stuffies

"Abandoned Stuffies" in Quartets Exhibit by John Ritchie

I have four photographs in the “Quartets” exhibit by the Willamette Valley PhotoArts Guild at the Benton County Museum in Philomath.

Quartets is an exhibition of 17 portfolios of four images each, selected from 88 portfolios submitted by PAG members. The project began as a PAG online display opportunity during the Covid 19 pandemic. This is its first “real life” showing.

My photographs are a set of “Abandoned Stuffies.” Here’s what I wrote about them:

I empathize with the little stuffed animals I find as I'm wandering the streets taking photographs. I wonder what their homes must have been like and whether their humans miss them or not. Sometimes they look happy to be free but most of them probably wish for something better.

The exhibit will be on display June 4 - September 4, 2021. The Philomath Museum is open 10 - 4:30, Wednesday through Saturday. It is located at 1101 Main Street.