{"id":10943,"date":"2017-02-14T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=10943"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:46:37","slug":"artist-miranda-crooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/artist-miranda-crooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist: Miranda Crooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/artist-miranda-crooks\/mirandacrooks1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"550,549\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MirandaCrooks1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using double-exposure, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirandacrooks.portfoliobox.net\/botanicals\/image\/0\" target=\"_blank\">Miranda Crooks<\/a> has created these dreamlike\u00a0images of plants. The photographic effect and the rich, vibrant colors pull you away from reality.\u00a0In her watercolor pieces, Miranda uses a softer palette to capture the essence of each plant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/artist-miranda-crooks\/mirandacrooks3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1305,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MirandaCrooks3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3-300x149.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3-1024x510.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3-1024x510.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3-1024x510.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks3.jpg 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/artist-miranda-crooks\/mirandacrooks2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1469,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MirandaCrooks2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2-300x133.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2-1024x453.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2-1024x453.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks2.jpg 1469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/artist-miranda-crooks\/mirandacrooks4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1309,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MirandaCrooks4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks4-300x149.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks4-1024x508.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MirandaCrooks4-1024x508.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"323\" 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The photographic effect and the rich, vibrant colors pull you away from reality.\u00a0In her watercolor pieces, Miranda uses a softer palette to capture the essence of each plant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,70,199],"tags":[37,125,2129],"class_list":["post-10943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist","category-painting","category-photography","tag-art","tag-artist-2","tag-miranda-crooks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Btis-2Qv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2347,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/08\/miranda-skoczek\/","url_meta":{"origin":10943,"position":0},"title":"Artist: Miranda Skoczek","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"November 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I love these wildly abstract paintings by artist Miranda Skoczek, it might be the unleashed movement of color or the combination of realistic fauna and vibrant geometric shapes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thehugesunlight.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thehugesunlight.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thehugesunlight.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thehugesunlight.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3683,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/16\/jeremy-miranda\/","url_meta":{"origin":10943,"position":1},"title":"Artist: Jeremy Miranda","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"January 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeremy Miranda paints wonderfully vibrant glass houses; beaming with light and life against stark landscapes. 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