by Sondra Barrett | Jan 18, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured
What is this? After a weekend of showing this image as a large art portrait, it was clear that it brought up different imagery to folks. It was part of the Winter WineLand ‘art happening’ at Freestone Vineyards, a beautiful friendly place with beautiful...
by Sondra Barrett | Dec 10, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells
This time of year is tricky in that it’s a time of both celebration and going into the darkest times, time to go inner. Plus the chill of winter and wetness does a lot to dampen spirits. So what brings you cheer or balance? What cheers me – the people I...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 15, 2010 | Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste
This wine gave me butterflies in all the right places. What visions do your favorite wines express? Photographs of wine through a polarizing microscope offer unique and compelling ways to learn about and enjoy wine. They also capture a glimpse into the story of one...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 14, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured
What does transformation mean? Changing form or shape. This picture is named “transformation” and reveals fermenting chardonnay. It could be called “Jewels in Space.” The Grape and Wine are perfect metaphors and examples of transformation...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 13, 2010 | Blog, Featured
My love for wine came first from its inner expression. I had no intention to be following the life of wine for more than 25 years. Yet in that time I have been privy to the life and spirit of wines from 45 years old to a day old (not yet wine). The visual...
by Sondra Barrett | Sep 16, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured
I am often asked, “What are these pictures, what do they show?” One answer is the hidden universe in wine. My other answers go from wine Rorschach to the artistic expression of the winemaker or the land. No matter which interpretation, these photographs of wine...