Photo Contest Winner and a New Idea/Challenge

I had great difficulty selecting a photo that I thought was "The Best" from my little photo contest.

In the end I chose this gorgeous picture by Erin Anderson of Erin-art and gardens.

My theme was simplicity and reducing something to it's most basic form, thereby revealing the beauty.

The white milk glass bowl is almost as plain as a bowl can be.  A simple lip, no adornment.  White.  It is basic, utilitarian and simple.  Erin's photo composition is just wonderful. The lighting is perfect.  I loved everything about this.

This is another of Erin's photos that she entered.

She is a very talented photographer and artist.

I have chosen for Erin a handmade soap, plus a gorgeous turquoise blue Crown jar with zinc lid from about 1920.  I thought Erin being in the US, a Canadian jar would be appropriate and also I know Erin loves anything with a beachy flair.

Since there is a lot of talent out there in blog land, and to keep things interesting, I wondered if anyone would be interested in my new idea.  In design school, I took a class where we were given a theme each week such as balance, scale, rhythm, line, shape .etc.  We had to compose a piece that reflected our current topic.  I loved it as each we we presented to the class our version and we got to see every one's interpretations which were not only wonderful but challenging.

I am proposing that each week I put out a word or idea.....say.....orange......or texture....or sharp......and we all take a picture of something that represents that to us.  Then on a given day, we can post them on our blogs and I can provide a McLinky.  I think it would challenge us to be creative and see things we weren't looking for.

ANY INTEREST?