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Beauty for Ashes is a self-portrait created by photographic artist, Jaeda DeWalt. Images were photographed using a digital camera and self-timer shutter release.

I used available light to photograph these images. A first for me. I used two pieces of white, uncut trim, the workers left here, to make the life-size cross. I set the camera overhead on a step ladder and used a self-timer. Because the trim boards were loose, they kept moving on me, when i tried to pose on them. Took me 70 shots to nail that pose! It was a good workout! LOL The background is a macro of a corner of carpet padding and carpet that had been uprooted by the workers. I covered the window with a sheer canvas drop cloth the workers left behind.

WHAT INSPIRED THIS SERIES – THE BACK STORY
Those that follow me on FB know i have been working for months to prepare my home for a complete remodel.

Work finally began on my bedroom and bathroom Friday. The workmen left their tools here over the weekend. I felt inspired to photograph my sad, gutted out, little bedroom. LOL The tools and construction will show up later in this series.

Everything in my apartment was old and violated code, 13 years ago, when i moved in. My current residential manager finally heard my pleas and made stuff happen! Thanks to her i am getting new carpet, flooring, closet doors, window treatments, doors, cabinets, countertops, truly, EVERYTHING! I am so excited about these changes, even though working and living through a remodel is very difficult!

THE MEANING:
This series represents, tearing down the past and starting anew. Beauty for Ashes means many things to me personally… there’s the concept of forgiveness, of setting yourself free, letting go, starting over. It is often a painful, disruptive process, that gets worse before it gets better. It also represents some wounding personal issues i am trying to find my way through, with no real way to know, what the outcome or ending will be. Thank you for taking this journey with me :).



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~djohn9 Sep 15, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
I'm not so sure about including the window in the image. If I scroll down to crop it out it seems to have a more dramatic effect.
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