Happy Holidays from Petra Productions

 Petra's Holiday Shopping Guide

Shop Online at Petra Production’s Web store

Did you know I have an online store on my website?  You can purchase a gift certificate for a photo session, fine art photography or schedule a life history documentary without leaving your home.

http://www.petradaher.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

Shop Local at Lansing Area Art Markets

I will be attending three Art Markets in December at some very nice venues.  Pop Up Art Markets are a fun way to get creative gifts while supporting local artists, entrepreneurs and neighborhoods.  I will offer some Flash Sales on Framed Photographs and Canvas Wraps at these events. 

Petra Productions will offer nature photography, fine art photography, street photography, photo greeting cards, photo magnets, ornaments, masks & information about photography, video packages & life story documentaries.

 

 

The Holiday Art Market Schedule

Reo Town

The Reo Town Holiday Pop Up Market, will be Saturday, December 8th, 2017 from 10-5, find me at the AA Corridor building by Soulful Earth Herbals, 1131 S Washington Ave, Lansing, Michigan 48910. The entire neighborhood will be participating in this holiday celebration.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1964717040461392/

 

Sunset Clay Studio

Sunset Clay Studio's  Annual Holiday Art Market is always a fun time, Visit us Friday, December 15th, 2017 from 5pm-9pm and again Saturday, December 16th from 11am-7pm, at 1820 Sunset, Lansing, Michigan, 48917.  We will have musical performances Friday night and on Saturday special guests, Far Away Places will perform at 3:00 pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/172234576698083/

 

Street Kitchen

Street Kitchen is Zane Vicknair's latest food venture.  We will be having a Procrastinator's  Pop up Art Market, on Friday, December 22, 2017, Noon -7 pm, 2722 E Michigan Ave Lansing, Michigan, 48910.  The event will be a great chance to taste some of the best food in town and finish your holiday shopping.

https://www.facebook.com/streetkitchenlansing/

https://www.facebook.com/events/618616278262320/

Thank you for being an important part of my community.  I want to wish everyone a joyful holiday season and New Year!

In Peace,

Petra 

The Chris Clark Fellowship

Filmmaker Petra Daher, Chris Clark Fellow

I’m excited to announce that I received a 2017 Chris Clark Fellowship in support of my documentary film work.  This support comes thanks to the Arts Council of Greater Lansing and Chris Clark.  

Chris Clark created a memorable legacy; he passed at 29 and left his inheritance to the arts.  He was a businessman and nationally known DJ who bequest his life insurance policy to the Arts Council of Greater Lansing to support working artists.  Each year 8 artits from Michigan receive the fellowship.

I’m an independent film producer and director, who is a one-woman production company.  My goal as a digital storyteller is to create and share stories that make a difference.  I’ve been making documentaries since I was a teenager and I still love the process; being a filmmaker is a labor of love.  Documentary film production is long, complicated and undefined, money is scarce and grants are rare and very competitive.  Equipment is expensive and software and equipment standards are always changing.  So gifts like the Chris Clark Fellowship are rare and I am very grateful.  I’ll use the money to purchase a state of the art 4k video camera.  I’ve been working with a DSLR camera and I can’t wait to have a video camera in my kit again.  Video cameras offer a completely different approach to cinematography, but that’s another story.  

Currently, I’m independently producing two documentary projects: Tree Hugger Travel and Great Lakes Water Warriors.  Tree Hugger Travel is travel and nature documentary project.  I create environmentally centered travel guides focusing on eco-tourism and activities that support local economies.  I do this through photographs, pod casts, video postcards, documentaries, and website design.  The series includes digital storytelling about Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and I’m currently writing the script for Michigan.  

Petra Productions editing Pipe Out Paddle Protest footage highlighting the need to end Enbridge Line 5

Great Lakes Water Warriors, my latest project, is a series of short documentaries about Michigan Water advocates who are working to protect water and enforce healthy environmental policies.  I explore the Flint Water Crisis, Water Shutoffs in Detroit, and the movement to shut down Enbridge Line 5.  The Great Lakes Water Warrior Series will be used as an educational tool and shared at teach-ins throughout the great lakes region.  I’ve spent the past two years working with community leaders and activists from Lansing, Flint, Detroit and Northern Michigan and I am in the unique position to capture their stories in a very personal way.  These grassroots activists need and deserve to have their stories shared.

I’m also partnering with the Lansing based non-profit group the Meta Peace Team, and am in the postproduction stage of Empowered Peacemaking.  This 30-minute documentary is about the mission and philosophy of The Meta Peace Team.  The group teaches peace studies and conflict resolution and places peace teams both domestically and abroad.  The documentary will help share the mission and philosophy of this very important group.

