Day 10

Duomo

Copyright Jennifer Geisert

I'm seeing Pisa for the first time next week. I saw the tower from the train once, it was smaller than I imagined it to be. But so was the Mona Lisa. I will, of course, take the obligatory photograph of both myself and my fiance holding up the tower, because you can't not do that. I'm sure there are amazing little churches and side streets to explore, and day trips to Lucca to be had. I can't wait.

Day 7

Windowpane

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It's a quiet evening, which means a quiet photograph. Windowpane is so still that it's managed to largely escape my attentions until recently - it fades into the background of my other many photo files. I just noticed it one day, and I fell in love with it.

Another show is opening tomorrow night. Which means it's been another busy week for me. I've been meaning to work on some new Polaroid emulsion transfers, and to finally finish an encaustic piece I started about a month and a half ago, but all I really want to do is sew little squiggles onto my little pieces of canvas and buy some gorgeous clothing I've had my eye on for forever.

Day 6

Amboy

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I feel busy. Work has suddenly gotten crazy, and when it rains, it really does pour. I come home tired, but in a good way. However, I haven't done much in the evenings (like water my tomatos or basil or peppers....again....oops), and I think Netflix is partially to blame for this. Netflix and I are still in the honeymoon stage of our relationship. I've watched more films in the last two months than in the last two years, I think. I'm currently working my way through the first season of One Tree Hill. I began watching the show last September/October on Soapnet every afternoon as I worked in the kitchen on my upcoming exhibition, and I just couldn't understand what the hell was going on, and where all the non-crazy parents were. Now I'm totally addicted.

I've begun applying to exhibitions again. I'll find out next week if I was accepted into the latest one. I've never really thought much about it before, and I'm sure that the fact that I'm thinking about this one an awful lot has somehow jinxed me, but you never know.

I've also gotten shamelessly excited about music, in particular the recent release of Portishead's THIRD album. The first one in 11 years. Wow. I just think that if you are creative and it's what you love to do, you'll never actually retire from it. You'll do it til you die. And while you may take a break, and you may take years to return to it, you WILL eventually return to what you love. Creativity doesn't stop just because you want it to.

Incidentally, the above Polaroid is one I took after a two year break from photography. A friend and I just got in my car and drove to the desert, to Route 66, and spent the day photographing. Unfortunatelly, I think it was possibly one of the hottest days of the year, well over 100 degrees, but we managed. I had the air going full blast, a cooler full of water in the backseat, and sunblock in my backpack. It was an awsome day, and I can't wait for more. Maybe next will be Vegas at night with it's neon.