This month, VIDA is giving Kirk the chance to have her designs presented to HSN

Heather J Kirk has created a collection of apparel and accessories designed using her original artwork with VIDA, a company committed to producing wearable art in a socially conscious way. This month, VIDA is giving Kirk the chance to have her designs presented to HSN for an upcoming show. If you’d like to help her qualify for this amazing opportunity, please use the code below for 15% off any purchase from my collection!

Enjoy 15% off

Using code HSN-JLAC

From now until midnight PST 7/12/17

 

 

 

Your purchase not only supports Kirk's personal collection of hand-designed products and brings her closer to being featured on HSN, but makes a global impact. VIDA is passionate about helping to drive social change for artists and makers, something of utmost importance to Kirk. Their company offers literacy and empowerment programs for VIDA’s factory workers so they can build a better life for generations to come.

 

Her clothing / fashion designs can be seen and purchased at: https://shopvida.com/collections/heather-j-kirk

 

Be blessed My Purposeful People! Heather
Wearable Art - Heather J Kirk's VIDA Collection: http://shopvida.com/collections/heather-j-kirk
and https://artofwhere.com/artists/heatherjkirk
Art by Heather J. Kirk http://heather-kirk.pixels.com and http://AEC.pixels.com
Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

The time is now for this "little" contest...

It's a win-win...

If you are at all considering buying from my Heather J Kirk VIDA Voices Clothing Collection, please do so by October 10th.

Daisy Crop Black and White: http://shopvida.com/collections/heather-j-kirk

For me, there is a "little" contest going on for $1000 advertising package.

http://shopvida.com/collections/heather-j-kirk

For YOU there is a $20 off if you use the Code FavArtist20 at http://shopVIDA.com/collections/heather-j-kirk

For the VIDA Clothing MAKERS there are Literacy and Math classes.

For those in the NATIONS of the images for my art, there are programs to prevent and intervene in the human trafficking arenas.

Heather J. Kirk
Art by Heather J. Kirk www.heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com and AEC.pixels.com
Clothing Collection http://shopVIDA.com/collections/heather-j-kirk
Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

#winwin #HeatherKirk #heatherjkirk #VIDA #vidavoices #clothingcollection #clothing #fashion #daisy #blackandwhite #graphic #art #literacyprogram 

"Poetry and Business" book released, work by Heather J Kirk included!

An interesting new Anthology has been released, "Poetry and Business" edited by Jonathan Cook. The exciting news is that they have included one of my poems, titled "Smoking Cigars". The original idea for the poem was based on a Mandeville flower bud, with its petals wrapped around each other like tobacco leaves. Its center must be awfully sweet because ants made a line up the wall to get to the sugary nectar of the bud.

The picture I took must not have been very good, because it has disappeared off of my hard drive (deleted as I tried to make more space). The best I can do is a partial opening one...so you can get a partial idea. Plus the pretty open bud of the mandeville it self.

http://heather-kirk.pixels.com/featured/pink-mandeville-on-black-heather-kirk.html

But back to the book 'Poetry and Business - Volume 1 (2016)," edited by Jonathan Cook. It is very cool that out of all the poems included they chose to quote from mine on their website."...filled with the verse of commerce from poets around the world. David Olsen explores the 'stagnant air of exhale secrets'. Heather J. Kirk tells of 'life in pennies by the hour'."

And since this is "Volume 1," they already have a call out for next year! Read more and find out about the call on the "Poetryand Business" webpage:  http://poetryandbusiness.com/?page_id=72

You can purchase the book on Amazon here
http://astore.amazon.com/photographi0b-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=11
Poetry and Business: 2016 (Volume 1) . Click on the book to find a long explanation of the book concept there, but here is my favorite part, because otherwise you may miss it!

"Poetry and business are often seen as natural enemies, battling over the direction of of human life. In this battle, we are called upon to choose sides. Will we be efficient, or will we be creative?

The truth is, we don't have to accept the idea that poetry and business will always be at war. We don't need to choose sides. The choice between authenticity and productivity is a false choice. If we are not creative, we cannot be efficient. If our visionary fire sits outside a productive engine, it will simply burn itself out.

Inartful poetry and inartful business arise out of the same impatience: Their approach is too direct. Artful poetry and deft business both rely upon metaphor, the discovery of sacred value within mundane objects.

Poetry and business are well suited to one another because they turn each other aside from straight and easy paths. They corrupt each other’s purpose, but in doing so, they lead to a higher purpose. They seduce each other onto strange paths that curve in unpredictable arcs that, wandering through the landscape, lead to enlightening experiences before they arrive at their destination.

The time has come for poets and marketers to take a turn at the plow together."

 

Heather J. Kirk
Art by Heather J. Kirk www.heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com
Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

Tumbling

Today I saw a tumble weed roll across fields...funny I think this iconic image has mostly been in my imagination or on TV in the past, in spite of living in the desert.


