big progress today. the website is almost ready to go online. it isn't quite there, but will be soon. that's a major load off my back. that leads me to a request. i need an artist bio. i had someone picked out to write it, but i'm not counting on anything from that direction in the foreseeable future.

so i'm calling out to anyone who would like to contribute a couple hundred words to describe me and my work. i'm not looking for the standard 'he's 32 and he likes to take pictures' thing. i'd like to see something with a little depth about where my photos come from. anyway, if you're up for it i'd love to see what you can do.

the art walk last night was good. experienced the usual pretentious art crap from all those professors that think since they've been teaching for thirty years that they finally figured out how to do. saw one gallery that was all horses. pretty groovy since today was derby day.

but the highlight of my night was a brand new gallery called artwhole studios (nice pun, eh). i spoke for a little while with the director there and we discussed meeting to talk about a show there. how cool is that?

in a previous journal i mentioned that i was scheming. also mentioned that's nothing new, but i have a new scheme that might just be crazy enough to work. as most of you know, my parents live in the philippines. i've been invited to stay with them for a little while. if it all works out i'll go at the end of july, stay for three months and get an open ended ticket back via sydney.

if it works out the way i want it to (and it's just possible that it might) i will be in oz from the end of october through the first of 2010. that would be a dream come true. more details to come. but keep your fingers crossed for me.

that's all for now. i've been staring at this screen for about ten hours without a break and i'm ready for a beer. pint o' guiness anyone?

be excellent to each other



ajm