Dreamings

Much of my work is surreal and other worldly. These pieces, in particular, are from that inner place of imagination, where the unconscious takes us, if we allow.

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Dada Dreams © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.
Looking.  Not Seeing © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.
Magical Places © 2012 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.
The Meeting Point © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.
Jawline © 2012 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

What do you see? I wonder if the features here are as obvious to the viewer as the artist. I’ve been away from the website for a while…been preoccupied with other creative duties the past couple of months, but the … Continue reading

Red Fruit © 2012 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

A dreamy creation made while in the heat of Guanacaste.

Magical Places © 2012 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

The colors, shapes and patterns all came together beautifully in my latest mirror image piece. The original was a Hipstamatic photo taken in an empty nightclub at our hotel in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. I plan to post more Costa Rica … Continue reading

Double Vision © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Often my layered work is immediately recognizable as that, with outlandish colors, juxtapositions, etc. This one is more subtle. Two suns? Double exposure? How’d she do that? I resisted the urge to take this one further, because as is, it was … Continue reading

Dada Dreams © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

I really love this one…something about the face reminded me of a di Vinci portrait, re-purposed into something modern. One of my framed photos makes an appearance, too, as it’s hanging next to the mirror in my bathroom.

Reflective © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Finding balance is always a struggle.  Then, sometimes, when you’re lucky, you let go of certain fears, of expectations of self and the “need” to be in control.  That is when the magic happens. It’s so cliché, but I really … Continue reading

Fuchsia Over Madrona © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Had a truly lovely photo walk Wednesday morning in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle.  The sun was bright over a foggy Lake Washington, and it illuminated the red, yellow and green leaves of the trees like you wouldn’t believe!!  It … Continue reading

Fresh Cell © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

After promising to get out and take fresh photos I find it funny that I yet again found myself going back to the archives for inspiration.  This piece is a combo of three photos I took in Cashmere, WA this … Continue reading

He'd Like to Come and Meet Us © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

“There’s a starman waiting in the sky He’d like to come and meet us But he thinks he’ll blow our minds” -Lyrics by David Bowie I’ve been quite busy with the business side of my photography these past couple of … Continue reading