Amy Rindskopf

Left Over
In the kitchen, when I am preparing a meal, things can be hectic. It often seems that a whirlwind is tearing through, pushing everything in its path. There is no time, as the cook, to stop for photography. But after the meal has been eaten, after the guests have gone home and the children are in bed, the kitchen is quiet. Now there is time – to reflect, to focus on the small details left behind by the storm of the day.

Cooking for me always has a beginning, a middle and an end and it is also part of a continuing cycle: every day there are new meals to be planned, prepared and eaten. For many people, the most interesting part of the meal is the eating. For me, sometimes what happens after we eat is just as appealing.

I spend a lot of the time in the kitchen, not all of which is spent cooking. There is the preparation: the washing, the cutting, and the reading of recipes. Sometimes, there is tasting, and always, there is cleaning. When I am preparing a meal, I am focused on the steps I am taking, what comes next; once the meal has ended, my mind can relax and drift. Images catch my eye as I meditate over the meal’s remains.

Artist Bio

Amy Rindskopf is a photographer based in Winchester, MA. Her work focuses on the natural world. As a long-time farm-share volunteer and New England resident, she is especially interested in the local seasonal harvest.

Rindskopf’s work has been exhibited at PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT (multiple juried exhibitions); Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA; Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA; Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA; Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Nashua and Lebanon, NH; and Belmont Art Gallery, Belmont, MA.

Rindskopf has studied photography at Wellesley College, the Corcoran Museum of Art, and the Photography Atelier at the Griffin Museum of Photography, where she is the course assistant. She develops and presents seasonal recipes at the Winchester Farmer’s Market and is the event manager for historic Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester, MA.

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