Finding It in Everything

 Shirley J              Adult Non-Fiction   Photography          Finding heart shapes everywhere you look

Finding It in Everything: Photographs by Drew Barrymore    96 pages

Drew Barrymore discussed her love of hearts in her book Wildflower which I just finished reading, she also discussed how she loves to take photographs and has often been surprised over the years how hearts jumped out from the photo some she saw and some shed didn't until she saw the actual photos.   She shared this happy hobby with her then father-in-law Ari Koppelman, who often found literal heart shapes in things.    Drew's phoos in this book find a heart appear on the back of a beloved dog when it curled up to relax and she took a photo of it, she has been blessed with heart showing up in her coffee and tea, soups, Japanese food, pancakes she lovingiy made for then husband will Koppelman. in the clouds in the sky, even a distorted hazy moon/sun shining dully in the sky, whose cloud cover offered another valentine in the upper atmosphere.   She finds a random tear in a tee-shirt is heart shaped and finds hearts appearing on sidewalks, tombstones, random wall and art designs, brick facades, etc.   To Drew these found hearts are inspirational and messages of love from the universe.   She loved the idea when she looked at the sky over head and saw a heart there that the man in the sky was sending a message of love to everyone below. A ten year collection of photos, some with captions that beg the reader to look for their own continuous lines forming herts to share a secret surprise of the love in the world that exists if we look for it..    Makes me want to go on a journey finding the hearts in life.   I recommend it to everyone of every age.