Amanda Shopa, PhD.
Artist. Researcher. Educator.
Amanda Shopa, PhD
Artist. Researcher. Teacher.
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- A Restless Winter
- Week 65 of 209 Weeks
- Weeks 61–64 of 209 Weeks
- Week 64 of 209 Weeks
- Week 63 of 209 Weeks
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A Restless Winter
It feels like April has flown by. I can’t believe we’re midway through spring already. I see winter as a quieter, more restful time. I’ve had friends in warmer locales joke that we must hibernate because it’s so cold. Of course that’s not true—there’s still a ton to do. My spouse and I often go
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Week 65 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.
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Weeks 61–64 of 209 Weeks
Week 61 of 209 Weeks: “Small is good, small is all.” —adrienne maree brown Photo Notes: This was taken at Western Illinois Threshers in August 2018. I think it was at the flea market. Week 62 of 209 Weeks: “We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” —Gwendolyn
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Week 64 of 209 Weeks
Week 64 of 209 Weeks: “Hope is a discipline.” –Mariame Kaba Photo Notes: This photo was taken near Stillwater, MN on September 6, 2018 when I went on a hot air balloon ride with my stepdad. The odd texture on the St Croix River was a developing mistake. I didn’t have enough chemistry in the tank
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Week 63 of 209 Weeks
Week 63 of 209 Weeks: “We are all bound by a covenant of reciprocity.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer. Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Minnesota Historical Society site Historic Forestville in late summer 2018.