photo of my late father, lights off

photo of my late father, lights off
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

this past week has been a mad rush to put together my portfolio and an artist statement for my gallery/portfolio class. mike, unarguably the best boyfriend ever, agreed to help with some 3d visualization of ongoing projects. they turned out great, which sets the bar for the actual piece, which i hope will look as good.

i can't say enough how this exercise in 3d visualization has not only motivated and inspired me to keep on keepin' on with the present work, but also with thoughts on lighting and photographing the work, which can be tricky when the work consists of light. i always have a vague image in my head of what the projects will look like, but to see a visualization of it matching with what is in my head is impressive, especially, when finished projects don't always match initial plans.

i also gave my artist statement a good working over. being a conglomeration of general statements of whys and descriptive project statements added on, it had become disjointed. editing produced a much stronger and improved version.

in the end (to mike's disappointment more than my own), i did not get to present and review it with the class due to the limited time. portfolio review will continue next week, so i will have to wait to get feedback. the extra time will allow me to get a proper portfolio box for the prints and additional edits to the statement.