Quartered

Phew.
Finally have my book idea. Solid book idea. Not just fleeting thoughts about how it might turn out. I have been trying to fit things together that weren't going to make much sense...until now.
I just recently turned 25 and for the first time in my life, I'm starting to feel my age and realize that those years have been PACKED with adventures. (It doesn't help that EVERYBODY thinks it's fun to remind me I am now a quarter of a century old.)

I've decided that since this book is supposed to reflect myself, I should just make it how I am. I'm not structured, nor am I organized, nor am I one single theme. Ok, so the book will actually be better than how I am cause it will be those things. And more. So much more.

Sketches, photos, scans of those little tid-bits I've picked up over the years, snippets of my witty humor...I want this book to subtly be fun and creative and a bit kooky. Just like me. And I will section it off...perhaps in quarters? Something that can serve as a bit of an autobiography, as well as a portfolio of sorts.

I know it will be an attention grabber. And keeper. You'll never know what will be on the next page. Ah yes...a real page-turner indeed.

I Know Excuses Are Like Assholes...

...everyone has them and they all stink (I think that's how the saying goes)...but anyways, here's mine:
Without getting too graphic on the goings-ups of my week home sick...long story short...here it is Monday night and do I have book pages to post? Noooo. But good news--I started story-boarding my book in a sketchbook to get my thoughts all out while I still figure out InDesign (Blatner is just not as interesting to watch as Orwig).
I'm slightly worried that I have aspirated some of my yakking and will be battling pneumonia shortly, but at least I can lay in bed with my trusty lap-top and do more than blogging.
I like this blogging business...but too much typing does hurt my fingers.

One Down...79 To Go

The Time Of Day The Temperature Drops

...Sunday afternoon.
After a whirlwind of a weekend...and I'm supposed to have 6 pages of my book completed in 2 days. I'm starting to panic. There seem to be a number of things--all hopelessly time consuming--that I have to have done by Tuesday. My mind is not in my head right now...it is stuck in the clouds trying to make sense of the past 4 days that has left me feeling like I just got off the zipper ride at some ricketdy parking lot carnival.
I think my best course of action would be to devote some much needed time to learning InDesign. That way at least when my book ideas become clearer to me, it should be breezey to put them together. At least I am not short on material. If only photos would organize themselves...

Chop Down This Tree With A Herring

Ah....what can I say about Oliver Herring?

Honestly...not much.  It all happened so fast.  I was quickly responding to a text message and by the time I had looked up and my eyes adjusted...the video was over.

Now time to do some googling...

...first, let me put away the cell phone.

Language As Art

Being a language so different from our own brings such an elegance to these works.

Perfect Shades Of Gray

When creating something that looks like it was created someway else, sometimes you find the art in the process.

Oh Ya...His Name Is Kjell B Sandved

Tom Cool

I have this poster, framed and hanging on my wall.  It is called The Butterfly Alphabet. I can't remember the name of the photographer right now--but I was thinking about it while looking at Tom Scott's work.  

In my poster are the 26 letters of the alphabet--all photographed from butterfly wings.  This guy had captured everyone (photo--not butterfly) by carefully paying attention.  It took him years to make this and its absolutely amazing because he didn't touch a single subject.  Just sat quietly and waited.

I think its all about seeing things in a different way when it comes to photography.  Something as simple as the beach or a butterfly can become so much more beautiful than one could imagine if you look at it with the right eye.

Real Photography

I'm actually sitting in class right now.

Thank God for laptops.

I had to stop in though because I was just blown away.

Our beloved Chris Orwig has taken photography to a whole new level.

Auto-aligning and auto-merging his heart out...blending the "good" from 2 different photos to make an ultimate mega-good-photo.

Where's the spontaneity?

Will there be such a thing as a candid when you can mask away the "funny faces"?

I don't know how I feel about this.

I'm not really sure I'm diggin' it.

My Book?

Welllllll........
I have been so excited over this project. I can't wait to have a book of my very own, published, full of my very own photographs.
However...knowing what it will be about is a completely different subject.
I suppose a book full of my journeys and adventures with animals would be appropriate. If I wasn't an artist, I would go back to bird training.
I already have enough volumes of photos and stories in which to fill many publications so perhaps that would be a good place to start. I also think my time with my birds has really shaped who I am today.
I can't wait to see this project take flight. (Haha...I know that was lame but I had to say it.)