Three weeks in 21st century America is an immensity of time
We went from festering blind consumerism, to quiet personal introspection
Just like that
Stadiums and churches and shopping malls are empty
and parks are at capacity
I haven't posted because prior to this I've been busy, buying from and selling to the faceless hoards, laboring away so someone else can turn a profit
all the while silently doing my own bidding, in my spare time, for my own need
Here it is, the fruit of my labor
I know I tease as you read
but this is what it is for me
snapshots
moments of clarity and reality
triumphs
and setbacks
But then the last three weeks I've had the chance to really work
and to spend time with those two people I cherish
to create
I have never put so many parts into a finished product
so many surfaces
so much joinery
so many decisions
revisions
complications
it's been a truly enlightening ride
a chance to grow as an artist
parent
and husband
and here it is, no glamour shots
no lovely blank backdrops and proper lighting, or new comforter (I know it clashes horribly but shopping right now is a bit complicated)
but it ain't done yet
there's a whole inner structure to create
a skeletal framework, a dresser without sides
six drawers and their lattice of runners and supports
stay tuned, I'm designing as I go
disclaimer: the work you see is from the last five months, the writing refers to the time frame mentioned, sorry for the incongruity but I couldn't stop the story
