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For no particular reason, I’ve been holding off on posting about Todd Deutsch as an influence, but it’s about time to send out some love.  He was an important mentor to me at St. Kate’s and I have a great deal of respect for his work. 

I especially appreciate his thoughtful work Family Days, which informs and encourages me in my own pursuits.  I recall seeing work prints hanging on his office bulletin board, right about the time he was taking on family life as a subject.  He encouraged me to make pictures of my own family, and I created work of which I am still proud. 

Not only did Todd help me navigate my way to a degree in studio art, he’s also a really intelligent and cool person who quietly brought out the best in me and continues to  provide an excellent example of a successful working artist.

Do check out his blog which contains a wealth of interesting and fabulous links!

Birth of a new category (or two)!  I intend to remind myself regularly that I already have many wonderfully talented people in my network.

I’ve been living a bit vicariously through Laurie McGinley for some time now.  

I respect her work and love her dearly.  I own two Laurie McGinley photographs, purchased at her silent-auction-going-away-party thrown before she left to work in the Peace Corps in El Salvador a bunch of years ago.   At that time, she shed nearly every one of her earthly possesions.  I wonder if she can sense my awe and admiration.