It’s been a long time. However, in my case, the absense in writing is a sign of productivity.

The opening for my solo show happened on the 11th. There wasn’t much buzz about it and at the moment I was a little disappointed. I guess I had spent a little too much time fussing over those prints and trying to get all of the framing done on time and professional looking. I just wanted someone to acknowledge that I had done all of this work. I’m over it now. Really, I am. I think the whole experience has taught me how to be responsible for my own artwork. In the sense that I should have the know-how to mat and frame all of my work, hang my work (with the generous help of friends) and set up a show. I think I’d be able to pull it off a lot better the next time around, if there ever is one.

[check out the pictures on flickr, I've made notes on all of the artwork with the titles, etc.]

Promotion is not one of my strong suits, but I’ve never felt it necessary to promote myself. Or maybe I’d just feel like an pretentious, egotistical, asshole if I did. I’ve already done much better than I had expected. The closing is this Friday and after that, it’s all over.

I’ve been thinking a lot about process (I’m so god damned fascinated). Mainly the process of creating art. I really enjoy hearing about how others go about creating their work and what they’re inspired by. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about Spoon and frontman Britt Daniel (as evidenced here. Don’t you just love the internet?). I do adore the music of Spoon and I’m constantly inspired by musical sources, so it’s been interesting to read about the intricacies of crafting music. I even wrote an entry – verging on fangirly – on livejournal about it. Songwriting is so mysterious and powerful to me. And it still is because I’m sure second hand accounts of how someone wrote a song about this or that isn’t very accurate. But can you really be accurate in describing something as vague as how you create? Sometimes it just happens and you’re completely unaware of how you got from point A to point B. At least that’s how it works for me. I can’t imagine anyone being formulaic in that regard.

I’ve got a lot more to say, but as usual, I’m babbling incoherantly.