digressions: a blog

Racine, Ohio

Cheshire, Ohio

Hey folks. I’ve been posting a lot of images and outtakes from last year’s visit to SE Ohio, the start of Plume. I am currently on the road to finish the project. I just finished attending a residency program in this region, Harold Arts (mad thanks to the folks who run it, it was an amazing experience), during which I focused mostly on sculpture, drawing, and video work. Now that I’ve spent an intensive period working with different materials and mediums, I’m happy to be back in my car with a beat up 4×5 driving up and down the Ohio River. With the work made in the next 9 days, coupled with the few days I worked on the project in the last 2 weeks, I hope to finish Plume, and start showing the work more extensively. And maybe I’ll figure out what I’m going to be doing next with coal and Appalachia, if I decide to continue down that path.

Last year’s trip to Ohio was completely funded through print sales, and once again I’m on the road, making work because of the generous support of the larger art community, collectors, friends, family, and other photographers.

There are still editioned prints remaining, and I will continue to offer $30 (shipping included) for any 8×10″ on my site through August. Info here. All additional raised money will go towards lessening the financial burden of mounting the first show of Plume.

The following people made this trip possible, thank you!

Darrius Thompson
Mel Trittin
George Slade
Lucas Fogalia
Peter Baker
Erin Chrest
Ian Maclellan
Tucker O’ Brien
David Schaillol
Jeremy Mlodik
Nolen Strals
Laurence Vecten
Ben Walton
Richard Boutwell
Gabriel Benaim
Matt Johnston
Roger May
Noah Vaughn
Paul Harnik
Alex Foucre-Stimes
Ryan Paternite
Jin Zhu
Ari Kermaier
Ryan Paternite
Rick Valicenti
Aaron Bernstein
Joe Leavenworth
Greg Ruben
Sam Brodie
Thomas Sibley

A special thanks to all the bloggers who helped promote the print sale. I will be sending you something special in the mail, as promised!

And if I forgot to add your name to this list, shoot me an email and I’ll add it on right away.