Blessed Be Photography - Livonia, New York - Anne Clements Biography and Contact Information

Anne Clements has lived in Livonia, New York with her husband Rod for 34 years. She cares for two cats, and mini donkeys . Grandchildren, sunsets, sunrise devotions, trees and Ireland are her passions.

Her love of Nature was fostered as a child by her Mother. Playing outside with the ever-changing colors, textures and smells gave her a way to use her energy and imagination. Watching thunderstorms with her Dad is a tradition she has passed on to her own children.

As a teen she dabbled in watercolor and admired her aunt's oil paintings. While completing her Bachelor's degree in 2005 at Empire State College, she studied the Reggio Emilia approach where children focus on different medias to explore the world around them. Her documentation of that study was done in photographs and text was displayed at Empire College in Rochester. Anne facilitates a Reggio inspired art studio at Annie's Ark Child Care Center. She exposes children to drawing from life, clay sculpture, painting and collage representation.

Anne has always had a camera in her hands documenting family gatherings and the children at her child care center. She recently started suing a digital camera on her fourth trip to Ireland. Her fascination with Ireland began in 1999 and she says, "I take the photos to savor because I miss it so much when I am not there." She and her husband (of Irish decent) have explored the Antrim Coast, Connemara, the Burren and the Donegal North West coast. Her next dream is to go to Italy to see the Reggio Schools first hand and of course snap many photos of the Italian countryside. She will be returning to Ireland this fall.

Anne is a member of the Genesee Valley Council for the Arts and has had photos displayed at the Joy Gallery and Image City Gallery, the AAUW on East Avenue in Rochester, the Lederer Gallery at SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Empire College in Rochester.

To contact Anne,
call 585-346-2035 or
send her an email.

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Call for an appointment to see my latest inventory in Livonia. 585-346-2035. Address given upon confirmation of appointment.

The Box Factory
6 North Main Street - Fairport NY
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Friday, November 11, 2011
5-9 pm

Photos, cards & painted photos available for purchase at
Talulah's Fancy & Friends, 61 North Main Street, Honeoye Falls at the Lower Mill www.talulahsfancy.com

Donegal
Irish for "The Fort of the Foreigners"

The Donegal area is tucked away in the northwest corner of Ireland. Its unspoiled natural beauty includes rugged coastlines, blanket bogs, mountains, lakes and golden beaches.

The isolation that the Donegal area encounters has led its people and their customs to be considered distinct. Their slogan is "Up here it's different."

Irish culture and the Gaelic language are very much alive in this area. Street signs are in the old Gaelic language and the music of the area is distinctive and as changing as the weather. Artists from the area include internationally acclaimed Enya, Clannad, and Altan. Leo's Tavern is a grand place to experience the old Irish songs first hand.

Cruit Island (pronounced "Critch") near the village of Dungloe (An Clochan Liath), county Donegal is a wild coastal area with beautiful wildflowers and wonderful "sea weather." All of the seascapes and beach photos were taken on the Island by Anne Clements.

www.donegalthatchcottages.com