About

About: The Blog
Dharma Anchor is the brainchild of an adventuresome lady always on the go with a camera in her hand. This blog serves as a photo journal for travel near and far, a gallery of places to go and things to see. Mostly its travel by motorcycle, both solo and as a couple, but there are also entries from road trips on four wheels and adventures with the coolest little girl around. Occasionally there may be a post inspired by life on two wheels as a segue between adventures, but otherwise its all about experience, to go, to expand, to take in all that a person can in their handful of revolutions.

About: Claudette
Photographs. Paints. Draws. Writes. Cooks. Gardens. Sculpts. Welds. Salvages. Collects. Tinkers. Explores.
Really wants a pet octopus.
Dances in the rain.
Enjoys chaturanga dandasana pose. Seriously.
Is a proficient shade tree mechanic.
Wishes her name had an “ø” in it.
Smiles when she hears calliope music.
Prefers Chino to Johnny.
Collects vintage hillbilly kitsch.
Enjoys Bollywood music and Scandinavian metal more than she probably should.
Becomes unnervingly competitive about skeeball and pinball.
Adores the smell of leather. And honeysuckle. And old car interiors. And garages.
Loves cornball 60s and 70s B-rate films, especially biker, hotrod, and bad horror ones.
Thinks the works of Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Jack Kerouac are the ultimate bee’s knees. Also, has been trying for years to bring back the phrase “bee’s knees.”
Believes in purpose.

About: The Photography
At the ripe old age of five, I got a camera for my birthday and was instantly in love. I document my life in images, photographed, painted, and drawn, and found my calling in showing beauty and usefulness in overlooked or forgotten places. For a living I’ve done everything from portrait work to photojournalism, which I love, and have shown my art in galleries since I was a teenager. I shoot both film and digital, and although I have learned to appreciate the perks of digital (such as being able to create this blog), I will always prefer film. You will frequently find entries here involving a mix of the two.
Current exhibits: n/a

About: Contribution
The Rider’s Digest

About: Elsewhere
VC Torneden’s Art Portfolio Online
The Faded History Project
Crescent in the Pines

About: Social Media and then some
Instagram
Pinterest
Studio Print Shop

About: Copyright
All content is copyright Dharma Anchor/V.C. Torneden and may not be used without written permission. Images and other content may not be reposted or altered in any fashion. For permission to use any content or for commercial usage rights rates, please contact me at dharmaanchor (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you.

42 thoughts on “About”

edmooneyphotography on March 29, 2014 at 16:38 said:

Hi there Claudette,
Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the blogosphere and for the follow. Your support is much appreciated, 🙂

Eddie

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Jennifer Parks on July 5, 2014 at 17:46 said:

Claudette, your pictures are beautiful and your descriptions wonderful. You are so talented. Thank you for sharing your work!

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- dharmaanchor on July 7, 2014 at 15:03 said:
  
  Thank you Jen!
  
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Featured E-Magazine on July 29, 2014 at 16:29 said:

Nice blog, thanks for stopping by.

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- dharmaanchor on July 30, 2014 at 19:50 said:
  
  Thank you very much. 🙂
  
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Uncle Spike on August 11, 2014 at 15:21 said:

Hey there Claudette, the Newbie Spikey!
(for your info, a Spikey is the term for folk who are part of the clan known to be followers of Uncle Spike 🙂

Thank you… I really appreciate that as I for one, know how many interesting and entertaining blogs are out there.

Blogging since June 2013, my aim is to deliver an eclectic offering of posts, from my ‘point n shoot’ attempts at basic photography, to the sharing of my travel adventures over the decades, as well as day to day happenings here on the farm. Oh, plus a few observations, opinions and lighter-hearted stuff thrown in for good measure.

I normally keep to a couple of posts a day, maybe 3-4 at weekends if I have something special to share. But if you are at a loose end one day, maybe you’ll enjoy trawling through some of my older stuff too. I have added plenty of categories to help in said digging process.

Btw, excellent bio photo, incredible capture of your eyes. And, no, I’m not being funny, don’t worry, just noticed and thought I would say, nothing more.

Thanks again and hope you have a great day…

UNCLE SPIKE

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- dharmaanchor on August 11, 2014 at 15:29 said:
  
  I look forward to seeing your posts. And thank you for the compliment. 🙂
  
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frdbvr on August 11, 2014 at 15:26 said:

Great pictures! Very sensitive and well displayed!

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- dharmaanchor on August 11, 2014 at 15:27 said:
  
  Thank you. Yours are wonderful as well.
  
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chiride on August 27, 2014 at 19:22 said:

Do you have an email address? I have a few questions I’d like to ask if you don’t mind. Thanks! Great blog, just started following & already hooked. 🙂

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- dharmaanchor on September 1, 2014 at 15:30 said:
  
  I don’t mind it all. It’s the same one in contacts, dharmaanchor (at) gmail (dot) com.
  
