Around and around

What a crazy fall this one has been. Super productive, I have been surprised by the number of pictures in general that I managed to create, and a pretty consistent approach.
One of the biggest motivations that onyone could have dreamed of, was that I have been approached by a Design firm from the west coast, and asked to be a contributing photographer for their design team.

I WILL START BY WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A REALLY PRODUCTIVE AND HEALTHY YEAR.

MY JOURNAL WAS VERY OLD AND REALLY DATED, SO HERE ARE SOME UPDATES.

SOLD TWO PICTURES THROUGH FARMBOY FINE ARTS, TO A HOTEL IN CALIFORNIA. MY FIRST SALES WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND ONE I AM VERY PROUD OF. I HAVE JUST SUBMITTED 4 SEPERATE PORTFOLIOS TO A MAGAZINE FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE TO ACTUALLY WADE THROUGH THE YEARS WORTH OF IMAGES, AND COME UP WITH A COHESIVE BODY OF WORK. IN THE END, I HOPE TO GET AT LEAST ONE OF THEM PUBLISHED.
MY FALL, BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS, WHICH RESULTED IN MY GETTING A DOZEN STITCHES IN MY KNEE IS CAUSING ME MORE PROBLEMS. PAIN, INFECTION, THE REMOVAL OF THE STITCHES 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE, SO THE WOUND CAN DRAIN, BLAH BLAH. AND THE FACT THAT SCULPTING USUALLY REQUIRES ME TO SPEND HOURS ON MY KNEES IN THE FREEZING COLD. ( I FOR THE RECORD, DO NOT GET COLD, BUT IT CANNOT HELP MY SITUATION)

AND ALL OF THIS ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM A MAJOR SNOW SCULPTING COMPETITION IN COLORADO. MY FINGERS ARE CROSSED. I HAVE POSTED A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THE 12 FOOT TALL PROJECT TO THE LEFT HERE. TODAY, I AM GOING TO EMPTY HER MEMORIES, AND PUT AN UPDATED CONFIGURATION IN THERE. ONE THAT WILL BE A LITTLE MORE LOGICAL, A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC SCALE WISE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM MAKING IT EASIER TO CARVE. JUST EASIER TO BELIEVE. MT. FUJI WILL BE MORE 3 DIMENSIONAL, NOT JUST A RELIEF CARVING. AN ARCHITECTURALLY CORRECT  PAGODA WILL REPLACE THE BONZAI TREE AS THE MAIN FOCAL POINT, ALSO BRINGING THE SCALE DOWN FROM MT. FUJI. AND THEN TO BRING THE SCALE DOWN ANOTHER NOTCH, THE BRIDGE AND BONZAI GARDEN WILL BE DONE IN MORE OF A MINIATURE STYLE, CLOSER TO THE ENDS OF THE SCARF.

SO WE STILL HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US. TOOLS ARE BEING SHARPENED, ETC, PLANS ARE MADE. I MUST GET HEALTHY.

I HAVE NOT BEEN THROWING MUCH TIME AT PHOTOGRAPHY. BUT EACH TIME I DO AN UPDATE, THERE ARE FRESH IMAGES THAT I SOMEHOW SQUEEZE IN TO MY SCHEDULE, OR MAKE ROOM FOR.

THANKS FOR COMMENTING ON MY WORK, IT IS TRULY APPRECIATED. AND YES, I USE THAT STATEMENT ALOT, BUT ... IT IS TRUE. AND I ALSO DO NOT MAKE ENOUGH TIME TO RESP[OND TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CONTACT ME.  I WILL DO BETTER.

OK NOW THAT I STARTED THIS, I HAVE TO MOVE ONTO SOMETHING ELSE.

UNTIL LATER, DOUG