for the last week or so leon and i have been seriously moving into our new space, and the studio is starting to show itself.
i nearly cried the other day when i walked up the stairs into the space. it’s been in my head for so long, and then pow! there
i was standing in it.

i am trying to stay present to the daily tasks at hand to get it up and running, but it is hard not to let my mind wander to all the
possibilities this new space might allow for us. there is talk of gallery shows as well as photo workshops and classes. and of
course i’m envisioning many hours of creating in this space.

one immediate task on hand is getting a big work table so i can have a place to work on some new collages. i think i
want something on saw horse legs so i can easily move it around and break it down when needed. after that the task at hand
will be to find a place for the many boxes of slides of old painting, film negatives, and journals of my younger years.

I am about to start a collaborative painting project with Mo Scollan and Gabel Karsten. The idea is to each pick 3 objects,
do a painting with those objects and then pass them on to the next person. After round one we will each have produced 3
paintings. We might do multiple rounds.

Picking three objects is harder than you might think. I have been contemplating which objects to choose for a couple of weeks
now. The photo below is my first attempt.

Just finished this painting yesterday. i think more than the bird it is the leaves i love.
It will be the last one to come out of my little temporary studio. We should be moving
into our new space on Friday.

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back– Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one
definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise
have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents
and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

thoughts of interconnectedness, parallel universes, and wonka vision

raquel/ryan collage study, 9×6 inches, paper on panel, 2011

heyd photo study, 9×6 inches, paper on panel, 2011