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apamu on September 9, 2014 at 23:36 said:

Thanks for stopping by 🙂 I have just started reading your and I think I might just get hooked

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- dharmaanchor on September 10, 2014 at 18:42 said:
  
  Thank you 🙂
  
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pm on September 12, 2014 at 14:21 said:

Thanks for dropping by, I’m very much enjoying your photographs and look forward to spending some time looking at more of them and reading your posts in more depth.

Much interesting and inspiring work here.

All the best.

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- dharmaanchor on September 15, 2014 at 19:20 said:
  
  Thank you so much. I enjoy you work very much as well.
  
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pobept on October 9, 2014 at 14:35 said:

Grin … so you want a pet octopus.
I once had my octopus dinner crawl off my plate of rice noodles, does that count as having a pet octopus?

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- dharmaanchor on October 14, 2014 at 18:01 said:
  
  Lol! No, I don’t think that does.
  
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Jo - Over the Edge of the Wild on November 18, 2014 at 19:39 said:

Hi! Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for following my blog. It looks like you’ve had some great adventures – I’m really going to have to learn to ride properly one of these days! 🙂

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- dharmaanchor on November 19, 2014 at 18:20 said:
  
  Thank you so much 🙂
  
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Anna-Karolin Koppenhöfer on December 4, 2014 at 16:35 said:

Hello Claudette!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, especially since it’s lead me to discover yours.
I love reading stories and I can already tell just by reading three of your blog posts and your about page, I’ve found a small treasure today.
All the best and see you around the blogosphere,
Anna

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- dharmaanchor on December 4, 2014 at 16:41 said:
  
  Thank you so much Anna! You have a great eye and I look forward to seeing your future posts.
  
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Catherine aka "Bird" on December 4, 2014 at 19:03 said:

You are literally dripping with talent!!! 🙂

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- dharmaanchor on December 5, 2014 at 19:09 said:
  
  Thank you lady! I’m so excited to see all you’re accomplishing! 🙂 We have to plan a visit some time soon.
  
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  - Catherine aka "Bird" on December 5, 2014 at 22:13 said:
    
    I agree!!
  - dharmaanchor on December 7, 2014 at 17:51 said:
    
    😀
treerabold on December 10, 2014 at 19:20 said:

Thank you for the follow! I really like your photography and look forward to seeing more of your work.

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- dharmaanchor on December 10, 2014 at 19:50 said:
  
  Thank you very much 🙂
  
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yarnspinnerr on December 11, 2014 at 06:51 said:

Thanks for the visit and Welcome.

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Kate Cowie Riley on December 19, 2014 at 21:02 said:

Your photographs are amazing!!
Thanks for starting to follow my Scottish Heart blog, I hop htat youwill continue to enjoy it.

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- dharmaanchor on December 22, 2014 at 07:24 said:
  
  Thank you very much. I look forward to following your blog, Scotland is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited and I love reading about it. 🙂
  
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Rajiv on December 21, 2014 at 02:21 said:

I like your stuff..

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- dharmaanchor on December 22, 2014 at 07:22 said:
  
  Thank you
  
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thatssojacob on January 3, 2015 at 17:51 said:

Hello Dharma! I’ve decided to read and follow 15 new blogs a day every day for the first month of 2015, and yours is today’s #1! Feel free to come visit me when you can at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com, and follow if you like what you read. Happy new year and happy blogging!

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- dharmaanchor on January 5, 2015 at 13:11 said:
  
  Thank you. 🙂
  
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HogriderDookes on January 14, 2015 at 13:47 said:

Hi there.
Your blog is fantastic! I love the wealth of interesting subjects and places that you have visited and photographed, too many for me to take in in one visit I will have to return…frequently! Keep up the good work.
Best wishes, Dookes.

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- dharmaanchor on January 14, 2015 at 17:43 said:
  
  Thank you very much 🙂
  
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joannakarpowicz on March 27, 2015 at 03:22 said:

Ha! This is crazy. I feel we share certain fascinations. I’m going to come back here, read more, see more. Great photos, great texts!

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- dharmaanchor on March 27, 2015 at 16:12 said:
  
  Thank you very much 🙂
  
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John Newport on June 28, 2015 at 18:43 said:

Awesome site you have here. The pictures are amazing and you know how to turn a word. It was a pleasure meeting you and Josh at the flat track dirt races near Marquette. Keep on doing what you do, I can tell you love doing it….. Shiny side up and ride safe..

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- dharmaanchor on June 30, 2015 at 19:43 said:
  
  It was great to meet you and Nancy too! And thank you 🙂 We’ll catch ya on our next KS run
  
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