Tumultuous Hillside #1 (Horizontal) - Copyright by Heather J. Kirk

Then it crossed four lanes of traffic. I was sure it would cause problems, but perhaps it is engineered (by the Creator) to follow paths of the open wind. It dodged all cars!

Barbed #1 - Copyright by Heather J. Kirk

 A few years ago I saw these amazing sites above and photographed them. They can now be found on my Photographic Artistry website on the "Tumbling In" gallery page.

Heather J. Kirk Art by Heather J. Kirk -  www.heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com
Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

#tumble, #tumbleweed, #desert, #weed, #barbed wire, #Arizona, #landscape, #photo, #photography, #colorphotography, #heatherkirk, #heatherjkirk

Will the REAL Heather J Kirk Please Stand Up!

 

Will the "real" Heather Kirk please stand up? (LOL!)

You've seen the ‪#‎modeling‬ pictures very recently...

 

 

Photos from my ‪#‎artevents‬ for over a decade:

Guzal, owner of Gravity Elements Frame and Art Gallery
with artist Heather J. Kirk



White Mare Approaches Number One
Close Up Black And White
copyright Heather J Kirk

Crop Top Palm copyright Heather J. Kirk

   








Missing Middle Bar Left Flipped Horizontal
copyright Heather J Kirk



Black Eyed Susan Series copyright Heather J Kirk
available through October 30, 2015
at Gravity Elements in Scottsdale, AZ

 

Nestled copyright by Heather J. Kirk






Perhaps the "go to girl" fixing things.  I've been the professional art installer at ‪#‎HerbergerTheater‬ for perhaps 8 years!

Heather installing art at Herberger Theater Gallery


The "Seasons and Cycles" show curated by Georgia Michalicek is up! Check it out at a #Herberger Theater Center performance or during Box Office hours through January 3rd, 2016. Pictured here left to right (other than me): Bela Fidel's Calendar of Our Days II, Roger Spirit Feather Merritt's Storm and Ellen Bergstrom Nemetz's Reflexion 4.

Heather J. Kirk Art by Heather J. Kirk www.heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com
Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

#belafidel #rogermerritt #ellenemetz #heatherkirk #heatherjkirk #art #artist #model #herbergertheater http://heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com/featured/missing-middle-bar-left-flipped-horizontal-heather-kirk.htmlhttp://gravityelements.com/heather-kirk/

My #3D #art / #photo piece "A Wing and a Prayer" (currently at Art & Custom Frames Gravity Elements LLC) that I tweeted was "Favorited" by #Kollecto - Nice!

www.KOLLECTO.com

"A Wing and a Prayer" copyright Heather J. Kirk

Detail of shadowbox of "A Wing and a Prayer" copyright Heather J. Kirk

Photo taken at #GraniteDells in #Prescott, #Arizona

Printed on metal created a framers dilemma. The framing was done by Art and Custom Frames Gravity Elements in #Scottsdale, #AZ - and it was not only beautiful, but creative, but professional and friendly.

Learn a little more about me and see the other pieces currently at #GravityElements here: http://gravityelements.com/heather-kirk

As you can see the #3dimensional pieces in my Photo Assistant Series may have some difficulty being safely shipped outside of Arizona. Still, feel free to contact me about them. You can also see (and purchase) two dimensional versions of the #photography #art pieces in the "Assistent Fotografic - #Photo #Assistant " #series here: http://heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com/art/all/all/all/assistent+fotografic+-+photo+assistant+-+series

Beyond My Reach Copyright Heather J Kirk

Heather J. Kirk Art by Heather J. Kirk www.heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

#heatherkirk #heatherjkirk #photographicartistry #frame #shadowbox #mannequin #arizona

How to keep plants alive in my home...

Although there is a tendency for flowering plants to die under my care, I can't help but keep buying them. Living color is my one true addiction! (Be quiet, that caffeine thing is just a dependence that I cope with by using intentional denial.) Day one:

 

Day two (not shown) had a few new blooms, day three:

 

 

Well it was a good run, wasn't it! That's why I buy multiple plants....

 

So how do I resolve this perennial problem of mine?

Cut them off and photograph flowers - that way they live forever!

Let's do daisies today...

 

 





4Daisies on Stems copyright Heather J. Kirk
http://heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com/featured/4daisies-on-stems-heather-kirk.html



Digital Blue Daisy copyright Heather J Kirk
http://heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com/featured/daisy-blue-heather-kirk.html



Daisy Crop BW Threshold - copyright Heather J Kirk
http://heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com/featured/daisy-crop-bw-threshold-heather-kirk.html

See more art for purchase: Flowers on Black and Digital Art
Enjoy!

Heather J. Kirk
Art by Heather J. Kirk www.heather-kirk.artistwebsites.com
Literature by Heather J. Kirk http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html