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Good Morning from Maggie Valley! Feels good to have Vairs In the Valley back again! #viewsfromthevair #corvair #vairinthevalley #route19inn

Good Morning from Maggie Valley! Feels good to have Vairs In the Valley back again! #viewsfromthevair #corvair #vairinthevalley #route19inn

The creative mind is a delicate balance between skill set, drive, and an overall mental well-being and often time the latter is overlooked and/or not given the full attention that it so readily deserves. Tampa is a magical place that holds many different secrets and is truly a testament of the results of directed thinking and giving an equitable amount of thinking to each nook and cranny of its interworking. Each place often gives the accessibility for creative minds to express themselves in contribution and collaboration with other creative minds in the unified goal of making a place vibrant, healthy, beneficial, and functioning at its highest capacity possible… (4/5)

Special thanks to artist Derek Donnelly for your contribution of ‘365 Million Things To Do’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others. #viewsfromthevair #derekdonnelly #localartist #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

The creative mind is a delicate balance between skill set, drive, and an overall mental well-being and often time the latter is overlooked and/or not given the full attention that it so readily deserves. Tampa is a magical place that holds many different secrets and is truly a testament of the results of directed thinking and giving an equitable amount of thinking to each nook and cranny of its interworking. Each place often gives the accessibility for creative minds to express themselves in contribution and collaboration with other creative minds in the unified goal of making a place vibrant, healthy, beneficial, and functioning at its highest capacity possible… (4/5)

Special thanks to artist Derek Donnelly for your contribution of ‘365 Million Things To Do’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others. #viewsfromthevair #derekdonnelly #localartist #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

(3/5) …I don't ever mind such a full plate as it seems that I have always found myself to have an insatiable appetite to staying busy and or finding a new trade. But this past year and especially as of recent I finally hit a wall and had ground myself down to the nub where I struggled to even find the creativity that so often gave me fuel, reprieve, relief, or even motivation to continue biting at the bit that is the normal insanity of workload that is my daily existence. Much like the central art district of St. Pete I realized that there presented a need to take a moment to reflect on the various areas in my life that needed a new beginning or rather a new redirection of revitalization and a reclamation of mental health, physical health and creativity… (3/5)

Special thanks to artist Josh Stover for your contribution of ‘You Are My Sunshine’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others.
#viewsfromthevair #joshstover #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

(3/5) …I don't ever mind such a full plate as it seems that I have always found myself to have an insatiable appetite to staying busy and or finding a new trade. But this past year and especially as of recent I finally hit a wall and had ground myself down to the nub where I struggled to even find the creativity that so often gave me fuel, reprieve, relief, or even motivation to continue biting at the bit that is the normal insanity of workload that is my daily existence. Much like the central art district of St. Pete I realized that there presented a need to take a moment to reflect on the various areas in my life that needed a new beginning or rather a new redirection of revitalization and a reclamation of mental health, physical health and creativity… (3/5)

Special thanks to artist Josh Stover for your contribution of ‘You Are My Sunshine’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others.
#viewsfromthevair #joshstover #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

(2/5)…To those that only know me through this project I'm simply a photographer and documenter of places passed through. For others they know me deeper know the vastness of responsibilities that are piled on the many plates that I juggle and often the variation of hats that I tend to wear. An educator teaching children how to find art, inspiration, and creativity throughout a global pandemic; while knowing that their student’s time at school often comes as a relief from the difficult complexities of their living circumstances... A departmental assistant working to meet the deadlines required for the work so generously provided to allow for personal goals to be met...A tradesman doing odd jobs to further meet those goals and to fuel the creative outlet that is this project… A tutor that helps to support the creativity finding its way more closely in these recent circumstances… And an partner working to find balance between work and home life that often asks too much, takes too much, but struggles to make sure that in some capacities is reciprocating through love, emotional support, and otherwise. I strive every day to find the sunshine through each cloud and find a ray of hope and way to be a ray for others, but this has recently been more of a daily challenge than anything else and often comes with the sacrifice of self-care along the way… (2/5)

Special thanks to artist Michael Reeder for your contribution of ‘Ego and Identity’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others.

