Lenscratch

Wow.  When I entered Photolucida’s Critical Mass, I never expected such immediate and heartfelt feedback.  I don’t know what I expected, really— maybe my work to disappear into the void, except it hasn’t.  At least for some people, it’s spoken to them in some way and that is so amazing to me.

Today I received the best email (which I will keep for myself) and a link to a blog post featuring me in Aline Smithson’s Lenscratch Blog.  Lenscratch is one of Source Photographic Review’s 10 Photography-Related Blogs You Should Read, in case you aren’t reading it already.

This and a few bites for group shows and even a solo show have left me feeling really good and itching to make a lot more work.  Every time I start feeling like the odd person out, feel uncool or like I’m somehow not as deserving as a lot of the other artists out there, I need to reread Aline’s post and remember that different can be good.  I need to stop worrying and follow what excites me, because when I stop worrying about what other people think and just trust myself, what I make is much more honest and much more me.  I know this is what I’m meant to be doing.  Thank You, Aline.