2378-TCDD

Well, this is the first time in a long while that I have logged in to DA.  I basically stopped coming here when my artistic brain was shutting down.  There were other things that needed attention in life and I am happy to say that lately I feel a lot more creative.  I may get painting again?  I live in another country now (Japan) and spaces and supplies are not quite what I am used to so my style will likely evolve if I resume.  I take photos but use Picasa and don't have the energy to upload separately to multiple accounts, so if I make or paint something I will ad it but dont expect too many photos.  I just dont feel attached to DA after it

I got a new camera in Feb just in time for a trip to Tofino.  Its a Canon SX200IS which I purchased for a few reasons.  First, I needed a camera- my last one died a full year and a half earlier and every time I wanted to take photos I had to borrow Mimi's camera.  Second, this camera wasn't too expensive, with all the necessary gear (2X 4GB memory, a pelican case that fits it perfectly{always wanted a pelican case!} and a waranty {my last camera died for no reason days after the default waranty expired}) it was about 350 CAD.  Third, the camera was pretty impressive for the pricepoint it had 12MP and HD video, FITS in my POCKET (drawback of m

So we are settled in now, and starting from scratch back in Canada let us do a few things we otherwise wouldn't.  As soon as I got the apartment I went out and bought I-beam curtain rods and installed them across the living room walls.  Now we hang art suspended from rollers on the rods by monofilament lines.  We have a giant "mobile" in the center of the room, a series of thin driftwood pieces with a paper lamp on one end and a counterweight at the other.  It spins around freely, particularly when I hit my head on it.