside asked me to photograph each decorated room in the home in addition to the outside (and of course it was freezing!)for a book to be published on historic homes decorated for the holidays. Hearthside was the only Rhode Island home asked to be part of this fabulous book. It was a wonderful experience and I am honored to be part of the whole publishing process. The book should be completed and appear on store shelves in time for next years holiday season. I will keep you all posted on the release of the book. In the meantime check out Hearthside web site for activities at this fantastic historic home.

Thanksgiving weekend in the snow

After a long day it is great to sit by the fire and have a glass of wine and read a book.

While walking on the path to the cabin I had to take this photograph.
The view from our front porch looks over Clear pond and is everchanging.

We built this cabin in 2004 and 2005 with friends and family. It is such a quiet and beautiful place to escape to.

Thanskgiving weekend was a wonderland of snow. We headed north to our cabin near Tupper Lake and the closer we got the more snow there was. Bill, Alex, Garrett and I wandered through the snow on skis or snow shoes and enjoyed the quiet beauty of the woods.

The Island of Tobago

Bill and I went on vacation just after the new year and took a cruise on Celebrity Cruise Lines. What a great time we had! On the island of Tobago my friend Chris and I wandered through the rain forest with a great guide, Harris McDonald. Please check out his web site http://www.harris-jungle-tours.com/. If you go, hire him for the full day, he even takes you to lunch! I enjoyed every minute of the tour.

Welcome To The Blog

Welcome to our blog! I am very excited to show you what I have been up to over the last few months. It is such a wonderful thing to be able to enjoy life through imagery, whatever kind that may be. I had an exceptional 2008 with all of you. It was such a pleasure to work with all the families this past year, telling their stories and sharing energies with them. I look forward to more of the same in 2009.