Mayan Calendar

I know it's been a while - Christmas and shopping and baking and having fun!  Hope you're doing the same. We've had company too which has made it more like Christmas.  Our family is getting smaller, but we still get together and take time to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us.  Not only have we had our Family reunion, there is also the art world that I partake in and that's been busy too.  But it's slowly winding down so we can enjoy the Christmas season.

Of course, today was supposed to be the End of the World as we know it!  This morning the early morning sunrise was a little eerie when I looked out.  The lower skies were golden and the upper skies were filled with clouds making it almost look like a movie set!

 I saw a joke somewhere in the paper a few days back and it was two Mayans talking as they were working on their clay calendar.  The one says to the other, "This is really gonna freak some people out later just 'cause we ran out of room!"  ; )

This morning I worked on my last project for a friend:  Portraits!  She wanted them on matte paper, but it really didn't look that good.  The 5x7's and 8x10's black and whites I printed on Ilford Gold Fiber Silk paper which has a nice luster to it without being too glossy.  The 11x14's I ended up putting them on Epson's Glossy.  It's always a trial and error on the papers - for me anyway.  But I think she'll be happy with them.

I never got in the darkroom - hopefully after Christmas.  I've kind of been drawn to the painting again.  Oh boy!