We are living during a critical moment in history.  Art, humanities, human rights and the environment are under attack.  I have set the goal to center my work around projects that support humanities, human and environmental health and the arts.  As a Media Arts Activists and Collector of Stories, I believe the arts are part of the solution and necessary to create paths for understanding and healing.

Staff and Award winners at Arts Council of Greater Lansing

 “Documentary filmmaking serves an important role in society; I love the process of capturing stories and the ability to be a media activist and artist who promote stories with a purpose."

Petra Daher

                                               

Let Me Produce Your Life Story

Life History Documentary and Video Biography Packages 

by Petra Productions

Hello Friends,

I've created an opportunity for you to create a family heirloom and pass precious memories down from generation to generation.  Preserve family stories and history or document the story of a special event or business on professional quality digital video.  The process of making a documentary is fun and easy, I work with you to create a script, and filming is done in 1 to 2 days.  People often comment how much they enjoy the process of co-producing their life story with me. 

The Interview Process

In a relaxed environment of your choice you will be guided through an interview from the pre-selected questions.  The videographer, using state- of-the-art digital equipment, records the interview.  For an additional fee, the video can then be edited, adding graphics, titles, photographs, video, music and other visuals.  The resulting package is a custom Documentary to be cherished for generations!

Visit my website to view samples and see my Special Summer Video Packages.  Limited summer and Fall time slots are available, so schedule today.  Gift certificates are available.

Life History Packages and Video Biography Packages

Raise Your Voice

There is so much happening that I want to tell you about.  I'm in a new exhibit, called Raise Your Voice, it's a powerful collection of art, and I'm proud to be a part of it.  The social justice group exhibit is at a new gallery in Lansing called, Casa de Rosado, owned by artist and writer, Theresa Rosado.   The show features, paintings, photography, sculpture and graphic design.  The exhibit runs through May.  Like Casa Di Rosado's Facebook page for details and updates on upcoming events..

Want to meet the artists?  Attend the Closing Reception on May 6th and hear the fabulous music of Drew Howard.  I'll have some prints of the Lansing March for Women for Sale.

A few of the featured artists at the opening reception at Casa de Rosado

Casa de Rosado is my new favorite gallery in town.  Watch out for this local gem.

 

Michigan Puppet & Mask Collective

 - Represent the Earth -
 Be a part of our Nature Brigade!

Join The Michigan 

Puppet and Mask Collective.

Short Term Goal: Represent the Earth at the March for Science in Lansing, Michigan on Earth Day, April 22, 2017 with a huge amount of nature and animal masks and perhaps giant puppets. Can we count you in? 

 

Long term Goal: We hope to continue to create masks, puppets and Giant Puppets in the Greater Lansing area and host Puppet Parades, Spectacles and Performances.

 

Please be a part of our puppet collective! In addition to the many free workshops we are offering, we hope to host intensive Giant Puppet making workshops between March 27-April 15th in Lansing.  

 

We are seeking funding to make a giant puppet and fix a few others for the Lansing March for Science. You will receive a spot in the Giant Puppet Making Workshop Series by donating $50. Or more.

Help us create a Giant Puppet for the March for Science.

 

                                 

https://www.gofundme.com/puppets

 

Join our Facebook Group:

In this group we will provide ideas and resources for you to create your mask and information about our workshops and events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/michiganpuppetandmasks

 

Please Donate and Share!  

This community art project is open to everyone!

Here is a sample of the puppets and masks made by Little Artshram. Help bring this magic to Greater Lansing! 

Water Warrior, Defender, Protector Documentary Film Project

The 2016 Pop-up Markets have come and gone. I had a wonderful season. Thanks for being a part of it. The Petra Productions 2017 Calendar Sale, a fundraiser for the Water Warrior, Defender, Protector Documentary Film Project produced by Petra Daher Productions is still going on.

If you want to purchase either of my calendars, prints, or cards in the Lansing area contact me here or visit: Soulful Earth Herbals, 1131 S Washington Ave, Lansing, Michigan in Reo Town.

For hours and more information about this charming store visit:

https://www.facebook.com/soulfulearthherbals

2017 Calendars are Available

It's that time again!  

Petra Productions 2017 Calendar Collection is online at: LuLu.com. 

Or if you want to shop local, look for Petra's Products at: Old Town General Store, Soulful Earth Herbals, WITA, The PEC Alternative Holiday Sale, Sunset Clay Studio's Holiday Art Market  and The Robin Theater's Pop-up Market in Reo Town.

Want to take a look at the photo selection? 

