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PappasBland are contemporary photographers based in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.
VISUAL STORYTELLING
PappasBland are contemporary photographers based in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.
For Art Drop #25 Diana explored dandelions and spent some time searching for beauty within the weeds. Prints of Meadow Hand Bouquet, Spring Dandelions are only available until June 7, 2025. Details about the artwork are below. Subscribing to our publication is the best way to follow our work and receive our art drops.
Today we remastered and republished our Wild Kefalonia story. It was shared to our newsletter, Writing with Light, and can also be found on our website here.
Look at the unreal colors and contrast here as an angry storm rolled over the mountain above us and the sun simultaneously broke through behind our house, illuminating our meadow and woods.
-Tom
I found a lush stinging nettle spot and returned recently with gloves, scissors and bags to bring home a big harvest. Most of the leaves we will dry for tea, others we will blanch and freeze for future spanakopita (nettle-opita?). It’s a delicious and nutritious gift of free food from nature and one we gladly receive with open (covered) arms! Yes, I am wearing my winter jacket in May.
-Diana
One of Tom’s outtakes from Art Drop #24.
We are excited to be documenting the progress of an old timber frame from Japan that has now been relocated to Western Massachusetts and after a few repairs will become part of Uncarved Block's new shop space in Tyringham, MA. This is a 150 year-old 'kura' or storehouse that was previously part of a silk mill in Shinshiro. The process was managed by Kominka Collective, a not-for-profit company who specialize in saving Japanese kominka, cottages, studios, and traditional materials that would have otherwise been destroyed. Kominka North America has now been established to bring more of these structures to the United States.
For Art Drop #24 we had a conversation about Perfect Days by Wim Wenders, and Tom created an experimental in-camera multiple exposure inspired by the dream sequences in the film. Prints are only available until May 7, 2025. Subscribing to our publication is the best way to follow our work and receive our art drops.