Artist Statement
Texture excites me, giving me an almost insatiable need to skim my fingers over the surface of things. I hear singing in the wind. I am happy with the smell of ink on paper, and orange is only one of my favorite colors. My mind’s viewfinder is constantly filled with shape and form and contour. My photography covers a broad range of subjects from extreme close-up shots to huge landscape vistas, but always it is intimate and poetic.
Process Statement
I have discovered that every object has a voice which begs for a listening audience. When I photograph, I find it is my responsibility to be the conduit for those voices. I look deeply into an ordinary blossom and hear its immutable strength. I gaze at rain covered leaves and sense the refrains of fragility. Trees fading into the fog speak of fleeting simplicity. I photograph because I can’t not photograph. It is part of what I am. When I hold my camera, the chaos and demons are quiet. When I am making something, my spirit rejoices. Mostly, though, my photography is for sharing. My images are intended to be a rich visual experience, so I invite you to enjoy.
Born in southwestern Montana and raised on a large sheep and cattle ranch, Trula Blize grew up with an appreciation for large rustic landscapes and colorful bigger-than-life humans. Even now she is at home on a sage brush filled mountain side. Having also traveled widely on an international scale, visiting such places as China, Thailand, India, Vanuatu, Australia, England, Mexico, and Canada, Trula is equally at home on city streets or walking through the splendor of the Taj Mahal. She has an appreciation for all things beautiful and seeks to capture and experience the richness and fullness that diverse cultures offer.
Outside her artistic endeavors, Trula’s professional background includes a stint in the corporate world as a human resources director and many years as a classroom instructor, teaching everything from kindergarten to high school English to college level art. She has a passion for people and for guiding students into seeing and understanding what was previously hidden and nebulous. Trula has spent her entire life expressing herself through creative venues and finds that she enjoys producing in a variety of mediums, including textiles, acrylic paint, collage, drawing and writing. But it is photography, she says, that really makes her heart sing.
Currently, Trula is a founding member of Torchiere Arts, LLC, a company specializing in visual arts services, learning and artistic fulfillment. Torchiere Arts provides Trula a platform from which to share and teach her love of art in a private and semi-private environment. She is also an instructor at North County Christian School in Florissant, Missouri.
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