Visit my Petra Productions store on LuLu

The 2017 calendar includes:

• original photography by Petra Daher
• coil binding
• full color 
•  a variety of holidays and special days including Full Moons
•  Size 11" x 8.5"   
•  Made with love

Nature Photography 

Earth Poetry from Michigan
A Fundraiser for post-production and distribution of the Documentary Film, "Michigan Water Warriors" by Petra Productions.

 

Earth Poetry from Michigan,  is a 13- Month Photography Calendar celebrating the beauty of Michigan featuring the photography of Petra Daher.  The Calendar was created with love and each month includes Petra’s photography, an inspiring quote, and a unique variety of holidays. The 13-month calendar features images from all around the state, including Lansing, Bloomfield Hills Onondaga, Indian River, Frankfort and Harbor Springs. Enjoy photographs of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, Michigan Rivers, Eagles, Flowers and Sunsets.  Petra Daher is a Michigan video director, and photographer.  Her specialization is documentary film production and observational photography. Daher graduated from Michigan State University and has a vocational teaching certification in Video Production from Western Michigan University.

 

 Order Earth Poetry From Michigan 2017 Calendar

Street Photography 

Celebrating Michigan Grassroots Activism
A Fundraiser for post-production and distribution of the Documentary Film, "Michigan Water Warriors" by Petra Productions. 

 

Celebrating Michigan Grassroots Activists, is a 12-month photography calendar featuring Street Photography by Petra Daher. The calendar is a photo documentary of grassroots activism throughout the state of Michigan. Each month features a grassroots movement in action. Including ground breaking groups like: The People’s Water Board, Idle No More, Black Lives Matter, MI Cats, Little Artshram and more! Petra Daher is collector of stories and a media activist who uses her camera to film and photograph issues censored by the mainstream media. Her company Petra Productions is producing a documentary about Michigan Water Warriors and they need your help. Proceeds from the sale of this calendar will help pay for the production and distribution costs of the film.

Order Celebrating Michigan Grassroots Activists
 

Autumn from Harvest to the Shedding of the Leaves

 Hello Friends,

I wanted to wish you a happy Harvest and let you know that my next photography exhibit, “Autumn from Harvest to the Shedding of the Leaves” will be at Eagle Monk Brewery throughout the month of October.   I'll decorate the microbrewery with my favorite Autumnal photography for the month.  

Eagle Monk Pub and Brewery is located at 4906 W. Mt. Hope Highway

Lansing, Michigan 48917

Open: T,W, TH 3-10pm, Fri & Sat  12-11pm, Sunday 12-9 pm 

The opening reception is scheduled for October 2, 2016 from 3-5pm, but the place is open till 10pm that day.  During the opening reception I’ll have matted prints and cards for sale and will be taking orders for my 2017 Nature Calendar and Street Photography Calendar.

I’ll also have my Tree Hugger Travel Films on hand in case you want to view them.  Eagle Monk has expanded their menu and offers a variety of pizza, Panini, salads, hummus, craft beer, wine and soda all made on the premises. They also have a game room with Shuffle Board and Darts! 

Let me know you are attending via the Facebook invite for a chance to win a matted print at the reception!  I'll select a winner during the reception.

https://www.facebook.com/events/586849278169165

Thank you for your continued support of Petra Productions.  I hope to see you there. 

Happy Autumn, Petra

Tree Hugger Travel Postcard of Lansing

Take a moment to slow down and observe nature.  Watch this Tree Hugger Travel Video Postcard filmed in Greater Lansing and featuring my favorite Green Spaces.  The beautiful music was composed by my good friend Hassan Malouf.  This music video was created by Petra Daher Productions for the ongoing travel series Tree Hugger Travel.  Enjoy!  Thank you for visiting.

Summer 2016

Hello Friends,

Thank you for checking in with me! I am excited to capture the summer of 2016 on film and video. I will be working on my Tree Hugger Travel Guide to Michigan and creating a Nature Calendar for 2017. I still have time for portrait sessions and videos, so inbox me your ideas and requests.

I'm happy to announce that there are three locations you can view and purchase my Fine Art Photography this summer.  A framed photograph of Pure Michigan created by Petra Productions would make a creative wedding, housewarming or thank you gift. 

The Venues are:

Keys to Creativity

Keys to Creativity, is a community art center, a gallery, as well as events venue in the Lansing Mall.  Check out their Facebook page for upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/keystocreativity

5746 W Saginaw Hwy

Lansing, MI

(517) 657-2770

Hours: 12:00PM - 9:00PM

Check out my exhibit in the Community Gallery

The Allen Neighborhood Center

Allen Neighborhood Center is a place-based organization that serves as a hub for neighborhood revitalization and for activities that promote the health and well-being of Lansing’s Eastside community and other stakeholders. Visit on a Wednesday and enjoy the incredible Farmer's Market.

