the a list

As I've been reflecting on my art and its meaning beyond me, I've noted that the beyond me part has become less important.  It's interesting, because the only reward is the glimmer of recognition that says that piece of work represents something meaningful to me.      Back before my brush with death and the need for me to attend to my stamina and health, there were of course the clicks and the patreon donations.  But I still continue, with out the more public attention. As I continue to work through all of this, I have found that I need to be careful not to burn myself out and to stay connected to the world.  One of the ways I do this is to look for what keeps it moving and fresh as well as what is most productive.  I have found these things to be helpful: provide myself with a form or constraint. I agree with myself that I will continue within this format as long as it produces something pleasing. Escape fights burnout. seek input - museums, library b...

punt volat : A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called punt volat (“flown dot”) in Catalan, and found in the combination l·l to distinguish it from the digraph ll . I am happy to announce that two of my photographs, "Paul's Photo" and "Homeward," have been featured in the journal Punt Volat . It's published in Catalan (Spain) by a number of emigrants from North and South America.   "Paul's Photo" was taken in San Francisco in 2022.  It's named for a friend in Colorado, who picked the photo out of my photo library as interesting.   The photo itself is of a street curb painted red in the alley way next to the Continental Hotel.  The line it took was beautiful enough to warrant a photo.   The second photo is a black and white image of the MBTA Commuter Rail Train I took back and forth to work into Boston in the fall of 2022.  

 This... is another in a series of small handmade books I've been building. This one is much more free form and blends collage, prints, stickers (yes lovely, lovely stickers - a childhood obsession) and other miscellaneous ingredients. 

Thistle and Roots Sculpture/Photograph  

  In case you were wondering

How it's made. walk around, a lot. see things, stick them in your pocket, or take a picture. store them in boxes. organize the boxes. throw out some of the things. use others. combine them with other things. make variations. go back to the first impression.  someone else picks the 5th one. puts it in a magazine .  you take it from here.