In August 2008, Papa's sister, Mary, came to visit us in Tucson. We went to visit The Desert Museum and happened to go in their Art Gallery. We were all struck by the exhibit as we entered and spent quite some time viewing each canvas. The exhibit was the photographic work of Dr. John Schaefer, a former President of the University of Arizona. All of the photos in the exhibit had been copied to canvas and all were of cacti blooms. Each was more stunning than the last. They were breathtaking!
When we got home, I went online to research Dr. Schaefer and discovered that he founded the Center for Creative Photography, along with Ansel Adams. We have since visited it several times, as The Center for Creative Photography is a research center located on the University of Arizona campus holding archives of over fifty great 20th century photographers.
As Christmas approached and I seek out "consumable" gifts for most of the adults on our gift list, I was searching for an appropriate gift for Mary. I happened to Google Dr. John Schaefer and found that he was teaching a photography class in April 2009 at The Desert Museum. I quickly purchased two places, one for Mary and one for myself, as a gift for her. We attended the class together in April and both of us will say that it has changed how we think of photography and how we think of cacti blossoms.
I emailed Dr. Schaefer after the class for a recommendation for printing photos to canvas. He quickly replied that he has exclusively used http://www.justamomentimages.com/ for years. I had several photos done by Justamomentimages and Papa and I couldn't be happier with the results. We hung them in Tucson this week and love them!
