New Year’s Ornament
By: Carrie Cahill Mulligan
Tags: Carrie Cahill Mulligan, christmas tree, new year, ornament, photo, photo blog, photography
Category: handmade, holiday, macro, New Hampshire, winter
| Aperture: | f/2.8 |
|---|---|
| Focal Length: | 5.8mm |
| ISO: | 800 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot SD1000 |
When I was a kid, my mom made these bead and sequin ornaments for our Christmas Tree. I remember I loved the sparkly joy of them, and the dense texture.
This winter, I made a bunch of my own. Which is crazy because they take about 2 hours each.
But I was possessed. I felt like Richard Dreyfus with his mashed potato models of Devil’s Tower, and I couldn’t stop until I’d made more than a dozen glittering orbs.
It wasn’t until New Year’s Eve, watching the celebration in Times Square, that I had my own Close Encounters moment:
“Andy! Look… It’s the mother ship of my ornaments! What does it all mean??”
(And I hummed the 5 notes of the movie theme music, to underscore the cosmic coincidence…)
He smiled, “It’s just Time passing…”
693 Canaan Street 
This means something…. 😉
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