Tethered

Hi Mike, thanks for your comment--self torture is ...

2012-05-01T09:06:43.413-04:00

Hi Mike, thanks for your comment--self torture is a good way to put it! I appreciate you thinking I'm a success story already. I too wonder if that unsure feeling ever goes away, but I suspect that the mind of an artist is so drawn towards mulling (obsessing?) over things that it's partly just innate. I think getting into the habit of consistently working, and of course being more focused on process than outcome, makes the feeling if not go away then at least dissipate. Which is why I so much want to get into that habit, instead of becoming stuck in "being stuck" if that makes sense. Good luck with your own work and thanks again!

It's kind of comforting to know that other art...

2012-04-25T00:54:01.920-04:00

It's kind of comforting to know that other artists go through this same sort of self-torture. From where I'm standing, just at the beginnings of figuring out my technique, to say nothing of making art that anybody else might find meaningful, you seem like a success story already. I wonder if that feeling ever goes away.

Thanks :) So funny because I've said wistfully...

2012-03-26T16:57:22.073-04:00

Thanks :) So funny because I've said wistfully to James more than once: "Asha has a cook and a maid and a driver, I want a cook and a maid and a driver" (to take me the two blocks to school--though in your case I'm not sure how much the driver part of it is such a draw, ha!)

yes, fuck the laundry. i can completely relate to...

2012-03-26T16:52:02.289-04:00

yes, fuck the laundry.

i can completely relate to this post.

how about moving to nigeria? i am finally off the hamster wheel of kids/illness/housework. it's such a relief.

that is great that you're sending your work out.

A friend of mine thought I might like your work, a...

2012-02-03T09:56:52.964-05:00

A friend of mine thought I might like your work, and she was right! Love it and you're a great writer too. Love this......Call me wishy-washy, but I guess that means I'm intellectually agnostic.

Sounds like a rich mine of ideas - teenagers, horm...

2012-01-30T11:49:42.706-05:00

Sounds like a rich mine of ideas - teenagers, hormones, superstition, fear, anxiety of approaching adulthood. I'm sure having kids maturing in the house won't hurt in the inspiration department. Good luck with the series!

I think you might like Beth Lilly's work... ht...

2012-01-27T20:40:51.778-05:00

I think you might like Beth Lilly's work... http://bethlilly.com/index2.php#/home/

Thanks everyone, couldn't do it without you :)...

2012-01-27T16:30:00.861-05:00

Thanks everyone, couldn't do it without you :)

oh, don't go! i have time to blog-surf about ...

2012-01-23T23:17:14.582-05:00

oh, don't go! i have time to blog-surf about as often as you are able to write, and during those times i love checking in on you, your work and your personal insights into life and photography. So here's a little cyber encouragement from L.A. to keep at it...

we're here. feast or famine.

2012-01-21T04:31:39.020-05:00

we're here. feast or famine.

yay! love reading your writings.

2012-01-20T19:48:59.865-05:00

yay! love reading your writings.

Love this post-I can so relate but I like the way ...

2012-01-20T18:26:45.218-05:00

Love this post-I can so relate but I like the way you describe it better! Love your work! I think the "procrastination" or the "creative break" or whatever fits, is important to evolving the creative juice. At least that's what I tell myself.
Thanks for your inspiring work.

This really is a great idea letting young students...

2012-01-05T19:08:14.768-05:00

This really is a great idea letting young students criticising photos they know nothing about. These are funny interpretations they had. Children always have their own way of seeing things. Wonderful!

I haven't looked closely at the winners' w...

2011-11-20T08:38:16.588-05:00

I haven't looked closely at the winners' work, but I did go through the whole All Entrants cd. I often skipped through a lot of thumbnails because they were very similar. It was the night photography and old wallpaper that got monotonous for me. (Although I love old wallpaper, there was really a lot of it.)

it's cool to see the pictures side-by-side. i ...

2011-11-20T04:02:47.996-05:00

it's cool to see the pictures side-by-side. i really enjoyed it.

I love that. What a great memory. -JT http://www...

2011-10-30T20:57:41.798-04:00

I love that. What a great memory.

-JT

http://www.thinkitripitwriteit.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

2011-10-17T15:49:25.371-04:00

Thanks!

Best of luck - sounds like a fantastic show!

2011-10-17T15:44:24.094-04:00

Best of luck - sounds like a fantastic show!

Love this. My kids are grown now and I am happy to...

2011-10-05T14:12:22.768-04:00

Love this. My kids are grown now and I am happy to have happy kids!

Hmmmmm, is that an iMac in the photo? The screen l...

2011-09-30T21:31:05.047-04:00

Hmmmmm, is that an iMac in the photo? The screen looks a little different

Go here for the rest :) http://thetenphoto.com/bl...

2011-09-29T14:09:51.607-04:00

Go here for the rest :)

http://thetenphoto.com/blog/2011/09/a-day-in-the-life-of-photographer-elizabeth-fleming/

(day ended at 11 p.m.)

i want more! your day ended at 11am?

2011-09-29T13:37:12.731-04:00

i want more! your day ended at 11am?

Thanks Frank!

2011-09-23T10:40:30.833-04:00

Thanks Frank!

Interesting read!

2011-09-23T05:20:32.670-04:00

Interesting read!

QT (QuickTan). It turned my skin orange, yet I con...

2011-09-22T19:22:16.746-04:00

QT (QuickTan). It turned my skin orange, yet I continued to use it entirely too long.