Greetings Citizens. Jen & I took seven students, who knew nothing about Photography or Ceramics, and got them to make approximately twenty cameras and 40 images. We were both very proud of the work they made. Sorry there aren't images yet... I shot those on slide film. They may show up in the future. But you can see some of the cameras fresh out of the raku pit. Nice, huh?

So it looks pretty certain that I will go visit friends in Maine. And even though I have two classes here in the Fall, I'm going to the job service there to see what sort of jobs are available back there. I'm not happy with my life here. I can't compete for Photography jobs with the new faces and their command of digital. Both of my workshops involving alternative processes are cancelled due to a lack of interest. The type of Photography I like to make has no audience either. I'm not hip enough for the Rose City and perhaps I might do better in the back woods of Maine. Find a nice village and a Joe-job. Make my work, put it in a box and place it under my bed.

I had three students follow me to the bitter end at PCC. They took every class I taught and told me I taught them to love Photography. That's as good of a compliment I need and I can move on. I know that I contributed something to the medium and I can leave it... like Chauncey Hare.