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11/16/2003 Entry: "samurai carpentry"

Not sure what I have against cutting a straight line, but there weren't too many of them in my little building project this morning. Finally pulled my thumb out and started building the wooden box housing for the UV lights I bought a few weeks ago. The box is formed, the glue is drying and then some sanding and painting before I mount the light fixtures and powers strip. I'll have six 20 inch black lights mounted three inches apart, hopefully providing enough light to let me print some larger alt-process pieces. Just being able to print a cyanotype or Van Dyke regardless of the weather will be a big help, though I may still play outside on sunny days.

Being able to print alt-process indoors will be nice this winter. Especially nice since I'm hoping to sign up for an alternative process class at the local art college. I hope there's still space available when I call them Monday. It's the same school that I'm considering applying to for a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program. This one seems to make more sense to me than signing up for a five to six year stint of trying to get a full MFA on a part-time basis. It would also be good preparation of I did later choose to go the MFA route. I'd probably do better if I could decide what I want to be when I grow up, but where's the fun in that?