…nor any drop to drink — if I remember The Rime of the Ancient Mariner well enough. Rhode Island had a record rainfall of 15 inches in March, with 9 inches of that falling in 2 days. The biggest problem was the Pawtuxet River which crested at 21 feet above normal, which is 12 feet above flood stage. The river closest to us, the Woonasquatuket, crested at 4 feet above flood level — so no problems there. We did, however, have a lot of ground water. There was so much water flowing in to our sump, that the pump could not keep up. So over three days while the pump ran 24 hours a day, the...

Finally back at home. Thanks Richmond for a great weekend. I enjoyed seeing so many of my old friends, and making new ones. I’m looking forward to a return trip this coming...

Late yesterday I had a chance to catch up on some reading and I ended up reading three blogs that dealt with the inherent differences between still images and video. The first from Jacki Schklar deals in part with how younger students were bored and inattentive during a video presentation by an award winning videographer, but were transfixed during a presentation of still images. The next was from Stanley Leary who made the case that a slide show can be more compelling than a video. And finally Harrison McClary who talks about how a photograph can sear the memory. One of the key differences that I see...

Here’s a link about some current research on multitasking. It’s from PBS Digital Nation. After reading the interview, I understood a bit more of why I work the way I do. When I’m in the middle of the peak of my show seasons, there are times when I’m only back in my studio for only 1 or 2 days in a week. In an attempt to catch up I have tried to print and stretch canvas at the same time. These two activities are in different rooms, but it’s just a short walk, and I know about how long each print should take. But after just a couple times, I discovered that I could print...

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~ John Muir John Muir (1838-1914) a Scottish born, American Preservationist, was a co-founder of the Sierra Club. He spent much of his time in the mountains and woods, and referred to nature as home. He has a number of natural areas named in his honor, including The Muir Woods National Monument. You can find more information about John Muir on Wikipedia. The Sierra Club has a John Muir Exhibit, this site also includes his writings in HTML format. I’ve included a small gallery of my photographs that I think illustrate this quotation from John...