That...was my foot.

six more weeks of baseball. or more.

2010-02-09T06:40:24Z

warming up Tomball, TX That time of year again. A new team, new coach, new dynamics, new rules, back on the pitcher's mound. First practices show a better organized coach with a strong grasp of fundamentals. Yeah, I'm a little giddy waiting for the first game. With games and practices comes the inevitable schedule juggling. This ultimately results in us seeing less of him for a short while, but we've got Spring Break and the summer to look forward to. That gives us plenty of time to warm up.

always around the corner

2010-02-04T06:29:00Z

gun show Deer Park, TX 100% Texan born and raised. I don't own a gun and I don't follow football. I don't have a horse or a ten-gallon hat for that matter. I imagine, eventually, number 1 will change. I can't speak to the rest.

I'm sorry I pushed you

2010-02-01T20:44:00Z

apology letter Houston, TX Mondays. Mondays can be hard. Mondays can make us want to act out. When Mondays push us that far, we have to apologize. Sometimes we have to apologize twice to get the point across.

all caught up

2010-01-26T22:07:31Z

awkward moment Houston, TX As I mentioned before, the ball is rolling on Weekends, Dreams and Other Plastic Memories, a toy camera based exhibit of work from myself and Laura Burlton with a 'focus' on children and childhood included as part of FotoFest 2010. Huge thanks to Laura, Sheila and Carissa for inviting me to share some space with Laura in The Havens Center. The reception is March 19 from 7 to 10pm and is open to all. We'll have a Facebook event page up soon, and I'll continue to post relevant info as it develops. I'll be showing 20+ images from Alternating Weekends and yeah, that feels really good. A lot more work ahead to get to the prints on the wall but it's all a labor of love as they say.

a familiar tune

2010-01-26T06:23:52Z

shadows of lights Tomball, TX Things are piling up, working to keep it all straight. A song we've all heard before.

pieces of a round trip

2010-01-22T23:06:41Z

187 minutes, 59.6 miles, 26 images, 1 intermission Clear Lake to Tomball and Back Again, TX First attempt to build a story with the LEGO camera.

a thought continued, complete or otherwise

2010-01-19T21:27:00Z

secret weapon Deer Park, TX First off, huge congratulations to Susan Burnstine for snagging Best in Show at Photo L.A. 2010. Her imagery is pure magic done the 'old-fashioned' way with cobbled cameras and intuition. Following that train of thought, my buddy Tread throws down some food for thought regarding the idea of 'contemporary photography' and what that means in the 'digital' age. A seminal argument that keeps on giving and refuses to die. Which is good as it serves as a springboard to continue to look at and into photographs. My photographic thought above will follow as a non sequitur which only seems appropriate. When I think of Alternating Weekends as a body of work I think of it as reactionary. A response to the activities and relationship with my son. Yes, there are plenty of 'wait, do that again's and 'remember that time's but they're all in response to initially unsolicited action. Then there's this. An image that popped into my head late at night in a wake-sleep TV stupor, probably formulated while flipping channels between 2001:A Space Odyssey and Samson and Delilah or some such nonsense. I felt compelled to stage it and I got what I wanted but I have no idea what it means to me much less anyone else therefore I question it. An image I'll sit with for a while to see if it sticks, it reminds me of my friend Maura's exchange with a professor in college. When asked what she was feeling when taking a particular photograph that was up for critique, she responded with 'I felt like I wanted an 'A''. I can't say that's what I was thinking in this moment, I can't say I was thinking about anything except hand placement, angle of view, and the original thought that put this image in my mind. But her response feels fitting as a reaction. A reaction to an incomplete thought.

dirty feet

2010-01-18T20:23:34Z

new coat of paint Houston, TX Today marked her first movie theater experience. She made it through with quiet patience, laughed on cue, even applauded at the end, then sobbed like she lost her dog when she realized it was time to go home. Promises of return trips do little to satiate with the lure of Toy Story 3 in the previews weighing sweetly on her little mind.

kabuki in the sky with pilots

2010-01-13T20:30:18Z

plane face Houston, TX Ironing out all the details for participating in a two-person show in conjunction with FotoFest. Planning to show a large selection from Alternating Weekends plus a few other things. More details to come. In the meantime, something punny.

sunday blues. and magentas. and cyans.

2010-01-12T21:10:47Z

passenger seat 3 Houston, TX Becoming aware of changes in our dynamic. A slight distance, a tangible aloofness. I can see it when we make eye contact. a different regard for his old man. Nothing bad, nothing tragic, but change nonetheless.