AssociatedPixels

Greetings from the edge...in the Pacific Northwest.

It seems that all of us, collectively, have been making images in the privacy of our own heads, since the beginning. Some images were so insistent to be expressed that they sent impulses out through the arms and hands, and there was simply no holding them back. With the utilization of ever-improving tools, these "pictures of the mind" found their way onto stone and wood, then canvas and paper. One day they will be painted onto the very air before our eyes, and the entire circle will be complete.

Meanwhile, our tools keep getting better, allowing more and more people to shake these images free. Digital cameras have become one of the most convenient birthing mediums for transporting these images from the mind's eye to a computer, and image software...well, just one of many ways to imprint them with parental values, pat them on the head, and send them on their way. The images here are the result of such a loving process.

I'm no different than the millions before me: I seek to let those images I see in my head have a life outside. To exercise this age old struggle, I've accumulated some electronic tools and a few craftsman-like skills to help externalize them. The process is often tedious, filled with apprehension, second-guessing, and self-doubt. What emerges is, nearly always, a joy. Freed from the mind, I hope my images find acceptance, happiness, and their own little place in the world.