Cynthia Davis: Winner of the Ultimate Baker Contest with Harris Teeter and Innoseal ...
Ultimate Baker
*Really Big Deal
Local artist, Fletcher Crossman,
Has been in process with his painting "The Apple Theif" at the CCforP studio for the past six weeks or so and I have had the privilege of documenting its progress...
It has been kind of a big deal around here, not only because it's, well, in a word - huge! But also because it is the subject of a documentary film for the ETV series, Southern Lens, which is a TV series featuring some of the foremost southern artists. Since this work has such a dynamic theme (Quite simply the politics of women in religion. Why they have traditionally had a secondary role in religion, therefore all other aspects of society...) coupled with such a dynamic size and visual imagery it makes for great TV!
It will be coming down tomorrow for the next leg of it's journey, I am sad to report... back to Fletcher's own studio in pieces for the addition of his "special sauce", his "magic fairy dust" so to speak. I am sad to see it go. I have gotten used to it being in the studio.
I wonder if I will have the luck to follow it there for further documentation... hmmm. I'll keep you posted!
L.
To see Fletcher's concept for this painting, click here.
** UPDATE** Fletcher created an updated page of the work. Have a look at it here: Studio
All images by Laura Olsen © 2009
Featuring Local Mavens
Gone are the days of the stuffy corporate headhsot! 
Had a photo session with my fabulous friend Cindy at a great spot downtown. She is starting a local directory of women owned businesses called Women with Know How and needed a headshot. Kudos Cindy for featuring the local mavens!!
2009 Family Circle Cup
Spent the day at the Family Circle Cup on Daniel Island...
After Douglas Cunningham and Chris Smith's Monday Night Lecture at CCforP I felt armed with enough knowledge to be dangerous at this years event. So I packed up my 300mm lens and off I went. A long list of unpronouncable names later, here are a few favorite images...
And my piece de resistance...
It has all of the requirements of a great sports picture:
Suggested movement - check
Face forward - check
Racket - check
Ball - check
Sponsor in background - check
I think the only thing that would have made the day better would have been... remembering the sunscreen.
