That spark...

... I seem to be missing it at the moment. Here I sit with an entire sketchbook brimming with ideas carrying multiple visual interpretations and yet I seem to be missing "that spark", that thing that engulfs you and makes you want to work on the project, the thing that calls you back to the piece even when you must take care of other things. Don't get me wrong, I look through the sketchbook and I'm thrilled. I love all the possibilities I've archived there. I sit down at the computer and open Photoshop or pick up my camera, and suddenly my thrill is gone.

Anyone have a lighter I could borrow?

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How do you respond?

I don't have any digital copies of my work to show at the moment, but one of my classmates called it "Witkin without the gross-out". What do you say to that? How do I respond to the idea that my work resembles the artistic vision of a man whose main influence comes from seeing a decapitated head when he was a child? Actually, I'm a little intrigued, but still gagging a little.



More of Witkin's images.

Sunday

I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth! I've been in the darkroom. IF the scanner isn't having a suck fit, I might show off a few prints soon.