About
After what seemed like an eternity…
Finally! it’s the latest version of:
WORD1001 Online Art Gallery
Your source for Fine Art & Canvas Prints of
Photography For Sale
by the soon to be famous
(just you wait ‘n’ see)
Fox Cities Photo-Artist Jerry “Snaz” Schnese
Thank You for your interest. Please allow me to introduce myself and to tell you a story. The story of word1001. All about the photos, the photographer, this website and the master plan behind everything… (per se)
The Mission Statement:
Forever striving to bring every customer a soothing relaxed state of mind. One of peace and serenity, filled with appreciation for their present place in space and time. Provide imagery to compliment the aesthetic environment of your personal sanctuary. Ocular confection in your diet for the soul.
Or at least provide some cool pictures to look at…
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The Photography:
Mostly scenes of your mother. (actually everybody’s mother) Mother Nature that is. Also abstract and still-life images with interesting angles, atypical or unique observation points.
Fans and happy customers from all around the globe have been proudly displaying the fine art photography prints by “Snaz” from word1001 in their homes since 2006.
Thank You! – you guys and gals make it all happen. I love you all more than you know
Award winning imagery, some of which has been published in print, licensed for promotional marketing material or appeared on a local television news broadcast.
The images have been most recently captured using a Canon EOS 40D DSLR equipped with Canon lenses and Sigma UV filters.
Also a Lumix DMC-FZ30 (circa 2005) with an impressive Leica 35-420mm (f2.8~f3.7) image stabilized zoom lens.
Before digital: 35mm film (black & white / color) using a Canon AV-1 set up borrowed from my brother; Thanks Mike, and a Minolta, freedom zoom 65 basic point & shoot camera, and let’s not forget the polaroids and Kodak “brownies”. (he-he) At least 2 photos currently selling were shot using the Minolta P&S. Can you tell which?
For me photography has been very therapeutic. Thus the touchy-feely mission statement…
The Photographer:
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I have really come to appreciate all the amazing forms of beauty that literally surround us every day, everywhere… I am grateful for their presence and the ability to capture these often overlooked wonders.
Which gets us back to the touchy-feely aspects of the mission statement and my views on art, photography and life in general.
I’m going to make a very bold statement now, but hear me out. I’ll let you come to your own conclusion.
Every photo that I’ve shot since 1993
is a MIRACLE.
Say What?! Yes, a miracle and more…
In the early 1990′s just as my life entered its third decade, typically when most people enter that critical stage in their careers where earnings potential, retirement “nest egg” building and career advancements hit full stride…
BOOM! Detour. – I went BLIND…
Yes. Blind. Not instantly all at once, but gradually. Gradual enough for me to witness my future, any plans, dreams, goals, and my very identity fade away. Locked in sync with my declining sense of sight.
Life became a very dark, distorted place. Figuratively and literally.
Which brings me back to the point of photography being a healing therapeutic for me…
Having been almost completely blind (I was able to detect motion and discern light from dark) for several months and then regaining most of my vision after enduring three seperate operations consisting of several surgical procedures each; (vitrectomy, membrane peal, retina re-attachment – which you have to be awake for) to repair my retinas followed by months of recovery…
That tends to have a profound impact on how you look at things.
When I capture an image of a beautiful scene, I am in awe of my surroundings. Totally blissed out, in ecstasy, filled with joy… Quite happy to be able to see anything at all thank you very much.
How can that NOT be therapeutic?
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If only I could say that was the end of it…
But alas it was just the beginning. All told, I’ve had the unique experience of rolling down the hallway, flat on my back staring up at the ceiling tiles on the ride to the operating room more than ten times. I’ve been conscious for every surgical procedure with the exception of one. The kidney & pancreas transplant. Which lasted about eight hours or so.
Then there’s the brief moment that I checked out. Code blue, flat lined.
When the team of nurses burst into the room it startled me back. I sat up and asked “what? I was just falling asleep”… that’s exactly what it felt like.
The next day a nurse showed me my E.K.G. from during that time span. It was a shallow, long, slow, sine wave. Not the usual rhythm of spikes and valleys. I was gone for a moment… Coming to the realization of what exactly had taken place was one of the most frightening experiences that I’ve ever had. It resulted in a period of insomnia and fear of falling asleep.
I’ve experienced more than my share of pure hell. Going through a lot of pain, anguish, contemplation and self examination. I would be a liar if I said ending it all never crossed my mind.
But Ive also been given a great gift. Each day I offer a silent prayer in thanks and give my sincere gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and especially one young angel and her family for making the decision to donate her organs after an automobile accident took her unexpectedly from this world.
Bless you and may you find comfort in knowing that your loss was not in vain. The fruits of your loving spirit manifest in your precious daughter live on in me through your selfless and most generous of gifts. The gift of life, Thank You. May peace be with you.
One of the overriding principles that I learned from all that I’ve gone through is:
Appreciate the Little Things
and equally as important:
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff!
Through my photography I document many little things. They’ll probably never have as much of an impact on you as they do on me… But lest you forget, take a moment and appreciate the majesty and splendor all around you. Don’t let your blindness be voluntary.
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About This Website:
WORD1001 – Online Art Gallery – powered by electrons
Actually this site is built on a modified wordpress blog. The theme was obtained by reverse engineering a website that had an elegant look that I liked. A number of hot-rod plug-ins complete the look and functionality of the site.
This website, the online galleries that it links to; and other online ventures, are pretty much my primary source of income now days.
The combination of the side effects from two handfuls of anti-rejection and other medications daily… The residual damage left behind from heart failure, kidney failure, detached retinas, cataracts, and the multiple surgical attempts to repair these maladies…
Well my body’s pretty beat up. Taking good care of it trumps everything else and that involves a regimented lifestyle. My body dictates the schedule. Not anyone’s time-clock.
This is non-negotiable.
That pretty much rules out most conventional career paths or employment options. Working for myself and marketing my art online is one of the few viable income options available to me. This website is one of the main vehicles being used to achieve this lofty goal
I’m really trusting that you will find something here on my gallery that you like enough to result in a sale. If not directly, as a result of the additional exposure that can result from the many social sharing features that I’ve built into this site.
So please do me a favor, if you can’t make a purchase today at least spread the word… Tweet, like, share a comment via facebook, or use any of the many social sharing tools here.
This website also allows you to make a donation through paypal. (no paypal account required if using a credit card)
All of the customization, installation, upkeep and hosting aspects of this site are overseen in house by myself with the desired goal of you finding your visit and purchase experience to be enlightening and enjoyable.
Elegant imagery + A lighthearted, spiritual philosophy + a few geek tweaks here + some guru voodoo there and what do you get?…
word1001.com – your inspirational, fun and interactive:
Online Art Gallery
showcasing miraculous
Photography For Sale
by SNAZ
Serving Your Aesthetic Imagery Needs Online Since 2006
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