Okay.ย I’ve “Frankensteined” three different Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic 127 shooters into the shooter that I currently have nicknamed my “Modern-Day Warrior” 127 camera.ย ย Now comes the test that determines whether this camera becomes a “shooter” or a “dust-gatherer.” And the only way to test it – is to take some pictures. I put a…
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The stairwell closet
When I moved into my apartment in the Town and Village three years ago, one of the advertised perks of the apartment was that it had a small washer-dryer in a stairwell closet. ย Now it was great to have my own washer and dryer that came with the apartment – well, when I say it…
Read MoreOne day after “A Dream in the Dash”
Wow.ย Seventy-five levels of wow. It’s Friday afternoon and I’m still trying to get my nerves down.ย I’ve received kind words of encouragement from friends, co-workers, blog readers and the like, but I’m still nervous about everything. “A Dream in the Dash,” my solo art show, debuted yesterday at St. Agnes Cemetery’s new “Living Room”…
Read More“A Dream in the Dash” – today’s the day
There are moments in my life where I can’t believe how things have turned out.ย You’ve read my blog and you know many of them, both the good and the bad.ย You know when I’ve been happy, and you know when I’ve been somber. Today I can be happy. This is the first day of…
Read MoreReturning my diploma, for all the right reasons.
Every so often, I get this urge to downsize my life.ย Which, for some odd reason, is why I drove to my college alma mater, Hamilton College, last night. Background. In 1985, after four years of study and struggle, of challenges and character, I received my college diploma from Hamilton’s president at the time, J.…
Read MoreJohn 11:35. “Jesus wept.”
This morning, I went over to St. Patrick’s Church – or what’s left of it. I got there just in time to see the big claw crane tear the corners off the bell tower. I shot it with my little Nikon Coolpix, as well as with some black and white film that will be processed…
Read MoreTime Warner Cable does a nice … I guess.
I suppose it’s a fait accompli to gripe and kvetch about Time Warner Cable.ย The rates go up almost every other month.ย You can set your sundial to the time when they’ll show up for an installation.ย And they rival the post office in trying to upsell you on their various packages and offerings. Well,…
Read More“A Dream in the Dash” – the downloadable catalog!
Friday’s the day. ย I haven’t been this nervous in years. ย This is now an opportunity for my work to be seen on its own – not as part of a multi-person gallery show or in a competition, but as its own distinct entity. “A Dream in the Dash.” ย My very first art show. ย Debuting at…
Read MoreHow Wendy Carlos inspired my work
All the pictures are hung. ย All the artworks are labeled. ย Friday’s coming. ย Opening night for “A Dream in the Dash,” the St. Agnes Cemetery Art Gallery opening that will feature a solo showing of my photos and Dream Windows. And I was asked by Kelly Grimaldi, the Historian at St. Agnes Cemetery, if I had…
Read MoreShamrock Tobacco: A cure for artistic insomnia
3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.ย I’ve got a headache and I can’t sleep. May as well get out of bed and do something. I’ve had a few ideas for some art projects, but I couldn’t put anything together that would make a cohesive sensible final product. Most of these ideas involved a ghost sign I photographed…
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