Reception

Many thanks to all who came out last night to look at the pictures and say hello. It's been a while since I've seen some of you, so it was grand to get you there in person to look at my work. I especially want to thank Roger and Victoria for coming so far for something this slight.

 More comments later...

SOME TIME LATER... 

For those of you who were wondering, yes, 'twas I who wrote the artist's statement. Isn't that what an "artist" is supposed to do? I've been known to write a thing or two in the past. None of it has seen the glaring light of publication that these words will find. But it's also true that I've been writing and composing images on paper, with words, far longer than I have on film. It came to me several years ago when I became seriously involved with still photography that what I had been writing with my short stories all those many years ago, and even into the period of interest in cinema, were still images with some psychology peripherally associated.

Time & a Mind

It's not an entirely new experience, but this public showing thing hasn't happened in a number of years, so the thrill is still that - a thrill. Claire and I hung the show tonight, although I forgot to take the print that was hanging on the wall here because it wasn't stacked with all the others ready to go out the door.

 It feels good to put something out there again. I enjoy the work of making photographs - and prints on occasion - but it's putting something together like this that other people can see that makes it come together. It's part of the process of how I like to communicate. While there is definitely an end product, my expectations are low enough that it's not the product - the selling of the prints - that is the reason for putting this thing together. It's the desire to show people I know what else I do with my time and my mind.

Artist's Statement added

After some collection and inevitable repetition, weeding created something of a coherent statement about the show. It says it about as well as I can at this point. Better still, look at the photos.

Progress In Process

Putting the pieces together, a bit at a time. Learning how to make this work; gathering material...It's definitely a focus thing. Many have stated the necessity of a project to make any real progress forward with one's chosen medium. The deadline thing is an immense help to narrow the options.

 It was over two years ago that the date for this exhibit was determined. During that time, the possibilities were still endless. It wasn't until about June that the theme for the ManMadeWilderness began to come into focus. It's still rather amorphous, but this weekend should see some further development on the statement front.