Heather Zindars: TIME

Time is not on our side.  As life passes, it seems to speed up; the years, months, days feel as though they pass quicker and quicker and suddenly we are older, aged, children are grown and we are half-way through our life.  I used salt and pepper to reflect the moments of time that pass in a blink of an eye.  The salt represents the good moments; white, pure, clean and the pepper represents the hardships; a moment that darkens are heart just a little bit more. 

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Funky: Brittany Paige

Hearing the word "Funky" makes me think of disco balls, crazy lights and fun outfits. I was at the Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. There is an entire hall way of pillars made out of mirrors with light designs in them. This has the feel of a funky disco to me.

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Mirrors are just like children, they see everything and can show what you don't see or want to see. As we grow up you loose our innocence, and the ability to see things that we use to as kids. Remember as a kid you could see your imaginary friend and your parents and some of your friends couldn't? Well it was because your parents and some of your friends had lost that innocence. So it kind of makes you wonder what else children can see and mirrors as well.




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Mirrors by Andrea Frase

Everything you are at that very second is captured as an impression in a mirror; smiles, tears, anxiety, and self assurance are all part of what makes you. Who you are as a person is all you have in life, and a mirror will never lie. Be honest with yourself and you will see the real you looking back, with confidence.  

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Kathryn Christensen:Mirrors

While many see drag queens from afar and make assumptions, I pursued the urge to meet them up close and find out what the scene is really about.  As Makayla Waldorf gets ready for a night out on the town, I was able to get a sneak peak into what happens behind the curtains and find out how long it actually takes for one of these dolls to get ready before hitting the town…Tracks night club is one of the most popular places in Denver to catch the best queens.

Mirrors: Brandon Sanchez

Erica Jong once wrote " It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.



Mirrors can used as a surface to reflect ones image or even light from somewhere in a room. Creating a different or altered reality in a world that may be plain, vanity may sometimes come from even the smallest of creatures. 

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Mirrors: Christine Saler

‘Mirror, mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all?” Looking your best is a priority for most women as well as finding the right stylist for your specific style. When looking for a stylist you also want to take in count affordability. At Mirror Mirror on the Wall Salon &Spa, you will always be fairest of them all without trading your treasures in your purse. 

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Mirrors: Moriah Gallagher

Mirrors are considered portals to separate realities.  Whether these be the Spirit World, other dimensions, or simply a portal of a new understanding of this dimension, mirrors hold a great deal of importance to many people to show them something they would otherwise not be able to see.  In this picture, when the viewer looks down into the mirror, they are shown a new vantage point of a classic French chandelier.  From this viewpoint, one can really see that the object is a chandelier, but they may also see it as imitation of different objects such as branches or spiders.  Not only does this mirror create a portal to this other "world", but it also distorts reality by showing the three dimensional object as a new flat object.

Mirrors: Kathryn Bronn

Have you ever watched a girl, young or old, walk past a mirror, stop, back up, admire her reflection, fix her hair, and then move on?  Vanity is something that is wired in us females.  In the same way that no one needs to teach little boys that any and every object (from their Legos to their graham crackers) can be used as a weapon, no one needs to tell girls that their reflection is worth stopping for.  In my childhood home, we had a full-length mirror at the foot of the stairway.  On many occasions, I was known to stumble and fall down the stairs because I was trying to walk and look at myself simultaneously.  I was completely unable to walk by that mirror without stopping to admire the view, a subject which my family teases me about to this day.  

This habit should not be blamed as a result of cultural wrongs or something amiss in our society.  On the contrary, I find it rather humorous to watch, both in the young and the grown females.  It’s in our DNA; girls are enamored by their own reflection.  

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Mirrors create identical reflections to that of what is in front of it. Water can do the same thing. I love how simple the photo and the art piece in the photo is.
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Heather Zindars: Mirror

She blossoms right before your eyes.  Whether 3 or 13, girls love to dress-up like a princess.  Inside every woman, there is a princess.  Life may have jaded her to this belief, but if you wipe away all the pain and disappointment, there in lies a young girl whose childhood dream is to be rescued by her knight and shining armor.   A princess, above all else, is fought for.  Her tenderness and vulnerability blankets her heart awaiting her prince charming who will rise to the occasion.  This lovely girl is someone's sister, daughter, niece, granddaughter and so much more. She deserves to be loved and cherished and pursued valiantly.  God's precious gift of beauty and grace will someday touch another's heart, and she will be well worth the wait.


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Cynthia Repasy: Mirrors

Does heaven have a phone number?
Daddy went to heaven, but I need him here today.

My tummy hurts and I fell down; I need him right away.
Operator, can you tell me how to find him in this book?

Is heaven in the yellow part?  I don't know where to look.
I think my mommy needs him too, at night I hear her cry.

I hear her call his name sometimes, but I really don't know why.
Maybe if I call him, he will hurry home to me.

Is heaven very far away?  Is it across the sea?
He's been gone a long, long time-
He needs to come home now!

I really need to reach him, I simply don't know how.
Help me fine the number, please.  Is it listed under "heaven?"

I can't read these big, big words; I am only seven.
I'm sorry, operator, I didn't mean to make you cry.

Is your tummy hurting too, or is there something in your eye?
If I call my church maybe they will know.

Daddy said when we need help that's where we should go.
I found the number to my church tacked up on the wall.

Thank you, operator
I'll give them a call.


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I have lost many friends in my life time.  Coping with the loss is never easy, whether it's a family member, a friend, or a pet.



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Justin Stapp:Mirrors

Mirrors, they show us the world behind us when we look into them, but what if they could show us the times behind us? How many people would lose themselves in mirrors? Would it just be the vain at that point that look into mirrors because they love seeing themselves, or would it come to include more because they miss things that have passed?  What if you could look into a mirror and see your childhood looking back at you, if you could lose yourself in those moments of your past? The world would be different, definitely different if that was possible...it would be a world of mirrors and glass.

Mirrors: George Ferris

"I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things." -Claude Chabrol

        My image was influenced by mirrors and band posters.  I looked at the theme as the name of a faux-band ('The Mirror').  The Mirror is a one-man post-punk band that was created by Christopher Montenegro in Salem, OR in 2009.  The Mirror is signed by HJK Records for a 3-record deal and starts its first national tour in May.  This image was purchased by HJK Records for distribution and circulation of the tour.


        Concert posters ('music posters') have been around for centuries with the first handbills being hand-drawn for local acts.  With the invention of lithography in the early 1800s, concert advertisement (posters) went from a local market and expanded into a regional and even national scene.  Poster advertisement began to fade as radio and movies took over the first part of the 20th century; the more popular streams of advertisement won out.  It wasn't until the rise of Rock and Roll and the counter-culture that came along that music and concert posters gained their comeback and strong influence that is still prevalent in today's society.

Here's a great article about the brief history of concert and event posters.  50 amazing and inspirational gig posters.
While you're at it, here's a band named Mirror Mirror I discovered while researching my faux-band.

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Texture: Ariel Elich

As a child, one of my favorite things to do was draw designs in the steamed up mirror after someone had taken a shower and see how the steam and water droplets distorted my image. Now every time I get out of the shower and swipe the mirror to see myself I have a small flashback of sitting on the bathroom counter making faces as my self and laughing at the distortion of my face. As I got older I began to notice the texture the mirror and water would create, so I did a self portrait (the first I have ever done), to bring me back to the simple entertainment of my childhood and to experiment with the inherent texture of water on glass. But what I got was an image that more disturbs me then elates me. In this image I have become an eyeless texture filled "THING".