#viewsfromthevair #michaelreeder #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #photography #roadtrips #adventure #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

(2/5)…To those that only know me through this project I'm simply a photographer and documenter of places passed through. For others they know me deeper know the vastness of responsibilities that are piled on the many plates that I juggle and often the variation of hats that I tend to wear. An educator teaching children how to find art, inspiration, and creativity throughout a global pandemic; while knowing that their student’s time at school often comes as a relief from the difficult complexities of their living circumstances... A departmental assistant working to meet the deadlines required for the work so generously provided to allow for personal goals to be met...A tradesman doing odd jobs to further meet those goals and to fuel the creative outlet that is this project… A tutor that helps to support the creativity finding its way more closely in these recent circumstances… And an partner working to find balance between work and home life that often asks too much, takes too much, but struggles to make sure that in some capacities is reciprocating through love, emotional support, and otherwise. I strive every day to find the sunshine through each cloud and find a ray of hope and way to be a ray for others, but this has recently been more of a daily challenge than anything else and often comes with the sacrifice of self-care along the way… (2/5)

Special thanks to artist Michael Reeder for your contribution of ‘Ego and Identity’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others.

#viewsfromthevair #michaelreeder #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #photography #roadtrips #adventure #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

I sit here today, 2 months since my last posting and I find myself contemplating quietly, "Where did the time go? How did I fall so out of synch, out of touch, out of rhythm and so utterly disconnected…? Most importantly how do I find my way back? While this contemplation is reeling, I found myself aimlessly wandering through the maze of archived photos and came across the photos of downtown St. Petersburg. In particular my mind zeroed in on the series of photographs taken in the main street arts district where the arts, creative like minds, and the powers that be all collided. Interwoven they found way to redefine, revive, and bring to life a place that seeks to inspire the people that it encounters through the power of reclamation. The connection between this interwoven concept of spatial reclamation seemed almost loudly representative of where I have found my mental status to be and where it is currently… (1/5)

Special thanks to artist @tajfrancis for your contribution of ‘Sewing Seas’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others. 
#viewsfromthevair #tajfrancis #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #photography #roadtrips #adventure #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

I sit here today, 2 months since my last posting and I find myself contemplating quietly, "Where did the time go? How did I fall so out of synch, out of touch, out of rhythm and so utterly disconnected…? Most importantly how do I find my way back? While this contemplation is reeling, I found myself aimlessly wandering through the maze of archived photos and came across the photos of downtown St. Petersburg. In particular my mind zeroed in on the series of photographs taken in the main street arts district where the arts, creative like minds, and the powers that be all collided. Interwoven they found way to redefine, revive, and bring to life a place that seeks to inspire the people that it encounters through the power of reclamation. The connection between this interwoven concept of spatial reclamation seemed almost loudly representative of where I have found my mental status to be and where it is currently… (1/5)

Special thanks to artist @tajfrancis for your contribution of ‘Sewing Seas’ to the Grand Central St. Pete area Your work has helped in finding the creativity in myself and I am sure countless others. 
#viewsfromthevair #tajfrancis #localart #travelphotography #mentalhealth #stpetersburg #florida #photography #roadtrips #adventure #mural #classiccars #retro #vintage #america #americana #thisisamerica

To whomever may need it, believe and tell yourself, “Today is a Good Day”! Put it into the universe and and let it radiate around you 🙌🏻👐🏻 #today #goodvibes #mural #viewsfromthevair #florida #tampa #traveling #photography #urbanphotography

To whomever may need it, believe and tell yourself, “Today is a Good Day”! Put it into the universe and and let it radiate around you 🙌🏻👐🏻 #today #goodvibes #mural #viewsfromthevair #florida #tampa #traveling #photography #urbanphotography

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