1611 E. Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48912, (517) 367-2468, Monday – Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm with hours extended to 6:00pm on Wednesdays.

 

Check the group art exhibit throughout the building.  My photography in the conference room

Holistic Therapy Massage and Bodywork

Owner Julianne Daher has decorated her healing center with my nature photography.  Visit by appointment only.  Schedule a massage with one of the most gifted therapists in town!

Address: 1770 E Grand River Ave #300, East Lansing, MI 48823

Phone:(517) 325-3075

http://holistictherapymassage.blogspot.com

A healing center in East Lansing, Michigan featuring the art of Petra Productions

 Enjoy the magic of Summertime! I hope to see you soon.

Petra

Michigan ArtShare Artist Reception

PLEASE JOIN MICHIGAN ARTSHARE
at PRIMA CIVITAS

THURSDAY, March 3, 2016
5:00 TO 7:00 PM

FOR A MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION FOR

Lily Lihting Li Kostrzewa

Dream Along Dream Path

MUSIC BY:

Chris Russell

Guitarist with 

The Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle

SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION
AND SLIDE SHOW

BY: PETRA DAHER

Featured Artist at:

Michigan Economic Development Fund Pure Michigan Building,

Visit her exhibit: 8-5 Monday-Friday
until Mid April.

At the reception she will be showing:

A slide show of “Following the Deer Trail”
and 

Tree Hugger Travel Video Postcards

FROM MICHIGAN AND OREGON

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

PRIMA CIVITAS LOBBY GALLERY

325 East Grand River Avenue, Suite 275

East Lansing, MI., 48823

COMPLIMENTARY PARKING

Please use the Charles Street Garage

“Charles St Elevator-Skywalk” Level 1 entrance

121 Charles Street, East Lansing

For more information please visit :

 www.miartshare.com

 

 

 

Photography Exhibit by Petra Daher and Tree Hugger Travel

What is Tree Hugger Travel? 
A Special Ongoing Documentary Series

Tree Hugger Travel is a source for thoughtful travelers.  The photographs, podcasts, documentaries and website created by Petra Daher Productions are an entertaining and informative resource for the busy professional, retiree or student, who when time permits, transforms into a trailblazer.  Tree Hugger Travel presents highlights and tips about specific travel destinations. Experienced hosts guide the viewer on short yet informative adventures.  Tree Hugger Travel showcases an area, providing tips on affordable and environmentally friendly travel options.  We research and review what the locals and experts consider the best entertainment options in an area. Tree Hugger Travel is a good source for trip planning or just daydreaming.

The Tree Hugger Travel Philosophy: 
Explore, learn about and celebrate the world around you with the purpose of being a responsible world citizen who travels in a respectful and low impact manner while supporting local economy and community.

Exhibit Title:
Tree Hugger Travel Michigan “Following the Deer Trail” Nature and Travel Photography by M. Petra Daher

Technical Statement: 
I filmed clips and captured photographs for an upcoming documentary and travel guide about  Michigan for my travel series, Tree Hugger Travel.  These images were captured using natural light during various times of the day with minimal photo editing. I used a Canon cameras and a Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens in various locations throughout the state of Michigan.

Artist Statement for Tree Hugger Travel Michigan “Following the Deer Trail”:  
Michigan offers incredible culture and natural beauty in every county of the state.   Exploring Michigan’s beautiful landscape, beaches and architecture have always been a source of strength and inspiration for me.

After the loss of several family members in 2015, I was seeking out special places as a way to comfort myself.   I explored “charged’ places including: Grand Haven, New Era, Little Platte Lake, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Torch Lake, Mackinaw City and Lansing’s beautiful River Trail. Capturing these photographs was part of a healing process for me.

I hope these images awaken something deep and wild inside of you. From sunrise to sunset …every day is an opportunity to experience beauty and joy. The most beautiful things are off the beaten path, so when adventuring in Michigan follow the deer trail!

To view the exhibit:
Please visit the Michigan Economic Development Fund’s Pure Michigan Building, 300 North Washington Square, Lansing, Michigan from 8-5, Monday- Friday, through April 12, 2016. Sponsored by Michigan ArtShare.

All images are for sale.  For more information go to:
http://www.petradaher.com/tree-hugger-travel-follow-the-deer-trail.html

Check back for information about a "Meet the Artist" event.  I will present along with two other Michigan artists sponsored by Michigan Artshare.

I will be showing some video postcards from Oregon and Michigan from my Tree Hugger Travel Series. Please share the information and thank you for your support of the Michigan art and storytelling community!

"Hiding in the Dunegrass" This exhibit is dedicated to my Mother.  Thank you for nurturing my creativity and love for nature.

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