Getting Started on a New Project!

Ever since I got a copy of Alex Binder's Infestation I've wanted to create a small book of images, possibly with letterpressed text. So, I've started shooting and hope to have much of the work done by the end of the summer. Here's a test shot; I'm going to change a couple of things in the final version. Click on the image for a larger version.

Making Time for Art With a Full Time Job

I was just reading Daniel Sroka's post an hour of art a day and feeling the same thing--my situation isn't quite the same as I'm working a full time job, but I still feel like that I just don't have enough hours in the day. My schedule is like this:

5:30am: Get up, eat, get ready for work
6:50am: Ride the subway
7:30am: Go to the gym (gotta exercise!)
9:00am: Work
5:30pm: Head home
7:00pm: Eat, read mail, feed the cat, etc.
10:30pm Crash

There is usually one or two hours before I hit the sack, but on most days I'm too wiped out to really focus on creative endeavors. A little frustrating.

How do you manage the time to do creative work with a full time job?

People's Choice Award! My print won! Woohoo!

I'm very excited... I just found out that I won the People's Choice award at the KK2010 show. Thanks to all the people who voted!

More Images from the KK2010 Show

Finally made it down to Soho Photo to take a look at the Krappy Kamera 2010 show--some unbelievable work there. Here are some pix I took inside the gallery:

The first two are of the images that were submitted, but not accepted into the show. They are all collaged onto two walls in the upstairs area of the gallery.

The next three are shots of my framed print.

Pictures from KK2010 at Soho Photo

Here are some pix on Flickr from the opening at Soho Photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgmoyer/sets/72157623421713375/

Wish I could have been there, openings can be a lot of fun.

Printing on Japanese Papers

For a long time I've been fascinated with Japanese papers, and have done a couple of tests to see if I could get a satisfactory inkjet image printed on them. So far I haven't had much luck, but I've just picked up a sample pack of ten coated papers from Hiromi Paper. I've run them through the Epson 2400 using Bowhaus' Ink Jet Control software RIP. I particularly like the Niyodo Kozo and Niyodo Natural. I've also tested a sheet of Kozo Gampi Torinoko, which is very nice but expensive at $5.25 for a single 8.5x11 sheet. Excuse the photo of my bathroom... I dry prints in there as it is the most dust free area of my apartment!

Poster From KK2010 Show

Here is the poster from the Krappy Kamera 2010 show.