This weekend is the Easter celebration. both for the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic churches. This means that Paros is jammed with holiday travelers as well as those returning to the island for a traditional family get-together. I could do without all the traffic, throngs of tourists and everything that comes along with it, but let’s face it–religion is Big Business and Bug Business needs money. I have always been uncomfortable with any group or ideology that tells me what to do. Big Religion is just as bad as Big Government. More shady deals based on power, money and the acquisition of More. But I digress…The events will be colorful and ancient, full of meaning for many.
My photography is progressing. I have several lovely images from the figure sessions (both film and digital) and will be cranking out more in the next two weeks. In the past few weeks the digital lab has increased its output and a couple of people who had been spinning their wheels seem to have had a fire lighted under them. This is good. To be honest I was growing disillusioned with the student body (my problem, not theirs), but hey, they are young and full of beans. Everyone is working at their own pace and they will all receive a wonderful gift of having been here. I can focus on my own work from here on and finish my portfolios. The group show is on June 3rd or 4th, which isn’t a lot of time…
More to come…JDCM