Well it's been quite a year, quite a journey. I've officially completed my grad degree and now it's time to put the books behind me for for some time and pick up my camera again. On top of finishing my MAT, I've been spending the rest of my time in the digital lab preparing for Pieter Ombregt's exhibition in Belgium. The show will be opening on the 30th of January in a building known as the Boerentoren, located in the center of Antwerp. Along with his XY Spacing series, a series of Pieter's black and white photographs will also be shown. After meeting with Karen Irvine from the MoCP, we managed to combine some of Pieter's film noir photographs with his self-portrait series he had finished last spring. The two series intertwine well with each other giving the film noir images a whole different dimension. His self-portrait series is of a strange figure in a black cape roaming the city at night. I think because of the way Pieter looked, he himself could only pull off a series like this. I will post the self-portraits on his website soon.
I would especially like to give my thanks to the Columbia College digital lab. They've been incredibly patient and helpful. Thank you again for all your support!

I haven't been photographing lately, but I'm currently enrolled in a printmaking class. I've been exploring the idea of etching some of my photographs and incorporating found objects which have been appropriated. By this week I'll post some of my prints. This semester in one of my MAT courses I'll be constructing an artist book. The printmaking class coincides perfectly! I want to create a book that includes a complete edition of prints, a collection of etchings along with my journal entries. I recently purchased handmade paper from a woman who spends most of her evenings at the Columbia College Book & Paper Center. Cecile was kind enough to bring in a variety of paper to choose from for my artist book. Her knowledge of paper is tremendous. The evening I purchased my paper Cecile was immersed in creating a new batch of paper sheets from dried plants and flowers that she collects from the Art Institute on a regular basis. She is someone I'll definitely be visiting throughout the semester for advice. In the meantime I'm interested in getting to the lab and making some test prints on the new paper. The paper is unbleached Abaca and has a light beige hue with some texture.