civilized ku # 806 ~ crunch time
Monday, January 3, 2011 at 06:40PM 
I've been busy ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenSince last I mentioned the newly renovated store front on Main Street - civilized ku # 803 ~ who knows? anything could happen - I've been as busy as an Adirondack beaver on an un-damned Adirondack stream. But that's to be expected when one commits to a 24 picture exhibition - Friday • January 14th - with less than 2 weeks of prep time.
Yesterday and today, I seeded the gallery with a few "teaser" prints and an exhibition / opening reception notice for The Forks/there's no place like home so it's sink or swim time.
Thankfully, I have an old friend and former assistant from Pittsburgh coming up to help with all the prep which includes: making all the prints, mounting all the prints, and eventually hanging all the prints; prepping and getting 8×8 inch exhibition book layout to the POD printer and back by opening night; email invitations; opening reception refreshments; the production of 6 10-picture boxed portfolios for the opening reception; and what seems like a thousand and one other details.
That said, the single most important and demanding detail is strictly a solo endeavor - editing the nearly 100 select pictures from my Au Sable Forks body of work down to 24 pictures for the exhibit. I have, after getting it narrowed down to 48 pictures, solicited a few opinions but, ultimately, it's all up to me.
In any event, I'm enjoying the entire process. It's both a challenge and a pleasure and I am absolutely certain that it will be well worth the effort.
