ATYL

wow, is it possible i've been away for 5 mos?  and that i haven't made any non photographic art for roughly the same period?  the break's been good tho, i think.  sometimes a hiatus brings new clarity, or at least new inspiration... to "christen" the new studio space (thanks to the Chicago Artists' Coalition's works on paper residency), i'm starting a new series of work on paper.  i was originally going to focus on tradition and femininity through silk and papermaking, but i think the pieces will also be about grace, mysteries, faith, hope, virtue, and the journey/process of Love. this new series is actually kind of a challenge to myself to

finally putting the idea into words: After switching mobile phones, I began taking photographs of people during my commute.  Originally, they were single, candid shots of faces that caught my attention.  Then I began noticing and capturing little things about these people – a look, the press of their lips – and a single photo turned into several, where the output often showed ordered lists of objects/events, with reoccurring elements (people/actions). Now, in the seconds and if I’m lucky, minutes, I have with these subjects, I shoot in sequences inspired by mathematics, keeping in mind the possibly infinite length of each seq

Yesterday, as I was telling one of my friends about the recently extinguished "torch" I had been lugging around for the last 10 years (the "what if"), it occurred to me that I've just been tying up emotional loose ends these last few months:  first a relationship that should've ended a long time ago finally did; then I found the 2 old friends with whom I've always regretted losing touch; i told my dad what i really thought about how he's living his life (well, existing really); pushed my friend under the water with what I may or may not have been feeling only to be shown what it really was or should be all about...  plus, realizing that i've