Crunch time, Day 85

Today was the last day of the workshop. Each student made a page for a book based on the theme of "night" which we exchanged at the end of the day. I have never had such a hard working and dedicated group. I am ready to get back to my studio and start making my work again!

Line Story, Day 33

Tonight I had some neighborhood girlfriends over. We played a game called "line stories" which is similar to the Surrealist game "Exquisite Corpse". I showed them today's image and this is what we wrote:

I often wondered about the relationship between the number three and the number two. The left and the right...It's just so fucking aggravating trying to remember what goes where. It's really helpful when it's color coded. The less I have to think the better. Please don't make me think. Because I must finish this macrame project for the gallery show tonite. So thank you for the advice, but I must focus on this now. I don't like to dwell on advice. I have to decide what is best for myself. The balance of body, spirit, intellect, mother, wife, laugh maker, tear maker, love maker, light maker. But all those wires are definitely homicidal maker. Just can't take it! We're so technologically advanced. haven't we figured out how to not have all those God damn wires?! Seriously, I asked you to pick them up and move them out of the way. Now I can;t finish my project as easily, I must sit. All I want to do is drink more wine. If only i didn't feel hungover the next morning. I felt whole again.

Thanks Kat, Becky, and Anna for participating in my project tonight! A bunch of jibberish but a wonderful collaboative process. much like this project is from day to day- making sense at times then taking a leap of faith.

Keeping it together, Day 30

Today I have hit day 30 posting to this blog. This is a milestone for me because I wasn't sure if I could actually follow through (I still have 11 more months to go). It has been nice knowing that people are watching out there on the world wide web because it holds me accountable to my project! My mom asked me if it has been tough keeping up with it and in all honestly it hasn't. It has been a lot of fun and definitely challenging at times, but I really am enjoying myself. I think I have fallen in love with photography all over again. Around age 14 I began writing in a journal, but when I had my son I found it difficult to write. Every time I sat down I felt overwhelmed because there was so much to document or write about. I think posting to this blog comes a bit easier because the image leads the writing and the images are captured throughout the day. The images connect but they are random, just like the writing is random. It's not really about "the day" and what I did, but random thoughts sparked by the imagery. How this image of my glue container and brush inspired me today, I am not exactly sure...I guess it just means that I am working.