Forgive me everyone, for I have sinned - it has been almost 3 months since my last blog entry...and I fear that the few fans I've managed to grab are now convinced this blog is dead - a lost cause of sorts. I've been thinking about y'all - I promise, but my life of late has not been my own. 3 moves since August, nights and weekends at the office, and two kids under the age of 5 - the list goes on and on. Not excuses, just explanations.
Art has been on my mind a lot. I have images sitting just waiting to be worked on, and an office that needs just a few solid hours of love before it is fully operational. I've been surrounding myself with artistic moments every chance I get - from popping into a gallery to going to seminars - the latest being the open curating at the White House Press Photographers Association's Annual Photo Review at the National Geographic Society. I've felt the creative energy being sucked from me a lot lately, and every day I try to think of ways to pull some of it back. Generally, my workload deems these attempts unsuccessful - but occasionally, a glimmer comes through that keeps me going. In tough times, those glimmers become increasingly important.
I've begun reaching out to galleries again as well - just a little, but I felt like I needed to do something to get me back into the swing of things again. Somehow, pitching my work creates some sense of normalcy - even though I promised myself I'd develop my latest body of work a little more first. Triage at the moment...but I am making the declaration here and now that I plan to begin writing a blog entry again once a week. I can't guarantee that every single one will be a revelation, but even a few lines is good for me, and lets you guys know that I still have my "eye on the prize."
Life has been changing a lot lately, and despite my track record over the last 5 years, I'm actually not a big fan of change. Little changes, yes. Dramatic life changes? No so much. But, going through so many at once makes it familiar territory.
Next blog will be a little more what y'all are used to from me. For now: I'm still in it to win it, and I'm back.
More soon,
-Marc
