November 1st, 2006
Today I am spending some time reviewing my work, trying to figure out what I should do with cradle frames I bought to do heat transfers upon. It’s a good opportunity to create new work, but at the same time I’m torn because I’d like to use some older stuff that hasn’t been shown before.
I found the above image as I was going through my digital collage work, and decided to post it here. I think it may be the strangest self-portrait I’ve done because it is so abstract. I have a love/hate feeling about it because, though I like bits and pieces of the image, I’m not entirely convinced it works well as a whole.
October 6th, 2006
I started writing an entry about wanting to show my work in a gallery, and how I’ve come to realize I better stop just thinking about it and make it a reality before another year comes and goes… Instead I will leave you with a link to a terrific blog Miranda recently pointed me to, called Millionaire Artist, and the entry on “Why is art so expensive?”
I’m happy it’s Friday and the long weekend is ahead. I plan to relax for most of it, then eat my weight in turkey and stuffing on thanksgiving day. 
October 5th, 2006
My Elements series of self-portraits was started on a whim last summer when I decided to experiment with motion blur by swirling sari fabric in front of the camera. The resulting effect created by the blurring and colouration of the photos made me think of fire, and eventually I decided to build the series around it interpreting the four elements. Second in the series was Floating, where I attempted to simulate the look of swimming underwater through a combination of lighting and the use of fabric.
The above photo is from a shoot I did this past weekend to interpret the element of Earth. Althought I’m quite happy with this photo it doesn’t fit well with the rest in the series. It is a little too different in it’s literal use of the earth, and lacks the two elements common to the other two: motion and fabric. At this point I’m not sure if I will reshoot this idea another way, or just try to create a similar effect through further manipulation in photoshop.
