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Success is Like Failure, it's how you Perceive It

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 29, 2007, 2:35 PM
  • Listening to: Loser's Lounge Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg
  • Reading: An Oak Tree - Tim Crouch
  • Watching: City of G-d
  • Playing: Gibbo and Moses (not at the same time)
It's been a busy few months here, so I figured it was about time for an update...

About 3 months ago I made the decision to start showing my photos in public. I had no idea how to go about it, but I've seen some pretty mediocre art in public places, so I figured I had a good shot. Of course, I was at a distinct disadvantage not having much of a network built up in the arts and not having any formal art education.

Through some patient searching on craigslist, I found an Eastern Mountain Sports in Boston that was featuring an artist a week, and they were willing to take me...eventually. That was certainly exciting, but I figured I could do better than that in the meantime, so I went back to what I knew - coffee shops in Worcester display artists. I managed to get my first big show at Acoustic Java (16 photos - I took over the place). As far as I know, my photos are still up there...but I'm afraid to actually contact the owner and ask (c;

Excited, but still feeling like there was more, I decided my next goal was to get into a gallery. Low and behold, I found myself a gallery that was just starting up. After a few false starts, that gallery finally had it's grand opening last weekend - with me as one of the artists. Going to a gallery opening as an artist was a profoundly weird experience, but hopefully it's something I"ll have to get used to over time.

I also realized that I could help people with my photos, which was great. I've donated a few photos to a few different charities to auction off (none of those auctions have happened yet, but hopefully each charity will get something from my photos).

So what's next? Even though I live near Boston, New York is my home, and I"d love to get a show there. Of course, so does everyone else, so that is proving to be quite a challenge. Melbourne, Australia is the other place that feels like home for me, so I'd also like to get something there, though that presents it's own set of challenges.

It's certainly been a fun ride for me. I bypassed all of the traditional channels, and as such am flying by the seat of my pants trying to learn everything while still trying to appear professional. I've been picking a lot of people's brains for some basic information, but I still have a long way to go.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 24
  • Current Residence: Waltham, MA
  • Interests: Photography, Rowing, Trumpet, Rock Climbing
  • MP3 player of choice: Video iPod
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon D50

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~bluexmoonxlightxo:iconbluexmoonxlightxo: Dec 15, 2007, 6:40:48 AM
awesome pictures I love your gallery :D
:wave:

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~4twenty69:icon4twenty69: Mar 24, 2007, 3:14:52 PM
Thank you so much for the :+fav: !

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*t001:icont001: Mar 12, 2007, 8:03:46 AM
Random Deviant Hello :wave:

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~astereilla:iconastereilla: Feb 8, 2007, 1:45:46 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:. It is much appreciated!

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~O-r-c-h-i-d-e-a:iconO-r-c-h-i-d-e-a: Jan 22, 2007, 5:46:02 AM Mood: Joy
Thanks For The Fav !! ;)

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~Lunablix:iconLunablix: Jan 21, 2007, 5:42:34 PM
You are welcome. Great work. :)

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~peppermint1:iconpeppermint1: Jan 19, 2007, 9:41:57 AM
hi thank you for :+fav: you have a very nice gallery
~photoXnikki:iconphotoXnikki: Jan 15, 2007, 7:32:08 PM
i love your gallery!! :+devwatch:

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`CapnSkusting:iconCapnSkusting: Jan 1, 2007, 10:21:39 AM
Happy New Year!
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Anybody seen my brain? Lost it somewhere between last night and this morning....

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*photohunt:iconphotohunt: Sep 6, 2006, 4:50:19 PM
I see you're into Photography If ur ever interested in playing a fun photo game stop by Photohunt We give you the topic and you go shoot it. :camera: Come join the fun.
~Gizzygirl234:iconGizzygirl234: Aug 28, 2006, 5:25:01 PM
Hello random deviant (I clicked on the Random Deviant link on the bottom :}) Very interesting gallery you have there. Keep up the good work :}

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*lexxi:iconlexxi: Aug 5, 2006, 6:45:17 PM
Thanks for the :+fav: :hug:
~lstolzar:iconlstolzar: Aug 1, 2006, 3:31:13 PM
Thanks so much!!! (c:
~babblebabble:iconbabblebabble: Jul 31, 2006, 7:55:36 PM
Thanks for visiting! :)

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~Sphere11:iconSphere11: Jul 31, 2006, 6:19:59 PM
Great gallery! :+devwatch:

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*malaskor:iconmalaskor: Jul 31, 2006, 10:10:53 AM
Thank you very much for the :+fav:

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*Aerten:iconAerten: Jul 31, 2006, 9:50:42 AM
Thanks for the fave!
You have a nice gallery. :)

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*2-m:icon2-m: Jul 31, 2006, 4:44:19 AM
Hi, thanks for the :+fav:, what a great gallery you have too!

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~Nystagmuz:iconNystagmuz: Jul 30, 2006, 7:47:20 PM
Thanx SO much for the :+fav: on Blue Hum :hug:
=mrcool256:iconmrcool256: Jul 30, 2006, 6:38:51 PM
Thanks so much for the :+fav: on [link]

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~Marthep:iconMarthep: Jul 30, 2006, 1:29:54 PM
Thanks for the fave! :D

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*DecemberGirl:iconDecemberGirl: Jul 7, 2006, 5:48:52 PM
You have a very impressive gallery! Keep up the good work! :D

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