One year of university practically complete. DA account logged into after almost an entire year. Many plans for the summer.

In coming to college, I've really, really missed art and crafting. Today, however, I get to pick up my camera once more (I have hardly touched it since I stopped working as a student photographer) and head out into the wild world with my dear friend to snap a roll. And then, tomorrow night, we head into the dark room.

I am so very excited, albeit a twinge rusty. It's been a few years since I've used a darkroom, but I imagine it's like riding a bicycle, in the dark.

I've set aside the first week of summer vacation to clear out the moldy, spider/earwig/other creepy crawlies-infested room in my basement so that I may finally install the darkroom equiptment I've collected over the years.

On the other side of this makeshift studio, I am setting up a lampwork table or two, to finally practice the lamp working with the materials I got for graduation.

It promises to be a delightful summer, and since I'm transferring schools to a school in Chicago, I can leap home whenever I so desire to mess around in my basement studio.

Hooray.

Back from the dead,
--Sara

So, no new art or anything like that. I have a lot of photos I could post, but right now I lack the motivation.

I'm graudated and heading to college come fall (UCLA, go Bruins!). I'm working like crazy this summer for minimum wage and trying to get everything together.

I had to go through my devWatch and delete practically everything as I lack the time to go through it.

Checking in, really. Probably some more photography to come soon.

OMG. PAID TRIAL. I AM OMG IN LOVE. The thumbs, ooooh the thumbs! I feel so pampered and gleeful and I might just explode!

The weather was FANTASTIC today (and we had that extra hour of sunlight...right?) so I dragged a friend out to take a few shots.

Lot of stuff to come with someone other than Maia (omg, actual variety in my gallery, what's this?) and involving nature. Woo.

Alexie was a fantastic model, so fiesty! A lot of personality. I took a bunch of shots! The only trouble is deciding which to post!

More art soon (it's like a flood, for serious).


Sara

My grandma got me a media card/chip for my camera that holds darn near a billion pictures!

I broke it in with a few shots, and posted the ones I like. Thanks to all who have commented. I am very grateful.

Also posted some traditional art. I had sworn to myself that I wasn't going to touch drawing implements again...but I don't know. I wanted to make a picture for *debzie and...so I did. I wish you could see the original. I'm actually vaugely pleased with it, which as some of you know, is a change. (Couldn't have done a darn thing without *digikym 's marker tut though...).

Anyway. So there you have it.

Berkeley rejected me. Still waiting on NYU. I have my fingers crossed. I am just not cut out for LA, I don't think...


--Sara