Raw Earth Ink

Spring Break-Up Photography

Posted on April 29, 2021 by tara caribou

66 Comments

I’m often struck with awe on the rare days the ocean is glassy calm like this.

Beached ice from the river, left behind as the tide receded.

But the sun is quickly melting them away.

Most of the local waterfalls have thawed.

Enormous cottonwood growing down through boulders. I’ve got photos of these trees from the late nineties and it was huge then. These are the roots.

Root, rock, root, rock. I wonder when this boulder will finally break apart.

We all know I’m a sucker for foamy water on rocks.

All photos by me.

Moons on a Monday… and a Little More Photography

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tara caribou

58 Comments

I hope you don’t mind me sharing a few more photos. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time staring outside and walking around because I fear winter is coming to an end and I’m getting a little sad about that. I swear it just started but then I look at the calender and realize, oh yeah, it’s been five and a half months since first snows… sighhh.

Open skies and sunset nearing.

One of those moody days at the beach and crystal clear views.

Cloudy all day but then as the sun set, it poked out below the clouds and lit up everything pink… for like six minutes.

Should we talk about the fact this sign is in a three foot ditch or that I am going to miss all this snow all too soon?

Shooting the moon at sunset but then I saw the bunny sitting so cute directly below it. Had to go back and forth, bunny, moon, bunny, moon.

Worm moon, so they say, but there won’t be any worms showing up anytime soon… except in my composting bin.

Sunset three minutes after the pink one (below).

Pink sunset looking away from the set, frozen ice on the dock pilings.

Moon above the bunny, several days ago.

Outrageous sunsets. No filters. Unreal.

tara caribou | ©2021
All photos taken by me.

“Creation and the Cosmos: A Poetic Anthology Inspired by Nature”

Posted on March 23, 2021 by tara caribou

30 Comments

Raw Earth Ink is proud to present Creation and the Cosmos: A Poetic Anthology Inspired by Nature.

From the back: Inspiration for art comes from all over, we have only to see it. Within Creation and the Cosmos you will discover nature’s revelation transformed into poetry, rhyme, digital photographic art, painting, photography, and more. Throughout these pages, thirty-two artists and writers from all over the world express their emotions and thoughts as seen through the wide-open eyes of nature.

From stars and moon, birds in flight, the raging storm, a deer’s quiet passing, the salty depths of the sea, rolling hills and towering mountains: there is art in all creation. Sink your hands into the rich soul-soil of humanity’s finest creators and allow all of nature, both dark and light, to impress its artistry in your heart.

I couldn’t be happier with this collection. It’s beautiful and I’m very proud of all the artists and writers involved. Inside you’ll find:

I hope you’ll check out some of these artists and pick up a copy of the book. I will say, while it IS available as an e-book, the book is far better read in paperback form, which allows for the art to really shine.

Have a great day, dear reader, and let me know if you get the book and what you thought of it!

~tara caribou | Raw Earth Ink

In paperback at: lulu, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.

As eBook at: Kindle.

Leave a review on Goodreads.

Individual text copyright by contributing authors and artists

Reach (multi-media collaboration)

Posted on March 8, 2021 by tara caribou

37 Comments

Enjoy this collaboration between Michael Raven and myself. Sound on.

“Moleskine on a Coffee Table” poetry by Hidden Bear

Posted on March 5, 2021 by tara caribou

7 Comments

Raw Earth Ink is proud to present Hidden Bear’s book of poetry, Moleskine on a Coffee Table.

Hidden Bear is an indigenous poet and artist enrolled in the Mechoopda Indian Tribe in Northern California. Resurrecting his archive of poetry written in secret over the span of nearly ten years, Hidden Bear shares the work scribbled in composition books, emails to himself, and a Moleskine notebook he carried all through college. This memorial represents all the different versions of himself and his continuing transformation. Read along as the dreamer dreams, believing he will change the world with words.

In paperback at: lulu, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.

As eBook at: Kindle

Leave a review at Goodreads.

©️2020-23 | Hidden Bear

Ice and Snow Winter Photography

Posted on February 19, 2021 by tara caribou

62 Comments

Hi friends, here’s another little glimpse at my little bit of Alaska. It was fairly chilly, relatively speaking, for a few weeks but now it’s been in the warm high-teens to mid-twenties (Fahrenheit degrees)… excluding wind chill of course. I can’t believe how warm it’s been and how little snow we’ve gotten. I hope that changes for the next month to build back up the water table and all that. I hope you enjoy these.

Frozen River.
…

Mount Spur (volcano) highest point on the right of these screen.
…

…

…

they say don’t look at the sun… I think its just so we won’t see how pretty it is. I’ve doing a lot of sun-gazing lately.
…

No camera filter, by the way… the cloud-layer was just perfect.
…

…

Of course, gotta have some ocean ice.
…

And I love textures.
…

Never get tired of this view.
…
It’s a little deceiving how big these boulders actually are. Not huge but… like 3-4′ tall each.
…

I braved hypothermia for these photos. It was worth it. This giant piece of ice is easily 10-12′ tall. You know it’s cold when the salty ocean freezes. This comes from the mouth of the river and the harbor then gets beached on the uh… beach.
…

…

…

…

Photography – Textures Edition

Posted on February 8, 2021 by tara caribou

50 Comments

Hello friends, I’d like to share with you another set of photos. In these, I was thinking about texture. I hope you enjoy them.

All photos by me. Going through my archives… made me remember, I used to take photos. I always had my camera with me. And I used to really really enjoy it.